- Member since
September 2003
- From: South Central Wisconsin
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Posted by Daywalker
on Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:34 PM
qmiester wrote: | I've got several old kits that for one reason or another (missing parts, inaccuracies etc) aren't going to get built (old Lindberg kits work great). It goes against my grain to throw them away unbuilt so I turn them into what I call "paint hulks" I simply take 10 minutes to assemble one when I need it - usually not much more than the fuselage & horizontal surfaces. I keep 2 or 3 of them around to test the airbrush, try new techniques I read about, test a new paint mix and yes, to practice with. Had a friend who bought Snap-Tite kits for the same purpose. |
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Great idea too, Jon! I'm gonna try that one out as well. A while back, someone here posted an idea about using those cheap $1.00 children's coloring books for AB practice. The paper will soak up the paint differently, but trying to color inside the lines with an AB takes some finesse. Perhaps I just like playing with kid's stuff.
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