peteski

And what in the world makes you think that the next generation will be any smarter than this one? It seems like we are going on the opposite direction.

Looks good! I currently dabble in N scale and the amount of products available nowadays is mind boggling. Still not as much as in H0, but plenty. It isn't a "toy scale" anymore (as it was often called in the '70s).

Detail Master And Pro-tech are my go-to places for spark-plug wire. Expensive, but the diameter seems in-scale and since it is a real insulated wire, it nicely retains its shape.

How about using spray adhesive? I think 3M makes removable spray adhesive. Easy to apply to large areas, and will spray on nice and even.

Looks like he made it all himself. Welded some nuts to a bent steel rod. Pretty clever (if you have welding equipment handy).

On the model railroad forum I frequent, some member use them for cutting out model building kits from thin sheet styrene. They even use the cutter to engrave brick pattern.

That sounds like the weather report for the Boston area. But we have over a foot of snow on the ground - one day of 50 degree weather will not melt all that snow. It will barely put a dent in it.

Ordering directly from BMF pretty much guarantees that the foil and decal paper are fresh (haven't been sitting in a warehouse for 5 years). So even if the price is a bit higher, it IMO is worth it. I didn't even realize that BMF offers plastic polish. I use NOVUS

LOL, I still wonder how people find and dig up those ancient threads. I don't look past the 2nd page of posts unless I'm doing a search for something specific.

I was replying to randyc's post above mine. He just said nail polish remover without clarification of the type.

I'm afraid that they are serious. We also have non-believers that humans landed on the moon, or even traveled beyond the Van Allen belt.

That explains the ever growing Flat Earth Society.

Looks hand-made and cute as a button!

I also have that orange Matchbox model (and have owned it since the '70s). It looks nothing like the real car. I always thought that the Matchbox model was cool looking but odd. Now that I saw a photo of the real car I can say that it is sleek and beautiful (but the engine is a bit of an overkill).

Um, are you sure you mixed (shook) the paint in the spray can really well before decanting? Sounds like you left the "thick stuff" (the pigment and resin) still in the spray can, so what you have is just the solvent tinted with the paint's color.

Nail polish remover is acetone with fragrance. Unless you are using a non-acetone remover. So nail polish remover or acetone do not attack (or dull) the base paint itself? Wow!

If these are printed on Alps printer, if you used metallic silver ink undercoat (instead of white) for the taillights and marker lights, that would give them a nice metallic color (imitating the real lenses). But some Alps printers have problem printing any color over metallic, so that might not work.

Yeah, I'm not sure how members suddenly discover old threads and reply to them. Nothing wrong with that - I'm just wondering . . . I usually don't look past the new messages (less than 1 week old).

That's a great news! The new etchings look a lot better than the original ones! Nice Job Tim!

I don't know what it is, but it sure is one gorgeous looking vehicle! Sexy!

Not only she doesn't look bad, the quality of the sculpting and even molding seems pretty nice to me. Especially considering it is a PYRO!

I'll try to contact Norm to see if he is interested (it has been a busy holiday season). I have no problem doing the photomask artwork in Corel Draw (vector-based).

Looks like you have duplicate posts on this. They used to be Tampo printed (the dull ink). I have not bought any new Hot wheels for several years. So the graphics are now shiny? I wonder if they have modernized from Tampo-printing to direct-to-substrate ink jet printing using UV-curable inks? That is what the model railroad industry is now embracing for decorating those models. If that is the case, those will be hard to dissolve.

They used to be Tampo printed (the dull ink). I have not bought any new Hot wheels for several years. So the graphics are now shiny? I wonder if they have modernized from Tampo-printing to direct-to-substrate ink jet printing using UV-curable inks? That is what the model railroad industry is now embracing for decorating those models. If that is the case, those will be hard to dissolve.

I have been using this trick for years (long before Micro Mark started selling their tool). I read about this tip I believe in the Finescale Modeler, in the '90s, in their reader's tips section. As far as the gunked up tips go, I just scrape the glue off using a hobby knife with a well-used #11 blade. It is quicker than using solvent.