I’ve been building a couple armour kits recently so not too much extra train time, but I did do another gondola load from spare parts…including a German 3.7cm AA gun that I inadvertently knocked off the shelf to its demise on the the workshop floor..
Still in the weathering process
Hey Curt,
Re: USN Submarine Service, I picked up this DCU jacket at farm flea market for next to nothing a few years ago…
I believe it belonged to the skipper of the USS Providence…he was stationed in the mid-east prior to his sub commander stint…
Raining here today…
Went to 🇨🇦 Tire to pick up rat traps…
We never had rats in our neighborhood til Covid..
I think the closures pushed them further afield in search of food..
Last year I killed 3, my neighbour may have killed more… I know all of a sudden they were gone…
But it seems they are...
I don’t spray oils…
I fade using Tamiya Flat White…thinned to the max
My oils 99% of the time are going over the flat fade coat…sometimes directly applied from the tube or in varying dilution with blue lable Turpenoid
Turpenoid is sold in art supply stores…
Mineral Spirit is sold in hardware...
Tom,
I used to use mineral spirits.. still have some…use MS when the Turpenoid runs out
An armour modeller recommended the blue label Turpenoid..
I used to pre-dab the oils on cardboard to soak up the oil…
I forgot to do it somewhere along the line, and to be honest now I can’t tell the...