Cap's Hobby Hints

[unclescott58]

Any body remember these? 

[Greg Myers]

Neato, never saw them . What magazine did they come from ? 

[crazyjim]

Looks like they're very old. Never saw them either.

[Rob Hall]

Reminds me of Dennis the Menace comics. 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool old articles.

[SfanGoch]

19 minutes ago, Greg Myers said:

Neato, never saw them . What magazine did they come from ? 

 

15 minutes ago, crazyjim said:

Looks like they're very old. Never saw them either.

Cap's Hobby Hints debuted in March 1966 in DC Comics titles. It was originally titled "Cap's Hobby Center". 

 

The idea to ask readers to submit their hobby tips arose from the fact that DC Comics featured a lot of ads from model companies and would be a great way to promote the advertisers.

[Greg Myers]

Great feature with a bunch of great ideas.

Tim Boyd's articles. "Modeler's Corner" from Street Rodder magazine were pretty cool too. It would be nice to see them all published in a book. 

[cobraman]

I never saw them either. Was it ever a good idea to put the glue in a straw ?

[niteowl7710]

5 minutes ago, cobraman said:

I never saw them either. Was it ever a good idea to put the glue in a straw ?

Ya know I was just wondering that too...what's gonna keep the glue from melting the straw and making an even bigger mess than whatever bulky glue applicator is being referenced.

[Greg Myers]

straws were made of rolled paper back then.

[unclescott58]

These all appeared in DC (National) Comics in the mid-to-late 60's. I can not vouch or take responsibility for following any of the above tips. The glue in the straw one is questionable to me too. There was another one I wish I could find, about using an old tooth brush, pulling out several rows of bristles, and then using it painting stripes on your model. I question validity of that one too. There were others on improving slot cars performance, and other non model car hobby tips in the series too. Most of them seemed pretty good overall.

[SfanGoch]

57 minutes ago, Greg Myers said:

straws were made of rolled paper back then.

Uh, plastic straws were specifically mentioned in that particular hint; and, they were around in the technologically primitive 1960s.

Edited December 7, 2017 by SfanGoch

[jaymcminn]

I thought they whittled straws out of wood back then... but seriously, the big blob of glue on the hood there makes the straw look like it might not be the best tool for the job.

[Richard Bartrop]

I remember these back in the day.  Thanks for sharing!

[SfanGoch]

7 hours ago, jaymcminn said:

I thought they whittled straws out of wood back then... but seriously, the big blob of glue on the hood there makes the straw look like it might not be the best tool for the job.

Plastic coffee stirrers would work better.

They were around back in them dark ages.Their small diameter is perfect for applying tube glue in precise amounts. We kids got them from Sloppy Joe's Coffee Shop and used them in class for different art class projects when we weren't carving gats out bars of Ivory Snow soap. Who do I see about collecting the five bucks?

Edited December 8, 2017 by SfanGoch

[DumpyDan]

Thanks Scott, this is awesome, love it.  Never new any of this existed