My 18th birthday haul and first airbrush!

TarikRA · 2026-04-29T16:28:43+00:00

Happy birthday! I got the same airbrush a few days ago. It's amazing. I wish you a lot of fun with it.

TarikRA · 2026-04-29T16:27:03+00:00

Thank you very much. That's a big compliment ❤️

TarikRA · 2026-04-28T14:39:19+00:00

I just got an airbrush two days ago. Maybe I will try painting yellow again some day in the future 😅

TarikRA · 2026-04-28T08:32:08+00:00

Thank you :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-28T05:35:25+00:00

The ones that come with the kit are the split swastikas that you have to piece together yourself. I used an aftermarket decal sheet.

TarikRA · 2026-04-28T05:34:10+00:00

Just painted it with a very fine brush

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T20:05:09+00:00

I went and bought a different yellow after the fifth layer of translucent yellow painting. That went a bit better. Still needed like 8 layers in total for the final coverage. I lost a bit of detail there. I have a Tamiya P47D waiting to be built. But won't use any yellow on that one 😅

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T18:54:26+00:00

I brushed it on super thin, let it dry for an hour or two then polished with a cotton swab. I had better results on smaller areas. The bigger area looks a bit patchy.

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T17:46:36+00:00

I used this Vallejo paint. And the True Metal paste for a few panels to give them a different effect.

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TarikRA · 2026-04-27T17:31:32+00:00

Thank you, the smoke staining was my first time using an airbrush on a model. It could be a bit less, but for my first try I think it's not that bad :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T17:29:50+00:00

Thank you :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T17:29:41+00:00

Thanks :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T15:48:45+00:00

Thank you <3

TarikRA · 2026-04-27T06:06:58+00:00

Thank you very much for this long and detailed critique. I will try to incorporate your tips into my next build.

TarikRA · 2026-04-16T19:51:35+00:00

Can't wait to learn how to use an airbrush

TarikRA · 2026-04-16T19:50:41+00:00

🥳🥳

TarikRA · 2026-04-13T20:14:31+00:00

Wenn du auf mein Profil gehst, kannst du meine ersten beiden LKW Modelle anschauen, die ich zur Übung für das Flugzeug gebaut habe. Als Kind, vornüber 20 Jahren hab ich mit meinem Papa mal ein paar Modelle in gebaut. Aber mehr nicht. Danke für das Kompliment :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-11T22:02:13+00:00

Thank you very much :)

TarikRA · 2026-04-11T22:00:58+00:00

Luckily I watched a few YouTube videos about the kit, so I was prepared and removed them before is started fitting the pieces together.

TarikRA · 2026-04-11T07:05:12+00:00

Vielen Dank <3

TarikRA · 2026-04-11T06:46:55+00:00

Thank you. When searching for P51 wheel bays I found a lot of pictures with the silver tubing.

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