Recent content by Heavens Eagle

Where it shipped from is one of the things I checked first. It was located in so Cal and shipped from there. I have no use for anything being shipped from overseas anymore. Of course most kits come from outside the US anymore, but I orderer from in country suppliers. I looked around on the...

On my birthday while we were squirreled away due to the snow, I went down the Facebook Shorts rabbit hole (again) and ran across this. The more I looked the more it felt like a "REALLY GOOD TOOL"! The site has quite a number of nice if pricey tools and goodies, so I took a chance. This showed...

Welcome to MA Chewie! My "War Dept" passed away 24 years ago. After dating off and on for a few years I came to the realization that I was wasting my time, money, and whatever else that could be considered important on people that were only really interested in me as an ATM. I was done right...

I have the Mk VIII in my stash and considered getting the Mk XVI (both Tamiya) but never jumped on that one. For now I am riding the BIG armor building and enjoying it. I will be watching this build intently Paddy!

I have bought from Andy's and never had any problem. He is as reliable as Sprue Bros, or Squadron, and he carries stuff the other two don't.

It is coming up on that time of year again. March is and always has been the MMM build month. For me this has been the only kit I finished in some years. So as a reminder and to allow folks to figure out what kit(s) they want to build during the month of March I am putting this up as a...

I was having those problems as well with my Badgers. I would usually have to take the brush all apart to find a big clog of stuff inside the nozzle. Once I got it cleaned, if I mixed the paint well and thinned it, it would work for a while then start to clog again. (I have used Testors thinner...

So Ian is jumping on the 1/16th wagon eh? I have been enjoying the detail work on my 1/16th scale builds and have 2 more on pre-order with Andy. One is Das Werk and is the early 250 command car that Rommel had. The other is a model by Gecko models and is a Panzer Jager II (Pak 40 on a Panzer...

I also posted this a short while back comparing my Badger Sotar 20/20 slim to my Harder & Steenbeck. I have the brushes all disassembled and you can see how they go together. I have had NO problems with my H&S brushes and the other brushes have been put away...

This nozzle design looks a whole lot like the nozzles on my Harder & Steenbeck airbrushes. The larger part makes it so much easier to handle and clean. I have found that when spraying Alclad metals and some Vallejo that I need to take the nozzle off and clean the crud deposits out as running...

Another gem in your crown my friend! I am always surprised at just how fast your builds finish up.

@paddy Those were pricey, but damn they look good!

I have fallen in love with my Harder and Steenbeck brushes. They come with quick disconnects on the airbrushes. They are easy to clean and the parts are nicely sized. No micro nozzle tips to loose or smash. They come apart quite easily for complete cleaning and you don't need any fiddly...

@Chewie01 Where are you located? In addition to Sprue Brothers, there is Squadron, and Andy's Hobby Headquarters. They each carry somewhat different stock. Andy's is located in Phoenix and has a branch in the EU. Squadron is located just south of Chattanooga TN.

Welcome Daniel! We have a good group here that work to share tips, reference, and if wanted constructive critiques. (Yeah, photos show all kinds of things that we don't notice while building) Anyway, the whole point is to be helpful to each other so that we can solve problems, or find...