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Thanks wood5tock. It's the Iwata Kustom TH. It has a 0.5 needle/nozzle and the Kustom series comes with a larger paint bowl and the moisture filter as well as the snazzy case. It also has a fan pattern cap as well as a round pattern. To use the fan you need at least a 1.2cfm compressor. It's superb. http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=49&products_id=955 Cheers Nito

Fantastic setup you have there! Well done.

Thanks Dorvack, yes it's good advice. I shudder to think of some of the things I used to do years ago. I also open the top windows of the conservatory which gives me great airflow through the room, the wind blows in one side and out the other, it's an ideal setup for this. Cheers Nito.

I think you might be right there lol! Hi Dorvack, it's not an airfed one so no 2k for me lol, I have one of these; To be honest, I didn't use it with the water based paint, although I did use it with the adhesion promoter and will also use it for the 1k lacquer. I won't be spraying any 2k lacquer. That booth will extract 710m3/hr and keeps the room pretty scent free. Cheers Nito

I used halfords primer on my son's Mad Bull shell and Halfords automotive paint. Works great. As it turns out, the adhesion promoter is absolutely spot on for Styrene. It's a lot thinner than primer too so you don't loose any intricate detail if that's important. It kind of etches the plastic, I didn't get any pics unfortunately but I will when I do the Bruiser shell. I've loaded some pics of how I got on in the "what did you do today thread" using the Createx Auto air paints. Cheers Nito

Thanks for the link Terz, I was going to get two of those ones before xmas, as they link up together to give a wider unit. Then I decided for the cost of getting two, I'd knock one up myself. I was really pleased with this and was going to make one in MDF later if it worked out ok, I even added a means to hang the components but when I started looking at suitable extraction things like cooker hoods seemed the best, it was like £70 or so plus pipes and fittings and things. In the end, either option would have ended up as up to £120. The wife wouldn't let me spray indoors (conservatory actually) until I had a booth. She refused to let me have my cardboard contraption in the conservatory because it wasn't aesthetically pleasing. I'd heard that the ebay ones had issues with the electrics packing up (one of the stores that used to sell them - so I didn't want to spend out if they weren't reliable, I'm keen to see how woodstock gets on with them), then she convinced me to go for one of the serious ones I was looking at saying she'd like to use it too, seeing as I had forked out for decent airbrushes, this would likely become a permanent feature. I had been looking at some which were big money and as luck would have it, managed to source a relatively new booth for £800 (retails for £1850!!), still very costly but it works beautifully, it's pretty quiet, has lighting and it can double up as a workbench for the RC's and more importantly, it's now a permanent fixture which means it's ready to use any time (which is something I don't get much of!) So that is me completely sorted on that front. I dangle the two extraction pipes out of the window when spraying and they collapse neatly out of the way when not in use. It's a little industrial looking in that it's a metallic silver/grey colour but we'll soon get used to that. We've re-arranged the room and it's tucked away into a corner fairly neatly. Cheers Nito

It would make me feel a lot better about myself if you did! It's a steep slope when you step over the edge, I've had 4 historical kits for years (10-15 years!), increased the collection by 4 kits in the last 4 years and suddenly I've bought (or received) 7 kits in the last 4 months, it's scary! (Of course, some of those are limited editions so I HAD too!). Still, should keep me out of trouble for a while now while I build them. The Bruiser is still in build after a good 6-7 weeks. Cheers Nito

Bargain for the WW2! Willy makes a great canvas for practising painting skills! Nice.

I've never broken a hex yet on any of our fleet (watch one break in the very near future lol), probably overtightened I'd suggest. I ended up going for a Bruiser, which is an amazing build experience. However prior to that I was considering the high lift and might even still do one further down the line, Junfac to a great conversion for them which would be a must have mod for me; http://www.junfac.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=259 Like you I enjoy building/tinkering probably more than the driving, which is becoming a problem now as I'm building up a collection that is rapidly taking this interest from a 'hobby' to something far more sinister lol I am not an addict, gnnnnn resistance is futile...ok, so I am on my way to the dark side, consume me it will hmm!

I also spent the day painting up a Mad Bull shell. This is the first time I've used a proper airbrush. (My only previous airbrush experience is with a plastic Humbrol and compressed gas when I was about 12.) I'm using Createx Auto Air paints and some Churchills Automotive Plastic primer (adhesion promoter) and Churchills automotive 1K clear coat. The plastic primer is a clear/yellowy liquid, goes on without thinning and basically etches the shell. It looked like a matt dull finish, I didn't get any pics, too engrossed in what I was doing. Next up was a base sealer coat. Createx 4500 series sparkle paints require a base coat, generally white or black. I opted for both because I wanted to see what difference it would make to the shade of the Blizzard Blue that I'm planning to use on my Bruiser shell. Below, painted with white base coat and masked up ready for the black. black going on... Well impressed with the finish using an airbrush... Base coats finished... Then Blizzard Blue laid down. After approx two to three coats; After eight thin coats... This is the kit I'm using...the airbrush has a 0.5mm nozzle and fan pattern cap as well as a normal cap. I did a tonne of research and I'm delighted with what I ended up with for this application. I'd been wanting an airbrush kit for quite a few years so when I mananged to find a discounted price on Black Friday it kind of forced my hand. I have invested heavily in this but its top quality stuff and I'm one for getting the best tools I can afford even if it means waiting longer, that way I can never blame my tools and hold myself fully responsible if I can't do a decent job and they should last the test of time...well that's my way of justifying the expense!! I might do one or two more coats, then it's clear coat time which I'm most anxious about. So far so good. It has been a very satisfying experience! The base coats went through the brush fine un thinned. With the sparklescent colour, I put it through neat to start with but ended up thinning it with Autoair reducer 4012 which made it run far nicer out of the brush. I mixed up about 10ml at a time which seemed to suffice for each coat. I think the thinning must have been about 20% by volume. I used 70ml for 8 coats and that has done both sides of the shell, first coats were thinner mist coats, I didn't start thinning the mix until after about the fifth coat. For sealer I believe I used 10ml of white to do two coats both sides. Black was less than 5ml from memory. Adhesion promoter was less than 5ml I believe. I did write it all down. Cheers Nito

Congratulations Brom!! That Airwolf is a Heli Artist 450 size fuselage over a Twister 3D storm heli. I don't have any clips. It's now a static display, took the receiver out for the Bruiser build, other than that it's fully functional, just some finishing required on the fuselage conversion. Cheers Nito Ps. That's KITT just below the TV, A team van in the cabinet minus front tyres which are on the bruiser at the moment!! Guess whose formative years were in the 80's lol!!

I'm hoping to start practising on a Mad Bull hard shell today. I'm following auto air info on hard plastics and using an automotive adhesion promoter in lieu of primer. It's much thinner so you don't lose detail. No idea if it'll be any good. I've been putting it off as this is so unfamiliar. I will then be using part white and black base coat on different areas of the shell, before shooting the spark blue which will be a practice run for my Bruiser body to see if I prefer the blue lighter or darker. I too wanted a one stop solution and they have a great colour range. I also have a few createx wicked colours. What size nozzle are you using, due to the chips, they reckon 0.5mm is as small as you want to go with the Auto air. I'm using a 0.5mm with fan pattern. I have a couple of lexan shells to do, just wasn't sure on what to back them with to make them water resistant!

Actually, I Take that back, just had a gander with google images, in Monte Carlo spec that mini looks great with all the lights and purposeful stance. It's a great scale replica.

I didn't lol! Enjoy! I've always wondered about these M chassis cars, never had one, not a huge fan of the mini body myself, but with a Lancia Stratos or 500 Abarth shell mmmm! Looking forward to the build!

That's mighty handy for you, I'll be seeing what results I can get from 1k !! With regards to Lexan, being waterbased do these need backing with clear coat so that they don't get damaged by water, or are they ok once cured, have you already tried auto air on lexan, i hear they adhere fine, but not sure how to seal them on the inside, I'm worried a clear coat would crack?!

Technically this was yesterday, but spent the day rearranging the house to accomodate the new 'freebie' display cabinet that my wife acquired for me. Cleaned it all up (it was pretty good anyway) so now it looks like new, lights needed a little attention but now all working, just need to fill it now by finishing some of my projects!

Hello!! airbrush paints! I have some AutoAir paints for my Bruiser project, sparkelescent blue over black or white base. Haven't used it yet. What lacquer will you be using? I have some 1k churchill paints clear coat. Would have loved 2k clear but spraying at home it's a no no!

Thanks, I thought it would have been Barbie! Nice touch, Cheers Nito

I just noticed your Vanessa driver figure. Very cool, who/what did you *******ise to make that? Cheers Nito

This also seems good value at the moment; And you'd get 10% off the £149 rrp for being a member here!

I quite fancy a big wheeled version of this; £69 plus big wheels/long stub axles (£35). I got my son a Mad Bull, and they are great, personally I don't like the steering arrangement. Within a few months he was upgraded to a WR01 Dual Hunter from ebay (in mint condition) as they are too expensive new, I've not looked back since. Perfect rig for the kids, the WT01 chassis suggested above is the same but 2wd and is excellent, it's my everyday chassis, a big step up from the Mad Bull but it is £40 more and you will need a metal geared servo for that.

Variation on the tumbling bull! I've just bought one of these for my wife for Valentine's day! Stella seem to have them in stock...(hope it arrives in time!) I like the WR02 chassis. Other than that, I think the Wild One would be a very satisfying build.

Don't forget the scale Michelle Mouton!!

Looks great RJJ, I need to keep away from this thread lol, too much temptation! Great job on the build and the specifying/attention to details.

Love the Pink bug!!