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Thank you for doing this and for sharing it.

Does his family need anything?

As long as it says Aqua Gloss, you're good to go.

So glad I found this thread. I'm just starting down the path of craft paints myself. I'm going to try the thinners mentioned here. I'm also going to maxing 50/50 with Liquitex Airbrush Medium, as noted by General Splatton on Youtube. MC Model Works on Youtube has a great three part video where he th...

I like that some of his work is a tribute to seafaring life forms, which are often harmed by plastic in the ocean.

These look great!
Truncate them a bit and you have an antenna dish that is "parabolic enough".

Dude I'm loving this. You can go in different directions: forbidden planet, Mars attacks, mid century postmodern when the future was shiny, et al.
Very nice.

I love it. If I'm not looking to add strength this is great. It's similar to acrylic modeling paste which is my filler of choice. This is more sticky than acrylic modeling paste and sets up more quickly. It's possible it provides a little strength because it polymerizes, not sure. I observed no shri...

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Don here has cooked up quite a few cool products of his own over the years, and is hereby authorized to go ahead with his bad self.

Thanks Don, that helps a lot. A 50/50 duty cycle is fine with me, I'm only trying to approximate the blinking effect. I'll do a separate circuit for the warp engines, etc.. I'll try this on the 1/1400 scale Enterprise E and see how it works out. It looks like it might be up-scalable to do the blinke...

I would like for Sparky, Tetsujin, et al. to look at this thing and give an opinion on whether it will work for the blinking anti-collision lights on the various Enterprises. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/514-N8014 By all means, set me straight or steer me toward something you think will ...

Wow, I hadn't heard of Jameco before, but they're definitely more economical. Nice web site, as well.

Tetsujin,
if there is a source for parts that you really like, then start a thread and give us a link. There are also some stickies on this forum that would also be worthwhile. I started this thread to share potentially useful information with other modelers - that's all that's happening here.

Agreed on all counts. Prices could be better. Easier for a newbie to use than the Digikey phonebook.

Hi All, I'm a fan of miniatronics, because they package electronics in a way that's friendly to hobbyists. They even bundle resistors with LEDs. I found their stuff in a train store, but we're all out-of-the-box thinkers here. Anyway, they finally have a web site, and you can get their stuff online ...

The Makerbot Thing-o-matic got quite a reception at the CES.

I just talk with my younger brother. He plays a miniatures game called Warmachine, and his team has a religious flavor. He plans to take a clear piece and reassemble the pieces to make a sort of stained glass affair. I recommended Tamiya clear, and he already knows about the goodness of Future. He m...

Man, that is the dog's bollocks. Great model, thanks a bunch for sharing it with us.

Hey, now we're talking. That reminds be of the final scene of Empire Strikes Back, looking at the galaxy. I'll keep my eye open for those.

Wow, great ideas here. Lighting, display cases, concrete panels, the list goes on. I didn't completely visualize TonyT's idea, but I'll reread. For concrete panels, I can see hitting them with some primer, and then with Liquitex Pumice Gel or other acrylic medium. Water-washup spackling compound wou...

Quite right. The center can be made into an airlock, hatch, etc..

I recently salvaged some discarded CD jewel cases that were cracked or had broken hinges. I looked at the recycling symbol and it says, 'PS' which I hope is polystyrene. I also noticed that the clear parts crack in the same way that a window from a model kit cracks. :holmes: You guys probably know a...

Dang, you're right. One thing I was going to try was a bit of rough-sanding, and some Krylon Fusion as a base coat. It is marketed as having a reaction with plastic so that the final coating is more durable than it otherwise would be. At any rate, I hope I can find something that works, because it's...

Umm.......at no point did I claim to have this all figured out. I was merely sharing a discovery that certain persons may find useful.

After trying several adhesives, I found that I get get Elmer's Polyurethane adhesive to stick to HDPE pill bottles. I like this because HDPE bottles are rigid and plentiful (vitamins, aspirin, etc.). To my eye, the cylindrical symmetry opens up a lot of possibilities. My next goal is to find somethi...

Squadron has a vast selection of vacuformed scale aircraft canopies, several of which I can see "pressed into service" for sci-fi models.
Just a thought.

Ok, so I'm working on a republic star destroyer, and spent time today on the engine parts. Days earlier I laid down a doat of Tamiya Silver Leaf from a rattle can (which I love!), and today I put down some 'Burnt Blue' from the Tamiya Weathering Master. It's my first time using the stuff over a meta...

Pardon if these have been posted elsewhere, just wanted to share a discovery:

http://www.micromark.com/FIBER-OPTICS-E ... ,9279.html

Today I discovered and tried a new seam-filling agent at Hobby Lobby. At the model section they, they have their own house brand of CA glue, called 'Extreme Power'. The thin stuff in the fabulously pink bottle is very thin and flows along seams with VERY LITTLE persuasion. I had a couple runs, which...

JC, I should have paid attention. I was in fact referring to your DS9 build. D'oh!