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- Thu May 22, 2014 12:00 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: A new big flat white LED!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 91926
Well...I'm familiar with the acrylic they're using for these LEDs. There are two flavors, one optimized for edge lighting, and another optimized for diffusion with back-lighting. I'm thinking warp grills and such cut specifically to size and shape for specific models might be quite useful to a lot ...
- Wed May 07, 2014 2:09 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Clear sprays over Acrylic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 32571
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:28 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Alternative to PE screen needed
- Replies: 17
- Views: 39764
- Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Kleen Strip-PLEASE READ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17062
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:09 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vallejo Plastic Putty
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10099
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:22 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Will glitter ruin my air brush??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 30562
Yes, it will.
Glitter is too coarse to shoot through an air brush. There are specialty metalflake paints available for airbrushing, and metalflake powders available for adding to regular paint. An internet search should turn them up.
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:31 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Diffusing led strips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19211
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:32 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: To build or to buy a vacuum former which is best?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 54090
Re: Vaccuum former on ebay
Depending on how big a machine you need, this could be a good buy: >>>link zapped<<< __________ More Ebay links? Please, don't. ...If you want to post a link to your own auction to promote the sale, fine, do it in Marketplace. Otherwise, please keep eBay off these boards. If you really think the it...
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 2:33 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: To build or to buy a vacuum former which is best?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 54090
Vaccuum former on ebay
Depending on how big a machine you need, this could be a good buy: >>>link zapped<<< __________ More Ebay links? Please, don't. ...If you want to post a link to your own auction to promote the sale, fine, do it in Marketplace. Otherwise, please keep eBay off these boards. If you really think the ite...
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:34 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: finish window lines after removing masks?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6574
Maybe it's the camera angle, but it looks to me like you've applied the paint way too thick to start. That's easy to do with a rattle can. I'd suggest, as you have an air brush, to use nothing else and apply the paint in very light coats. What did you use to mask the windows? In spite of some of the...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:22 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: paint filter question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10444
Space Ranger, I've used acrylic retarder in the past, never heard of enamel retarder. Where might such a rhing be found? I've purchased generic enamel retarder in the past from Home Depot and Lowe's. Floquil once made an enamel retarder, and a search for it will turn up several retailers that still...
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: paint filter question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10444
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Removing decals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8021
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: ANyone used Testor's Create FX
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4414
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:33 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cartograph decals + Microsol = wrinkly decals when dry?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7108
- Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:27 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Testors flat black enamel rattle can- how long to let dry?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5157
Sniff test
My rule when spraying paint, whether from can or by airbrush, has always to wait until I can no longer smell it. Sometimes that's as much as a week.
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:03 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Bursh painting with Model Master Acryl's
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8666
The latest FineScale Modeler has an article on airbrushing gloss acrylics. It suggests adding both a retarder and flow enhancer to help the paint dry slower as well as flow better. These would probably help with brushing acrylics as well. The brands suggested are Liquitex Flow-Aid (flow enhancer) an...
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:16 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Diffusing light (refit nacelles)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9483
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:41 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: What's the best tube plastic cement?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20587
Tube glue alternative
If you need a thicker plastic cement, look for some Faller Super Expert cement:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t67/ ... 0490-2.jpg
It's a liquid, thicker than Tamiya/Testors, but not as thick as conventional tube glue.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t67/ ... 0490-2.jpg
It's a liquid, thicker than Tamiya/Testors, but not as thick as conventional tube glue.
- Tue May 07, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: 2001 Moon Bus
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8629
Moonbus Interior Colors
See here:
http://pod.sparknet.ca/moonbus/moonbus_01.html
And continue (by clicking on links at the bottom) to here:
http://pod.sparknet.ca/moonbus/moonbus_03.html
http://pod.sparknet.ca/moonbus/moonbus_01.html
And continue (by clicking on links at the bottom) to here:
http://pod.sparknet.ca/moonbus/moonbus_03.html
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:08 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Glosscote entire large model before / after decals?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5377
Gloss coats
For a uniform finish, my experience has been that you need to gloss coat the entire model, apply decals, then apply flat or satin coat.
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: semi gloss laquer over enamel?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17986
Lacquer over enamel
Some have reported no problems using Testors lacquer over enamel, but to be on the safe side, one should NEVER apply lacquer over enamel. Most lacquers will dissolve most enamels. The rule is:
Acrylic over enamel over lacquer.
Acrylic over enamel over lacquer.
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Some inspiration-Planetarium projectors!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8919
Planetaria memories
When I was in college, I helped install a Spitz A-1 (the dodecahedron-shaped model) at the new Wichita Falls Museum and Arts Center, Wichita Falls, TX. It turned out to be a used item, purchased from the Fort Worth Children's Museum, where 10 years previously I had taken a summer astronomy course th...
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Low RPM electric sander?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3484
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:24 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Source for extremely small LEDs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7831
Source for extremely small LEDs
Here's a source for some tiny LEDs that may offer solutions to some of the issues associated with lighting our models: http://www.ngineering.com/lightng.htm I have not tried these and have no association with the company, but I have seen some of the products at model railroad shows, and they look pr...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:05 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Source for Cheap LEDs
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2310
Source for Cheap LEDs
Check the dollar stores (Dollar Tree and Dollar General) periodically. They often have novelty lights with LEDs of different colors. Just recently at a local Dollar Tree I found a small plastic jack-o-lantern with a simulated candle - a flickering yellow LED - for a dollar, and that includes battery...