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- Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:40 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Scroll Saw
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10330
- Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:25 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Small, circular, styrene disks...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10393
- Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:52 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: 1/2" numbers, letters
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6427
Dry transfers are going the way of the Dodo, but can still show up at big or out-of the-way art supply stores, or university bookstores. There are some generic white USAF/USN letters that could work, but I don't know who currently makes them or what they are called. I have a few sheets from the sale...
- Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:49 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Model Rocket out of Styrene?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25000
- Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:45 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: has anyone used plumbers putty???
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6615
I'm partial to epoxy gas tank patch myself, but plumbers epoxy should be more or less the same thing. Cheap, available at any wide spot in the road, even in Redneckistan, and easy to work if you lick your fingers first. It does set rock hard, so shape it as best you can during the 5 minutes it's wor...
- Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:48 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cheap masking solution question.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5437
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:22 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vac forming (again)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10757
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:10 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vac forming (again)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10757
- Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:22 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vac forming (again)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10757
I ran across a good David Merriman article on scratchbuilding a Lost in Space Jupiter II that goes into some detail on making a female mold out of portland cement- the vacuum reaches the mold cavity by way of channels made by sticking greased wires into the master. I'm really intrigued by the idea. ...
- Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:41 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Does plastic cement suck or is it just me?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23396
- Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:32 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where to purchase small acrylic balls
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9969
- Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:22 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Does plastic cement suck or is it just me?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23396
- Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:02 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Bricks/Stone at 1/100 scale?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7694
Sometimes you can find cheap HO or N scale brick buildings- I got a bunch from Model Expo a couple of years ago for 2 or 3 dollars each. For making a stamp, maybe start with a photo-etch fence or grid panel from the model railroad store, cut out every other horizontal grid line, and then mont the sh...
- Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:28 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Drilling into clear
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7705
- Tue May 03, 2005 8:00 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Minbari Sharlin detail problems
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9354
Maybe you could make a stamp- raised areas where you want impressions. Apply some of your screeding compound, or something a little tougher like auto body putty or filler, and press the stamp or mold into it. Here's a link to what I'm talking about: http://www.infinitystamps.com/ Potters use stamps ...
- Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:05 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: can future be "spot removed" for cementing purpos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3458
- Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:16 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sculpting your own creature- a good tutorial
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10753
Sculpting your own creature- a good tutorial
By way of the what-if modeler's forum, here's a link to a dynamite tutorial on sculpting your own creature: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18287 Lots of illustrations and demonstrations of techniques that could apply to any number of projects! And a pretty neat looking critter to boot...
- Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:37 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Silly Putty for molds- it kinda works!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10879
Silly Putty for molds- it kinda works!
Hi folks. I needed two of a particular bomb shape, but only had three halves... I think the other half ended up as a fairing of some kind, or it might be in a motel carpet somewhere. So rather than tryining to remember what kit from Big Lots the bomb came from, I tried molding a copy in epoxy glue w...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:42 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sealing Plaster
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18934
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:10 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: can future clear a fogged clear part ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6850
thanks ! :D looks like no hope for the clear piece since its fogged on both sides, dullcoated and permanately in place :? Piffle. If it is superglued in place you should be able to pry the part off for access, and then fix the problem. Once you can get to it, sand it down to remove the fog and dull...
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:26 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cheap Alternative to Modeler's Putty?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22105
- Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:33 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Tips for the 1/1000 TOS Enterprise
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8076
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:01 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: AARGH...Sanding perfectly flat 90 º?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14633
- Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:08 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Need advice on mastering locator pegs/holes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 36960
- Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:36 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Advanced. Decals
- Replies: 210
- Views: 731354
RE: Mildew I just used some decals that were stored face-up in a dark corner of my Mom's garage for 10 years or more, and were encrusted with dirt and dust- looked like a black carrier! I just cut the decals out and cleaned up the face with a damp Q-tip/cotton bud. This took off the dirt without get...
- Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:35 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Advanced. Decals
- Replies: 210
- Views: 731354
Where can you buy Micro Sol? JUst about any hobby shop or model train store should have it. I've heard that a home-made brew of 30% acetic acid and water will work just as well, but I haven't tried it. I just used some of the store-bought with some success to lift and move a crusty old decal that h...
- Wed May 19, 2004 2:57 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Future floor polish
- Replies: 269
- Views: 1082005
I still haven't got the hang of this stuff! I seem to get orange peel, runs, or worse yet BOTH! I don't have a pressure gauge on my airbrush compressor (yet), so I have been trying to use low air pressure and full product flow. This gives a smooth wet coat, but when it dries it still seems a little ...
- Tue May 11, 2004 3:19 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Basics. Weathering. Washes
- Replies: 186
- Views: 859958
- Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:17 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Advanced. Decals
- Replies: 210
- Views: 731354
I just used Micro Sol for the first time ever. It is grand and glorious stuff! I had a couple of difficult areas to decal-one shallow dome (actually a PVC pipe cap) and one ridged cylinder. My first test with a Micro Scale decal snuggled down fine with one application, but the real things (a Blue Ri...