Archives: Tips
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Homemade pastel jig
Next time you need ground-up pastel chalk for a project, first make this pastel jig. You will need the following items: drywall screen, ¼” or larger wood square dowels, and super glue.
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Render the rubber blocks found on tracks
Here’s a quick, simple, effective way I’ve found to render the rubber blocks found on tracks of modern armored vehicles.
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Creating an aotake finish is easy
Japanese aircraft from the World War II era had wheel bays finished in an anti-corrosion paint known as aotake, a bright metallic blue that creates quite a dramatic effect.
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Jewelry parts for modeling
The items are from Lisa Pavelka and are available at http://store.lisapavelka.com/. Useful for all types of model building projects, they are actually intended for making “steampunk” jewelry and include packages with watch guts of every shape, size, and description.
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UV light quickly dries plastic
Enter Bondic liquid plastic weld, a clear plastic that dries in four seconds using UV light. This product is amazing for modeling!
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Airbrush cleaning made simple
I have found a useful tool for cleaning my airbrush’s passageways — a dental pick. You can find these at a grocery store, drugstore, or most discount chains that sell dental products.
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Better strutting
Gluing two struts onto a wing and getting them to allign properly can be a challenge. I build primarily 1/48 scale aircraft but my technique works in any scale. Patience is required; we all have that, right?
