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Have you drained it? Yes, the valve to drain it is the same valve to reduce the air pressure so it is more or less constantly draining. In any case there is no water sitting in it. If im right in thinking that you have a revell standard class compressor (this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revell-39137-Compressor-Standard-Colour/dp/B000FCMSEY/ref=asc_df_B000FCMSEY/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=428142280925&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14347329770014271427&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007216&hvtargid=pla-588366961845&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=101213693442&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=428142280925&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14347329770014271427&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007216&hvtargid=pla-588366961845) Then the valve to drain the moisture trap looks different to the one that changes the airpressure. I may be wrong however. My compressor has a valve at the bottom the moisture trap and to change airpressure is a totally different part. If what you are saying is correct, that the moisture trap is empty and there is still water coming out, then im afraid i have to more to add. Where are you spraying if i may ask? This country? In the garage? That may help in understning whats going wrong. Hope this helps, will

I use the sparkax max-4 and i can assure you now that it is not something you need to worry about throwing around...The quality of this thing is incredible and given the price, i dont know why it doesnt get mor limelight! Anyway, onto your problems! 1. You should be able to spray these paints through your airbrush een though they ar not "airbrush paints". You just need to thin them to a milky consistency. From what ive heard, when got right, revell aqua and humbrol acrylics spray beautifully. Yes you should be using thinners indtead of water. Prefferably the brand thinner of the brand paint you are using. In theory, water should work for acrylic paints, however it is never as good. For cleaning, all i can offer is Vallejo airbrush cleaner, it works a dream with all acrylics (proper acylics) that ive sprayed. 2. Moisture spitting out of your airbrush is fixed by having amoisture trap on your compressor. If you dont have one, never fear....as cheap ones can be bought that you can simpy then attach you air hose to and away you go. You can research those. As well, where you spray is important to counteract moisture. Good airflow can help and not spraying in super humid conditions is a good call. Depending where you are in the world, sometimes this cant be avoided. 3. In terms of cleaning the sparmax max-4, heres what i do...Between colour changes, I spray 50% water 50% vallejo airbrush cleaner mix until it comes through almost clean. Then a couple swishes of water and onto a new colour. At the end of a build ill strip the airbrush and give it a good clean. (Not necesarry after every build but I have slight Airbrush OCD). Just Remove the needle (clean that carefully) and then give the nozzle and paint cup a good clean with airbrush cleaner. Letting the nozzle soak for a while is a decent idea too. When i started airbrushing, cleaning was an obsession of mine but youll grow to learn that it is a tool and tools are used a lot. As long as the paint cup and needle are clean, chanes are your nozzle if pretty clean to. If you ever get a paint spluttering issue, then you know to clean the nozzle area (it can only be from around there). Wow...that was a lot! Hope it helps a little. Feel free to ask any more questions. Will

Some sad news to wak up to...I was planning to make the trip up for the first time this year but 2021 will be bigger and better i imagine. 😀

How about trying vallejo airbrush thinner. The vallejo thinner medium is very odd and i dont quite know why it even exists. The airbrush thinner works just as well with model colour as it does with model air. I use Model air through my airbrush with jsut a touch of thinner but i use model colour again with a dash of thinner to paint figures. Model colour is not an extremely thick paint as you have come to believe. It actually behaves wuite nicely and thinned to 60:40 ish ratio, it brushes beautifully...Also however well you apply paint, the use of the hairy stick has its limits, you may have to come to terms with that. Hope that helps.

A post on the Airfix instagram page says there is an update coming on Friday (tomorrow). Just a heads up!

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Completed this build last week, its a beautiful kit really. My only complaints are to do with the landing gear, it is an afwul join that they expect you to get but a little super glue does the job. Finally the oil tank over does not fit well either ( it looks at first to be for a griffon version ) but with a little patience, sanding and dry fitting, it will fit well any day of the week! /media/tinymce_upload/ef3765de0fe9101538b27c37b0a5189b.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a0f183447d3eddf92aa19cbad0070810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/751e200a3b5e25c94e4e94d188592a70.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/66ba57999bd332af81c7c7e6ece25c0c.JPG

Hello again, Does anybody know whether the wheel wells of this aircraft (the air sea and rescue) should be painted aluminium like early spitfires, cockpit green or medium sea grey like the underside of the aircraft? Its dated 1944 but I dont know if that is just when it began serving as an air sea and rescue aircraft. Not overly fussed but would be nice to know. Will

Thanks.

Will, I think it is also imprtant to note that things work better or worse for different people. I find that Vallejo primer is really actually quite solid, it cures to be rock hard and I use it on all of my models. Paul however prefers Mr.Surfacer. The most important thing thaat I have learned from this forum is that no matter how many tips and tricks you get, the best option is always to just try. Whatever is available to you, whether it be Humbrol 01 primer (BTW don't ever put that stuff through your airbrush) or the expensive Mr.surfacer, just give it a go. At the end of the day, you cant really have a bad outcome. If you learn something new, I'd say thats a positive! 😀

This kit had a lot of firsts for me. First time using an airbrush, first jet, first time using photoetch, first time rigging some wire. Anyway its the the Eduard Mig-15bis 1/72. /media/tinymce_upload/e98151431e18e474ae0e8866f4c12ac9.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/3fd037f60945d026658cbdefaff415a8.jpg