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you can draw it on paper... say a hexigon, then get a cheep angle-finder from Home Depot.... {3 bucks maybe}

Then set your cutter to whatever angle it says.

Just finished my own Paint-Booth-On-A-Budget. $ 2-1 Cardboard box from Home Depot $15-1 bathroom exhaust fan $ 4-1 dryer vent hose $ 4 -4 pack filters $25 TOTAL I had an extention cord and I had a clip on side light. The construction is obviose, but here goes... cut a hole in the box for the fan.......

Thanks, StarManMM, I appreaciate the . . . help?

and keep it up.... just in case you didn't see the fine print in above post

damn you guys!

THIS is why I'm always broke and getting into trouble with my bigger hal . . . I mean "better" half!

You guys keep telling me about the TERRRIC things I just HAVE to HAVE!



keep it up

starmanmm wrote: I find that that the chrome plating takes away from the paint job... meaning you can tell that parts of the kit were painted and the chrome parts were not.

I'm going with Alclad for the chrome parts of this kit.

Oh, well that makes sense . . . what's Alclad?

why did you want to remove the chrome? I find it looks better than the chrome paints I've tried

DEEP breaths.

take deep, calming breaths.

Testors ENAMEL thinner and ACRYLIC thinners do not mix at all.

I've poured them in the same bottle and one floats above the other.

Kind of a nice effect really

the instruction disc that came with my Aztec says enamals and mineral spiritis are okay ... should flush it out.

but lacquor over enamil has "orange peeled" my paint so I'm guessing they don't mix

Thanks!

I had done a search for this but guess I used the wrong search word 'cause I didnt' find it.

Appreciate the help.

And probably good to drag this up to the top for the new people here. And us guys that are challenged!

Thanks again

I love spray can primer. It just seems to be better than the bottle primers available. But obvious lack of control. Does anyone know of some trick to get primer out of the spray can for use with an air brush WITHOUT making a huge mess? Or any paint for that matter? Is there some accessory we can bui...

I emailed this morning to Trekmodeler because I couldnt' get an answer on the phone. I got a response the same day. Late in the day but same day {I guess he works by day and does this by night?} His first offer was to refund $110 because I had made a mistake and ordered the wrong thing. I wish someo...

yeah... been there. They didn't have the brand you mentioned, but I did find a very nice pearl white fluid paint by the Golden company. No review, still working with it. It would definately have to be air brushed, which I don't have....yet. that's my excuse to get one? Says to thin with water..hmmm ...

next on my list of paints to test.... pactra brand racing finish number RC726 pearl white. FAIL No, let's be fair.... HUGE fail. It is an excellent pearl finish...texture. It comes out of the can blobby and leaves a pebble texture not unlike the Krylon textured paints. I mixed {shook the can} for 10...

Thanks for all the assistance :) Some I'll use... some I'll use on later builds. I've settled into the idea of just the lights, not chasers. 2 reasons. One: Space and working the board in and Two: I just got yelled at for how much I've already spent on this. LOL "Honey...! It wasn't just the on...

I've been trying the find the perfect pearl finish. Whether it's a paint, or a clear coat or an additive. And just as a friendly warning.... don't bother with Tamiya's spay can TS-65 Pearl Clear. It's not a true pearl irradescent finish. It's just glitter spray. Oh, the glitter is ground up really f...

I recently tried the TESTORS home decals for ink jet printer. Not liking the decals that come with the Polar Lights 1/350 Enterprise-A for the VIP Lounge. It's decals of the Nacells if you were looking backwards. Lame. I thought a poster of Farrah Fawcett would look much better there and I'm sure Ki...

I'm digging up this old posting... it's still relevant. I am doing Polar Lights Enterprise. Instructions recomment a pearlescent white UNDER the decals. You experienced people out there... have you done that? does the effect show well enough? Do you prefer a pearl-ized clear coat? Just looking for t...

Thank you. I hadn't consired regular household glues. I get caught up wanting it all to look "professional" so I forget that simple things sometimes work best..

I know some people use tape, but I don't trust tape to stay sticky in the long term so I never use it.

Noob question for you. Question : What glue do you use over paint? I know glues tend to disolve paint so how do I glue windows to the inside of a primered model? Reason for Asking : I'm doing my first attempt at lighting. Which means I've always just glued to the inside plastic. but now it's painted...

Glad you cleared that up.

We were out of Pledge and I was about to grab the Endust!

Pledge?

I'm reading throught this and I don't understand the application of Pledge at all.

Where I come from Pledge is sold in a spray can, comes blobby [not a fine mist] and smells like a damn lemon. eww I hate lemon.

Does anyone have a recomendation for website or book for learning?
Tutorials anywhere that you know of ?

How did you guys learn?

CHASER! See! I can learn. Now I know the "technical" name for the light thingies. :D Thanks for the info. that helps. Still miles to go of course. Room for it in there is an issue so I'm thinking of just running the wires to the base which has ample space. and of course tieing it into the ...

My first time adding lights and no way I can just go easy on myself. I would like to add flashing runway lights to the landing bay of the Polar Lights 1/350 Refit. I saw it in a video and was very empressed. http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=JjiPhCrGuVw&feature=related My question is "What do...

I've read a low-heat hot glue will hold them in place well.
Never done it, but it sounds reasonable.. and dries faster than 5 minutes