Very often, artillery kits – especially older ones – don’t have rifling molded inside the barrel. I’ve developed an inexpensive, easy way to add this detail. I place a straightedge at a 45-degree angle to the long side of a 2cm x 1cm rectangle of lead foil. Next, using the back side of a No. 11 hobby knife, I gently scribe a line in the foil. I add parallel grooves at scale width. Then, I gently roll the foil around a brush handle with a diameter appropriate to the caliber of the barrel I’m detailing. I dry-fit it in the barrel, remove excess foil, and attach it with white glue. After I smooth the muzzle with fine sandpaper, the shine of each rifle and its natural twist is evident.

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Rodolfo SavoiaCórdoba City, Argentina