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by Stu Pidasso
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2024!
Topic: Who's going?
Replies: 6
Views: 252

Re: Who's going?

Of course TheJimi is scheduled to appear. 3 days only, I'm not responsible for what happens in your selfie with me.
by Stu Pidasso
Wed Jul 05, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2023
Topic: Fine Scale Modeler Photo Gallery
Replies: 11
Views: 15908

Re: Fine Scale Modeler Photo Gallery

Congrats to all that got in.

Alas, again, not one of .JPG's kits made it. C'mon people, pick up the pace! LOL
by Stu Pidasso
Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Quick question re: plastic yard-sale signs
Replies: 5
Views: 10609

Re: Quick question re: plastic yard-sale signs

When I use them, I just use the back side.
by Stu Pidasso
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2023
Topic: Quote Vortexes
Replies: 15
Views: 24313

Re: Quote Vortexes

Of course=my most successful experiments depend on the predictability of human behavior. Now, gaze in awe on this fully armed and operational DUAL QUOTE VORTEX MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Sir! You dance with the very fabric of time and space itself! On a regular basis, yes. I take reality and TWER...
by Stu Pidasso
Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2023
Topic: Quote Vortexes
Replies: 15
Views: 24313

Re: Quote Vortexes

widget wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:41 pm Nah. We was bad a few years ago.
Broke the site. :oops:
Well, pseudo broken lol
by Stu Pidasso
Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2023
Topic: Iron Modeler at Wonderfest - It's ON!
Replies: 14
Views: 12163

Re: Iron Modeler at Wonderfest - It's ON!

.JPG will be bringing a big YUGE BIGLY bin full of resin parts and miscast as a donation to the greeblie table.
by Stu Pidasso
Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:47 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: 25th Anniversary, right?
Replies: 42
Views: 208081

Re: 25th Anniversary, right?

Gads I'm old. I was one of The First Ones...
by Stu Pidasso
Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Looking for tie fighter wing material
Replies: 5
Views: 18824

Re: Looking for tie fighter wing material

Ah, 144. I have seen people use spray adhesive and stretched pantyhose or stockings to create the honeycomb or grid effect.
by Stu Pidasso
Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:20 am
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Looking for tie fighter wing material
Replies: 5
Views: 18824

Re: Looking for tie fighter wing material

It's called "Kool Shade." And the accurate stuff is pretty rare. Some people have resigned to using the window screen material out of their houses.
by Stu Pidasso
Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:01 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Warped Resin kit
Replies: 9
Views: 27037

Re: Warped Resin kit

Wow, you have GOT to post pictures of the fixed part. Miracle Worker, you must be...
by Stu Pidasso
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:17 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Stripping "chrome" off model pieces
Replies: 22
Views: 100449

Re: Stripping "chrome" off model pieces

FIRE
by Stu Pidasso
Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: need glue for most plastics
Replies: 13
Views: 42658

Re: need glue for most plastics

Regular old Super Glue will work for most plastic, resin, glass, and Metal materials. If you are using styrene from model kits, then you have to use model glue, which will not stick to those other surfaces. Your best bet for an all-around adhesive for everything will be the two-part epoxy stuff you ...
by Stu Pidasso
Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Very good, free 3D modeler software
Replies: 42
Views: 194440

Re:

I would not recommend Sketchup, either. While it's easy to draw boxes, etc. in Sketchup, getting a dimensionally correct (and connected) complex object is very difficult. Also, their STL export is primitive (through a plug-in) and mesh repair options are also primitive. Again, what's your time &...
by Stu Pidasso
Thu May 10, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: WONG B-WING
Replies: 6
Views: 20331

Re: WONG B-WING

What scale B wing is it? 24, 48, or 72?
by Stu Pidasso
Wed May 09, 2018 11:58 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: WONG B-WING
Replies: 6
Views: 20331

Re: WONG B-WING

My advice would be to try to contact whoever cast the kit. I think maybe it was Ed Holt but I am not sure. Once you find the caster, ask him if he is able to do what is called a "slush cast" for you. He might have to get permission from Al or whoever owns the rights to the kit, and it migh...
by Stu Pidasso
Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:15 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: Stuck Private Messages
Replies: 4
Views: 17863

Re: Stuck Private Messages

They will stay in your "Outbox" until the recipient reads them. When they read them, it will move your message into the "Sent Messages" folder. You're fine.
by Stu Pidasso
Sun Jun 18, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Custom print decals?
Replies: 8
Views: 16822

Re: Custom print decals?

Any one know any where to get 1 sheet of custom decals printed? I have the image ready to go, just need a good vendor that won't charge the earth. I know you can get decal paper to do it yourself, but I want a quality print done, and my printer isn't up to the task, as I've tried and failed. UK pre...
by Stu Pidasso
Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:02 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: "Blue Stuff" reusable molding (aka Oyumaru)
Replies: 19
Views: 73055

Re: "Blue Stuff" reusable molding

I saw something similar a few years ago. I tried a sample kit of it, and it did not work out for resin casting. Only because this stuff melt's when it gets warm, and resin hears as it cures.
by Stu Pidasso
Wed May 17, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: Questions? I Got Your Questions Right Here, Buddy.
Replies: 67
Views: 349910

Re: Questions? I Got Your Questions Right Here, Buddy.

Inline images are awesome. Can I ask that pictures in signature lines still be banned, and please, no picture "quote vortexes"...
by Stu Pidasso
Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: 1/2 scale Medical Frigate;need kit list for studio scale
Replies: 11
Views: 26697

Not studio scale, but big nonetheless... http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=89268
by Stu Pidasso
Sun May 31, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Removing dried acrylic paint?
Replies: 6
Views: 14630

FIRE
by Stu Pidasso
Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Alluilite mold putty
Replies: 1
Views: 7503

Yes. It's awful. Garbage. Don't waste your money. Get a sample kit of mold max 30 from smooth-on.l, it's much better for the same price relatively.
by Stu Pidasso
Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:49 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Mold material
Replies: 8
Views: 17499

duck wrote:How about the re-usable molding materials?
Does this stuff work ok with regular resin?

Thanks!
In a word, no. Unless it's a really, really slow curing resin.
by Stu Pidasso
Sun Aug 17, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Portable Paint booth Help
Replies: 6
Views: 19377

All I could find was that it uses a direct 12v plug. Sorry buddy, your best bet is to take the part of the booth with your jack into Radio Shack and spend the $30 the want for a new power plug.
by Stu Pidasso
Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Making Hand Rungs in 1/500
Replies: 5
Views: 11981

I'd say start here, and get what you need.
by Stu Pidasso
Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:25 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: How to cure paint that won't dry?
Replies: 10
Views: 20584

FIRE
by Stu Pidasso
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:17 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Resin Kit has missing sections need help fixing problem!!
Replies: 4
Views: 12029

by Stu Pidasso
Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: 3d Printers
Replies: 35
Views: 71307

Doesn't the XBox Kinect have something like a 2D scanner that it turns into a 3D picture?

EDIT: Found one...
by Stu Pidasso
Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Question About Mounting a Model
Replies: 5
Views: 11879

Tommy8008 wrote:Can't speak for anyone else, but I got a metal tube that was slightly bigger than the hole and just tapped the tube in.
Giggity
by Stu Pidasso
Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Hot water method for straightening resin parts doesn't work
Replies: 13
Views: 31558

Can you post a pic of said gun?