hey guys, bit of bad news, my airbrush broke half way through my first basecoat; my mum said she might buy me a new one soon.
everyone-elses work looks great though.
stan

Ugh! We're sorry to hear this!

Stan when you say broken what exactly is broken on it? What make and model airbrush is it?

it's the revell standard class one and it just doesn't seem to be spraying gas any more., i even bought a new gas canister for to see if it was just an empty one and had no luck, so then i stripped it to pieces, cleaned all the pieces, rebuilt it and nothing so i might be going into manchester in the next couple of weeks and hopefully get a new one. i have persuaded my mum to buy me one now which is good the new one i might be getting comes with a compressor aswell and is an expo tools gravity feed airbrush (i don't know the name).
cheers stan

Stan I don't know the price of that but I would suggest you check out http://www.airbrushes.com/ as their own line of airbrush has been tested and reviewed on Armorama and was found to be excellent for £40. I would go so far as to say I doubt there is anything better for the money.

You should also check that the breather hole in the paint pot cap is clear as that will stop the airbrush working if it is blocked.

Thanks for the suggestion Darren, but I can't find there own make of airbrushes on the website, is it under airbrushes or sprayguns?
Stan

Here is a link

another update with Mason brush painting the breach and where he was at last night with the drivers compartment

I have been watching this campaign and I just wanted to tell all Next Generation modellers that I am very impressed! Way to go! The future of the hobby is looking sound!

getting around to post Mason's progression over the weekend....







He struggled with the location of the Verlinden turret parts as the black and white pics on the Verlinden instruction sheet aren't very clear.

These image from Tank Power 15 might help you Mason.

Thank you for the pictures. I really was having a hard time reading some of the part numbers and the placement places.

Mason

Some more update pics. The really small parts give him some frustration.

This is really beginning to look the part, great work Mason.

Tell him this is normal! Sometimes the really big parts can be frustrating as well, especially when they are warped.

Here's Mason's work that he finished over the weekend and since last posting









A buddy of mine sent Mason a driver and a crew commander from some kit he had from years ago, so Mason modified (with direction from me of course) the driver to fit into the driver's seat

WOW !!! The builds in this campaign are really Very nice. Really cool Stuff on here. You all are doing Great work. milvehfan

Mason you could always ask your dad for a set of Friul tracks for it

I asked for the tracks and he laughed, so I guess not. Thanks anyway.

Mason

Never mind Mason it gives you something to aim for with your next build.

Great! Now I have guilt.....Darren, if Mason isn't working me over it's....

Here's where he stopped last night. He started the track detailing since he was getting adjusted to a cast on his right forearm following a baseball accident. Fortunately for him, he can move his fingers without problems and the fact that he's only in the cast for 3 weeks instead of the usual 6-8 weeks. I asked him to just take a few days off from it, but that's clearly not going to happen with him.

Today, Mason attached the hull top. Here he is working on filling the slight gaps and seams.

Sirs,

Is it best to glue to tools like the shovel to the top with the photo etched parts, paint the tank and come back to painting the tools? I'm stuck. My dad suggested to attach and then paint.

Mason

I always paint tools before adding them to the vehicle and after the vehicle is painted, mostly because my hands are not as steady as once they were. However different people do it different ways, do whatever works best for you.