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Dragon's 1:35 Panther D
Kuno-Von-Dodenburg
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Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 08:45 PM UTC
Echo what Scott said.

From what I can see in the photos, the green looks OK. But you seem to have lost your way somewhat with the brown, which doesn't look good.

There are also a couple of spots (of brown) where you appear to have held the AB still as you sprayed. Do what Scott suggests, and also keep the AB moving at all times while you spray.

- Steve
metooshelah
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 01:13 AM UTC
thanks a lot! i'll get on in asap. just one thing: i did the stripes in "free hand" and the PSI was around 5-4, and the AB was indeed pretty close to the model, but i thought that that's the way to go... aren't you supposed to hold it close in low pressures? to get "thin" lines?

edit: re-did the brown stripes, waiting for batteries to recharge. hope it'll be better this time
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 03:30 AM UTC
You definitely aren't supposed to be holding it close enough to make runs. Your paint may be too thin, if you were spraying around 5 PSI. Remember that you should have the consistency of milk or so for your paint. Here are some links that may be helpful.

http://www.modelersite.com/Mar2004/English/Airbrushing_Eng.htm

http://books.google.ca/books?id=Dz3UyrpO0ewC&pg=PA4&dq=airbrushing#v=onepage&q=airbrushing&f=false

SCOTT
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