OK chaps many thanks for your kind comments and support so far ,other half out down the beach with the little rescue dog so set up the spray booth to get some primer on
Now whilst mooching about through my modeling draws(ha ha the wooden one's not the woolen ones
)I found this sad and lonely
airbrush didn't even know I owned it ,pulled the needle out the back ,nice and clean ,only thing I could find wrong was trigger wouldn't depress to let air in so pulled the whole thing apart and put it back together again seemed fine
So stuck some primer in it ooooo bit splatterey so thinned it some more ,nope ,thinned some more not bad so rather than waste thought use it on the underside and first coat the etch
Any way cracked on and used the AB to prime the whole build no probs needs a new needle I think but can probably grab a .2 for a fiver if I shop about ,for a cheap Chinese one its nice and smooth to use won't rush to do it but a good little tool.
It might well get some olive drab later once again thanks for all your kind comments Dave.