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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread Kotare Spitfire with Love Love.
    On the road trip this weekend I was able to pick up the last Dark Earth and RAF Dark Middlestone off the Mission Models paint rack at...
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    paddy replied to the thread Kotare Spitfire.
    Well i am always learning. The spitfire at first used std arch type hood but it was found to be to low for tall pilots ( actually not...
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    paddy replied to the thread Latest Acquisitions Revisited!.
    Very odd, i found 2 sources that say water but now i find one that says you must use their own thinners. Water definitely does not work...
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    paddy replied to the thread Latest Acquisitions Revisited!.
    On tbe subjects of paint. while trying to find alclad brass which i have now found incidentally, i bought some of this new MIG atom...
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32) with Like Like.
    Didn't we just have a video about how to spray al la RAF colors? I don't recall if colors...sorry ol' chap, Colours are mentioned...
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    paddy replied to the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32).
    Wow, huge question and a million answers. Primers depended on the material, the manufacturer and the type of top coat With a cellulose...
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    paddy replied to the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32).
    I think i mentioned that i am building this for someone else, its a request :) I'm not going mad on it, you could add a lot to this like...
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    paddy reacted to centaur567's post in the thread F4U-4 Korean War 1/48th scale with Love Love.
    Painted the basic engine colors and added silver to the leading edges using a silver Sharpie. Mixed up a Navy blue paint and so I wait...
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    paddy replied to the thread Miniart Valentine.
    I built this a while back as a well worn desert item, nice kit :) EDIT No i didnt, i built the Tamiya version .......sorry
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    paddy reacted to Sharkmouth's post in the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32) with Like Like.
    I'd only trust period photographs... The Magnificent Merlin Merlin and Griffon Engines in Spitfires How Rolls Royce Improved the...
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    paddy reacted to Heavens Eagle's post in the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32) with Like Like.
    I have one of the old Paasche Air Eraser (micro sand blaster) which I have been using to bead blast certain bezels on watches to get the...
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    paddy replied to the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32).
    That could work Paul certainly worth a try. As much as the problem of wear is what's underneath and not removing that as well, thats why...
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32) with Like Like.
    Wouldn't the paint act as a quality check if a bolt is loosening?
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    paddy replied to the thread Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32).
    I have often wondered at what stage the Merlin was painted. Most modern restorations look quite wrong with black castings and shinny...
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    I think this sort of thing is great if its for private use but the Internet is awash with badly coloured or wrongly coloured B&W...
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