Thank you for the recommendations was really unsure on which filler and Decal Solutions to use. About the Series 7 Brushes the normal or the short ones?


It's not that the contacta glue itself is bad and most of the times it works like a charm, other times I get a big drop on a tiny partand it flows everywhere, softening the part and making surfaces take on fingerprints. now I just let the first drop out and use the applier after that, But that'S a waste of glue. I was thinking about giving the Tamiya Extra Thin a try.

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Thank you for the recommendations was really unsure on which filler and Decal Solutions to use. About the Series 7 Brushes the normal or the short ones?


It's not that the contacta glue itself is bad and most of the times it works like a charm, other times I get a big drop on a tiny partand it flows everywhere, softening the part and making surfaces take on fingerprints. now I just let the first drop out and use the applier after that, But that'S a waste of glue. I was thinking about giving the Tamiya Extra Thin a try.

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The Normal one i have from 2 to 0/3 for general works and lines,the short from 0 to 0/3 just for detail and fine works were i dont need a lots of pait,but you can do everithing with the normal,also the Da Vinci is good and cheaper but they dont last like the serie 7...my own opinion i am not a master!...

i read really good review abuot the Rosmary brushes...
http://www.rosemaryandco.com/

I think the problem is not the glue but you have to learn how to measure out the glue but every single modeler start with that problem....figer print it's a Classic,my firt models was a ball of glue with wings!...specially on the airplane canopy

I checked out the site, what do you think about SERIES 401. POINTED SABLE MIXTURE I could get sizes from 3/0 to 2 for a pretty affordable price (i.e. the price of one Winsor & Newton xD), the shipping is pretty expensive though

If you're going to stick with brush painting and you are using acrylics then a wet palette will be a must. There are lots of tutorials online on how to make one.

In my hand the serie7 last longer then Davinci Harbin-Kolinsky,they start to lose the tip and hair to soon for me,i was disappointed,but yes a good pencil help but in the game the must important part is you,which medium you use,thinner,how heavy you are with your hand,which job you done with it,just painting or also washes etc..?...how do you clean?...is a very personal thing

I like spend becose i like to do also figurines,i think if i stay just on AFV probably i dont try to buy the best and i stay with medium-high range

in the good brushes list you can add also "Broken Toad"

So far I have some files, a precision Cutter and some good superglue. I won't count the [auto-censored]ty brushes I have aswell as the almost empty Contacta professional which I'm not very happy with. What should I add to that?

Which brushes should I get? I read the article on brushes, but I'm still torn on kolinsky or synth and which sizes are essential.

I got some partly build Kits:

Challenger 2 Enhanced Armor by Trumpeter in 1/35
M-51 Super Sherman by Academy in 1/35
Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/E-1 by Airfix in 1/48
Tornado ECR ‘Tigermeet’2011/12 by Revell in 1/72

Which Vallejo colors would I need for those? As well as Thinner, and extra stuff.



Svarttjern

You're right, the Airfix kit's have callouts for Humbrol, the Trumpeter has callouts fpr Gunze/MR. Colour and partially for Vallejo and Tamiya and for the Academy Sherman I couldn't tell, it lists some colors but notby which manufacturer. I know and use the color converter app but as a beginner I felt a bit overwhelmed by choosing colors by eye, because a lot of the called Humbrol colors don't have a vallejo counterpart in the app. for the BF109 I wanted to go with the E-$ variant flown by Poschenrieder, for the Challenger II Olive Drab is called but I've seen walkarounds in Desert Camo same for the M-51 Sherman but Iraqui Sand would be more appropriate I think. Black, White, Red, Dark Blue and some Browns are used in any Model I guess, looking at the sheets.

Just a small comment about glue, or rather solvent for styrene.
I stopped buying the small bottles of glue or solvent (ultra thin or whatever you want to call it).
Now I only use liquid nail polish remover (a lot cheaper than model glue et.c).
The ingredient you should look for is ethyl acetate. Look for the cheaper brands marked as acetone free without oil.

German Wikipedia with more names for ethyl acetate:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essigs%C3%A4ureethylester
Sometimes it also hides under the label ethylis acetas ;-)

Use a small brush to pick up a little solvent and apply to the joint, the easiest and fastest way is to press the parts together first and then apply solvent to the joint.
Remember: SMALL brush and no drops hanging from the hairs of the brush.

Most model glues/solvents contain ethyl acetate so the nail polish remover is almost model glue packaged in a more economic container. Works fine as paint remover to clean brushes as well After all, it's used to remove nail lacquer ....

/ Robin

Thank you for the tipp. So something like this Amazon link should work fine?

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Thank you for the tipp. So something like this Amazon link should work fine?

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I don't know. I can't find any content list showing the ingredients. A polish remover can be 'Acetone free' without containing ethyl acetate, there are other solvents as well (buthyl acetate for instance). The best option is to visit a cosmetics shop and check the ingredients before buying.

On the other hand, if you have someone close to you which uses nail polish you could test different products until you find one which works fine with styrene and give away the other bottles.

When I visited the cosmetics shop and said that I was looking for a polish remover containing ethyl acetate they gave me strange looks
/ Robin


EDIT: I just managed to find a better image which shows that the main active ingredient is ethyl acetate.

That bottle should last for MANY years .....

http://www.deluxebuy.de/Fluessigkeiten/Nagellackentferner-mit-ORANGEN-Duft-1-Liter-acetonfrei::1241.html