Archives: Tips
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How to photograph your scale models
FineScale Modeler editors Aaron Skinner and Tim Kidwell show you the tips and tricks of taking amazing photographs of your finished scale models for use online and in print. You’ll learn how to set up a great background, position lighting, set up a camera, choose a location, and more!
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Make blankets from wood glue
One easy way to make tarps and bedrolls for armor stowage is to use semi-dried wood glue.
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Don’t lose small parts
In order not to lose any more, I threaded a strand of electrical cable through each eye just before attacking with the sprue cutters. Result!
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Fill small gaps easily
When filling hard-to-reach gaps with super glue, I like to insert a thin tube into the tip of the dispenser. This extended tubing helps reach small gaps where precision is needed.
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Tint clear pieces with dyed Pledge Floor Gloss
When using Pledge Floor Gloss (PFG) on canopies and clear pieces, you can tint it by adding a small amount of food coloring.
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Builder Basics: Future has a new(er) name
Pledge Floor Gloss, formerly known as Pledge FloorCare Multi-Surface Finish, formerly known as Future, has a new name.
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Capillary action to the rescue
To ease the process, I use a black wash, such as Tamiya’s panel liner, and touch a brushful to the outside base of the rim. Capillary action draws the wash around the recess and, suddenly, it’s neatly painted.
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Keep paint codes where you can see them
I cut out and tape paint codes on the wall in front of me; that way I don’t have to keep flipping back to them while building my latest car model.
