MechTech

Glad that helped. One thing you can try is to put a stiff, but light weight flap up on the outside (unless you have a screen there). The flap will allow the exhaust to go out, but any breezes from coming in. Then of course you'll know if a breeze is too strong since nothing will go out - MT

Grazie Master of Macross; lo apprezzo! Mi manca l'Italia, ho vissuto due anni. Spero di avere ancora un po 'presto le foto! Grazie ancora! - MT

I think that would look great with some black and yellow action! Get creative. - MT

The main problem is that the spray can (any size can really) will put out too much more than the fan can extract. I made a booth out of three nearly the same size fans and all it could keep up with was the airbrush and glue vapors. External breezes will also keep your fan from extracting the gases too. It's 40 degrerss F on average right now and when I went to get some clothes out of the drier, they were freezing cold (and dry). That reminded me of the blow back from the much stronger enviroment versus yours (mine) tiny fans. For now, I think you got it right. Spray outside and let it cure inside, preferably a closet if you don't mind not using it for a while . Otherwise, your work looks great. If you can find a more powerful fan that is brushless, it should be safe to use. It won't have an ignition point and as long as the switch is out of the way, you should be fine. I used three AC brushless fans and never had anything explode or flame up. BUT, error on the side of caution! - MT

Thanks Kyekye! I still have some external details and the interior. It's been too cold lately, but I'm going to try and do the interior in bits. More photos to come then! I did get most of the ramp done last week though. - MT

The booth loks great! It may be that the fan does not have enough suction. It was desinged for soldering which does not put out that much vapor as compared to spraying a compound. Are you spray painting from a can or airbrush? A can will definitely put too much out. The airbrush may be better. If your sticking to water based paints, you're probably good sfaety wise. Oil based will be another story. - MT

It's still too early to really say anything yet. If they're like me, they will change this three more times before the final model is done - MT

The gunpod carts look great! - MT

BAM! http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?Word=gundam+stands&DisplayMode=images&Dis=2&Sort=std&qid=IHYE32P2QUVS4Q&set=1&q=1&MacroType2=displaybse Only $5.50 (or so) a piece! - MT

Looks great Indigo! (Giggling) No more jokes! - MT

Cardboard is fine! I made a large size booth out of one once with no issues. Dirt and overspray will not stick to cardboard anymore than a plastic or metal booth. Both still require an occasional dusting. At that time my shop was co-located with the laundry room. I was nowhere near a window and lived in an apartment style housing area so just going outside to spray wasn't the easiest. I lived in a windy area too so painting outside hardly ever happened. What I did do is take my drier hose, stick a "Y" on it and also connect my spray booth. The drier never backed into my booth, nor my booth go into the drier (which my wife appreciated) I just used a nice sturdy box that I refashioned to shape with a box knife and glue gun. Three computer fans sucked the air out. It wasn't enough for spray paint, but it did the trick with glue (no good "safe glues" back then) and my airbrush. I hope that helps! - MT

Nice job EXO and Corey! I have one and love the look and possibilities. Do you guys think taking solid colored stands and filling them with glue and buckshot/lead weights would add stability? - MT

Thanks and sorry VT102, I'll see what I can do. Nice paint Nautilus. You're popping quality completed models out like mushrooms! - MT

It all depends upon humidity. Any clear coats will most definitely be affected by humidity. If your airbrushing water based paints, especially matt finish, then you're probably fine as long as the humidity is low in your house. Gloss coats may also be a problem. If you have a dehumidifyer, heater or air conditioner in your house they will remove the humidity to safe levels. For those people who live in humid all the time kinda places like Florida, they will paint their stuff and then slap it into a food dehydrator! Our house is usaully dry (summer or winter) so I'll even spray outside and quickly bring it into the closet to sit and cure. My advice, do a test on something like a sheet of plastic and see what happens. I've even had resin get ruined for letting it sit outside in humidity, but yet bringing it inside is fine. Test it out and see what happens. Something else you might want to try, put a big box around your filter unit to help catch stray spray and concentrate the fumes into the filter. I got some old fans and I'm about to do the same thing at my bench. I hope everything works out well for you! - MT

The Frazi is progressing great. Still don't know what it's supposed to look like For the Anubis - Ha ha ha! That's what happens when designers mix saki with late night TV! I guess the barcodes are for quick checkout Despite all our jokes, it's agreat build!!! - MT

Thanks EXO! You're right about the finish. I double checked and the Montana paints are a finer in fininsh. I think it's also about what point in time you use the can. Brand new, the paint was finer and cured finer. Later on the paint seemed to spatter a bit more depite constantly keeping it shaken. Your photo shows a pronounced shark skin finish, very rough and pointed. All the Montana splats were more rounded making it less pronounced. The Tamiya paints are worth it. I finished my 1/100 Monster with it because their color was the closest green I could find. The finish came out great and I needed two or three cans! -MT

Great job! That came out museum quality (which thankfully we don't really have any of these to contend with ) Thanks for sharing your build! - MT

That's AWESOMNE EXO!!! Now if you could just hit "Select 1:350 scale" and hit "Print" I'm gonna have to consider getting these AND a 1/3000 SDF. I can hardly wait to see it in color! - MT

I've just added this to my list of stuff I wouldn't want to encounter down a dark alley! AWAESOME build EXO! Thanks for sharing! - MT

Yeah, please share! From the view you show in the photo, it could be real (minus the GIANT blinds and lack of markings) - MT

"WOW" is a good comment to start with. That's HUGE; it could probably "poop out" the little 1/200th versions I have - MT

Thanks guys! It's been a great week! Thank God I got my Security + certification, good weather to paint the Daedalus, and got most of the arms done for the Spartan. Next is a toss up between doing the destroid legs and a top or a Monster. - MT

If your venting directly outside without chance of the airflow coming back in, it won't matter except to keep the fan clean. If the window is just open and the fumes could get blown back in, the carbon will help save your respitory system. Kylwell is right. I usually make a board that fits into the window by my bench and cut a standard 3" dryer hose hole for it to vento out of. Outside there is a flap to keep out critters, ran, and the wind blowing it back in my face. Just an idea. - MT

Those look great Benson. I've never really seen a totally round contrail from a missile, so you're good! Artistic license - MT

Thanks guys! I have not seen the 1/48th Yamatos so I'm not familiar. I can tell you its like the finer versions of Krylon's "Make it Stone" paints. It varies from fine to random splats. My paint was at 70 degrees and so was the enviroment/model when painting. I would say it does have a shark skin like texture (that I DO know about). One note I forgot to mention, I did have to paint rather close. While the weather was a Godsend for this time of year, the breeze got occasionaly brisk so I had to get closer. It didn't seem to matter though. Another bonus I forgot, this stuff does not run! I even accidently oversprayed twice in some areas and I could see the thickness, but it leveled out. - MT