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You also forgot Parafilm-M.

I use Tamiya for most everything. Blue for bulk coverage and Parafilm-M for detailed masking.

But, you can eyedrop the Testors pallet and save it as a swatch to build your own set of custom colors.

That way, when he's eye-dropping a color from another picture he can switch from the color picker to a custom color and get somethign close to it in Testors.

Ah, what you want to do is create a set of custom colors much like the Pantone lookup system.

Here's the instructions.

http://photoshop911.typepad.com/help/20 ... _load.html

Krylon plastic primer, Krylon metal primer, and I canna remember the third.

I'd just rather not have an issue. Never had a problem with Tamiya or Gunze.

Yeah, I mix it into with my salsa all the time.

I've had problems with using non-model specific spray bombs. And the most common problem I've had is lack of drying. Don't know what it is, never went into depth to figure it out but I've tried several (3) primers and had non-satisfactory results every other time. Use it one day it's fine, the next ...

Where's the little lighter holding emoticon when one needs it.

You're not drinking enough obviously.

haikus not lymrics

The tank modelers use everything from tissue paper to fine silk & cotton. The tough part about that kinda thing is making tubes that don't disinegrate.

Hmmm...give me a moment and I'll see what Mr. Brain comes up with.

Question, do you want the joints to remain flexible?

Kenny, your scaring me.

Ther is but one true putty, and it shall be Aves.

Praise be to the Aves.

Did you shake it well? I mean really well. Warming the can in warm water can help.

Check your RC hobby stores. They often carry smaller quanities of CF cloth.

The acrylic balls are also on sale.

That is a travesty, tho' it took me 7 years before I visited it.

Just wait till you see all the little photo-etch niddly bits.


Oh, and you might as well wander by Meininger's on the way.

Either use a set size measuring spoon, or by weight, or by the way I think most of us do it. By eye.

Caboose Hoobies will make you mind whirl. I think I loose $10 every time I walk through the door. And if they don't have if I don't know who would.

Other than maybe Colpar, but they might need ot order it.

I find it funny that the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division is 1: using the wrong nomenclature and 2: Sounds like a buncha crack-pots.

Then there's Snopes take on it.

Has anyone gotten the joke yet?

Aves...available here.

Then there's Magic-Sculpt, available at the Complete Sculptor.

Holey crap that's some tiny LEDs. All I can say is you've got to be very secure in your soldering skills.

How to tell when paint goes bad.... Well it can go bad a couple of ways. It can seperate, giving you pigemtn on the bottom & clearish glop on top and no amount of stirring will mix the two (this I think is the most common). It can quite literally curdle, giving you lumps of pigment that have sol...

All I can contribute is do not use CA. Even small amounts can cause sudden fogging. I used to use Emerls to glue my conopys on til I tired the Testors canopy glue. They've added something to help it bond better with the plastic. And I have managed to use my old favorite, Tennex 7R, to glue clear pie...

Things stick better to clear coat.

And you can order via check....I don't know the process but thier catalog says it's ok.

I never had Tamiya go bad on me not matter how thinned it was. I've got bottles that are 9+ years old with no souring.

Yes, I've seen it weathered. Washed, dry-brushed, etc. Plan on it with mine. The paper is sealed with a thick clear coat. Don't know how it reacts to enamels but acylics don't bother it.

Micromark to the rescue. Try thier Random Stone textured paper. You might think it's just printed paper but it's got a texture to it that looks real. Adhesive backed, ready to use. I've got some of thier brick paper for soem projects and it looks great (and to scale). Hit it with some matte finish a...

Here's some church plans.

GOSHAVANK, which is here.

Another Armenian church

I thin my tamiya's at least 50-50. Gloss a bit more so. Truthfully what I normally do is crack open a new bottle, fill the remainder of space with thinner (Tamiya brand) and shake. i've got some Tamiya caps modified with spouts for my airbrush so all I have to do is take off hte cap, put on the new ...