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Mako is on its way too with the Normandy Sr-1 ( I'll be doing a review for it soon )..and the Normandy Sr-2 ( I will hopefully start wrapping up the 3d mesh for my portion of that shortly after the 15th of this month)

George

Kenny : Yes, both were very helpfull thank you. As much as i like speed, i think i will have to go for precision at the moment. Mark: I have a mini pipe cutter, and a full size one as well ( i actually prefer the full size one for most stuff to be honest, its easier to line up with my marks, and eas...

I'm stuck in a quandry, between these two, which would you guys reccomend for cutting strip / tube stock. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=miter+cut&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1920&bih=955&...

Too bad Autodesk hasn't put a version of this in Maya ( i'm a maya user, hate 3ds personally)...or have then and i just haven't taken the time to read about it yet?

George

AbsoluteSciFi wrote:scribe back to the black layer and you have a great black panel line.

i have never considered this.. I might giv eit a try on a random piece of scrap just for the grins of seeing how well it works for me, Thanks for the suggestion

George

Scratchy, you might consider doing it on plexi glass, or maybe routing a recess in the existing fiber board and dropping a piece of tempered glass into the routed out area such as a glass cutting board like a 4x5 one from walmart or the like, the tempered glass should last lifetime...though the plex...

I want one, my only complaint is the set fences you get with it...i think i'd be more useable wiht a moveable protractor type of fence that can be locked down, with a printed angle guide on the bottom plate...though i suppose that would be easy enough to accomplish with a printer adhesive paper, bol...

modelnutz wrote:And be sure to wear a good dust mask...tight fitting !!!!
Resin dust will put you in an early grave !

*thinks back to MNutz covered in resin dust at Iron Modeler with no mask*

LoL
Gman

do it how they did in the old days of Stop motion Take two round smooth balls ( 8mm hollow brass jewelery works well)...some brass tubing, and some solder.. , drill hole in the brass ball larger if necessary, drop a few small pieces of solder in it, drop in the rod, heat with torch, and voila you ha...

there is a studio scale Defiant model that's being built ( or maybe complete now) if you search for it on google, you can see the way the process turned out...don't remember if he showed any in progress of it.

g-man

so..are those airbrushed or hand painted?..i know alot of those builds on cool mini or not are in the quarter and half dollar range, so..i'd hat eto think a person could airbrush that...but...

G-man

There is also the technique where one lays out thing strips of tape where they want their lines to be, Then spray your primer over it in several coats, and you'll get nice crisp panel lines with that method too. Done and sealed properly you can also cast the painted object, then remold for the panel...

Nice looking Build on the A-10 Robiwon, I've been considering getting the revel version of that kit for some time, but was never sure if it was "worth it" seeing as Tamiya and Academy seem to have the market cornered on good aircraft kits.

for what its worth, i just had a brain storm and tried it out and it worked perfectly. I have been trying to fathom how i was going to drill oval holes in the upper promenade on the Ds9 kit, that were smaller then my smallest needle file. and it came to me in a stroke of genious. Take a drill bit, s...

this guy here has pretty descent prices for Fiber optics.
http://shop.ebay.com/me80/m.html?_nkw=& ... ksid=p3686

he has a few different sizes to chose from. ...i have never purchased from him but i have considered buying his 700 foot of .25 mm strand

g-man

its just a simple plastic housing, for a small 3 volt electric motor, the bit is set in a plastic cylinder that sits strait on the shaft with a fairly snug fit.

yes widget, sorry, had not sure why i said micro.
I'll look into getting one of the tamiya drills next payday.

i wish there was a way to get a chuck for the ertl micro drill, i have ...three of those i think, with broken bits.

G-man

I had looked at a battery powered drill by...tamiya i think it was, that is similar, pencil grip style, though is the big different, i just wasnt sure if the collett would fit a bit that small. I have been ordering the bits now form Micromart, they sell them in packs of ten for like 2$ each, with di...

i don't think i'm really applying any pressure other then the weight of the pin vice its self...i could be wrong, i suppose on that small of a scale its hard to say. I know i've snapped a few of them form just sudden unconscious just random...Jerks of one hand or another while drilling, like a odd s...

For those of you out there who have used these before. What advice can you offer to extend the life of a #79 drill bit. I recently started drilling out the holes for a Ds9 fiber optic model ( i went with a #79 instead of the standard #80 since the 79 lasted through a few more holes then the 80 did w...

USS Atlantis wrote: My rule of thumb - primer-sand-primer-sand-final primer coat - wait 2-3 days then start the detail painting

this step gives ample time for starting/finishing/ or at least messing around with, another project you are/were/ plan to work on?

G-man

who ever said solit resin cannot be lit, just look at nicolassagan doing the resin Nebulon B medical frigate. sawed it in half, and a few other pieces, then hollowed it out and added fiber optics.....it is doable, you just have to think about it

G-man

So i actually know Nothing about lighting really, not using LED's and resistors and what not. but i recently discovered that at our local mighty dollar store here they are selling Light sensitive Night lights for 1$ each, basically its a led night light plug it in to the wall and it has a photosensi...

thank you kindly good sir
G-man

... forgive me for not taking the pilgrimage to the Abby of Aves like a man, on my own. But i fear i am weak of spirit and need guidance in these poor times we find ourselves trodding upon. Where good friends, might i find a good sampling of this.. Aves, for a good price, for a novice at using the a...

any chance of a quick pick of some contents?
I'm more then willing to pay shipping for one if it looks like something I'd possibly use one day

G-man

better late then never i suppose. I ran across this not long ago for a custom computer case i am designing / building for a friend. http://www.scarletstarstudios.com/blog/archives/2006/06/how_to_make_a_b.html i needed to be able to have pose-able panels to cover up un used ports on the computer, and...

Just curious This one goes out to Joseph. Your Mini gun, How did you get the holes in the barrel brackets for the barrels? I'm trying to scratch some up myself, with aluminum rod stock and brass tubing, and i cannot yet figure out how to drill the holes where i need them to be precise with the tools...