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This got me thinking...
For smaller scale stuff would there be a way to use thread or would it just be too small?

I saw that effect on BSG this week and was wondering how much the glare from the light inside the helmet effected the ability to see out of the faceshield. Then I remembered, it's only a tv show , and they need to light the faces of the actors so we, the audience, can tell the characters apart. In r...

I believe (from memory of a similar discussion here, and reading the can not long ago while working on my house) you have to be careful of: 1) Over Expansion. The foam continues to expand for a while after the initial application. You wouldn't want to 'blow out' the sides of your model. 2) Heat. The...

OK, this is kinda off topic, but does involve future.

Can you use future to "fix" scratches on CD's that don't work well in your computer drive?

Sounds like you should talk to some Designers of Paper / Card Models. There is a forum here for paper models http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=42 There are several "webhomes" for them as well, http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/papermodels is a good place to start.

publiusr wrote:I would have liked to see small plastic replicas of actual flying rockets--a 1/1000 USS Atlantis TOS

how 'bout a USS Atlantis Refit?!?!
http://www.siriusrocketry.com/sirius00.htm

With enough power, anything can fly!!!
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