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This is the kind of look that I'm talking about. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/facehugger804/MwFront.jpg I was almost totally fooled by this at first. That pic actually looks like they used a vynil mask. Look how the back edge of the front window is slightly "peeled" up? Or is th...

5 minute epoxy should work just fine.

2keyla wrote: Thank you greatly, I knew I could count on my SM friends.

Group hug!

What Dan said.

How long ago did you put the decals down? In other words, they are supposed to wrinkle up, then settle down as they dry and cure, if you're using the Microsol. If they are dry and still wrinkled, and you have not sealed them with a gloss/flat coat, try re-applying some microsol and see if you can la...

Paint first, then assemble.

Sometimes a modeler has to prime the kit to find flaws. Once they do, then fix them, sometimes you can just strip the primer off and keep building. Like you said, it could all be up to the model. If you have too many fine details, then you can't prime. Once I primed a kit 6 times before I painted.

Whu?

I ordered one of these little black bottles for $12, and I got to say it was one of the worst experiences of my life. It never went where I wanted, I had to SQUEEZE hard as I could for it to even flow, and when it did, SPLAT. I got it everywhere (and I'm careful) and it really wasn't what it was hyp...

That would be it. I googled "3-way coupling", and got a little side tracked.

Say you have about 3 or 4 2.5 pressure pots from Harbor frieght. Can you run all of them off of one compressor at the same time and maintain a constant pressure? I'm thinking about picking this one up for the job. And how would I hook up multiple hoses for the pots? Can't seem to find an adaptor... ...

What about this? Would it be okay to use?

Well, watch out if you have an exposed light bulb that suddenly gets paint on it.



BOOM




I've had it happen.

I once used those snap pops (those little white wads of explosives, you throw them at your wife-I mean, the ground and POP!) to simulate a small strike or scorch mark. I held the snap pop against the model, and smashed it with a butterknife until it popped.

I WAS IN THE POOL!

huh huh hhuuuhhhuh... Karim said "reaming holes..." huh huh huh...

Kylwell wrote:

Stu Pidasso wrote:What about this stuff? I love it!

Hate it. Never had good results. End up peeling leetle tiny shards off the model.

Usually a pencil eraser will help that.

What about this stuff? I love it!

Well, I use the old Squadron White and Nail polish remover on a Q-tip trick. I'm impatient, and there's no sanding involved.

Sanding doesn't bother me at all.

It's filling in those stupid exposed ejector pin marks that I hate.

Orange peel usually occurs due to the temperature being too cold or the paint mix too thick. Try putting the can in a bowl of warm water. This will help to thin the viscosity of the paint. Is it genuine orange peel or a bobbly finish? And NEVER NEVER NEVER put it on the stove and forget about it! :...

My Badger 360 is the best there is for blowing dust off my model table.

Believe it or not, I've known someone to use Cool whip. Is it airtight? If it is, put a little more cool Whip in there than what you want, put your "mystery fluid" in, and wait. The cool whip will dry out, shrink a bit, and then look like beer foam. Just keep it out of direct sunkight. It'...

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Holy crap that's a lot of putty!

If you want it hollow, you gotta cut it lengthwise in half. Good luck.

http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorial ... &CurPage=1


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Upon further review (brain fart) I'm using Solvaset.

These were Bandia decals. NICE decals, but there were a lot of them, and all were not going on straight surfaces.

No matter how much Microsol I use, I can't avoid wrinkles on curved surfaces!

And I do glosscoat the model before I put them on, as well.

What's better for spraying with spray paint cans? many many light coats, or one medium coat, sand lightly, then a topcoat? I alread warm up my cans ni hot water to make the can spray better.

Any help?