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The Eclipse CS from Iwata-Medea is not the first time for me using an airbrush. In fact I have used a single action airbrush for quite a while now. Still, this is my first foray into dual action airbrushes. I have been told to forget about that old brush as dual action is the way to go.

In light of this info, I am not going into this review alone, because I am new. I have invited a good friend and airbrush artist and model designer Mark Williams of Imagine That Laser Art to walk me through the features of this brush.

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We have another Badger airbrush review. This time the dual action Anthem 155. Follow along as Fred Jr. reviews this product.

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During the “Dark Ages” of model railroading, distressing a building’s walls required a lot of tedious and hand-cramping work. In order to make the finish on the structure more closely represent wood, the modeler would show the impressions nails leave, when driven into wood.

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Sometimes you need specialized tools to improve your finished product. I found this to be true. I needed some nice tweezers and searched for a good supplier. CML Supply stood out the most for me. CML's selection of tools is unique compared to traditional hobby tools and the prices are very reasonable. I will be releasing a series of these reviews in the next two weeks. We will showcase other suppliers as well in the future. If you need one of these let CML know Ron sent ya...

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Scratchbuilding using card stock or paper is a cheap and efficient way to fill up your layout with structures. I used to get my ruler, straight edge, protractor and calculator to convert real dimensions into HO (1/87) and then draw them on card stock or photo paper. The lines were never straight, the dimensions were off sometimes.

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"And now for something completely different..."

Ok That's maybe just a slight exaggeration. But I knew I was on to something different when I got a chance to review (and play with) a Badger 360 Dual Action airbrush. The "360" comes from the fact that you can rotate the front nozzle so it functions as gravity, side, or bottom feed airbrush. You essentially get 3 airbrushes in one. This means you don't have to buy x number of brushes to get the advantages that each different style of brush offers.

Now that I've got your attention, read on...

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Sometimes things go better the second time around.

I bought a cheap (and I mean cheap) airbrush kit at a model railroad show about 10 years ago just to give airbrushing a shot.  Well the “shot” was blank.  The airbrush didn’t work and that was the end of that.

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Tamiya Paint Stand Set Review

When we received word that Tamiya was sending us a package, we were very excited. The anticipation grew to the point of day-dreaming of paints of all sorts. When the day arrived, we opened the box and found, a paint stand.

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