Your best quick tip/technique/diy

[Neo]

speaking of flash lights

i have a new "MAGLite" 3 X AA LED man that tiny little thing put to shame the headlight on my car!!!

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Scribing panel lines....... Many tips technique explained

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/3dimensionalmanagement/Concept%20A-wing/?action=view&current=013-1.mp4

 

[adampolo13]

Well, since its starting to get colder... Don't eat yellow snow....

 

[kiwi gav]

LOL adampolo13


Im always on the lookout, posted this earlier today

http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,7227.0.html


also found some cool paint trays at my local supermarket. They are the trays that hold the deodorants this picture is one that had the roll on variety. the supermarkets will just throw them away, just ask for them I'm sure they will give you heaps. Good for the kids paints also. I haven't tested them on solvents yet, they are thin plastic.

 

[Holden]

I like to use the plastic foam containers that eggs come in as a paint mixing trays, the lids make pretty paint pallets to. I suppose you could use the cardboard ones if you lined them with aluminium foil.

 

[andrei383]

Hi all, I visited my local hobby shop too pick up some styrene, paint, etc. and noticed a Badger paint mixer tool. It was then i remembered seeing something similar at Ikea and lo and behold I found this:


http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10076320/

Its a milk frother to make the foamed milk for cappuccinos, but i realized it was perfect as a paint mixer. I picked two up (one for acrylic and one for enamel paints) for the ridiculous price of 0.99 Euros each (probably a sale here?)! I found that the heads fit perfectly in the Revell Aqua paint bottles and in the AK Interactive bottles as well! So if you are in an Ikea one day, try looking for these!

 

[andrei383]

hi all, with the advent of my new 99 cent paint stirrers (see above), i realized i needed to protect myself from paint splatter when using them thus i came up with this:

basically its a little styrene sleeve which fits over the Revell Aqua paint jars, as you can see it has already saved me a few shirts. ;D i might try to work on one for AK Interactive bottles now...

 

[Chris S]

Trying to paint a figure without a proper holder/vise can be frustrating . Well here's a quick any easy solution .

Drill and pin either one or both feet ,if the figure is kneeling ,drill the knee in contact with the ground ,same for sitting etc ,drill and pin the contact area .
Use a cocktail stick or paper clip depending on the size of the figure . Leave a good length on the pin for now .
For smaller figures (54mm) etc Get an empty Tamiya jar , fill it with Blu tak , silly putty or plasticine ,drill a hole in the top the same diameter as the pin/s ,Now cut your pin so it reaches near the bottom of the jar And simply push the figure down onto the top of the jar , the plasticine / silly putty will hold the pin and secure the figure.
If you want ,put a small drop of CA on one foot just to be sure ,it can easily be popped of with a sharp blade later .
For larger figures ,just use a bigger jar /container




If you're worried about it falling over use Spud's tip on widening the base

Chris.

 

[Dusky]

You can use ice cube trays to organize small parts. The bottom of each section can be labelled with a Sharpie and then cleaned with rubbing alcohol when you are done using it.

 

[Grendels]

Trying to paint a figure without a proper holder/vise can be frustrating . Well here's a quick any easy solution .

Drill and pin either one or both feet ,if the figure is kneeling ,drill the knee in contact with the ground ,same for sitting etc ,drill and pin the contact area .
Use a cocktail stick or paper clip depending on the size of the figure . Leave a good length on the pin for now .
For smaller figures (54mm) etc Get an empty Tamiya jar , fill it with Blu tak , silly putty or plasticine ,drill a hole in the top the same diameter as the pin/s ,Now cut your pin so it reaches near the bottom of the jar And simply push the figure down onto the top of the jar , the plasticine / silly putty will hold the pin and secure the figure.
If you want ,put a small drop of CA on one foot just to be sure ,it can easily be popped of with a sharp blade later .
For larger figures ,just use a bigger jar /container




If you're worried about it falling over use Spud's tip on widening the base

Chris.

Thanks! For a project I want to do very soon, this will come in handy!

 

[andrei383]

When sanding plastic, resin, etc. it is common that your sandpaper, sanding stick, or file gets clogged up with the dust. Many of us simply throw these away when they get clogged and use a new one, but they usually still have quite a bit of life in them.

To renew your abrasives, try using a regular white eraser:

Just rub the eraser and it should dislodge and clean away all the dust:

And voila! its not 100% clean, but it will sand more efficiently than when clogged!

Over time your abrasives will wear out and it will be beneficial to replace them, but this should hopefully get more life out of your abrasives! ;D

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Awesome tip! Thanks Andrei!

 

[Jurasikfrank]

Great tip.
Thanks!

 

[JMac]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Ian]

I've been using a toothbrush to do the same thing, but the eraser is a great idea.

Here's a great way to mask round items: a draftsman's circle template.

Been using this to either mask the item to be sprayed, or to help cut the appropriate size from masking tape.

An example after painting...

 

[Subhuman1]

When sanding plastic, resin, etc. it is common that your sandpaper, sanding stick, or file gets clogged up with the dust. Many of us simply throw these away when they get clogged and use a new one, but they usually still have quite a bit of life in them.

To renew your abrasives, try using a regular white eraser:

And voila! its not 100% clean, but it will sand more efficiently than when clogged!


Awesome tip!

 

[Dusky]

Not so much a quick tip as a warning, but you can knock over jars of Tamiya liquid cement... :-\

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Not so much a quick tip as a warning, but you can knock over jars of Tamiya liquid cement... :-\

Yup.....been there, done that....many times!

 

[Dusky]

And here I thought it was just the tall skinny bottles you could knock over.

 

[mr lucky]

I like to use Removable Mounting Putty for many things! There are several on the market, I like the gray stuff. I use it a lot for test fitting, quick mock-up builds, holding parts for painting, I've even used small balls to hold small parts while gluing. Even when it's been used for painting and has some paint on it, a quick kneading and it's ready to go again.

Erik