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Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:23 pm
by tigrazor
Great model, great build! And a quite unusual nose art too. :lashed:

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 4:17 pm
by Stikpusher
Thank you sir! Good nose art always helps ;)

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 6:38 am
by Stuart
That's really good to hear some positive thoughts on Humbrol's finest :grin: Thanks for the numbers Stik - thankfully I have those to hand.

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:55 am
by Stikpusher
Two tricks to using Humbrol: 1) stir thoroughly before use, :stirpot: and 2) seal tightly after use. :DH: Do those and you will get your money's worth from every tin.

As long as Humbrol keeps making their enamel paint and sending it here, I'll keep using it. :dogwag:

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:57 am
by Stuart
I also find they almost always need thinning, and generally add a spot of Humbrol thinners to each pot.

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:06 pm
by Stikpusher
Some do, and some do not. The batches from China (poor move on Humbrols part in my view) tend to be thicker and need thinner more often than the older UK made batches. In that case I use a pallet, or the rim of the tin as a mixing area to thin as needed. Once you add thinner to the main batch of paint, things go south very quickly.

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:52 am
by Stikpusher
Thread repaired... :dogwag:

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:28 am
by speedgraflex
Congratulations on this beautiful build, Carlos!

:shoutout:

Thank you for redoing the photo documentation as well! All the best!

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:05 pm
by Stikpusher
Thanks Bruce,
I will slowly be rebuilding my completed threads on here. But there is only so much time in a day, and when the modeling mojo is flowing, I have to be at the bench as much as I can be....

Re: Vietnam F-104C, Monogram 1/48

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:22 pm
by mostrich
That one-o-four did what it was made for: it totally slipped under my radar, lol.
So well done on the recovery, Stik. It just gave the needed ping.