Latest Acquisitions Revisited!

[moon puppy]

Took advantage of USAirbrush 2 for 1 sale during the 4th and got the new (I think) Krome Jet

RKJ-2 Krome Jet w/ .2 Ultra-Fine needle/nozzle

The Badger Renegade Krome Jet

usaairbrushsupply.com

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I haven't squirted anything yet. It has a .2mm nozzle. Will update when I do.
Did I need another airbrush? Of course not...but it was 2 for 1!

Pictures worth a thousand words.
First cleaning

Of course i'll be sending it back for replacement or repair, whatever they decide. Since it was a 2 for 1 sale, I have another that I will inspect before using.

 

[jknaus]

That sucks MP. I'm sure they will replace it.
James

 

[jeaton01]

Bad news! I like my Badgers.

 

[moon puppy]

Bad news! I like my Badgers.

I do also, I got more than I need. But if the other one I got last week falls apart, this ain't our old school Badger.

 

[Rhino]

Busy Hands are Happy Hands!
The RSO field kitchen kit looks like a lot of fun!

 

[Rhino]

I do also, I got more than I need. But if the other one I got last week falls apart, this ain't our old school Badger.

"Badgers! We don't need no stinkin' badgers! Vaminose, muchachos!"

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Andy had these two booklets on sale for $10 each, and I managed to find a kit of the 1/16th scale VW van in blue. Funny thing is I had a 1959 VW delivery van that looked just like this back when I was married to the first War Dept. I couldn't move it to storage so she ended up with it and swapped it to pay for work on the 1976 van she kept. Wish I still had it, but oh well.

These should be pretty decent reference for the new 1/16th scale kit that Andy will be sending me soon.

This van kit is going to be quite large, and Revell looks to have done a reasonably decent job on it. At first look there is a lot that is correct on it. I know the tail lights are not correct for this era van. The kit is based on vehicles that are in Europe and all of those had the tail lights replaced and upgraded due to safety laws there. I could probably make the correct type tail lights it should have. Will have to wait and see.

 

[moon puppy]

I do also, I got more than I need. But if the other one I got last week falls apart, this ain't our old school Badger.

More news about this.
Kevin at USA Airbrush Supply contacted Ken at Badger, Ken put a stop to my returning the defected airbrush and is sending me a new one instead.
Thanks to both for exceptional service!

 

[Duke Maddog]

All fantastic news guys! Great scores and Kudos to Badger for the customer service. That is why I do love Badger airbrushes.

I went recently to the San Diego Comicon and picked up a couple things. You would think a comic convention wouldn't have models but there are there:

These are going to be fun!

 

[kryptosdaddy]

All fantastic news guys! Great scores and Kudos to Badger for the customer service. That is why I do love Badger airbrushes.

I went recently to the San Diego Comicon and picked up a couple things. You would think a comic convention wouldn't have models but there are there:

These are going to be fun!

What is that boat?

 

[Duke Maddog]

Krypto, that boat come from the One Piece Manga world. It is the ship of one of the opponents against One Piece himself in his bid to be the greatest pirate in the world.

 

[Barney]

I have been VERY lucky over the past few months! At my local IPMS meetings I have won several kits at our monthly raffle. And I got lucky with an eBay purchase of the AK paint pens.

Additionally, I have spent a few dollars buying a couple of kits I have been eyeballing... shame on me!

I am really stoked with the 1/35 FW190 and 1/48 Fw189.

 

[kryptosdaddy]

I have been VERY lucky over the past few months! At my local IPMS meetings I have won several kits at our monthly raffle. And I got lucky with an eBay purchase of the AK paint pens.

Additionally, I have spent a few dollars buying a couple of kits I have been eyeballing... shame on me!

I am really stoked with the 1/35 FW190 and 1/48 Fw189.

ive been looking at those pens recently, have you tried them? ive been picking up odd paint pens when i need from Micheals

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I got in the new M3 kit from Andy's. It looks to be as good as all the other kits that Andy and Das Werk have had Takom make over the last few years.
Though it does have one minor thing that could turn into a BIG problem if not dealt with. As I have no idea how to actually make this into a resource I will post it here. (I have tried but am missing some needed info to make it actually post or create)
So you get the review here!

My first impression is this is going to be another detailed kit like the Das Werks and previous Andy's offerings which have been tooled by Takom. Huge box with a decent artwork for the top. On the sides are a showing of the sprues inside and four of the ten markings options.
Upon opening the box, the first thing you see is that it is completely FULL of bagged sprues. The topmost bag has a sprue and the two soft rubber/vinyl tracks taped to the plastic of the sprue in the bag. This was a giant red flag to me. Rubber/vinyl on styrene is NOT good.

Do yourself a big favor, open the bag and remove the tracks from the plastic parts.
They are taped on at the ends, but I found that the tracks were already starting to attach/stick/bond to the plastic parts and came off with a lot of small pops as they released. At this point there was no damage, but if they stayed attached for several months to years a whole new sprue might be needed. Better safe than sorry, I wrapped my tracks in some clean packing paper and placed them at the bottom of the box. Other than that, I was fairly satisfied with how the kit was packaged and the parts and sprues all looked as good as could be expected.

Here are the rest of the sprues.

I did not delve into the instruction manual too far. Needless to say it is a small book with a little weight to it. The kit comes with engine, full chassis, drive train and suspension. The front wheels appear to be able to turn left and right. The marking options for the M3 are mixed in with the M3A1 options and there are 10 build options in total. I would suggest a thorough study of the instructions and bit of forethought before starting assembly. In addition some decent reference material will make getting the paint and details that much closer to how a battle worn vehicle of this type would look and be fitted out.

Hope you liked this. As I said I wanted to do a resource similar to what Saúl does with most of this in a separate link, but couldn't figure out what I was missing that was keeping me from making a resource.

 

[moon puppy]

(I have tried but am missing some needed info to make it actually post or create)

Actually everyone has that right if I'm not mistaken. Get a screen shot of the error you getting.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Actually everyone has that right if I'm not mistaken. Get a screen shot of the error you getting.

I will try sometime this weekend, and we will see.

 

[Barney]

ive been looking at those pens recently, have you tried them? ive been picking up odd paint pens when i need from Micheals

I used them today, painting the cushion on a FW190 seat and touching yp a tire on a 1/72 Corsair. very nice!

 

[centaur567]

Great stuff!! Something else my dad drove and often talked about during WWII. Gary S.

 

[Jeeves]

Been enjoying builds that aren't reviews, but had a special request from Takom to review this one for AMPS...

Also got this one from IPMS as not many like doing ICM vehicles....

 

[Sharkmouth]

I was looking for a book here but I should've known I would strike out!