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Nice start Sid I understand your pain with airbrushes , still not got the hang of them properly but the finish is great when they work I started with canisters but gave up quickly, they always run out of stop flowing at the worst time , you need to get a compressor if you want to continue seriously from your suggestion Iv started a tips section so hopefully the airbrush gurus can give us both some help S

I thought Id start a hints and tips section , Ill start with my thoughts and hopefully others can add into it to help us all. Iv picked these up from the web and they have made a difference to my kits Here are some of my favourite sites with hints for modelers http://www.swannysmodels.com/ http://www.swannysmodels.com/Tools.html http://www.hyperscale.com/ http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/ http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?act=idx For a good step by step guide http://www.hyperscale.com/features/2001/gekkogc_1.htm http://www.hyperscale.com/features/2001/gekkogc_2.htm http://hyperscale.com/features/2002/gekkogc_3.htm My Tips Basic Tools 1) Modeler knife for trimming 2) Sandpaper 400 600 1000 1500 grit 3) Tweezers 4) Masking tape – Tamiya 5) Filler- revels plasto or squadron green are good 6) Superglue for small parts and wood glue for canopies – superglue will fog up clear canopies 7) Model glue- I use revells Bluetack and cocktail sticks for holding small pieces 9) Future/klear for protecting canopies and matting before using decals 10) Small scissors for decals /etch etc Paint I primarily use brushes – get decent ones and keep them clean I will be experimenting more with airbrush so will post back with my thoughts on this I like using Acrylics as they are quick to dry and easy to clean. I have only used them with brushes as they clogged my airbrush but Iv found this is a problem unless thinned – use the paint manufacturers thinner for best results I have used enamels in an airbrush and they worked well when thinned but Iv found brushes with acrylics quicker to use and less toxic Apply a primer before painting – either Tamiya or Halfords This aids the paint to adhere and also shows up any rough bits/seams/glue splotches etc which should be sanded and reprimed prior to painting Use thinner even when brush painting, it aids coverage and reduces brush marks. Paints should have the consistancy of milk when applying Apply a few thin coats rather than one thick one and leave to dry properly before next coat or varnish Most important thing Iv learnt is to try to have patience and not rush things – when things start going wrong to put it down and leave it until I have calmed down as by constant fiddling I usually make it worse and not better

I was going to do a big comparison test on this new 120HZ monitor but its hard to define It is certainly better, I can see detail much clearer and that small stutter seems to have gone as the plane changes from dot to plane at about 500m , I can see planes against ground better but can still lose them on certain maps , but I cant pin down what has improved this 1) there is my increase in speed from 8ms to 2ms 2) Increase in refresh from 60 to 120 HZ 3) On screen calibration - there are varied prebuilt setting and Im using a dynamic contrast one which seems best to me 4) Increased size I am very happy with it but couldnt honestly recommend 120hz as THE answer but a nice combination of the above has improved my graphics S

I average around 2 hrs a session and fly most nights Im not working I wait until kids are in bed so its late night mostly 9pm- 11ish Ill also spend around an hour on various forums a day so that adds up. It is addictive but Iv cut down a bit on what I used to do.

wonder if it works on other things ? FT could you possibly help with the size of my pen..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...............cil

ITs here - no dead pixels initiall impressions is its very bright - have done the calibration and set to 120HZ get 80 fps av on black death with vsync on and looks great Ill see how it is online later on to see if it improves the draw as the lod becomes a plane

as host you can always set up an escort flight of AI fighters, these will at least follow the way points and the brief, unlike humans who tend, in true dogz fashion, to ignore this. YOu could even set these AI as flight 2 in a wing , and you take No 1 position in the wing and that way you will have command of them During the war the russian pilots were disciplined if they left the bombers alone, perhaps you could ready the dungeon for those dogz that run away and play without escorting you mate S

in coops its going to be hard as there are long icons and the defenders know where you are from the brief. so be sneaky either 1) go as fast and as low as you can and try to hit it before they arrive or 2) wait. go a long way round and hopefully the defenders will be busy when you arrive. fly past a grid to the side and check if its hot, if not then make your bomb run, if hot go around and come back in 2 mins with il2 you have to stay low as they are too slow. With others its a good idea to get high. I typically ingress at 6000m, drop to 3000m a grid out, fly past and then turn and drop while heading home. Only make ONE pass as otherwise you will get caught hope this helps

After a lot of toing-and-froing Iv ordered the samsung - Ill let you all know how it does when it arrives- hopefully soon - is it here yet.....is it here yet....is it.....

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I plan to get a new monitor soon - I currently have a 19" viewsonic and plan to go to 22" but there is a reasonably priced 24" Benq at overclockers.co.uk The only problem is it looks HUGE in photos when sitting next to a 19", has anyone recently moved up from 19" to 22" or 24" and if so what are your impressions/ recommendations my thoughts are LGW2286L LED

I would not trust anything that whitesnake posts. He has made a few posts in the UKDED forums that have been shown to be questionable. He also makes some pretty blanket statements without qualifications or solutions. most of the settings in these sections are determined by your choises when you run il2setup or video options in game and are described here http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=27 IMHO the best place for tech support is mission4today and although some of their guides are old, they should give a sounder base for people to work on e.g. I havnt updated the conf guide for the newer drivers or mods but most of the basics are still there

Sorry to hear of your Dads passing. My thoughts are with you and your family regards Dave

We went to Albufeira on Holiday in 2006 - Lovely place , they were doing up the old town and Id like to go back one day to see it finished s

Iv never used ffb , even on sticks that supported it I turned it off, as I think its far too much in IL2. If my x-45 failed Id probably get a ch fighterstick to try but that looks a nice piece of kit FT !

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http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=384 for how to set up tir,

nope - and our goverment is now trying to sell huge stockpiles as the crises seems to be over. My kids have had the regular injections but this one seemed rushed through with little research and the flu strain was less virulent than origonally thought so we decided to not get it. Its good that our goverment tried its best to ensure we had stocks, one of these pandemics will be bad and how we handled this strain should provide valuable lessons for the future- or am I just too trusting that the powers to be

YEAH - the bloody snows gone - weve had a thaw and its nearly all away. Pretty while it lasted but was getting boring, major roads were ok to drive on but side roads were abandoned so very treacherous, plus a lot of folk have either forgotten or never learnt how to drive in slippery conditions so they hampered things. Lost count of the idiots revving away with wheels spinnning and going nowhere. JP ITs very unusual to have snow and low temps where I live- my town is on a major river and is low lying so hardly gets any .

http://www.clipwings.com/index.php?command=show_video&video_id=846 just in case anyone missed it from a UBIzoo post

AH Thanks S

If you hit S then you will see who is flying but if there is more than about 30 they dont all fit on the page - does anyone remember the command to see the extra pages? S

see here for an easy way to do it mate - you dont need the bombing table or anything, use the auto drop http://www.dangerdogz.com/forums/index.php/topic,8196.msg70391.html#msg70391 I practice on the okinawa map in QMB , fly with whatever bomber you want , no fighter opposition and try to bomb the parked planes or vehicals on the main enemy airfield on the island. You have to be quick setting up as you are only a grid away- on DF maps I get everything set up at least 2 grids out S

well said Zooly. S