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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I was lucky and arrived right as the flood subsided and got out right before a huge earthquake. Unfortunately, a leaking air conditioning unit, which severely damaged the wooden floor where my workstation was going to be, has to be dealt with. Everything seems to be sabotaging me!
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    We Now Have an Art Contest!

    Unfortunately I ended up stuck in Manila for much longer than planned and missed the submission date for this project! Ugh, definitely plan to finish my sketch though.
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I'm finally back from Manila after endless delays and eager to get started again!
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I've bought an airbrush, but still need to find a compressor, so the wildcat has been put off for a little while until I can give it the paint job that it deserves. I've got to make a trip to the Philippines that may last about a week, but then I'll be back and modeling in full force, and the...
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    **** DONE: 1/48 Grumman Martlet IV 842 Sqdn - Carrier Aircraft GB

    This really looks fantastic!
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    1/32 Arado Ar 196A-3 - Carrier Aircraft GB

    Agreed. The Japanese had so many awesome variants.
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I'm really having a lot of fun with this, and have decided to invest in a good Iwata airbrush kit. I was thinking the HP-BCS as it's available in my area for a pretty reasonable price. More to come later...
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    Decal disaster!

    Thanks again Wurger!
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    Decal disaster!

    I'm about to use future for the first time as well. After applying a coat of future to seal the decals in, can I paint over the coat with something like Tamiya's XF-86 Flat Clear? Would this need to be thinned at all, or can I simply put a thin layer over the sealing layer of future?
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I just got my big bottle of Pledge with Future Shine in the mail. :) I'll be applying it to my Dauntless today!
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    I've been fighting with colors for a while trying to get a good mix that will give me the color of that panel. I figure that panel is the best guide, considering photos I see on the web and in books have a top color that ranges from light blue to dark gray for the same airplane. This is a real...
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    Dust!

    Thanks for all the help guys. I just ended up scraping off just about all of the top layer of paint with a toothpick and my fingernail. I tried to just get some of the bumps off, but I ended up removing most of the paint. I repainted one side of the top and put it under a big bowl. I just peeked...
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    Dust!

    I just gave my wildcat a second coat of paint, which I mixed super well and went on easily and without problems. When I came back after about an hour, the entire thing looks all rough and bumpy because of what appears to be a bunch of dust and dirt that stuck to it. My girlfriend had started up...
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    1/72 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

    Thanks for the panel photo and the encouragement. I got the first coat on top on today. It was a mix between Mr. Color's intermediate blue and Vallejo dark blue grey. I was trying to match the color on the panel Rich posted, but I'll need to mix in a little more intermediate blue as it's still...
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    **** DONE: 1/72 kawanishi E15K1 Shiun "Norm" – Carrier Aircraft GB

    I'm trying to make that my forum signature, a Thai Navy Jake is a build I'm planning.
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