About this Group
I love tools, so I thought I would try a new kind of group. Tools are very helpful in building models as with everything else. Even if they are homemade, modified or bought off the shelf.
Tips and tricks are equally important with this hobby, I have discovered or learned many.
Bring your toolsTricks and tips and join the conversation
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Thanks my friends @johnb and @neil-foster! -
Here is another very simple base/support, where you can lay your model onto three nails that can be arranged strategically onto a styrofoam base...Here is a Mustang resting on it, while the gloss clear coat is […]
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That's great Spiros , this is always a problem with wet paint ,thanks . -
A cheap but very practical approach, Spiros @fiveten Have been looking into a good jig for a long time and I finally found it, thanks for this great tip. -
In most decal sheets, the kit name and the like are printed and sealed with decal film just like the "normal" kit decals...This means that these letters/digits can be individually cut and used as codes...for […]
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Thanks my friend @johnb!
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Great tip, Spiros @fiveten Although I do keep them, I never thought about using them that way.
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Great trick @bikequeen, will definitely try it.
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@bikequeen, a very interesting technique, definitely going to try this.
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@brithebuilder Pulls away clean sometimes a tiny piece remains but comes right off with tweezers…it’s an amazing technique -
Thanks my friend @bikequeen!
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@bikequeen - Thanks Cricket! I'm going to have to try that. Is there any issue with it sticking to the surfaces or does it come off clean? -
@j-healy thats a great idea!
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A friend in Mexico taught me to use moistened toilet tissue, I thought he was nuts but it works GREAT can be molded to any shape and around any tiny part and especially in gear wells and cockpits @brithebuilder
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@fiveten! COOL! Will keep that in mind 🙂
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@brithebuilder, Hi Brian, I use this silly putty (or patafix) mainly to create the demarcation lines between camouflage colors. Also used it to create dots in the camoufage for my latest build. Just the way like […]
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Thanks my friend @brithebuilder!
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Hi Brian. Paint the first camo color on the plane. Roll the silly putty into thin “snakes” and lay it onto the plane following the camo pattern. Spray your second color. Remember to spray close and per […] -
@j-healy - I was hoping that would be the case. This scheme (Block 50) has soft lines separating the grays on the upper fuselage. I didn't want to mask with tape and get a hard edge and I don't love airbrushing, […]
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