OldNYJim

Some great tips here, thanks everyone!!

Ohhh, that's a good tip Brad! Thanks for the suggestion! That bed looks GREAT!

I made a little wooden desk to replace the plastic one that comes in the Rommel's Rod showrod kit - I figure nothing looks more like wood than wood, right? I'm trying to darken it up before I weather it with some washes and stuff...anyone have any ideas of what will work to stain it? No idea what the wood is, unfortunately...it's something I got from a hobby store at SOME point, and it's harder than balsa but more than that I'm not sure. Any ideas on what I can use to stain this without buying something especially? Coffee maybe? Soy sauce? Bonus points if you have a picture example too...I couldn't find much of relevance via a search

That looks amazing George! Are the tire marks airbrushed, or does the can of compressed air give a clue on how you did it somehow?

I guess I was saying “look out for these things - they might have something that you can use for a build” - but I like your idea too!

So, recently I've been making a special effort to check out every one of those 25-cent vending machines that have little toys and knick-knacks that they dispense in those little bubble-shaped capsules. They're outside every corner store, bodega, launderette and barber shop in NY...your mileage might vary depending on where you live, but they look like this: Usually they don't contain anything super interesting, but I've found a couple of cool ones since I've started to stop and take notice of them more. One on my block has these really cool little plastic grenades - they'd make a cool cartoon-y looking shift knob for a build, maybe a center section for an axle, or maybe a part for a 1/8th build or something? I spotted these ones yesterday too - they're a little tub of fruit flavored slime...I guess for kids to throw on the ceiling or at each other or something? ? I like building showrods, and I can kinda see some potential for these to make a cool rear tire of some sort! They consist of a little pot with a lid, and an outer ring piece that fits snugly around them: I'll keep my eye out for more, there's probably a thousand of these machines just in Brooklyn, but it's definitely worth carrying a few quarters in your pocket if you have these capsule machines where you live! Best thing is, the capsules they come in would make a great bubbletop too!

Yup! You only need a small quantity of the dye in the mix for it to work, usually but it works great!

Don't try this at home, kids

Haha, this made me laugh! I can picture exactly what you mean too! Today's irk: the (admittedly temporary) air mattress in our new apartment lasted precisely a month before deciding it prefers to be UN inflated all the time. Sleeping on the floor until we get a replacement isn't super fun

This is great advice, yes! Always worth bearing in mind. A paint booth will be a GREAT investment, and a fold-up one is a great idea if I can find a spot for it. I'm sure I have enough bad habits already that my "delicate" young lady will appreciate me not adding any other peculiar smells to the ambiance of her nice new apartment Luckily ventilation is good there, so I can minimize the health risk by opening windows and airing the place out after shooting even 'less-unsafe' stuff like acrylic - and hopefully keep future-wife happy long enough to have her still be eventual-wife

It's easy to be like "urgh, that's awful"...but if that guy said "wanna drive this?" I'd be in the cab before he'd finished asking

New place is on the ground floor - I did think of a spray booth though, yeah! Good thinking!

A Discord server doesn't mean a place to go argue - it's like a chat room.

That interior is gorgeous - super clean building!

That's REALLY helpful, great advice! Thanks for sharing Dave!

Great tip! Thanks Dave! What's in the homemade cleaner? I tend to use water for most of these acrylics and it works ok but it sounds like this stuff might need something stronger

I don't think I can make it this year, but I've been meaning to get out of the apartment and check out a show! I guess LIARS is the closest club/show to Manhattan right?

I'll give it a try! Do you do anything special to clean up after using it?

Ohhhh, great tip! Thank you! I'll try that out!

So, I'm moving in a couple of weeks. Currently I'll shoot primer on my projects in my yard and then the color coats I can do indoors easily enough as I primarily use Auto Air or Wicked Color acrylics and clears. The place I'm moving to doesn't have a yard, roof access or anywhere much to rattle can primer onto a project short of standing in the street outside (in downtown New York - not ideal). I'll be moving in with my fiancee and it's not a particularly big place so whilst I can get away with airbrushing a little Tamiya acrylic or similar on a project here and there I think she'll object pretty quickly to getting ill from rattle can fumes (and rightfully so). We don't have room for a spray booth or anything, and I think I already know the answer to this...but are there any model primers that anyone knows of that are safe to spray (can or airbrush) inside without any specialist ventilation?

x2 on the Unreal Roller!

You could run it on FDR - but good luck getting up to 30 there

That 3d printed bike is OUTSTANDING! Incredible!

Looks like there's too much paint going on too soon, in case you're looking for tips

Who said it wasn't?