2 weeks ago I set out to carve a hen mallard, and then paint it without the use of an airbrush: something I had not tried on any of my carved decoys before. I also had to fit it in between flocking and painting plastics. This morning I finished her up and sealed the paint. She is now as good as she is going to get. It's not the best there is, but it's the best I've done, and I learned a TON of things by putting down the airbrush and using only good old fashioned paint brushes. This one took forever to paint, but I really enjoyed it.