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https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/cut_to_size_plastic with above link, I looked up pricing for a clear acrylic sheet 1/2" x 20" x 20" -- price came out to around $65 (if I'm not mistaken, this doesn't include shipping). Not sure if this is within your budget ("small bu...

Since you mention you're on a budget, have you considered papercraft? You can build relatively large objects using such techniques: http://www.coolthings.com/a-life-size-papercraft-honda-nsx-race-car/ perhaps you use combination of posterboard and foamboard that you can get from the dollar store? &q...

I guess utilizing the technology used by the C.M.D.F. is out of the question?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tJBeKTikw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liBBsXfXnjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiogsvZ40c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgakdPsowsM

If only "toon physics" and the like was real -- then it'll be a simple matter of opening up that can of checkerboard paint.

It would be cool if it was possible to create paint (say, with naonmachines) that would have capabilities of cuttlefish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-cxg8mF_Lw

Gallery Glass ® Window Color™ simulates the look of cathedral stained glass on glass, mirrors, styrene & more. Also perfect for creating colorful reusable window clings. Its unique, water-based formula can be applied vertically or horizontally. Dries in 8 hours. cures in 7 days. Permanent on st...

DaveVan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:49 am

naoto wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:15 am ... but is this Gorilla glue actually made from gorillas? And if so.. how long before PeTA gets involved?

People Eat Tasty Animals??? I'd think they'd be happy!!!

We'll all laugh at this... then the Kanamits arrive...

... but is this Gorilla glue actually made from gorillas? And if so.. how long before PeTA gets involved?

DarKev wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:30 am… Vinyl Mecha Model … I've got plans to add some movable joints because I don't want this thing to be a statue. …

In adding movable joints, I presume you're planning to use an armature (i.e. an internal "skeleton") ?

As for filling a vinyl figure -- definitely want to do that to prevent the problem I saw at Anime Expo 199. The air conditioning in the main dealer's room was having difficulty, and the air conditioning in the secondary and tertiary dealer's room (these were added because they would've had too many ...

One caution about plaster -- the reaction is exothermic (i.e. gives off heat) when it is setting up -- likely to be hot enough that it may deform soft vinyl. Similarly resins could also get hot when they're setting up.

I know this isn't answering your question, and significantly strays off-topic... Perhaps some interesting possibilities for a user interface (some may require use of microcontroller) ? https://www.adafruit.com/category/60 https://www.adafruit.com/product/1374 https://www.adafruit.com/product/1375 ht...

… It really does make one wonder, WHAT was Imai thinking, "back in the day"... when they used those awful bright colors, to inject their molds with. I had one of the original "Valkyrie-Gerwalk" Imai models, but at least mine was "shot" in a neutral grey color... (circa...

I'd also like to remind everyone how easy this is with a Microcontroller like Arduino: You can set those two values however you like. There's no restriction on the duty cycle as there is with a 555, and you don't need to rewire your circuit if you change your mind about the flash rate or duty cycle...

Wound an appropriate ...(shatnerian pause)... tribute expedite the process?

This Forum clearly no longer has active, 24/7 moderation. There's simply no substitute for someone being able to see a New Post and to then kick it into quarantine, at the very, very least. People have lives, and this is a *free* forum, so nobody's getting paid to moderate. Yeah, SPAM is annoying, ...

Is the vinyl really vinyl and not polyethylene? Don't let styrene and vinyl touch. The vinyl might soften. Create a barrier between the two materials. Put a thin layer of epoxy on one part. Let it set. Epoxy it to the other. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/p/91997/899668.aspx http...

I've helped moderate forums in the past and would volunteer here. As it is I need to remember to not try and come here during work now because of the images they're embedding. One of the downsides of allowing inline images. Have noticed a few recent examples of porn spam posts with NSFW (Not Safe F...

Absent some "master gatekeeper" filter to keep the spammers out, it seems this forum needs a few more sheriffs (known "good" people) with a delete power, or at least the ability to knock spam into a holding cell, non-displayable until a mod reviews it. Just my 2c. gatekeeper... ...

Gorilla Glue should not be confused with Gorilla Snot ( http://www.gorillasnot.us/ )

I do find the commercials for Gorilla Glue rather amusing
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCopgH8 ... C3SiqNyZwQ

[pokes head out from partially opened door] Has anybody noticed anything odd ... [trails off mid-sentence while looking around the room]
Uh... never mind ... it is ... nothing you need worry about
[quickly exits]

Ugh... "The Cloud"
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is- ... -computer/

No blame to you.....the host SHOULD handle that stuff.....if they want to keep their customers. I always tell this story about our 'state of the art Direst Access Storage Device (DASD) farm the bank opened in 1984. It was a dedicated building with power supply, environmental and fire systems that w...

There are laser printers that print white http://www.okidata.com/printers/color/c711wt (but a tad pricey at around $3400) With regards to artwork -- it's best if you create the image in a "vector-type" or "object-type" format (i.e. using a "draw" type program like Corel...

adam.kavanagh wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2017 12:12 am

naoto wrote:Have you tried Google? (extraneous text trimmed by naoto for brevity)

'Have you tried google? '

Come on now.

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Agree -- I wasn't too helpful in stating the obvious, and apologize for my condescending tone of my original post.

Have you tried Google with the following keywords? model aeroplane painting wood grain https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=model+aeroplane+painting+wood+grain&spf=1496964700280 BTW -- if you're wondering why I've got "aeroplane" as one of the keywords -- WWI era aircraft often have wo...

No need to bring religion into this, Saturn. Kenny Just in case anybody doesn't already know the term "presbyopia" (I'm sure Kenny does know -- only pointing it out to other folks who aren't familiar with the term) presbyopia - farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of th...

Working on that --- in the meantime, I have scrolled this site in my browser to 140% so I can read the text comfortably. Thank gawd I'm not the only one. Damn you Presbyopia! No need to bring religion into this, Saturn. Kenny Just in case anybody doesn't already know the term "presbyopia"...

Perhaps these webpages could help?
http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/cguide/uc110.html
http://www.modelermagic.com/?cat=128
http://www.smallartworks.ca/Articles/Re ... tore1.html