Welds are pretty easy with some kind of putty, like Milliput or Mighty Putty. The technique can be seen here...
You basically just lay an uneven strip down and then stipple it with a shaped piece of sprue or toothpick.
-Rog
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- Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:33 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: How to fake screw head, rivets and welding lines?
- Replies: 12
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- Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:36 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How would I paint panels like this?
- Replies: 11
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This is probably too late, but I just came across this, which is an example of what good panel shading looks like. You can see how varied it is, so it gives the feel of real weathering.
-Rog
-Rog
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: What are some good clamps for odd shaped models?
- Replies: 14
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I believe those are called hemostats, which can usually be gotten through medical supply stores and websites. You know, if you don't want to cut yourself to get them for free.marcus0311 wrote:those clamps that look like scissors.
-Rog
- Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:03 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: 3.25 floppies
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9919
I've used them a lot in building wargaming scenery. It seems like superglue always worked for me, although I would suggest giving it a good cleaning and then a light sanding to rough up the surface that you're gluing. I've also used hot glue, but that's usually not very pretty if it's a visible join...
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Resin kit Virgin needs advice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13557
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:15 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: does anyone know what kind of putty this guy uses>?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18564
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: flash on kits... acceptable or not?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9613
...mis-aligned mold seams. I couldn't possibly care less about flash. Yeah, it's some additional step that I have to take, but if I didn't like the building process I wouldn't build models in the first place... But misaligned seams are pretty annoying, especially when it occurrs where a panel line ...
- Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:47 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How do I make icicles?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5516
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:24 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Too cold to prime...HELP!!!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15697
Hey, me too!redfinger wrote:I have been using warm to hot water to warm cans up for years, it is harmless. I first started doing it when at my first job in a auto body shop...
I also used the method when I was doing custom guitars even when it wasn't cold because lacquer can be a bear to spray on...
-Rog
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:25 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Hydrogen dioxide?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5857
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:53 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Hydrogen dioxide?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5857
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:42 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Hydrogen dioxide?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5857
Hydrogen dioxide?
In one of the new entries in the BSG contest (the Ovion Warrior), says: The Ovion Warrior was airbrushed with craft-store acrylics thinned with Future Floor Polish, Windex and hydrogen dioxide. I definitely get the Future, somewhat get the Windex, but haven't heard of using hydrogen dioxide, which c...
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How would I paint panels like this?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7017
Like I said, it's hard to tell from the picture, and from just one angle, but that's what it looks like to me. Personally, the way they did it looks little too much like they were trying to make it appear that each panel is almost concave, which is kind of weird looking... So I would probably do it ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:54 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How would I paint panels like this?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7017
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:57 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Problems with spray on Testors paint
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6692
- Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:02 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Idiots guide to electronics?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9109
I just thought I'd share one of my secrets... I recently discovered the Texas Instruments site . That might not sound like anything profound, but if you go under Samples they'll send you electronic parts for free. This is especially useful when you need, say, an LED driver or microcontroller that on...