Unfortunately I will be brush painting. The airbrush and compressor would cost about Ł300 for a reasonable kit, but thinning the paint and using multiple layers you can get a good effect with brushes (if you can see brush marks, the paint is too thick).Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
Applying the paint to the main parts, with a paint brush or airbrush?
Another question... are Airfix the leaders in model manufacturing, or is there some obscure company that makes higher quality stuff? (I'm guessing Japanese or South Korean)
I remember when I was a kid, my stepfather painstakingly putting together a Formula One model of a 'John Player Special' racing car.
He spent ages putting it all together. It had active steering, suspension - the lot! He even had a wooden plinth made for it!
I soon got my hands on it, and completely fecked it up, by trying to drag it across our living room shag-pile carpet!
Tamiya (Japan). Revell (American/German) and Airfix seems to be the main players. The newer Airfix kits are really good and fit together well. The Spitfire that I just ordered was only released at the end of last year. I only went for Airfix due to them producing the models I want to make. I must confess that in the 1970’s when I was a kid I was a member of the Airfix Modellers Club.
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