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Thanks for all the answers and suggestions. I e-mailed Testor's and they told me that their enamel-based semi gloss clear (FS-3) is still available and that is what they suggest I use to be safe. They have an on-line store that you can order from if you can't get it any other way. I think that woul...

veedubb67 wrote:Contact Tag Team Hobbies (Tom Grossman).

Tagteamhobbies@pcisys.net

The part # you're looking for is J001.
http://www.tagteamhobbies.com/hobbyshop ... ories.html


Rob
Iwata Padawan

That adapter fits an Iwata airbrush to a Paasche hose. The OP needed an adapter to go the other way.

It has to be durable, as in people are going to be putting their grubby hands all over it and playing with it? If there's any way you can put a 2-part automotive urethane clear coat on it, I'd suggest you do it. There are 2-pack aerosol cans available that cost about $20 that will do the trick. It's...

I think Ken nailed it. I use small plastic cups for casting, and any excess resin that is left in the cup gets dumped into another cup. Over the course of a little time, that excess resin from all those pours makes a nice little chunk of resin. I once thought it would be a good idea just to use that...

My question is, can I use 4 of these in series (with the correct resistor of course)? Yes. But they might be a little bit brighter if you split them into two parallel series of two, and give each series its own resistor. Calculate your resistor value based on giving the LED's about 3.3 to 3.5 volts...

"PAY FOR POSTING" SPAMMER!!!!

I've used Kynar wire for the last couple of projects with no trouble. I previously used a lot of solid copper that I stripped out of old ethernet Cat-5 cables, but that wire is stiff.* Stranded wire is traditionally used when flexibility and movement is needed, but I could never find a local source ...

This looks like a good, similar topic to enter this discussion. I've a Paasche VL and I'm painting a AMT Refit. I'm using Tamiya white and am going through the stuff like it's going out of style. I read that Tamiya can be airbrushed directly out of the bottle, but I'm gonna go bankrupt buying so ma...

A milliamp is one-thousandth of an amp. 1400 milliamps equals 1.4 amps. The power requirements of your LED array is determined by the way they are connected to the power source, i.e. series or parallel. Your three C or D cells can power that many LEDs but you can't just string them up in series and ...

Grex makes an adapter to fit a Paasche airbrush to a standard 1/8" hose, which is what Iwata uses.

Grex part number AD30

Check these three things: 1) make sure the breather hole in the top of the jar lid is open and clear. 2) make sure the nozzle and aircap assembly are tight on the front of the airbrush. Also check for any damage at the end of the nozzle. If you have some beeswax, rub a little on the threads before y...

SPAMMER

Good old Mann 200.

Yes, it can. I'm going to be casting parts from Smooth-On Reoflex rubber in silicone molds later today.

As long as you have a good, solid clear over the decals you can weather them with filters. Be mindful of the chemistry, though; the thinner you use with your oils should not soften the clear coat.

I used to think I wanted a CNC mill with a 4th axis, but I don't even consider that anymore since 3d printers have evolved so much and I don't work with metal very much. I could make good use of a laser cutter, though.

I think you answered your own question in your last paragraph. Without having control over the temperature and the humidity where you are painting, you are completely at the mercy of Mother Nature. Humidity is the real enemy of a good paint job. Using an airbrush will help, chiefly because it atomiz...

Hello, maybe some of you will find this info useful: I was in Wal-Mart this morning and found some Halloween-themed plastic tumblers that just arrived at the store. They have a very bright strobing white 5mm (or maybe slightly bigger) LED in the base of the cup that is supposed to light up your drin...

Most certainly you can!!

Here's a 6x AA battery holder

Also note that rechargeable AA batteries usually are rated at something like 1.2 to 1.3 volts, not the regular 1.5 that you get from good alkaline batteries.

The leads on all the LED's I've bought in the past few years are square, so no problem there. I also have no problem using wire-wrapping on the round leads on resistors. You can always put a little solder on the wrapped connection for insurance.

Meth is a hell of a drug.

You'll need a compressor in the 1/2 to 1hp range to provide that level of huff, and quietness is not usually a consideration in these types of compressors. However, a quick look at Sears website yielded this little gem that boasts 55dB. Have you considered a compressed CO2 tank? That's the ultimate ...

Simpler is almost always better when it comes to lighting a model. For engine lights, I like to use some kind of diffuser to shine the LED against; the wider the angle of the LED means you can place it closer to the diffuser if space is an issue. To just put an LED shining out of the engine tube sor...

Jim, I think you should match your battery power to your wall transformer side, i.e. 6 volts of batteries in 4 AA batteries matched to a 6V transformer. There's no need to put any kind of board in your model unless you just really want to, and it seems like you should be able to run the whole model ...

Autodesk 123D Beta, and the old stalwart Blender. Probably lots more, but those two spring to mind.

I use 5-minute epoxy to secure LED's into place in my lighted models. Epoxy won't attack or weaken the plastics and won't frost things like super glue.

I bought an excellent sound module from Big Dawg Greeting on the `bay. You can choose what type of card (USB download, built in microphone) how many pushbuttons for different sounds and how many seconds of recording. The one I bought has five buttons, 200 seconds of recording time and connects to y...

Radio Shack sells a little module that lets you record a message or sound and then play it back with a button push. It's basically the same thing that you find in the greeting cards, just a little more clunky. The sound quality is pretty good. I got one to use in a scratchbuilt 1:6 Dalek model that ...

I ruined a Tamiya A-10 about 20 years ago with Dullcote; the surface did not lay down and it looked like the surface of the moon. I haven't touch the stuff since then. With all the extremely good acrylic choices for a flat finish I don't even know why Testors still sells Dullcote lacquer. Testors' o...