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    Looking for advice - "Black" subject matter and dark-blue polishable paint

    Only areas I see that are faded, not burnt, are the wing tops. Other "faded" areas are panels that are regularly removed and/or replaced and show wear and tear in that respect. Both photos are pre-flight, at least the first one is. And this is altitude and early flights, not the record breaking...
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    Looking for advice - "Black" subject matter and dark-blue polishable paint

    As a painter, I can tell you, the use of blue is an artistic approach to improving black or representing black in many artworks. In fact, all you are doing is representing a reflection. Many black surfaces have a sheen or shine that reflects the colours around, like the blue of sky. First off...
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    French tanks. But with a difference …

    haha true. sorry I missed that. lol too focused on the sticks themselves I guess.
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    Meng World War Toons French Medium Tank (COMPLETED)

    All the big nuts and bolts really stand out. And a nice set of decals they provide.
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    French tanks. But with a difference …

    "not jack stands" Literally candle sticks. Look at the photo I provided. Top has two bolt attachment (so they lock in place, stay straight up and down). Center is a straight tube with a large foot plate. Obviously meant to support the side of the tank while a track is removed/replaced. The...
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    3-D printed replacement parts for Bandai millennium falcon, other than PG grade?

    The new handheld 3D scanners might prove to be a plus for modellers looking to replicate parts. (as long as you have the original part to scan) I don't know - I don't know anything about handheld 3D scanners.
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    French tanks. But with a difference …

    https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/char-b1-bis-jacks-t318540.html They're called "chandelles" in French ("jack stands" in English, also means "candles")
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    Kübelwagen 1/35 Meng w.i.p

    I see the same level of Meng high detail in the molding, but is it like the Toon models I built? Less (poly)styrene and more like (poly)vinyl? At least that's how it felt to me. Not that this is a bad thing, just different than what I remember plastic kits to be like.
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    Anyone using a vinyl or frisket cutter here?

    The next step in cutting stencils or paint masks (as with any vinyl cutting) is weeding and premasking. Weeding is the removal of anything you don't want in the final positive or negative product. Then pre-mask, or transfer tape/film, is applied over the weeded vinyl to transfer the entire...
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    Anyone using a vinyl or frisket cutter here?

    Cutting paint stencils/masks would be easy enough with a Cricut. Getting the dimensions right, might require some trial and error. I've seen my daughter cut some very fine stuff, but I think you are limited to Cricut's vinyls for this. Paint mask vinyls were generally a lower tack...
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    Anyone using a vinyl or frisket cutter here?

    AS an ex-airbrusher/signpainter, yes, I used cutter cut stencils and paintmasks A LOT! But our printer cutter was 8ft long! For small stuff, like scale models, it gets more difficult to use sign vinyl and pro grade paint masks. The material can be just too thick if it has to go around very...
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    My Rat Fink and Weird-Oh Creations

    Although I love everything that is/was Ed Roth, I never was a fan of the "creatures" in his models. Rat Fink is cool and funny, but the rest are...well not to my liking. Still, your builds are great. Weird Ohs are different and I like those characters. To me they look a lot more human, and...
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    Apollo CM Capsule post-re-entry Paper Model

    No. The original Apollo CM kit was created by Ken West. Ken West is the American version of Uhu02, only less paranoid. Only true paper modelers will understand this. Ken has designed large scale and super detailed models of F84 Thunderbolt, XB-70 Valkyrie, B58 Hustler, X-15, SR-71, Apollo...
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    removing chrome from Salvinos Jr parts

    Did you know drinking Bleach is safer than Coca Cola? Swimming pools, tap water, etc, whereas Coke sends you to the Dentist and the Doctor. lol I have been using bleach to soak off plastic chrome. I keep a plastic peanut butter jar (has a wide neck opening) with some bleach in it. Drop in the...
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    Do you find cooking and scale modeling are similar?

    So what you are saying is there is a similarity between reading (a cook book) and reading (these pages). Reading is the same as reading. Things that make you say hmmm...what the heck you talkin' bout willis?!
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    Aircraft lighting diagrams

    I too was looking for the number of lights on a specific aircraft. And I was surprised to find out there were additional lights I did not know about. An original technical manual helps. I found an Operators Manual for this aircraft that explained the various lighting on the aircraft. How to...
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    Do you find cooking and scale modeling are similar?

    I must admit, before I comment, that I have not read this entire thread. In fact, I got about 3/4 way thru the first page and then jumped to the end of the book (hoping to see the conversation had changed from "Marge's Recipe Corner" to "modeling for divorced dads") It hadn't. Do I find cooking...
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    tariff madness!!

    Simple fact is America cannot and has never subsisted on it's own. No country can. Countries remain friends and allies by sharing the planet and it's resources. Free trade and cross border/continent manufacturing is what trade alliances and country alliances are built on. It's easy to say it...
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    Display cabinet

    I let all my models collect dust. I call it "real world patina". Cheap weathering technique. FYI I use black foamcore to build lightweight shelves and raised displays for some models and to increase shelf space within the bookcases. Toothpicks and glue secretly hold the foamcore items together...
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