Hello Everybody,
My name is Spencer. I just joined a couple of days ago and I live in Austin,TX. I posted a question about a broken helo skid last night and recieved some excellent feedback. Thank You Very Much.
My father"s hobby was building HO scale (British) railroads. He also built British WWII airplanes for me to hang on my bedroom ceiling. (He’s from England and was in the British army during WWII.)(I’m first generation American and very proud of my heritage.) Therefore, I’ve always been fascinated with modeling and the military. I used to build models quite often when I was a kid, but I quit when I got older. My wife and I picked it up again a couple of years ago and we love it.
We recently purchased a Testor’s single-action, internal mix airbrush (#8826).We’ve only practiced with water thus far, but we intend to use some “Liquitex” acrylics later today.[?] I’m not sure what to use for thinner(alcohol or water?) I guess water would be okay since we’re just practicing.[?] Do we have to strain the mixture before filling the cup? We’re using propellant cans because we’re on a low budget right now, so we can’t practice as much as we’d like but we should be fine. I have the “Osprey” airbrush techniques book and I got a lot of info from the internet. I’m a bit skeptical from hearing people’s opinions but I guess I’ll have to see for myself. If anyone has any feedback please let me know. It’s greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Spencer
P.S. I love this site[:)]
Welcome to the forum, there always seems to be someone arround who can help with a problem, lots of free sound advice and ideas.
Welcome to FSM Spencer. With a handle of riffraff, you should fit in just fine around here.
IIRC, Liquitex is a craft acrylic and may need some serious thinning. And if you really want to work within a budget, best find a low end compressor quick. You’ll soon burn off many dollars with those propellant cans.
Be sure to check out the Paint & Airbrush Forum, you’ll find lots of great tips there.
Enjoy !!!
Hey Spencer I’m relativly new as well, only about a week in and I’ll vouch that there are a ton of great people here and they are overflowing with helpfull hints and ideas…Suck them dry of all the info you can get! So…happy modeling and good luck![{(-_-)}]
Hello Spencer, welcome to the forum.
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This is a great forum with some great people. Stick around and you’re sure to learn something new! And don’t forget about the “search forum” function. There is a lot of info out there.
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Welcome to the forum Spencer!!!
welcome to the forum Spencer, hope you enjoy yourself here. yep i would strain your paint before putting it through an airbrush as just one tiny particle can block up the brush and/or ruin a paint job. hope this helps.
Greg
Welcome aboard Spencer. I hope you will enjoy what FSM has to offer.
mark956
Welcome to FSM!
Welcome to the forum, Spencer. Have fun & enjoy the site !
Welcome to the FSM forums, Spencer!
Welcome to the forums, Spencer! Glad to have you with us.
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Welcome aboard riffraff!!! I just joined about 25 days ago I think, But the advice that I have gotten has been right on the money. As far as the air compressor and using cans go I picked up a decent compressor at Hobbytown for a little over $100 and let me tell you after using cans for 6 months prior to getting one the money that I have saved in not buying cans has more than paid for the cost of the compressor.
Anyhow just my 2 cents worth of advice.
Again welcome aboard
welcome, enjoy, and now to the real reason we are here, where are some pics?
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joe
Hi Spencer. Hello and welcome to FSM.
Spencer, welcome to FSM and the forums. I think you’ll find answers to most of your airbrushing questions on the airbrush forum. I’d make sure that your paint is thinned to milk consistency. You can use distilled water for diluting your acrylics. Using the Liquitex, I’d definitely strain the paint through a filter. I use coffee filters for the most part. In the past, I’ve also used nylon stocking material as well. Good luck with your projects. Looking forward to seeing future posts from you…
Hi Spencer, and welcome to the asylum.
welcome spens…nice to have you onboard.
Welcome, these guys know their airbrushes.