My number one dislike is getting ready to use my Airbrush and cleaning it.
(I have a very ancient Badger 200)
I have always thought that getting the paint consistency right for
airbrushing was one of those black arts.
Either its too thick and clogs and spits or its to thin and runs off the
model like water. Although I have heard that the new paint's from Floquil
work with virtually no thinning (I'll beleive this when I see it)
Just yesterday I visited a new hobby store (at least to me) and found the
following models.
A Meikraft Pfalz D.III in 1/72 (The reissued one not the original)
A formaplane Halberstadt CL II
and a Blue Rider Conversion for a Sopwith Camel F1/3 camel Night Fighter
conversion.
If anyone has any advice or comments on these 3 I would appreciate them
Especially on the Camel, the Instructions for this state the conversion
should be used with the Airfix Camel, but wouldnt the Revel one be better
since it would seem to be better moulded. The conversion consist's of the
fuselage mainly with the wings coming from the Airfix model.
I also had to leave behind (Little things like budget or at least not
earning the wrath of my wife)
A formaplane BE2c
A second Meikraft Pfalz, it would be nice to build a D III and D IIIa since
this model comes with parts for both
And a Pegasus Sopwith Salamander. (Is this up to Pegasus's current standards
or would it require a lot of work)
Of course the one thing about building WW1 Aircraft is that they usually
hang around the hobby store for a while so these models should still be
their for me to rescue next time I visit.
If there are any Canadian Modellers on the list I would appreciate any
information they have on where they get
their models and Books. (I'm fed up with buying from outside Canada and
getting nailed with customs fees and even a fee for handling the shipment.
Last one I got was for a Datafile from Wise Owl in the US which cost me
18 dolars including shipping but then I had to pay at my end a fee of 2
dollars for excise tax but a 5 dollar
handling fee. Kind of a tax on a tax eh!
Well I guess I'll stop Rambling
Ray Boorman
Sorry about any spelling but hey I'm a programmer and programmers can't
spell !!!