Saturday, August 21, 2010
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Making homemade Filler Goop
A home-made filler and glue
On the right is a bottle of liquid polystyrene cement. On the left is a bottle of poly goop made by adding small chips of styrene (shown below the bottle) to the poly cement.
This article shows how to make a useful product that both glues and fills gaps at the same time.
Making Poly-Goop
Making poly-goop is very easy. Take a half-used bottle of liquid polystyrene cement and add to it small chips of styrene cut from waste sprue.
Here it is possible to see the 'gloopy' consistency of the poly goop.
Polystyrene cement works by dissolving the surface of the styrene. The styrene chips added to the liquid cement will gradually dissolve to make a thick goop. How long it will take to dissolve depends on the strength of the poly cement, but it may be a few days, or a couple of weeks. The thickness of the goop depends on how many chips have been added.
The goop can be made thicker by adding more styrene chips or thinned by adding more liquid poly cement. The eventual colour of the poly goop will depend on the colour of the styrene chips added.
Saw this on Scalemodeguide.com
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
YouTube Dios
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yl1Whm_ZwY&feature=related
Have a look here as these amazing dioramas
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Vietnam Huey Slick Dio
http://www.scale-rotors.com/gallery/utility-helicopters/bell-uh-1d-huey-slick-dragon
Additional items
- Dragon 1/35 Viet Cong 3304
- Dragon Huey Slick
- Dragon 1/35 U.S. 1St Cavalry 3312
- Andrea Miniatures 1/32 S2A2 Ox
- Verlinden 1/35 Vietnamese Civilians 298
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Salt Weathering
Simulating paint chips and wear with salt
Introduction
This tutorial will provide a step-by-step guide to a technique that simulates paint chipping and rust effects using common table salt. The method is quick, easy and relatively forgiving.
Background
The pristine appearance of combat vehicles and aircraft when they come out of the factory does not tend to last very long when subjected to the hard realities of life in the field.
Even during times of peace, military equipment gets rough treatment since it will be subject to exercises that simulate combat. As a result, the upper coats of paint will often show the underlying layers due to wear and tear, corrosion, or accidents.
This German fighter plane exhibits unusual paint wear near the nose.Unless you intend to make your models as they appeared when brand new, then you will have to face the problem of simulating wear, damage and dirt - generally known as 'weathering'.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Incredible 1918 Picture
This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.
It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa .
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!
FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 f eet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000
Total men: 18,000
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