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Nice one!

The Cougar is such a cool looking plane.
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Fired this up in anger for the first time today

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Connected up to this Iwata airbrush

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Both Christmas presents from the family. Used this orange paint

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To give me this

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Got a bit heavy with the paint at the back end. Can't see it too well in the pic, but there is a slight paint run :-|

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Very pleased with how it all went, not least how quiet the compressor is and the fact that I can spray indoors out of the weather :grin:

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Looks a good job from here Nigel!
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Wow. That's a neat looking compressor coupled with a very good airbrush. Well done.
Is that a Cougar your building there? I do like the orange in any event. Might just pick up a bottle to apply on my Chipmunks high-viz markings.
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Nice set up 8-)
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Orange went on beautifully Nigel. Compressor and airbrush are such a great force multiplier. Really good it has a tank. It smooths out the compressor pulses and I think it is the only way to truly regulate the air pressure. What is the max pressure it can go to?

Really nice Emil on the previous page too.
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Thanks guys.
59 North, it is the Hasegawa 72nd scale Cougar, as for the orange, I can't vouch for it's authenticity to any FS or BS numbers, it's just orange :)
PGAS, maximum pressure on the gauge is 100 psi. Don't think I'll be crankin' it that high :shock:
Masked up ready for the black nose panel. Tape and kitchen foil. Used a rattle can for this.

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That is fully painted black. The orange is my Hi-Vis shirt reflected in the paint :grin:

While the black was out I spray primed a previously built Airfix 72nd scale Cromwell

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Gotta love warm sunny days :grin:

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Oh yeah......warm sunny days...... remind me again? What are they? :roll: :-D
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Good progress :razz:
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Thanks Ratch.
The masking comes off

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A bit of stray paint got in behind the cockpit :-|

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Black on white. That might be hard to cover :???:

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That's a great looking scheme for the Cougar, Nigel. Pity the paint has crept in under the masking and you might have to break out the airbrush to correct it. Personally I can never make touch ups by brush on an airbrushed finish look very good but of course you might be better at it!
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Definite shame about the paint bleed; I hope that it can be sorted esily
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That Cougar looks a nice kit! Got it deep in the stash, as well.
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Cougar's shaping nicely. Always seems to be a spot that lets paint in! I am sure a tiny bit of sanding and a little go with the airbrush would clear it up nicely.

100 PSI from the compressor! wow. Even if you don't need it, it is good to have the flexibility if you require. Never know what pressure you will need with different types of paint.
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Thanks guys. The black and the white were both rattle can colours so to cover the black overspray this time I masked with cling film :)

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And a couple of passes with the white

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That'll do nicely :grin: Don't want to tempt fate. Silver leading edges and red for the intakes, then decals :)

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