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i can scan you a copy, and i'd be happy to. just e-mail me or pm me. I can e-mail you the scan or print a set if thats what you need.

ditto. done it too.

on brass rod i have used tape or resist and then used photo etch mordant
to etch the rod

i really like that top turret dr yo. wadja use?

found something very similar on ebay with the chip batteries and everything
check my post under sargons' balls

found these awesome phrosty spheres on ebay. they were about 3 or 4 bucks each. they remind me of the Trek TOS episode where they find Sargon and 2 of his buddies living inside these glowing balls. can't remember the name of the episode. the balls have a button on the bottom that changes the color o...

so anyway, there was wondering how i was going to make the conning tower on the dy-100 style ship that i found a picture of on the web. so i am doing this and that when it struck me, carve it with jewelers wax you have sitting around in your shop!!. this is embarassing because i make jewelry for liv...

thanks stu ,a man with a hat like that, well ya just gotta trust him.

any comments or ideas on how to build a mold box for this would be appreciated.

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thanks,dave

all kidding aside your work and skills are admirable

i have a tiny sulaco, its so embarassing

nice stuff , i like the wrap on the pistol handle. just as an fyi and not a rap on
your work,phillips head screws weren't around until the 1930's , according to Eddington's Annotated History of Screwing. javascript:emoticon(':P')

very nice!!! when you are finished just mail it to me please. thanks,dave

nice work!!!! love your paint job too. have any WIP pictures?

i believe PLASTRUCT sells colored acrylic tubing. and lots of other cool stuff.
free downloadable catalog

nah, yah gotta order interociter screens from dat electronics place,whaddeva its name is???...

not to hijack the thread or anything but free avg is great.

its used for making triangular bezel settings for triangle shaped stones.
and the square one.. well you get the idea.

i reallly like 3m's acryl-blue

yes ive actuallly been forcing myself to build out of box. maybe a piece of wire or something a little extra but no major changes. ive so many kits to build and little time. also forces me to concentrate on painting which is a major weakpoint of mine. i believe a good paint job on an average kit is ...

and warm the molds

smooth-on crystal clear 200 or 202. but its tricky. so get some pointers

for the couple of vinyl kits i have done, i also buy some of that foam insulation in acan and squirt it into thpieces so they'll keep their shape.
and i heated the joints with a hair dryer to pop them together.
dave

poyo putty from smooth-on
quick-sil from castaldo rtfm on quick sil

i thought so too, goes nicely with model 1911 colt i gave him at christmasjavascript:emoticon(':rifles:')

a freind of mine is going to afghanistan this march, so i bought him this trench knife. i cleaned up the casting, florentined the handle, and chemically etched his name on the back of the handle, and made a new pommel. for those who don't know florentining is the process of putting crosshatching on ...

mold max is what i used MN, and it came out perfickly!!!! thanks

hows 'bout some them velcro straps?

thanks for the kind words , joe. i went to nelsons monthly seminar last weekend,prompting me to spend much money. really enjoyed getting the project done after staring at it for two months.
VENTURE BROS. that show is so funny.grew up with the original Jonny Quest.

with the help of nelson burke from theengineerguy.com, i molded the dy-100 vacuum form kit from small world science fiction. i used smooth-on's vita-flex 40, vacuum it for 2-3 minutes then poured slowly. pretty good results, no bubbles crisp detail, will pour resin this weekend. http://i238.photobuc...