Today I built........

[HoHoHo]

I've finished the tree house and my airbrush and associated new modelling kit has arrived so I thought I'd be better off having a dedicated area rather than use the kids games room so I thought why not use part of the room above the garage

Off to my pile of spare wood and three hours later I have a bench





And the view over the back garden isn't too shabby



And with everything ready to go I grabbed a cheapo Harrier kit I've had lying around to play with the airbrush

Some hours later and it's together and I've had a play with priming and tried a bit opf pre-shading.



I had a good play with the airbrush and this model is never going to win any prizes so a good one to play with. The airbrush worked fine and I upped the pressure, reduced it, opened the valve at the bvack of the brush to allow more paint and generally had a good few hours fun.

Now some questions.....

I have a air filter which I think is a good thing however I'm not wearing a mask and can smell the paint - should I also be wearing a mask?

What is the best filler to use that doesn't dry like concrete and can be sanded easily?

I've throughly cleaned the airbrush with cleaner and rinsed it into an airbrush bottle (the type with a little filter on top etc.), how thoroughly do I have be, I don't want to be OTT!

What's the best way to airbrush camouflage, do I mask or simply spray two colours carefully?

I'm sure I'll have more questions, thanks for reading

Edited by HoHoHo on Saturday 11th April 19:13

Edited by HoHoHo on Saturday 11th April 20:03

[HoHoHo]

Thanks Perdu and I have a very good mask which I will now wear - it has cartridge inserts and is designed for asbestos so I'm guessing will be more than up to the job.

I'm pleased with the bench and I'm sure (much to Mrs. HoHoHo's amazement) I'll spend quite a few hours by myself playing with boys toys Having a dedicated bench I hope will make life much easier

I was using Plasto today and I found it hard work - having looked on youtube if nothing else you can hide bad filling with panel lines! however I'll buy some Milliput this week and see how I get on with that.

And of course I'll wear my mask in furture

[HoHoHo]

Thanks dr_gn

@coolhands I'll look at my mask tomorrow and see what's what re the filters.

How dangerous are these paints?

[HoHoHo]

Thanks for the replies and the bin has already been found Perdu

Quick question re priming.....

I'm just about to start painting the 1:144 Revel 747 + shuttle kit and it's fairly large. My instinct is to prime with a darker colour so I can see the final coat easier rather than a white prime - your thoughts on such situations?

[HoHoHo]

CoolHands said:

pretty bad!

but as a hobbyist its not like your exposure will be like an occupation in terms of exposure. But I would wear a mask that is A1 or better category wheras your mask is probably P1 (or 2 or 3) ie Particle which is no help for VOCs (however it could be A rated too).

eg random google link in the topic of VOC in paints
http://sentryair.com/blog/custom-fume-hood/the-haz...

what you need explanation (any A rated category imo):
http://www.moldex-europe.com/en/service/protection...

My moldex mask (model 7000) has this cartridge on both sides



Tech spec:

Moldex 9400 ABEK1 Gas Filter Cartridges to suit Moldex 7000 Half Face Masks & 9000 Series Full Face Masks.

Organic gases and vapours, boiling point > 65 deg C 1000 ppm (0.1 percent by volume) or 20 x WEL*

Inorganic gases and vapours boiling point >65 deg C .
Acid gases (e.g. sulphur dioxide, hydrochloric acid)

Ammonia
WEL = Workplace Exposure Limit

• whichever is lower.

EN14387 + A1:2008.

Can be used alone for gas protection or combined with particulate Filter Cartridges (9010, 9020, 9030).

It then has a further P3R filter (for asbestos I guess) fitted but what I can't extablish is what I need to add or change to make it safer

[HoHoHo]

CoolHands said:

that will be fine it is A1 and B1 so thats all you need!

That's good to know, thanks.

I may as well leave the white additional filters on there as well I guess?