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RNCountryBoy
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Hi, I am glad I found this group through some Youtube videos. There is a lot of good information here, but more importantly there seems to be a good deal of friendship. That is becoming more of a rarity nowadays.
Ok, about me... I am a 50yr old disabled Veteran, I spent 17 yrs in AFSOC & JSOTF. After my back got broken, they kept me on a few years to teach combat survival. I am from TN, but retired in Bama for some unknown reason.
In the mid 70's I started building models and it is a passion to this day. In 1990 when I joined the service, there was an old airbrush there that was used to paint objects, weapons, etc so they didn't reflect sunlight.
I started painting everything I could, and eventually got good enough they had me painting patches and things on vehicles and gunships. I had to figure out how to create vinyl stencils on my own.
I have a workshop built in a spare bedroom for doing models and electronics, it is where I spend most of my time. I have gotten my wife and her twin sister started recently, and they keep asking questions I can't answer very well. That is how I ended up watching videos that led me here.
For my air supply, I have a 1" pvc pipe running under the house from the garage 50 gal compressor with valves and taps for connecting air hoses. When I am not working indoors I use a Master Airbrush Model TC-848 Four Cylinder Piston Air Compressor with Tank. It is a real workhorse, and it used to be hooked to the pvc until I purchased the shop compressor.
I have a blast cabinet in the garage also that I use with a Paasche AEC-K Abrasive sprayer and a Master Airbrush Model G78 Etcher. I use a US Cutter vinyl plotter to make my templates.
For my models, I have a number of airbrushes for different things. They are listed below.
Iwata-Medea Eclipse HP CS Dual Action Gravity Fed
Paasche TG-3F Double Action Gravity Fed
Badger RK-1 Krome Airbrush 2-in-1
PointZero - Dual-action 7cc Gravity fed 0.3mm Nozzle
Master S68 Multi-purpose Dual-action
PointZero Single-action Siphon-fed 0.8mm Nozzle
Master G22 Gravity Fed
Master G25 Gravity Fed
Master E91 All Purpose
I know none of them are as nice as some of you use, but I don't have the talent to justify buying better.
I am pretty friendly despite what my kids tell you, and I love to learn and share.
I never give advice on something I heard or saw, only what has worked for me.
Anyway, I will wrap up this book by saying thanks again for letting me join and feel free to write me any time.
Rick
Ok, about me... I am a 50yr old disabled Veteran, I spent 17 yrs in AFSOC & JSOTF. After my back got broken, they kept me on a few years to teach combat survival. I am from TN, but retired in Bama for some unknown reason.
In the mid 70's I started building models and it is a passion to this day. In 1990 when I joined the service, there was an old airbrush there that was used to paint objects, weapons, etc so they didn't reflect sunlight.
I started painting everything I could, and eventually got good enough they had me painting patches and things on vehicles and gunships. I had to figure out how to create vinyl stencils on my own.
I have a workshop built in a spare bedroom for doing models and electronics, it is where I spend most of my time. I have gotten my wife and her twin sister started recently, and they keep asking questions I can't answer very well. That is how I ended up watching videos that led me here.
For my air supply, I have a 1" pvc pipe running under the house from the garage 50 gal compressor with valves and taps for connecting air hoses. When I am not working indoors I use a Master Airbrush Model TC-848 Four Cylinder Piston Air Compressor with Tank. It is a real workhorse, and it used to be hooked to the pvc until I purchased the shop compressor.
I have a blast cabinet in the garage also that I use with a Paasche AEC-K Abrasive sprayer and a Master Airbrush Model G78 Etcher. I use a US Cutter vinyl plotter to make my templates.
For my models, I have a number of airbrushes for different things. They are listed below.
Iwata-Medea Eclipse HP CS Dual Action Gravity Fed
Paasche TG-3F Double Action Gravity Fed
Badger RK-1 Krome Airbrush 2-in-1
PointZero - Dual-action 7cc Gravity fed 0.3mm Nozzle
Master S68 Multi-purpose Dual-action
PointZero Single-action Siphon-fed 0.8mm Nozzle
Master G22 Gravity Fed
Master G25 Gravity Fed
Master E91 All Purpose
I know none of them are as nice as some of you use, but I don't have the talent to justify buying better.
I am pretty friendly despite what my kids tell you, and I love to learn and share.
I never give advice on something I heard or saw, only what has worked for me.
Anyway, I will wrap up this book by saying thanks again for letting me join and feel free to write me any time.
Rick