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- Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:28 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Working with "snaking" tiny wire or styrene detail
- Replies: 9
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Another good source for fine wire is a fishing place, like Bass Pro Shops. In the fly-tying section they sell a container with six spools of lead wire from 0.010 to 0.035 in 0.005 increments. Reasonably cheap, and you get quite a bit. Another option is taking apart wiring for the copper wire - heat ...
- Wed May 08, 2013 5:12 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: 2001 Moon Bus
- Replies: 8
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- Wed May 08, 2013 5:11 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: 2001 Moon Bus
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8359
Yup. I'd seen some color-corrected interior shots, but these were the best, and I liked the color swatches he added. Of course, during the construction of MoonBus #1, I found the information about the map storage bins and how much farther forward they were after I'd glued in the bulkheads and floor!...
- Tue May 07, 2013 4:17 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: 2001 Moon Bus
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8359
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:57 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Filling seams on light colored plastic?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11700
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:55 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Printing directly on styrene with inkjet printer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30114
One thing I've done is to print fine lines onto paper and then glue it to the styrene. Cut along the lines, remove paper and assemble. The repositionable spray adhesive that you can move for a while works best, so you can get it nice and smooth. Using CorelDraw, you can also move the lines so that y...
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:27 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Anyone use Blue Hawks rotary tool?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8205
Can't speak for Blue Hawk, but I got a No-Namo brand set from Big Lots for really cheap. The tool itself was garbage - wobbly and close to no power at all. But (and it's a big but!) what made it worthwhile was all the accessories that came with it: diamond coated bits, carbide bits, cut-off wheels, ...
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:21 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: external light blocking
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4264
The best paint for blocking light would be metallic silver/aluminum. Since the particles are actually metal, as opposed to a mineral/artificial pigment, they would block light much more effectively. Airbrushing would be the best. Just remember to check from time to time to make sure you have a thick...
- Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:16 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Seriously, how do I apply squadron putty?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 29531
Did you squish the tube a lot before applying? Sounds almost like you're getting the syrupy solvent instead of the putty itself. If it sits on the store shelf for a long time, the green part settles out, leaving the liquid on top. A lot like that nasty yellow water that can shoot out of the mustard ...
- Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Future under a different name?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8350
speaking of future, Does an almost full bottle of future lose its effectivness at all ? my bottle is 5 years old and has stayed in my cabinet in the house and it still looks good, so i thought i would ask about the age of a bottle of future. Bert I had a bottle for almost a decade. It still worked,...
- Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:12 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Remove crystal clever
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3636
Do you mean Kristal Klear? It's basically like white glue - you should be able to just pop it off (if it's a window), or soak it in water and rub it off pretty easily. If you mean Kleer, the foreign (to us in the US!) version of Future, then an ammonia based cleaner would do it. Of course, that woul...
- Fri May 04, 2012 10:45 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Perfect mirror metal finish - options and suggestions?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25508
- Wed May 02, 2012 7:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Mystery paste
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5857
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:34 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Resin Casting: Vir--er, Newby No More!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8532
Great story! Where in Norfolk did you find Smooth On products? Are their prices comparable? I much rather make the trip through the tunnel than waiting for it to be delivered! Yeah - what he said! I've gotten the small set of Alumilite from the Hobbytown on Va Beach Blvd, and Denbigh Hobby often ca...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:32 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Sanding sticks question!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6120
You can get wet n dry at the car parts places in the body work section. They're a variety of grits, usually from 120 or so on up to 1200-1500. Since this is the range I mostly use for model work (220 is about as low as I go on plastic), they work great. The good part is you can super glue them onto ...
- Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:33 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cracks and crevices in a painted model - how to fix these?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4407
Since the paint was Tamiya, it was a solvent-based lacquer. The solvent interacts with the putties and causes some swelling, which then leads to cracks. I've had it happen with primers as well. I agree with using Mr. Surfacer. I'm pretty sure Denbigh Hobby has it. They also have the Tamiya white put...
- Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:43 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Future as setting solution
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9394
Yes. It works pretty well. The Future dries and sucks the decal down. Personally I thin it a little with water, about 50/50. This will reduce any edge between the puddle and the surroundings. Definitely no setting/sol solutions - they can interact with the Future and make it clot or worse, solidify ...
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:02 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint sandwiching - bad idea?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6290
It worked out just fine - will post to the gallery when completely done. My only complaint is that two of the three greys are just a teensy bit too close in tint level. The warm and the neutral greys are not different enough unless you look really close. The Tamiya white overcoat gave it a nice smoo...
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:11 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cellulose Thinner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2971
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:58 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint sandwiching - bad idea?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6290
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:52 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint sandwiching - bad idea?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6290
Paint sandwiching - bad idea?
So I have this model that was primed with Tamiyas white primer. Lovely stuff - smooth, real white, thin. Over that I painted certain areas with MM enamels. These have been allowed to dry for a few days now. I need to tone down the enamels (originally planned that way), and I was wondering if I shoul...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:57 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gluing .005 styrene strips to model?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12965
I ended up using medium thickness CA. It did ooze out the sides at times, but I'd get my scalpel and chip it away before it got too hard. The solvent based glues melted the super thin .005, or dried out before it caught the model. Anyway, problem solved, primed and first coat on! Now several man-yea...
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:19 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gluing .005 styrene strips to model?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12965
Gluing .005 styrene strips to model?
Title pretty much covers it. I need to put teeny (often .5 X 3mm) bits of .005 thickness styrene to the surface of a model. The model is styrene, too. I've tested a number of options, but none have been really satisfactory so far. CA - thick, medium and thin - OK on strength, but will grab hold at j...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Curling INKjet printed decals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5713
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:42 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Using Clay for Molding?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15801
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Looking for old FSM scratch built stuff
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10513
- Fri May 20, 2011 11:03 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Place to buy greebles?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 83451
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:43 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: From spray can to airbrush bottle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 25867
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:37 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Cheap Plastic globes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14145
- Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:39 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: how do you remove superglue frost?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10282