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Zaphod here, after too long away.

I'm down, just let me know. Maybe a zoom get together

A hopeful bump.

Finally got said printer, Epson eco tank. I'll share results of trying out the Hayes decal paper.

As an old school Marantz lover( I had an old 2226b) I am going to tell you to please don't try this as your first ever experiment, please PM me a picture, and send me the part to do it. I won't even charge you. Thank you Jimi ! They arrived yesterday, and are flawless inside an out. :D For those wh...

Oh that is excellent, thanks folks. I think I'll use that to cast copies of the little engine inserts for my current build, a Fine Molds Millennium Falcon in 1/72. I will use that silicone and will make a go at water clear resin.

It is possible to scan to get a 3D map, which I think can be compiled as an stl.
The Illinois State Museum sends animal skulls in for a CT scans, which allow them to replicate with a printer.
I think that also be amenable to laser shaping.

I would think that paint fumes would cause greater harm to the liver than to the nervous system. Not saying it doesn't harm the neurons, of course. During inhalation, there greater biological availability for transport across the Alveoli membrane into the bloodstream, where the liver is then stuck w...

Stu Pidasso wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:33 pm As an old school Marantz lover( I had an old 2226b) I am going to tell you to please don't try this as your first ever experiment, please PM me a picture, and send me the part to do it. I won't even charge you.

Will do sir, thank you.
PM incoming

I'm giving this thread renewed attention due to a need for knowledge. In this case, I bought an old-school Marantz stereo receiver, from their champagne-gold era. One of the faders is missing the little handle on the end. Bu the others can be (carefully) removed and reinstalled. So this is a good ch...

These are excellent finds.

You had me at "Digikey".

That is a dangerous website!

I like the Lt. Zombie approach of working outward from the center. Signs are a great source for sheet styrene.

Zubie good point,

I think the gloss clear probably would work.
Maybe add some Tamiya retarder and some of their acrylic thinner, so that it has a chance to self-level before drying.

The instructable from PjF is still up and the link to McMaster Carr is still intact.
What an excellent article!

What a great discussion

Here in the year 2023, Papilio decal paper is still available. I am also seeing Hayes advertised a lot.

Any other brand updates or recommendations?

If you have trouble finding Future/Pledge/Floor Shine, I have had good luck dipping in Windsor and Newton clear acrylic varnish. I have the stuff from the Galeria product line and it self levels beautifully.

I have had success with the Loctite plastic bonder set. It consists of a felt pen with some organic volatile and CA glue. The pen might outlast the ca glue, so I tested it with a few different brands and viscosities of CA, and most the brands were successful with the pen. It is worthwhile to prep th...

PREACH

(seriously, I could not agree more)

That shuttle craft in waiting from Cooper has rich potential.

I didn’t know he was a WW II veteran;

https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/ob ... batesville

Aww hell, now I’m getting feels, brother, SSM has been a constant for me as well.

I miss Clyde aka Ent’il Zog, aka Emperor Zog the Appalling.

John that’s excellent, I had forgotten about the critter locomotion devices.
You can fill in the breathing holes with putty or even work them into your design.

Haha nice!

I’ll have to look more closely, I didn’t see the airbrush but I saw a heroic x-acto knife. And I just noticed the robot from MST3K, Tom servo?

Thank you as well for the Hayes Paper link. Which printers are people using in the year 2022 A.D.? I notice Epson and Cannon both advertise consumer-grade printers that are capable of photo quality prints. And there seems to be a population of gently used printers of that variety online. I like to f...

Tip of the hat to Rob Merrill, et al., the August 2022 wallpaper artwork is hella cool.

I have had fantastic luck when brushing using Tamiya Retarder and Gunze Sangyo Mr. Levelling Thinner. If using Tamiya Thinner, a little goes a long way. Don't do 50/50, or the paint will get weird. If you want your Tamiya to be a thin coat, add maybe 10% Tamiya retarder to the mix, and 10%-20% good ...

I just finished dounloading and extracting a number of decal image files on the main SSM site. Carlos Pendragon Zagrando if you're out there, muchas gracias. Also, I happened upon some decal-friendly images on Pinterest and Deviant Art. These are files that can be rescaled, brightened etc., using yo...

I just found out about these today. I have found them on Ebay Canada and Ebay yanks, and they may exist in the UK as well. Here is an example of a blue LED filament with a length of 130 mm, which needs a drive voltage of 3 volts: https://www.ebay.com/itm/284639515761?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=7...

I'm sorry to see Kit Kraft closed their doors. I hope they're okay, wherever they are...