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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=897919472130029&set=a.195741459014504 Okay folks! We have big news! The contest entry system is going ELECTRIC! 😃 Thanks to all your hard work having FUN, this show has grown so big that it's time to take the next step. I'll be on here driving everybody nuts t...

Several of us that participate in Iron Modelers every year we’re discussing last night at the build meeting if there is even going to be an Iron Modelers this year. Seems the communication block is affecting everyone. Wonderfest is such a wonderful event. I hope this isn’t the beginning of a downfa...

Disillusionist wrote:If you opt to use foil, just make sure you do a good job insulating all your electrical connections on your LED's and such. Wouldn't want that conductive foil shorting anything out!

Go to the HVAC dept at Lowes or Home Depot-----pick up a roll of aluminum adhesive duct tape 2 inches wide, great adhesive, cuts easily, and very reflective. Works great on my TOS Enterprise. I also burnish it down after it's applied---goes over irregular surfaces well if it burnished. It's about $9...

I can't find Polly Scale around here. Guess I'll have to place an order with Model Expo or Micro Mark. Be careful----the new Pollyscale is MM Acryl. :( Last year I bought every old bottle of Polly S flat that my local store had. As I was paying for it, he said: "Well that's the last of the goo...

As I feared.

It just seems so "heavy-handed" soldering up 24ga wire.

Never hurts to ask....

Okay fellas, what about this stuff:

http://www.wireglue.us/

Snake oil, or a decent substitute for soldering----on simple projects. Not like a 1/350 refit.

Any experience, thoughts?

BROCK UPPERCUT wrote:you could look for a new house being built , when the workers go home for the day raid the dumpster

That's how I got a 4'x8'x2" sheet of the stuff.

Well, it was sitting close to the dumpster....

Was at AB Charles 2 weeks ago and he had a fresh supply as well.

Yep...

Just picked up some 1000, 1200, and Mr Resin Surfacer at my favorite LHS in Pittsburgh 2 weeks ago. The owner had just received a large order---though he's told me on occasion that it takes forever to get an order sometimes.


Some companies just can't stand prosperity I guess....

Red and blue pigments are notoriously difficult to remove from brushes, one of the old-time recommendations if you're going to paint a lot of reds or blues is to use a separate brush for each color family. Ken Amen to that----I just learned the hard way with Insignia Blue Acryl. Ended up doing a co...

I cleaned with lacquer thinner on my current project, primed with Mr Surfacer 1000, color coated 12 hours later. Picked out all the bezels 8hrs later. The next evening (24hrs) clear coated with future. Next day, I installed in the cockpit. While masking out the cockpit to paint the fuselage, I un-kn...

Thanks Rob, that's it.

Try to find Some RC websites as well---I was in a mostly R/C store a while back and they had a bunch of Acrylic Pearlescents with different bases----blue, red, green.

Just wish I could remember who made the stuff.....

Ahm gettin old...

Been using Gunze Thinned Putty lately and just love the stuff.

TER-OR wrote:yeah, that's John Voitek's tools - good units.

There ya go----John gave me a demo of it at a Cleveland IPMS show last year and I was sold.

Nice guy by the way----loves what he does and isn't afraid to share knowledge either.

While we're talking about holes, I've run across a high quality pounce wheel that I'm tickled with: http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id=53&osCsid=63c126e0f096511464ffb7de4c9d24e9 It comes in a variety of scales, but most importantly the wheel itself DOES N...

Nitro Stan, Gunze Dissolved Putty, Tamiya Brushable Primer---depends on what I'm filling...

Aw George - you sent him to the hardware store? I've found a larger Ace or True Value has a better selection of fittings and bolts, though. There's no substitute for the proper bit of hardware - which you can embed in epoxy putty for stability. Actually, there's a great True Value in Hartville, but...

Thanks all. So this would be the item: http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-883T-Dual-Option/dp/B000A5S9BW/ref=pd_bbs_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221182427&sr=8-9 ...and to mount the model to it you would.......... Exactly---it also gives you the option of using the wingscrew, and then subst...

Hey Scott! It is a Panavise, but not the micro unit. What you want is here: http://www.panavise.com/f/cctv/cctv_bits.html Use the Model 850 knuckle, with the telescope shaft (6" to 11" ) model 856T, then use the tri-foot base model 860. Works like a dream---I'm using it on my Rel Sovy and ...

No problemo!

Anything for a deal!

Advance auto parts in my area is getting out of the LED/Neon/EL kits and are starting to clearance them---I picked up (2) 15" Neon Blue LED kits priced at $27.99 each, for $9.99 each! :shock: :D A bunch of their other lights were $9.99 as well. The store Mgr told me that in the coming weeks the...

Hey guys, If you happen to have an Advance Auto Parts nearby, they happen to carry Streetglow products. A much larger selection than Auto Zone. In particular, Streetglow's Optx line: http://www.optxbysg.com/elneonstring.shtml The 5 foot string I picked up is ready to be hard-wired to a 12v supply an...

Kylwell wrote:Quick! Hook it up to your telephone and lets if if that works!

What the heck are you doing that needs a N2 plant?

Actually, it's one of our Small N2 plants that supplies an N2/H2 pipeline to a Steel finishing line.
N2 at .18ppm O2 purity. minus 80f dewpoint on final product.

Verra DRY.

I've got a small N2 plant I take care that puts out about 38,000scfh at 35psig----pure Nitrogen and UBER dry.
I figure if we could run a small pipeline out to Colorado (working nights) I could fix you right up Rob!

Holy crap!

If you ever make it to WF let me know and I'll pick one up and bring it to you myself!

Matter of fact here's that link:

http://www.flex-i-file.com/html/adhesives.html

Also, about half way down you'll see the stand I was talking about----it's called the Fill n Clean. Heavy base to hold your glue, and it won't tip over. If you're as clumsy as I am, I recommend it.