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I'd suggest doing a lot of practice before trying out your skiills on one of your projects. Pick up some cheap junk rail cars and work on them first. You will have to decide what type of paint you are going to use. I think the solvent based paints like Floquil are easier to use, but the water based acrylics do a great job once you master them and their fumes are not harmful. Buy or make yourself a spray booth with a fan. Even though acrylic paints are not hazardous, inhaling those paint particles into your lungs is not good for them. I made mine using plywood and a bathroom exhaust fan, which vents into some plastic dyer vent out an insert I place in an adjacent window when spraying. I also use a respirator when using solvent based paints. Besides protecting your health, a booth will stop the sprayed paint from going all over the place, and it will! When I got back into modeling about 20 years ago I too resurrected my old Paasche H airbru***hat I used to paint designs on T shirts with. After my first attempt at spraying, I noticed everything on my workbench behind the spray area had a fine coating of paint! I started with a cardboard box to stop the overspray then moved on to the better booth. Practice a lot and I'm sure you'll have a great time! Bob Boudreau
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