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CMOT
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 07:47 AM UTC
Mason as a rule of thumb it is buy the best you can afford, however there is a review of three air brushes on Armorama 2 of which are expensive and one which is much more reasonable for those on a budget. The cheapest brush performed well against the others and sometimes outperformed. the airbrush is made by a british company who are the only retailer I believe. Here is a link.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 04:52 AM UTC
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Hi Mason
A proposal for the spray paint to a well-ventilated place. This is good for your health
Thank you.
We spray in my Dad's shop, which is big and has large ventilating fans. He used to make me use a mask, but as long as we are near the fans, no smell reaches me. He does make me wear the mask when I work on the resin parts.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 05:33 AM UTC
Here are our two hulls together as they are right now. Mine has the red primer on the outside of the hull.
BrianBrown75
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 05:44 AM UTC
Coming along very nicely Mason!
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 11:16 AM UTC
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Coming along very nicely Mason!
Thank you Brian!
I just spent the afternoon trying to catch up to my Dad. Using his build as a example, I got some of the copper wire work finished. Here are his pictures of my hull right now.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:46 AM UTC
My Dad took these pictures earlier today of our two hulls. I am going to use his as an example to do the weathering of mine.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 06:57 AM UTC
Here is my hull with some weathering.
stansmith
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Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 09:00 AM UTC
i'm really liking the weathering you've done! 
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 05:55 AM UTC
I was able to add the rust last night. I had to wait for Dad to take the pictures.
stansmith
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 07:37 AM UTC
how have you done the rusting on mason, did you use pigments or the tamiya weathering stuff?
stan
stan
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 08:56 AM UTC
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how have you done the rusting on mason, did you use pigments or the tamiya weathering stuff?
stan
My Dad has a MIG pigment set. I used the light rust on mine, he used the dark rust so we can be different.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Friday, August 05, 2011 - 10:12 AM UTC
I am having trouble getting the side plates inline and attached as they should be
My Dad told me I needed to take them off and trim some of the inside connections. Since ours have the interiors, a section of the interior is stopping me from gluing them right.
HipKitty
Joined: February 14, 2011
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Posted: Friday, August 05, 2011 - 03:17 PM UTC
I'm posting these for Mason since he's already gone to bed and asked for them to get posted. He accomplished getting the side "plates" on in better condition. He really hit the frustration wall with them. I think he had them on and off 3 different times until I made the suggestion that he needed to possibly trim some.
Since I didn't get to taking the pics until it was dark outside, I had to use lighting and flash to get close to daylight use.
Since I didn't get to taking the pics until it was dark outside, I had to use lighting and flash to get close to daylight use.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 06:07 AM UTC
Thanks Dad.
CMOT
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 06:36 AM UTC
Come on Mason you are slipping behind your dad.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 12:02 PM UTC
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Come on Mason you are slipping behind your dad.
I know. Cub scout stuff has me away from it. I really was mad that I couldn't get the side plates on right, he got past me while on those and out on the scout stuff.
HipKitty
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 04:07 PM UTC
Posting the latest side-by-side of our two hulls for Mason. His has the red oxide primer on the exterior of the hull.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 04:30 AM UTC
Dad got these pictures this morning. I'm filling the circles in the plastic, I don't know what they are called. I noticed Dad didn't, so I pointed it out (lololol). The sun must have come some. It's cloudy with rain coming right now.
Tojo72
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Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 04:42 AM UTC
looking real good Mason
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 09:48 AM UTC
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looking real good Mason
Thank you!
Here is another picture my Dad took. I sanded down the putty.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 07:29 AM UTC
Gorizont
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Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 08:04 AM UTC
Nice to read something like this... dad and son help each other. 
Great build so far and interesting interior-kit.
Thanks for showing this build!
greetings...
Soeren
Great build so far and interesting interior-kit.
Thanks for showing this build!
greetings...
Soeren
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 05:59 AM UTC
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Nice to read something like this... dad and son help each other.
Great build so far and interesting interior-kit.
Thanks for showing this build!
greetings...
Soeren
Thank you Sir!
Here, I had forgotten the front vision port, so it's been glued in.
MasonTheKid
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Posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 09:58 AM UTC
Painting the interior color to the top of the hull
AgentG
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Posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 10:11 AM UTC
Looking good Mason, looking good.
Hey young man don't disparage that "scout stuff" that kept you away from this build. Both my boys are Eagles, and cherish the time spent earning that award. I spent 25 years as a scout leader in various capacities myself. Scout stuff, whether you know it or not, LOL, is making you a better more well rounded person.
There's plenty of time to build.
G
Hey young man don't disparage that "scout stuff" that kept you away from this build. Both my boys are Eagles, and cherish the time spent earning that award. I spent 25 years as a scout leader in various capacities myself. Scout stuff, whether you know it or not, LOL, is making you a better more well rounded person.
There's plenty of time to build.
G
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