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Baking powder and micro balloons painted to match your desired sand's color.

Do you thin it with rubbing alcohol as he suggests? Or will it be fine airbrushing from a gravity feed? I also have a siphon internal mix brush would it be better to use that if I don't thin it? I don't thin it and use a gravity feed airbrush. And Kylwell is correct, sand between coats for maximum ...

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I shoot it straight from my airbrush. Keep in mind your finish will be as good as your prep.

WELCOME to the board (and insanity). I recall, seeing somewhere, someone took acrylic rod and lit it with a laser diode. I cannot seem to find it, but if it exists, someone here will. The effect was quite striking...

The auction place is full of vendors with full specs...

I find acetone is the best for most adhesives like epoxy and CA.

Let us know how it works out with the fixative. I've had limited success with clear sheet.

I would stay away from wiring in series. If you lose one component, you lose the entire circuit, think old-style Christmas lights.

I've used them. They are great for repairs (especially rear window defrosters), but I wouldn't depend on them for permanent circuits:

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/8420-p.html

Ziz wrote:http://www.chienworks.com/~aramisangel/sw/index1.html

Try the direct page. Hit Sound, then "Other" by mousing over the logos.

Thanks!

Yeah thanks for that hour I'm going to lose looking around this site...

Ziz wrote:http://www.chienworks.com/~aramisangel/ ... gflyby.wav

http://www.chienworks.com/~aramisangel/ ... sxwing.wav

Found in a Google search

"We're sorry! You don't have permission to access that file."

I'm adding sounds to the SS X-wing I'm doing, and I'm looking for an X-wing engine sound. Even a stretched flyby I could use as a startup/shutdown file. I've found only one 'flyby' MP3 online and the apogee duration (the point when the X-wing is closest and thereby the loudest) is too short to stre...

Yakface wrote:What is the best way to do this? I bought a 12 DC volt wall wort that is rated at 300mA. How would I wire the board and wall wort together? I'm new at this.

Thanks
Kevin

If this is not a regulated wart you better check the output voltage and plug polarity first.

Do you have a special effects program like Motion or After Effects? The best way to do it convincingly is rotoscoping it. The Black Hole had great roto thrust effects.

I've always called them limit switches. They're easily available in NO or NC configuration.

I would actually leave the plug on and install a jack in the model Also, make sure the wall-wart is a regulated PS - else add a rectifier circuit to your main board before anything else CD players are more tolerant of voltage variations than LED circuits, so the PS may NOT be regulated, and that sp...

This and this.

I don't know the current draw on the Madman kit is. This PS is rated at half an amp...

You better get some heavy duty resistors and a bulky power supply. There will be a lot of current running through that!

Nice and clean, very nice!

Hi all, i have this torch led module which i am trying to modify for my reliant model, http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/Matty1973/photo.jpg it had 24 white lED's attached running off 4.5 v or 3 1.5 volt AA batteries with a 1.20 ohm resistor. I want to up this to a 9 volt system and will be ...

Like this?

I don't want to sound offensive, but why go to all the trouble (and potentially destroy something) when you can buy this ? Maybe I'm being an old curmudgeon, but rather than spend hours trying to figure something out, I can spend minutes ordering something that works out of the box. Now, get off my ...

Why not just buy a 5V wall wart? Otherwise 3 AA's in series is your best bet...

Phantom wrote:looking to buy a punch and die set but can't seem to find anyone selling them.. does anyone know where i can buy one from?

i would appreciate a PM if you know anyone selling them at a reasonable price...hannants in the UK want almos £90 !

YOW, 90 quid?!

How about this...

I've had one for years, used it on all the adaptors, this one shows a proper 6V. The others vary widely. Other adaptors call themselves class 2 power source. I think thats just the radio interference regulations. Wow, that's a nice power supply. I've looked high and low for a 6V 2-3A source for a h...

Yes, this.

Granted, I wouldn't use it to troubleshoot a motherboard, but it'll get you within fractions of a volt of what you are looking for. Otherwise, when you are buying a PS, make sure the description states it's regulated.

Does Mouser ship to Canada. I've found them to be the best all-around, especially if you are just ordering a few things. And their online catalog is the best in the business.

Fiberfill, Fiberfill, Fiberfill...

...did I say Fiberfill?

Hm. Perhaps I was wrong then. Wouldn't be the first time. :oops: Anyway, I just thought of something: airplane servos *can* be used, *if* you are willing to virtually destroy them. :wink: If you take off the casing and remove everything that isn't a motor or a gear, then connect the motor terminals...