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by AZRhino
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Wonderfest 2024!
Topic: Who's going?
Replies: 6
Views: 267

Re: Who's going?

I'll be there again, manning tables 29 & 30 (right next to TAG Team/Iwata). Stop by and say "Hi". I might even have something you just can't live without.

Mike
Rhino's Hobby Tools & More
by AZRhino
Fri May 13, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: I think I got it fixed....
Replies: 18
Views: 40683

Re: I think I got it fixed....

Great job, John! I was starting to go into withdrawals. :D
by AZRhino
Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:09 am
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: SM Star Trek scale list?
Replies: 5
Views: 11087

Re: SM Star Trek scale list?

I just looked at the link you provided that uses https: and if you look very closely, the scales are there. The problem is, the text is black on a dark blue background which makes it almost invisible. The non-secure address has white text for some reason. Anyway, the data is there, just REALLY hard ...
by AZRhino
Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:29 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: SM Star Trek scale list?
Replies: 5
Views: 11087

Re: SM Star Trek scale list?

Is this the list you're looking for?

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/trek/trekscales.cfm
by AZRhino
Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:28 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Tamiya handy drill
Replies: 9
Views: 27700

Re: Tamiya handy drill

The included Tamiya collets measure 5.97 mm / 0.235 inch in diameter, while the Dremel collets are 4.34 mm / 0.171 inch in diameter. The conical tip is what allows other brands of collets to work in the Handy Drill. When you tighten down the chuck, the conical shape helps center bit as well as tigh...
by AZRhino
Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:29 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Adding a Pot to the Tamiya Handy Drill?
Replies: 8
Views: 23561

Re: Adding a Pot to the Tamiya Handy Drill?

When you say they are too small, to you mean the shafts are too short for the chuck to tighten down on them?

I personally have this set in addition to the Dermel collets and they work in my Tamiya drill and router
by AZRhino
Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:54 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Adding a Pot to the Tamiya Handy Drill?
Replies: 8
Views: 23561

Re: Adding a Pot to the Tamiya Handy Drill?

The Handy Drill runs at about 800 RPM (due to the gearing) and the Router runs at about 1400 RPM. I have used both for drilling plastic going as small as a #80 bit. The trick is to place the drill bit exactly where you want the hole, then hit the trigger. The drill bit should pull itself into the pl...
by AZRhino
Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:01 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Decal Problem w/ 1/1000 Polar Lights TOS Enterprise
Replies: 8
Views: 9810

Thanks for all the replies. I had assumed (my bad...) that putting the decals down on gloss paint without a gloss clear coat would have been sufficient. Live and learn. It was a good thing this was mostly a test build anyway. It makes a nice 6 foot model, but taught me a lot of the issues involved w...
by AZRhino
Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Decal Problem w/ 1/1000 Polar Lights TOS Enterprise
Replies: 8
Views: 9810

Decal Problem w/ 1/1000 Polar Lights TOS Enterprise

I have finally gotten around to building the 1/1000 PL TOS Enterprise kit and I am having a bad problem with the decals silvering. They went down on top of a pretty good gloss coat of paint and I used Micro Set, Micro Sol and Mr. Mark Softener, and none of them seem to affect the clear carrier film....
by AZRhino
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:00 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Cleaning scribed lines?
Replies: 14
Views: 15948

Depending on how deep the scribed line is, I will run a line of Tamiya Thin glue down the scribed line. It melts all the excess back into "trench" and leaves a nice clean scribe line. Unfortunately, if the scribed line is very shallow, it can fill in your scribing efforts. However, this ca...
by AZRhino
Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: best resin glue
Replies: 9
Views: 8648

Does anyone have any comments on Gorilla Glue?

I know it foams as it cures, but I am interested in other people's experiences.
by AZRhino
Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:27 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Gluing warped saucer halves
Replies: 7
Views: 6179

irishtrek wrote:Got any photos?
Not yet...
irishtrek wrote:And is it an original series base star?
Yes.

The "warping" is actually more of a slight twist in the saucer halves. Very fixable, but as I stated earlier, I am concerned that there is enough of a twist to cause the seams to pop over time.
by AZRhino
Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:18 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Gluing warped saucer halves
Replies: 7
Views: 6179

Gluing warped saucer halves

I am in the process of constructing a RM Cylon Basestar, and the saucer halves are slightly warped. Gluing the saucer in sections should allow me to allign the parts that need alligning :?: but I am curious as to which would be a better gluing method. On styrene, I love Tamiya Thin, and use it for j...
by AZRhino
Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:53 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Why airbrush vs paintbrush?
Replies: 11
Views: 10931

Re: Why airbrush vs paintbrush?

Ive have one in my hands to buy on several occasions, but I just cant seem to pull the trigger. No pun intended? :D Some paints, mostly acrylics seem to resist going down smoothly with a brush (I have never had good results with Tamiya acrylics and a paint brush) where using an airbrush can lay dow...
by AZRhino
Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Nail Polish Anyone?
Replies: 4
Views: 3240

Supposedly, the car guys use it all the time. Nice cheap source of enamel paint that comes in a lot of interesting colors. Thin with acetone, and away you go!
by AZRhino
Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:00 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Cleaning MM Acryl out of my airbrush
Replies: 10
Views: 9334

The issue I have with laquer thinner is the Acryl paint forms little balls or globs when I put the laquer thinner in the color cup. I use a stenciling brush to swish the thinner around in the color cup and loosen the paint off the sides of the cup. But the laquer thinner doesn't seem to break down t...
by AZRhino
Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:35 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Cleaning MM Acryl out of my airbrush
Replies: 10
Views: 9334

Cleaning MM Acryl out of my airbrush

Any recommendations on what blow through my airbrush to clean out ModelMaster Acryl?

I have tried isopropyl alcohol, Windex, water, lacqer thinner, Testors Universal Airbrush Cleaner (#50497) and EZ Air Environmentally Safe Airbrush Cleaner.

Bottom line is, none of them seem to work for crap.
by AZRhino
Thu May 05, 2005 12:43 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Creating Azteck patterns
Replies: 11
Views: 13419

If you have a Michael's or Hobby Lobby, check there. Try and find
something other than the Badger brand though. I'm sure it works fine, it
is just incredibly expensive. Or check an art supply store as well.
Something that carries airbrushing supplies.

Good Luck.
Mike
by AZRhino
Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:32 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Airbrush bubbling in paint cup
Replies: 9
Views: 13613

I had a similar problem with my Iwata. Much like Vince's statement, I
had air leaking around the o-ring that seals the air cap to the body.
Once I tightened the air cap onto the body, I had no more problems with
air bubbling back into the cup.
by AZRhino
Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:31 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Airbrush bubbling in paint cup
Replies: 9
Views: 13613

I had a similar problem with my Iwata. Much like Vince's statement, I
had air leaking around the o-ring that seals the air cap to the body.
Once I tightened the air cap onto the body, I had no more problems with
air bubbling back into the cup.