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Been looking though SMA for the past week and wanted to get a few pointers.

Essentially I've decided to build again after maybe 20 years or so of absence (I was a huge Tamiya kit fan in my early teens) and am looking for advice on what I might need to start. My workbench is empty apart from a Porter Cable 150psi compressor (that I bought when building my house) and a few left over X-ACTO handles.

So far I've come up with:
Tools - X-ACTO blades, knippers, tweezers etc.

Glue - Tamiya Extra Thin Cement (DreamKnight was using this in his great "TAMIYA F4U-1A CORSAIR 1/48" video build)

Airbrush - Badger 105 Patriot maybe? Can't remember what I used previously.
Would love some advice on:
Paints - what I might get initially and where I might get them. No hobby shops near me unfortunately.

Brushes - a good starter set of sizes

Anything else (which I'm sure is a lot!)

<blockquote data-quote="Ian" data-source="post: 107491" data-attributes="member: 11888">Been looking though SMA for the past week and wanted to get a few pointers.Essentially I&#039;ve decided to build again after maybe 20 years or so of absence (I was a huge Tamiya kit fan in my early teens) and am looking for advice on what I might need to start. My workbench is empty apart from a Porter Cable 150psi&nbsp; compressor (that I bought when building my house) and a few left over X-ACTO handles.So far I&#039;ve come up with:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tools - X-ACTO blades, knippers, tweezers etc. 
&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Glue - Tamiya Extra Thin Cement (DreamKnight was using this in his great &quot;TAMIYA F4U-1A CORSAIR 1/48&quot; video build) 
&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Airbrush - Badger 105 Patriot maybe? Can&#039;t remember what I used previously.</li>
</ul>Would love some advice on:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paints - what I might get initially and where I might get them. No hobby shops near me unfortunately. 
&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brushes - a good starter set of sizes 
&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anything else (which I&#039;m sure is a lot!)</li>
</ul></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ian, post: 107491, member: 11888"] Been looking though SMA for the past week and wanted to get a few pointers. Essentially I've decided to build again after maybe 20 years or so of absence (I was a huge Tamiya kit fan in my early teens) and am looking for advice on what I might need to start. My workbench is empty apart from a Porter Cable 150psi compressor (that I bought when building my house) and a few left over X-ACTO handles. So far I've come up with: [list] [*]Tools - X-ACTO blades, knippers, tweezers etc. [*]Glue - Tamiya Extra Thin Cement (DreamKnight was using this in his great "TAMIYA F4U-1A CORSAIR 1/48" video build) [*]Airbrush - Badger 105 Patriot maybe? Can't remember what I used previously. [/list]Would love some advice on: [list] [*]Paints - what I might get initially and where I might get them. No hobby shops near me unfortunately. [*]Brushes - a good starter set of sizes [*]Anything else (which I'm sure is a lot!) [/list] [/QUOTE]

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