There’s a first for everything. Today I managed to get airbrush cleaner in my eye. It’s been a bit of a crappy day in some regards, so, to be expected I almost guess! Anyway, here’s the latest:
Yesterday I zipped off in 30 mins an Armourfast 1/72 M10. Very simplified kit, but, it’s 90% of the way to a fully detailed kit, so, not bad! Trouble is, the kit illustration, and the assembly diagram on the box are, seemingly for another kit! The assembly and illustration show one MG, not two, they ignore the Jerry cans, the lights are different, and the storage holder (?) in the illustration doesn’t exist! Still, for 30 mins of fun, can’t be bad! I’m not going to detail the interior, just have quick kit to experiment with.
My MiG 15, for the Airfix build in Finescale is, hmmm, not as good as it could be. What makes it much worse is that the paint finish was awful. I use cellulose thinner, maybe that was the problem? The paint was Humbrol no.11. So, out with the sanding sticks, and a long time later…it looked nicely weathered! Seriously, ready for another blast. This time the paint spluttered out, and orange peeled onto the aircraft. Am I never going to get this one right (the Armourfast was airbrushed OK). I also didn’t some splatter hitting my Italeri ‘MiG-37B Ferret E’, including canopy…
Actually, didn’t see much because whilst cleaning my Iwata, the cleaner hit me in the eye… Later, managed to get most splatter off the canopy of the MiG-37. I know its not a real aircraft, but will give it a shot next I think.
