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- Birthday 02/11/1955
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Painting with Tamiya Pearl White - TS 45
bobss396 replied to Bill Anderson's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I have used the clear pearl (TS-65) over white primer with success. The effect is the same in the end. -
How do you prep your glue surfaces???
bobss396 replied to Vinny G's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I started using paper clips and staples, which are not even close to being round items. Then onto floral wire which is strong enough and cheap. I use a lot of .093" Evergreen tubing that has an .048" hole thru it. I can use plastic or brass rod to make strong joints. In general my go-to metal items are 1/32" and 3/64" brass rod. I have a few lengths of .031" stainless steel pins that come in handy. Most used lengths are 1/8", 3/16" and 1/4". -
Me and my brother had ZZ Top worthy beards for a while, everyone in the family HATED them including wives and girlfriends. What to do... grow it LONGER... When I got a real job in 1981 I cut it shorter by a lot. My brother needed to go to court about something, his was gone. Now I trim it with a #1 or #2 guide on a Wahl trimmer.
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How do you prep your glue surfaces???
bobss396 replied to Vinny G's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Anything that needs strength I will pin it in place. I drill holes while things are in the raw plastic state, pin one side with brass rod, aluminum tubing or stainless steel pins (1/32"). Then I use as little CA glue as possible. I rarely ever scrape paint off anything. -
Watch with photo-copying a decal sheet, with my printer the scale is a little off. Put a scale in with whatever you are copying so you can check it.
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Detail painting… a question of the whats and whys
bobss396 replied to Keef's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Citadel is one my local hobby shop carries, the shop owner says that the figure-guys like them. I found Vallejo acrylics at Hobby Lobby, so far I got a black and silver to start with, they were $3.99 each. Online at eBay they are $6-8. -
I was there yesterday, no '30 as well. They serve up the SOS it appears.
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Dickey(Richard) Betts(Allman Brothers band) passes away @80.RIP
bobss396 replied to NYLIBUD's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
We were supposed to see Betts at a show out in Montauk NY some years back, the show was canceled by the time we got out there. No internet that far back. We found out later that he was too inebriated to perform. -
Detail painting… a question of the whats and whys
bobss396 replied to Keef's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I have been using Tamiya acrylics to to small detail painting. I have a bunch of their clears, also the X22 which I use mostly as an adhesive and some blacks and silvers. I will give the Vallejo line a try. Anything I paint is very small, everything else gets sprayed. I use the clears over TS-30 Silver Leaf on things like steering wheels, fans, shift knobs, side marker lights. -
1/25 Scale Jerry Cans.
bobss396 replied to stavanzer's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I just ordered a set of these from VCG Resins for my GMC wrecker. I got them with the case. https://www.vcgresins.com/shop/p/jerry-cans