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Thanks -- I've got some old Doc Martin brown, myself, for subtler washes.

I guess ink co$t$ more, now; metallics seem to be pricier, but, stang! -- this brand has some real tasty green shades....

I'll try one bottle, let y'all know directly!..

Whoops, SCORPION is on-------

I'm looking to use some of their Metallic Green for panel line shading, over a base of Valero steel.

Bottle sez waterproof, archive quality, but for $9 .... I thought I'd ask around first, TIA!!

Thank You!

Oh, well. Sorry to have bothered Y'all.

I haven't built figures much, since the Aurora Gill Man days... My styrene Ben Grimm still inhabits his box, but, has been washed of mold release... :roll: I have the Mk 35 Iron Man 3 armor. It's molded in light grey styrene body halves, and a...polyvinyl (?) for the legs and arms. Will my beloved V...

The folks in Carrolton, Texas, have started selling their own brand of super glue. Comes in thin, medium, and thick variants. The bottles seem to have a trick nozzle; why so, not apparent to me in their AD currently on the airwaves since May 1st 2015... Anyone have any real world usage information o...

Walmart sells an acrylic final coat in rattle cans PLAID brand name; blue& white label in the CRAFT section. They have gloss and flat, $5...m i g h t work...

I'm reaching here; I thiiink I saw some enamel? Tamiya? Fujimi? MARKERS that were 3 shades of heated metal....I think. It was at...?!!

Ya migh try metallic chalk pastels, or mebbe Rub & Buff if they stlll make that.

HTH, sirrah!

Back when I used enamels, I dry brushed that on a silver basecoat; gave the shading effect you want (simulates metal expansion) - I'd look close at real world examples (like on motorsiccle exhausts) for ideas before I painted. AFAIK, tho, airbrushing is the way to go with this stuff - also, I think?...

[bThank you very much, Guys![/b] A local model buddy told me that Plastruct had a site, and I've ordered a catalog already from them. I Did Not Know of the other sites; there is a local plastic supplier down in SA on E. Grayson, but they don't deal with thinner stuff. I have gotten scrap Plexiglass ...

I FI-nally used up the very last of an old Plastruct brand sheet set, and went to look for more -hmmm. I need to stock up again! So- Local Art store Asel's has single sheets, and 'Buckley' on the phone, so I'll have to go into Sorry Tonio to see, myself what they really have... Hobby Lobby has a few...

Great Joy in Texas City! My first test shot after bolting moisture trap male fitting end TO the compressor, was GREAT! Lost a couple of psi, but I'm not running the teflon tape on my threads, yet; loss is minimal. Not used to tank/compressor combo, the silence/NOISE got me a couple of times, but oh,...

Gracias, Kylwell! I went to the Kobalt site; it's not quite operational. No joy, there. I went to the Lowes site/same as you've posted, and my new water trap is the LARGER of the two you showed. (I'll be the first to give them a review all right!!) Looooked all over, it has no air flow markings (see...

Camelopardis! (see Jason of Star Command for this invective) Thank You, guys; I'm still flummoxed 'bout direction but will try the Kobalt.com site in a bit, and experiment tomorrow, since 'humidity will be up in S Texas City'. I've wondered IF I didn't buy from a batch of H2O filters that got missed...

:( Seriously, my leetle old Badger piston critter up and died...the (small) flames comin' out assured me of that... SO, off to Lowe's Home Store. I've been thinking of this replacement for a while (could not remember when I bought the Badger), so got a Blue Hawk brand twin tank 2-gal compressor rig....

Yessir, thank you for the ideas. I went to my club's Wise Old Owl (an Active Modeler older than ME :shock: He'd had similar problems with the white Lindbergh plastic; it's apparently oilier(?) than it looks. Even washed, it did feel talc-like on the finger...Thanks again. Oh, and the WOO also told m...

Hm, thought I'd been clearer; the seam is only 1/4 inch wide, X mebbe 3 inches long, by....1/10 inch deep, I guess. (Forgive me Interlocutor for I have Seined; it's on a '52 Chevy kit from Lindbergh, ancient example of styrene arts) And, I forgot to mention, I'd tried the water trick, and it made th...

Howdy, All; Have had some medium and thick gap filling glue problems of late. I'm using 'Extreme Power' brand (from Hobby Lobby- I think they're the equivalent of ""Bob Smith brand"" which is from Hobby ToWn) I've laid down a bead of thick (the yaller bottle, yah?) glue, mebbe 1/...

Thank you! Did not know the soap trick (What Would Johnny Crash Do?, Hmmm.

And, STANG!, Thanks, Kekker, shoulda thought of Office Max; they've sold me my chair, my printer, my Kindle, and no, they won't give me any money for that unsolicited testimony.

I'm off........!

.........Rubber Cement! (I'm beginning to think it's UnObtanium......) If ya don't know, this stuff is what we used to stick paper together in school, yahrens ago. It's semi-permanent, flexible, waterproof, etc...(I think Glue Sticks replaced this stuff) It comes in a lightfast brown bottle, that co...

Aaaand just when I thought this was a deadthread by a Deadhead.... Seam-filler, you're RIGHT! Had forgotten that part of the movie, ha! Did not know that this was a long common way of applying makeup-still wonder tho, what company(ies) make these gadgets, or is it a side branch of Badger, or...? I'l...

I never thought I'd see ladies spraying their makeup on with airbrushes that look better (on tv) than mine own.... Have ya'll seen these ads; do any of you have knowledge of the manufacturers, and esp. their quality? (I'm happy with alla my personal airbrushes, would like a better compressor someday...

THANKS, Ya'll! Lemme go see what new stuff I can learn!

I'm looking for links to a car/auto/truck modeling site, hopefully as GREAT as this one - any recommendations? I've built models for yahren, learnt cars along with everything else (I used to build at family gatherings; my cousins outside playing, me inside, with the latest kit, be it (monster!) figu...

Looks good; at a clearance price, I'd say go ahead! Most Dremels give you one or two bits with the drill, but look around there at the display for Dremel accessories; you can also buy them (at varying prices) in many model stores (realworld, and online). I like their 'cut off discs' (a thin disc of ...

Howdy; been using Dremels for yahrens; not sure which model the 100 is (the battery powered portable?!- if so, GOOD!), but I'll tender some general advice. IF you've used the 110 volt versions before, you may know that a speed controller is vital! . The newer, more expensive Dremels come with one bu...