Got the spare parts, and managed to replace the main body. Works well, just as good as it was 15 years ago.

Let’s see how much time I get on this week. Would be great to finish the white base layer.

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Good that you fixed your airbrush, my friend @pikofix!
Looking forward to your progress!

@gblair yes, it can be tricky to assembly these airbrushes. Luckily mine came with an exploded view drawing and complete list of spare parts. I also took photos and notes during the disassembly process. However, it was an expensive lesson - better to be careful, and not to disassembly the valve anymore.

@fiveten and @johnb - better than it was originally! 🙂

The tone of that pre-mixed yellow looks great, Csaba.

Great intermediate pictures Csaba! (Is that a Ki-61 I see on the table) Yellow do take a few more layers to get it right than most other colors, but it is going to be worth it.

Thanks @johnb and @fiveten - I bough only a "mini" version of the Tamiya XF-3, and today I the 10ml bottle is almost empty! My eyes are calibrated to 1:72 scale monoplanes, and did not expect that I have to spray an entire bottle of paint on it. Of course many-many layers are on, but it was still a surprise to see a nearly empty bottle.

@airbum - I try to document my builds better, it is quite fun to write down everything. Nope, no Ki-61 on the desk. I can´t recall if I have ever made a Japanese plane. Should put it on that endless project wish list.

That pattern looks great, Csaba @pikofix

You are much braver than I am Csaba (@pikofix). Trying something that requires precision masking just isn't in my tool bag. Well done!