Very green striper - I hesitate to even call myself that. I have taken a few tips from folks but other than that I am self taught. I started doing a bit here & there in early 2009 so I could stripe my T Bucket. I haven't been practicing as much as I should but I want to get back into it again. I use 1 shot and an Excalibur 00 brush, I also have a few Kafkas and of course the green Mack 00. old project is: bucketbuild.blogspot.com new project is: modelabuild.blogspot.com