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I sincerely never heard about this.

Found a few more... actually I thought that I had lost those pictures in one of my latest HD cleanup. And no, I don't have these figures anymore (sold or given away), except for the last one "Tutu" (the ballerina) that I made for my wife. She needs some restoration though. The figure, not ...

I forgot to mention that I don't build only plastic kits. I build and paint also resin figures from e2046 and I proceed exactly the same way. I didn't have any problem to the date. :) The proofs in the puddin! Lets see some pictures of your builds. Here it is two of them. Will find pics of others a...

Very weird! However, seems that you have your issue solved!

If it helps, I bought mine at eBay fro $8 and plus $5 shipping for my country (Brasil). http://www.ebay.com/itm/191890204875?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT :8) From what I saw it's sold on amazon for 9.00 and free shipping, and free is a very good price. Free shippin...

If it helps, I bought mine at eBay fro $8 and plus $5 shipping for my country (Brasil).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191890204875?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I forgot to mention that I don't build only plastic kits. I build and paint also resin figures from e2046 and I proceed exactly the same way. I didn't have any problem to the date.

Model Master is an excellent brand. I love it and currently is my favorite. Now it's possible that a clear coat give the darkening effect (specially the glossy) but actually it will be acting over all colors and not only this blue. It does mean that the balance of colors will be altered. In any case...

Thomas E. Johnson wrote: I use it for medium gap work, and now use Tamiya putty for smaller seam work.

Funny... I just purchased it to try as a replacement for Tamiya!

If your compressor is providing air at a constant pressure and the thinning of the paint is correct, the uneven flux of air may be a symptom that there is something wrong internally with the airbrush. You should be aware that the regular clean after the use doing backwash, etc, is not enough. From t...

Certain pigmentation have more coverage power than others. One of the characteristics that make it happens is the amount of solid particles the paint has (that's why metallic paints has an excellent coverage). Enamel paints are made out of a base clear with pigment added to it. It means that the qua...

I have gotten very good advice about Perfect Plastic Putty in other forums so I ordered it and am awaiting it to arrive and see if it is that good. As said by other modelers the main advantages is that it is water based so you can apply it and then level it easily with a damp rag (or even the finger...

I hear ya! I think that it happens in all careers. I have suffered in my profession too because bad colleagues that makes the customers get kind of "traumatized" to me... :( About the "clerk thing" it is specially awful in the small town I live. I already passed for several situa...

Ant wrote:Hmm, this might suggest that the battery just not have the capacity to light them all.

That's what I said 15 days ago but seems that it was simply ignored...

I hope you can rescue your work. It's bummer to revisit an old model to make repairs...

I should disagree that the "manufacturer's thinner" will work better. It doesn't make any sense. Enamels, differently from other types of paint, follows a standard formulation. Till the date I couldn't find ANY enamel that won't work with hardware store general use spirit. Really, an ename...

People uses primer for two reasons... 1) even the surface to find imperfections 2) anchor the paint OK, I started modeling very long ago when you just painted (or not!) your models so I never used primers. Personally I think it's just an unnecessary product just to make people spend a bit more money...

This is creepy. I am working on my first lighted model and I am going to use a custom printed decal. Hope that it doesn't happen.

So far the only enamel paint that I have seen to endure for a long time without a problem are rattle cans. The other day I picked an 8 years old can that I used when I bought it and then forgot in my garage with less than 1/3 of white paint inside. Surprisingly it was like new. I have some small Hum...

I paint with enamels and never have seen it before, although I use regularly hardware store spirit (but used odorless spirit once). If it happened to only one paint is more likely to me that the paint may be spoiled. I don't see how a paint thinner could lighten the color. Maybe an expired date (old...

I ordered a squirt bottle of "Perfect Plastic Putty". Let's see.

I use Aves for gaps too big for Mr. Surfacer 500. Aves sands much like most styrenes so you don't end up with a ledge or ridge. My problem is mainly with seams (two parts joings). I have used Mr. Dissolve Putty (very alike Mr. Surfacer 500 I think) but it seems to shrink too. Perhaps I just should ...

I use the old "good" (well not too good IMO) Tamiya white. But I never was truly happy with it. First it always shrinks after dry. Second it always have tiny portions "pulled out" when I sand leaving small holes. It forces me to apply a new layer and wait till it gets completely ...

Thanks for the tip, Tommy!

Sorry, I think I wasn't clear. I don't mean the glass of the windows, but the windows holes.

So, I just received my 1:1400 Enterprise E kit and am studying how to prepare it for lighting. The main issue I am facing at the moment is how to cut the micro-windows that may have roughly 0.5 x 3mm.

Ideas? Tips?

Once in a while my wife that is a cloth doll maker asks me to make some scratch accessory. She uses to customize her dolls to fit some customer aspects. Past week she asked me to make a stethoscope to use in a doctor doll. The more challenging part was to imagine what I would use to replicate the bl...

I suggest to use a small power supply instead a battery. Batteries can run out very quick depending on the amount of LEDs hooked on it.

You cannot simply hook a LED strip to an Arduino board. In the best scenario it won't lite and in the worse it will burn the Board. For the hardware side you will need a transistor (a PN2222 should work). Also you will need the code. But everything depends on what you are lighting, the desired effec...

Personally I have concern about a long run endurance. You may have a quick result with a variety of glues but it can snap off along the time. I think that the best option is the CA to stick it momentarily to the place and then make the real thing with epoxy glue.