Klirisation

I moved my modelism tools to my office at Huy during the week and I only found time for modeling this weekend. I decided to test the "miracle product" named Klir. This washing polish for the floor is also a g
ood acrylic gloss varnish. I took some old models that had to be my test bank. For the effects I used the Tamiya flat base with a ratio of 1/8 to render a satin base and 1/6 for mat base. I used my Badger 350
airbrush at 1.5 bar and after ~three application of the varnish (25% of isopropyl alcohol added), I was really happy of the results. I prefer not to use the pure Klir on the canopies and I washed the airbrus
h with near-to-pure amoniac (urgh..) after that. I just noticed a weird reaction of old Monogram decals but I flattened them before the varnish was dry. I'll use that experience on the old A-7E that I'm rebui
lding now, with a gloss application before decals and a satin one after the weathering (I have to use enamel thinner & paints for the lavis in order not to dissolve the acrylic paints & varnish). Maybe I'll f
ind some time in the evenings but I'm stil using a noisy Airpress H-300/25 compressor in my garage and I have to buy a silent one to use in my office. This also means that I'll have to build a painting cabin...

Current reading
Air War over Southeast Asia vol.1 by Lou Drendel: the military/technical/political ana
lysis of the deployment of aircrafts over Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, with the ROE applied from Washington's plans and the real situation in SE Asia.
I think it's better to learn everything around the kit you're modeling before building it from plan/pictures alone, It's for a better realism of the diorama and to have a better knowledge of history. You'll l
earn not to underestimate the human stupidity (US engagement in vietnam was a mess and 40 years later in Irak, it's the same. They do not changed their imperialism attitude to the rest of the World nor their
lack of education of other's culture and that's a pity).