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by rpauly
Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Clyde "En'til'Zog" Jones has passed away
Replies: 28
Views: 82892

Woah, Ter! This comes as a huge shock! Please pass my condolences to this family... :(
by rpauly
Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:48 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: Gentle Peoples....I seek inspiration!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 48937

Re: Gentle Peoples....I seek inspiration!!!!

I am searching the unknown for ideas. Where do you get your ideas from? I get mine from an outfit in Schenectady, New York. I send 'em $25 a month, and they send me back an envelope of ideas. It's great!* Humble apologies to Harlan Ellison, but this hole was wide enough to drive a truck through, an...
by rpauly
Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Paint Equivalents
Replies: 35
Views: 114765

Collected color references on the Three Rivers IPMS site...
by rpauly
Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:38 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Help with molding model car tires
Replies: 17
Views: 14878

by rpauly
Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:32 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Accelerator supplier, please.
Replies: 2
Views: 5631

Micro-Mark

Don't know where in PA you are, but if you're within a couple hours of Pittsburgh, it's worth the drive to AB Charles
by rpauly
Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:27 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: HOW MUCH?
Replies: 11
Views: 11941

You're probably looking at $10-$20 of cost-price parts max - but if you have to factor in someones hourly rate to design and build a controller, then that's probably a couple of days labor. What would a garage charge for for that much on a car? And that's the long and short of it. In Randy's defens...
by rpauly
Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:35 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Photo etched tools - what do you recomend for bends?
Replies: 4
Views: 5833

Etch Mate is your friend. :D
by rpauly
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: AB causing a Pebbling Effect
Replies: 8
Views: 7245

Dial your air pressure back to 10-12 pounds, or get an inch or two closer. The paint's already drying by the time it hits the model.
by rpauly
Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:37 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Tigermeet... What order to go in?
Replies: 28
Views: 53495

Think I'd go with the orange first, then the base light gray of the peeling sections. Mask it all off and do the dark shadows under the peels, mask again and do the fuselage gray. Last thing would be the tiger stripes. But, that's just me... :D BTW, that is quite possibly THE coolest Tiger Meet sche...
by rpauly
Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:35 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Tenax is it Gone for Good?
Replies: 17
Views: 21640

Disillusionist wrote:Right here.

Ridout Plastics
Thankyouthankyouthankyou...
by rpauly
Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:51 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Tenax is it Gone for Good?
Replies: 17
Views: 21640

Last week I noticed my local hobby shop had a mostly full case of Tenax on the shelf and another unopened one underneath. I bought two bottles just in case and asked the clerk if they were having any problems getting it. He said they were having no difficulties getting it from their distributor and...
by rpauly
Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:25 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Best method for stripping a resin kit
Replies: 4
Views: 5154

Super Clean is your friend. Trust the Super Clean.
by rpauly
Sun May 10, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Lighthouse lamp effect?
Replies: 7
Views: 9148

VooDooFX has a lighthouse kit as well.
by rpauly
Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: What kind of lighting effects are people looking for?
Replies: 44
Views: 39838

I like.

BTW, John, you have a PM...
by rpauly
Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:02 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: does anyone know what kind of putty this guy uses>?
Replies: 16
Views: 17726

You sure he's not carving at some spray foam?

EDIT: Nope, I guess not... :cry:
by rpauly
Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: What kind of lighting effects are people looking for?
Replies: 44
Views: 39838

Chasers and sequencers would be lovely for us dummies that have a hard time getting the + and - ends of the battery right...
by rpauly
Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:01 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: How to highlight a white paint job???
Replies: 17
Views: 15434

You might try highlighting with a very pale blue...
by rpauly
Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: schematic drawing software
Replies: 7
Views: 5660

by rpauly
Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:46 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Freak Flex
Replies: 10
Views: 8673

Actually, Freak Flex is a very good paint. The thing is, it's formulated specifically for figure modeling, where you generally spray a lot less coverage at a time than other genres. It purposely dries quickly for that reason. Badger's Extender is made to compensate for that quality in "wider&qu...
by rpauly
Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:54 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Freak Flex
Replies: 10
Views: 8673

Mix some Badger Extender in your paint cup to keep it from drying too quickly and clogging the needle.
by rpauly
Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:23 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: What is a good online store for model paints?
Replies: 4
Views: 4320

by rpauly
Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Airbrush effect without an airbrush?
Replies: 4
Views: 3511

Sure! Use pastels. Grind 'em into powder and apply with a brush. The best part? If you screw up, you wash it off and try again! Once you have the effect you want, seal the job with Dull Cote. Use several LIGHT coats. A heavy coat can discolor the pastels and ruin the effect. Another option is light ...
by rpauly
Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:53 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Warped Piece
Replies: 4
Views: 4190

The water trick works with styrene as well.
by rpauly
Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:02 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Cleaning resin parts before building
Replies: 7
Views: 5895

For Vishnu's sake, don't use that crap! Soak it in Simple Green or something similar that will dissolve the release without gouging up your resin!
by rpauly
Wed May 28, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Making a clear piece translucent?
Replies: 12
Views: 9262

Tamiya makes several acrylic tints, or you could simply use a few drops of food coloring or ink in some Future...
by rpauly
Mon May 26, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: AMBROID PRO-WELD vs TUBE GLUE
Replies: 2
Views: 3311

DON'T use the brush in the bottle! Use a fine paintbrush. The bottle brush will do nothing but get adhesive everywhere but where you want it.
by rpauly
Mon May 19, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Painting photo-etched mesh
Replies: 4
Views: 4333

A can of spray paint. Are you using a BRUSH brush (with bristles) or an AIR brush? If you're trying to paint mesh with a bristle brush, the only way to do it without clogging up the mesh is drybrushing, where you dip just the ends of the bristles in paint, and wipe almost off the paint off the brush...
by rpauly
Mon May 19, 2008 5:56 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Painting photo-etched mesh
Replies: 4
Views: 4333

Are you air brushing or using a spray bomb?
by rpauly
Wed May 14, 2008 9:19 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Ok, it's official - I suck at glueing
Replies: 11
Views: 8432

I use the plastic tops from discarded containers (like the kind you get on a can of mixed nuts) to place a small puddle of CA on. The can tops are soft and flexible so when I've got too much dried CA on one, I just bend the top back and forth until the spot of CA pops off. Good as new. For an appli...
by rpauly
Sat May 10, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Light Blocking Color
Replies: 6
Views: 5209

Ah.. Then I'd reccomend a base coat of white, followed by black, tour primer, and your color coats. I'd also suggest scoring around the window masks with a fresh hobby knife before lifting them.