1/48 Hasegawa Macci c.202 Folgore

[Modelcrazy]

Thanks guys, The weathering starts.

[Duke Maddog]

Looking great MC! You gotta love Italian WWII camouflage!

[speedgraflex]

I will second or third or fourth what the others wrote about the painting--lookin' good. You mentioned a spitting airbrush earlier. Did you find out what the reason was?

[Modelcrazy]

Thanks guys,
Speedgraflix, no I constantly had this problem since I purchased it (Badger 105). I have had AB's from Ebay that have worked better. I have replaced the needle and nozzle with no help so I'm sending it to Badger at letting them take a look. Maybe it's just a lemon.

[jelliott523]

Sorry to hear about the airbrush issues Steve. I'm sure you've already done this, but just for asking sake, did you check the nozzle to make sure that it isnt damaged slightly? I had a bad nozzle on my Krome, it looked fine on initial inspection, then I put my mega-magnification lenses on and found a slight hairline split on one edge of the nozzle and my needle had the very slightest bent tip. I was unable to straighten the tip and it snapped off, literally less that .1mm of a bend, after that the needle was shot. Replaced both the nozzle and the needle and everything was fixed.

[Modelcrazy]

Yes, a bent needle and nozzle have recently been replace but with no real improvement in performance. Maybe I'm just expecting too much but I don't think so.
I sent the unit in today and am interested in what they say.
Painting with an AB has halted until it's return though.

[mustang1989]

Good lookin' paint work there Stevie.

[Modelcrazy]

I'm almost done with the Folgore. I need to complete the canopy and then work on the base, but here it is so far.

[Stikpusher]

Getting close to the finale here!

[speedgraflex]

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I would love to see how your colors look in daylight down the road. I think the contrast between light and dark on your camouflage is perfect.

Cheers,

Bruce