Hello from NYC

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HEllo and Hi

My name is luke and i am from NYC . I used to build up planes when i was still in school , and now i got little time so i am coming back to this wonderful hobby .

So far every time i tried to do an realistic model i had problems with details , that’s why i decided to join this forum to learn new tricks and tips .

I mainly do aircraft , ww2 and modern era + i would love to try ship building .

My first project will be 1/48 F22 . Which one has better details? HAsegava or Revell ?

Thank you mods for this forum

cheers luke “wizardslovak”

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Welcome to the Forums & back to the Hobby Luke [snWcm]. Can’t help on your F-22 question.

Regards, Rick

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[snWcm] Welcome to the forums [snWcm] Ron

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[snWcm] to the forums. Hope to see you around.

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Hi Luke. Welcome. I’m sure plenty of people will want to help you out with this impending project, and it might be helpful if you let us know what sort of equipment you’ve got to work with, (i.e. do you have an airbrush? What sorts of glue/tools do you prefer?)

I’m afraid I don’t know anything about F-22 kits in particular, but they’ll all be very modern kits from major manufacturers and as such likely to be free of traumatically difficult problems.

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hello and thank you for replies

well i am getting testors airbrush set this weekend , then i gotta find some good store here in nyc to get paints , knife and few brushes . Also some good glue for models.

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Welcome Luke.

I am not real familiar with the F-22 kits, but typically a “Hase” kit will beat out a Revell as far as detail and extras. The Revell will usually one-up the Hase for lower price however. I would imagine either could be made into a nice replica, considering the newness of the F-22 in general.

Keep us posted on the build progress…

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[snWcm] to the forums, glad to have you here!

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well i found one store close to me so ill go there on weekend and see what they got , get stuff and start to work :wink: i will definitely post pictures and questions while i do that

thank you again

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Hello Wizard,

Here in NYC (Manhattan) there is really only 1 model shop.It is on Lexington Ave and about 93rd St., and is called Jan’sHobby Shop. They have everything you need. The stuff is a bit pricey (NYC style) and sometimes the people working there seem to be not too interested, but it has all the stuff you were talking about.

Regards,

Stenscience

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yea thats the store i found heheh

i remember there was one more but its no there nomore , i believe it was 30th and 7th “american hobby” or something like that

well this weekend i am going there to get some stuff

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hello

i found myself masters dual action airbrush with compressor for good price so i am waiting for reply from that guy :wink: so excited hehe

and i changed my plans a bit , after i read “i met b24 pilot” i decided ill make replica of b24 on which my friends father was engineer in ww2 .

i would appreciate if anyone of you have some pictures of 449th bomb group decals or some good pictures .

thank you

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hello people

i have a question

where do you get decals? i know they coming with kit but i am looking for slovak air force decals , and so far i found one kit from china which have those.

where can i get those?

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hello

so today i got airbrush and compressor :wink:

airbrush is Master s68 dual action

compressor Airbrush-Depot TC-20 Tank less air compressor

Got is for $60

steal or no steal?

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Sounds like a pretty good deal, Luke. If you are just starting out (with airbrushing) you might want to invest in a single action model though. Dual action are a bit more difficult to clean and can be a little temperamental to use.

Best of luck with the endeavor…

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truth

i painted for 5 mins and cleaned it for next 20 hehe

how do you guys clean airbrushes? are you using those “airbrush cleaners” liquids?

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Hi There

Welcome back to the hobby,

I have never stopped building models, i started when i was 8 yrs old.

I love to modify and scratch build on my kits. i have just finished converting a FW 190 d9 into a Ta 152 -H in 1/24 scale. i must be mad.

Happy building

Marc

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mirage f1 :wink: thank you for reply , do you have pictures somewhere?

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Trying to find out how to add pictures to the message. i will keep trying.

Marc

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Welcome! All of your questions will be answered better on the aircraft forum and the airbrushing forum Not too many people get in here in the Welcome thread.

Lee