Recent content by Tromance

Me neither - only the last lot though, the rest show up fine.

It's been a while, but I finally have an update on this. As mentioned above, I've bought an airbrush, and also some paint supplies from abroad, so have started attacking the body. My airbrushing technique is seriously unrefined, but I figured I had to start somewhere, so got stuck in. Here's...

Thanks chaps. A good soaking in airbrush cleaner has improved things somewhat, although I've still not hit on a good balance of thinner v paint. Either I'm basically spraying water or I'm gooping up the airbrush. Got some airbrush cleaning brushes on the way so hopefully that will help things...

Thanks for the advice. Have cleaned everything as well as I can without brushes and the like - soaked the small bits in cleaner and then twizzled where possible with the end of a piece of kitchen roll. Rubbed down the needle with cleaner too. Then I started with a cup full of water and added...

Thanks for the advice. I'm spraying at about 20PSI. I thought the paint might be too thick, so I tried spraying just water, which seems to be OK. So I added four drops of Aqua Color to a pretty much full cup, and it messed up again. I've had other advice suggest a deep clean of all the...

Hello all. I am very new to airbrushing, and have purchased - against the advice of some, it must be said - a cheap Chinese airbrush, as it's the only thing I can get hold of here in the Middle East, at least for now. That said, it feels sturdy enough. Here is a pic. The problem I'm having is...

Thanks for the comments guys. I've had to have a few days away from the project due to work commitments, but since the last post have put most of the interior together. I've also bought my first (very cheap) airbrush, so am holding off on any body work until I've had a chance to experiment with...

Right, an update after a couple of days off. First up, I primed the seat. I wanted to paint it red, but primed it white. In retrospect, grey would probably have been a better option. But anyway. To paint it, I'd watched a few How To vids on YouTube and decided that thinning the paint was in...

Beautiful! Do you have any more shots of the engine?

Welcome!

That's really rather awesome, love it!

Cheers! Yes, it proved very useful. OK, will experiment to see if I can straighten it. My next question - what should I use to degrease paint? I'd used denatured alcohol on the primer, but when I tried it on a layer of acrylic it stripped some of it. Which ain't no good.

Yeah, yeah, oh yeah. (Welcome!)

Thanks for the kind words chaps, and particularly to Dazed1 for the advice. Now that the wheels have dried I rather like the look that's come from using the black acrylic neat. I was slightly worried that not having thinned it might have left it too textured, but it actually reflects the look...

Cheers guys! Have just posted a big long intro piece about the Jag in Automotive. Comments and criticism welcome!