peteski

Not sure what that has to do with low oil prices and airlines making record profits. Sounds like that airline wasn't very healthy to begin with, or maybe it declared bankruptcy to get rid of debts (like pensions).

Because it reminds me of my childhood.

I decant paint using spray nozzles with a small tube (like the one in WD40). Only after the can is empty (by leaving the nozzle open until all the propellant is gone) I use a pair of dikes to puncture a hole on the bottom of the side wall and drain the remaining paint. Then I again use a pair of dikes to pry around the top cap which holds the valve. Next, I pull that cap off giving me full access to the interior of can. I then remove the marbles and the siphon tube. Both can be useful for hobbies. Last thing is to put the completely drained and open can in recycling.

You guys are killin' me with all those Polish foods! I'm starving! Anybody ever had kabanosy?

Another easy one for me. I have a model of it.

You should be able to find info about what we call Future in http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html and how to find it in your country.

I have the Triumph. Picked it up at a flea market few years back. I like strange looking models. I wonder if that Mercedes is the same as the old ESCI Mercedes 450SL? I have few of those.

You're not the only one to notice what has been going on for several years now. Just see what Incredible Shrinking Products others see out there. This is a good one. Things like cans of tuna have been shrinking for a long time. Not only is there less product, the cans themselves are made from much thinner steel. Peanut butter packaging seems the same on the outside, but if you look on the bottom of the jar, instead of being flat, there is a deep dome there, reducing the volume and weight of the product! Sneaky tricks! I had to laugh last time I picked up box of Nabisco Chicken in a Biskit crackers. While the box looked normal, there was something strange about it. When I brought it home I compared to the onld box I still had and there was less product in the new one. But the box was slightly shorted and not as deep as the old one. It also does burn me up that when the oil (and gasoline) prices skyrocketed in the early 2000's all the shipping companies and airlines all jacked up their prices due to the fuel costs. Now that we are back at the early 2000's cost of fuel, nobody is lowering their prices. The airlines just announced that they are raising their prices and raking the record profits.

Pro-Weld is similar to Tenax, which is mostly Methylene Chloride (same stuff as the much cheaper Weld-On 3 mentioned earlier). They all have that same sweet smell which will eventually kill us all.

Be careful when using steel BBs in water-based paints. They will rust, ruining the paint. Even some type of stainless steel will rust in certain paint formulas. I use glass beads used for jewelry making from an arts/crafts store (roughly the same size as BBs). BTW, if you ever opened an empty spray paint can, those rattling things inside are actually glass marbles.

That happened a while ago (in 2103) - if you read through The Complete Future it is all mentioned in there.

That's weird. Sounds like a new case of the dreaded Zinc Past! I thought that problem was gone decades ago. Here is a good explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_pest I guess with all those the products coming from China the quality control and the purity of metals used can be questionable. After all, these are just toys.

I often shoot mild (not hot) paints over bare plastic. That minimizes the overall paint thickness (which makes for a better model). But that only works with paints made for plastic models (like Testors, Tamiya, etc.)

The name. Seriously, going by smell and the finish, they seem identical, except for the bottle they are in. I'm assuming that you are asking about the enable paints (not water-based acrylics). I usually stay away from them as they never seem to fully dry, and their bright and shiny finish dulls really easily when handled.

I use a very similar technique to Pete's (the white glue is used to stabilize the emblem while sanding) except I don't used BMF (too thin and fragile). I use regular kitchen aluminum foil. Remember to always make few extras (in case one is lost or broken during handling). Don't ask how I know...

What air pressure are you using and how far from the model's surface are you spraying? Since you are willing to play (practice on plastic spoons), lower the air pressure, increase the paint flow and move the airbrush closer to the surface.

Strong lighting is vital for miniature model work. I often work on 1:43 or even 1:160 scale models. On my workbench I use 2 sunnex gooseneck 20W halogen lights and 2 magnifier lamps with 3000K "Kitchens and Bathrooms" GE fluorescent bulbs which have CRI of 85 (pretty decent CRI for fluorescent lamps). The halogen lights also have an excellent CRI value. The halogen lamps have very small heads so I can position them very close to my face and to the work area to focus the intense light exactly where I need it. The Sunnex lamps aren't cheap, but they are well worth their price. I bought mine about 150 years ago. I just checked their website and nowadays they offer a whole range of LED-based lamps. Still, I like the halogen ones for their high CRI.

I'm glad you got this thing figured out and thanks for the follow up. It is always good to know the final solution.

Buick? Where? I don't see any Buicks in those photos. That car looks very nice, but the name has to go! It sounds like some blood-pressure or diabetes drug.

Funny, I just picked up a model of it few weeks ago!

LOL! They are nice! Some not as well proportioned as original Matchbox ones, but they have nice paint jobs and most have operating features.

Funny - Couple of years ago I saw one of those in what looked like original unrestored (but good) condition at a local supermarket parking lot (used as a grocery getter). Talking about unique cars!

Vegas, Ace Ventura and Mr. T? I pity the fool!

Replicas and Miniatures (Norm) used to sell photoetched nickel-silver egg crate pattern. Check the catalog. I bought one for my T-Bird model (which is now buried deep in my stash, and the photoetch is packed in the kit's box.

Oh yes it can - and it will. No matter which party gets in. Trust me on that one.