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I'm in the "excited but anxious" camp I guess. I've always wanted to disassemble and paint my Yamato Valks but never got around to doing it.

OK. Do you accept PayPal?

Are these still for sale?

My dog ate part of my decal sheet. : ( HELP!

I'll try that. Thanks, MT!

I know, I'm 2 or 3 years late in building this kit. Has anyone have had any problems with the decals that came with the kit? IMO it's like applying Vinyl stickers to a plastic model kit. I used Solvaset, and the stuff just rolls of the stickers surface! Has anybody encountered this problem? Solutions?

perfect!

have you tried Micro-mark.com?

Hi,

Guys if you were to custom paint the Scott Bernard Mospeada bike what would you use?

i've seen this question pop up here time to time but i just don't get it? i mean, just look for screws and start taking it apart.

the only hidden screws are in the inner knees(remove the rubber venier and unscrew).

then theres another down by the calves, you have to slide out the rectangular part that holds the arms in fighter mode. you can do this by prying it out with a thin knife, or just put anything sticky it on and pulling it out.

as far as putting it back together, you'd be amazed how easy and straight forward it is. if you do it once, you can probably do it blindfolded, its really that simple.

Thank you for you reply. Unlike you i don't regularly visit macrossworld that's why i missed the threads you're pertaining to. If only the old forum was still working i wouldnt have posted this thread and just used the search function.

Hi,

I remember a thread on how to dismantle a VF-1S 1/48 by Yamato. Sadly though it got lost when Macworld was hacked. Whoever made that wonderful thread I implore you to post it again. I'm planning on buying a Vf-1S soon but this time around i'm going to airbrush it. My only 1/48 was sold 3 years ago because i needed the money. sob.

please help me. thank you.

the original figure is really ugly. i dont know if it can be really improved.

I don't like it. could be imporved.

HANGAR not HANGER.

Hangar is an enclosed area for aircrafts.

....well...it looks 'pencil' weathered.

i'll wait for the more detailed pics before commenting.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/for...?TOPIC_ID=20519

check the above link. it might help you out. especially about the hp-cs .35 mm and .5 mm needle/nozzle combo.

VERY NICE!

how large is that bottle that would last for 5 years?

well i guess i can't persuade you anymore about getting an Iwata.

about the air supply:

try going to home depot. they have big compressors there with tanks that are around $135. it does'nt have an air regulator or water trap though. the regulator/trap combo i think ranges from $20 to $60. it depends on how it can handle the pressure coming from your comp.

Have you tried using a gravity fed a/b? IMHO it's really better than using a siphone fed. you can airbrush at any angle unlike a siphon fed. And every drop of paint is really used unlike the siphon fed which requires a lot of paint. I used to have a Badger Anthem 155 which was a siphone fed, doub action. It was easy to clean and sprays fine. But in the long run i was limited by the angle i should airbrush.

the .35 mm n/n HP-CS really sprays pretty good broad strokes. And really easy to clean. beacuase of the top paint cup it's easily cleaned by sparying thinner and wiping it with tissue paper. the usual rituals of removing the needle and soaking nozzles and caps still do apply.

I recently bought a Iwata HP-CS. It's double action, gravity fed, and has .35 mm nozzle/needle which sprays from pencil thin lines to fairly broad strokes.

try visiting www.dixiart.com If you want to spray really broad strokes get an additional .5 mm needle/nozzle combo for $15 i think. And shipping is free!

HAve you tried goint to Wal-Mart? I had the same problem 2 years ago and bought some male connectors from them. the connectors i bought where made by CH also.

pards visit Greattoys.net. Click on the message board. I think that store has the lowest priced 1/48's in Manila.