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Punch set could be your best investment-

as far as the colored sheets, go to a lighting company- the type that sells band lighting gear and check out the 'cells' colored sheets that change the color of the lights- maybe there you can find something sturdy enough.

I have a CARL cutter like the one above and i love it for cutting thin sheet and other small card for patterns ect.

I have used an etcher and /or a heavy utility razor blade and a 6 oz bal peen head to cut .080. For some of the bigger things i have my craftsman miter box. But that micro mark tool is interesting.

Thanks, I saw this- but wasnt sure how official it was.

Cool! tHAnks for sharing

I have ONE picture of this, and its the classic screen shot. I Will build this in about 1/35 scale - but i need some references, nothing on Google that I can find helps- thanks CR

Thank you! I was sure somebody tried it.

Thanks fellas, its a great feeling to beat something into shape from a pile of flat sheets!

Mr.Surfacer 1000 & 1200 This is like an amazing primer. It goes on smooth and can give you a very good indicaton of any imperfections on your model that needs fixing before final paint. Again when you are airbrushing this you need to thin it a lot for best results. I thin it about 70% thinner t...

Or any other bridge except the classic! ---I think this belongs here since its going to be completely fabricated, I'm not trying this, but I'm curious if anyone else has, love to see the work.

Sorta, try some Alclad II transparent paint- i used their blue on some stuff and it worked very well. Stay away from Tamiya Smoke, Tried that on some stuff and it's just too sticky IMO.

I use CA sparingly- I don't trust it, the dollar store super glues are fine sometimes- but i like something thicker, so i still find myself using old Testors tube! Blob a bit on a piece of card and dab it on with a toothpick or a piece of wire- I do the same with the CA's but I still find myself goi...

This is my first ground up scratch build. These were posted on another forum so if they seem familiar well they are`! I'm posting this to help some of the folks here that would like to try scratching but feel daunted by the math- well I'm terrible at math! Sometimes a little mechanical intuition is ...