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Inherited my dad’s paint collection. These Flo-paque paints are in good condition and I’d like to use them but I’m not sure if they’re lacquer, enamel or acrylic. Probably not acrylic because they smell like the Testors square bottle paints and the label says it contains xylene so, there’s that. I’m wondering what to thin them with, if at all for airbrushing and any compatibility issues with Modem Master enamels. I know google is my friend but, not in this case.
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Makes sense. As a tool and die maker, off cuts of steel material returned to the shelves are marked by size and type so it can be quickly identified in our shop. No reason this can’t translate to the hobby shop.
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Quick Shine, a rudimentary internet search appears to be an acrylic polymer. Same as Future I would think.
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On 11/10/2022 at 2:03 AM, Oldcarfan27 said:
That picture has a whole lot of story going on right there.
Is the truck going the wrong way on a steep grade? Or did they have to pull a rescue on someone who went too fast down that hill? 🤔
The angled street sign adds to the distorted view.
Great truck, though.
🤣This picture was taken spur of the moment from my drivers side window when it passed. I’m sitting at a red light on a divided road with a median strip. The one way sign is for the side I was on. I had to move quick otherwise loose the shot and had no time to square up the camera! But yeah, I guess it is definitely an interesting presentation! Here’s another view
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My next build inspiration
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Answered the survey three times! Will this skew the results? It keeps showing up every time I log on! I’m assuming it’s not “taking”!
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Bass wood for sure and you could stain it with shoe polish like my late dad used to do on his wood carvings
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On 7/4/2022 at 12:55 PM, imarriedawitch said:
Sealed Mean Maverick kit at $1000 bid with more than 5 days to go.
1970 Monogram Mattel Mean Maverick Funny Car Tom Daniel 1/12 SEALED KIT !! | eBay
These used car prices are getting outrageous!
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On 5/25/2022 at 10:15 AM, iamsuperdan said:
Messed up my right knee doing yardwork on the weekend. Can hardly walk. Feels like it's under pressure, yet there is no swelling. Also feels like something is moving. And there is definitely something making noise in there. It's like a box of Rice Krispies. So it's off to the doc this afternoon, see if we can figure this out.
Sounds like a torn meniscus. Had that happen to me. After some arthroscopic surgery and five to six weeks of therapy, was right as rain.
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5 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said:
Yeah, I noticed that too. It seems that the OTL is slowly becoming some TMZ sub forum with all the celebrity posts.
Thanks! I made that same observation myself awhile back, even suggested a separate section for all those obits that loaded up in here and got stepped on! Glad to see I’m not the only one with an opinion about it!
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Just to update. It finally did get delivered on May 10. Funny thing is the tracking info changed too! Very odd!
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Here’s an interesting eBay tracking update! Never seen this before! Hope it shows up someday!🤔
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Yup. Drugs will do that to ya!
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Just bought one too. Was not aware there were two holes! Thanks for the heads up!
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Unless you reeeally really want the box art, you can probably do better price wise!
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Don’t know how to copy the link from my phone but, there’s a thread on this forum
Using Alcohol and Distilled Water for Static Charge Removal
dated September 20 2014 on this exact subject! Try the google search to get to it. Should answer your question.
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I decided to try my hand at some weathering and picked up some Tamiya weathering sets at hobby lobby. I checked out some YouTube videos for some instruction and kinda got the gist of it, just need to practice. The question I have and isn’t clear anywhere is, if these powders can be thinned somehow. I was expecting a consistency of something like my wife’s eyeshadow makeup. This stuff seems much harder and doesn’t pickup on the applicator very well. I should say, some colors do better than others but just not consistent for one to the other. I realize this is a dry-ish application but it’s not picking up very well so, I thought if I could dip the applicator in some thinner it would pick up and apply better. Any ideas before I experiment and possibly ruin the stuff would be helpful. It’s a little pricier than I expected! Thanks!
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I don’t usually like to complain about things that can mostly be resolved with a little imagination but, today I pulled out of my stash the out of production Trumpeter ‘63 Nova coupe. Still sealed in the original cellophane! Decided it was time to build this one in dedication to my high school sweetheart. She drove one of these in our senior year and taught me how to drive a stick in it! We graduated in ‘77 and she went off to college. We were talking about possibly getting married after she finished school and got a job teaching special education. The degree she was studying for. But in ‘79 she was killed in a bad accident while taking a break from her studies to go for a bike ride and was hit by a van driving way too fast for the road conditions. Never saw her on the curving hilly street they were on. This broke my heart for a long time! I still think about her and what might have been. Anyway, I’m getting into this kit and as is my habit planning my project sequence for paint, assembly, etc. start taking inventory of the parts and find that the left headlight bucket is missing! Now mind you, this kit has not been opened and still sealed in its bags! I think well, maybe it’s a short shot! This is the chrome tree and the chrome covers the nub where the part should be! But everything else is molded sharp and complete so after close examination it appears that the part must have pulled or broke off before chroming! Needless to say I am more than peeved! I don’t have to tell anyone here that this is a difficult and expensive kit to get these days! I got lucky and was able to acquire this kit from an estate sale at a reasonable price with all intentions of building it. Now I’m stuck unless I can get a replacement or figure out something! Maybe the AMT repop wagon kit will fit. I don’t know. Right now I’m too POed to think straight!
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On 11/11/2021 at 12:21 PM, Zippi said:
Ok....here's my "poor mans' dehydrator ☺☺☺
Now take that and put it in a box and it will improve the amount of time it takes! Also brings down the humidity a little too. Basically what I do. Oh, and maybe use a bulb thermometer to monitor temperature. My box gets about 95 degrees with a 100 watt incandescent bulb.
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Elmers make a clear school glue. Just like the white only clear! Use it for lenses and windshield.
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It’s been mentioned that Windex or washer fluid was used to thin craft paint. These are usually tinted blue! Doesn’t this affect the paint color?
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4 hours ago, peteski said:
I appreciate you guys dong the test. Rockwell hardness test will be nice, but totally meaningless to me, especially with no point of reference. Simple bend-or-snap test is good enough for me. Or even a "fingernail test" (pushing end of a fingernail into the hardened resin to see if it makes a mark which eventually almost heals itself, or if it is hard enough that no mark is left).
Well, I’ll compare it to styrene model plastic. Rockwell B scale we use where I work to check softer metal materials for production stampings. Now, I’m not sure how accurate it will be or even if it’s going to work, but I’m going to try for my own curiosity. So there’s the reference point. A durometer test would probably be more accurate but I don’t think we have one.
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6 hours ago, peteski said:
I'm surprised that it gets that hard. Could you do a test for me? Run about 1" long bead of your UV adhesive on a piece of aluminum foil. Once it is hardened, peel it off the foil, and bend it. Is it flexible or does it just break? My Bondic just bends. It is not very soft, but not really hard either.
I used small dabs on clear parts that allow the UV light to pass through and penetrate the Bondic and thoroughly cure it. I tried to poke a pin in the joint to test the softness and couldn’t pierce it! I was skeptical at first considering the tiny light they provided. Was quite impressed! Again, these were small dabs not thick beads. The Bondic instructions show that if heavier amounts are needed, it should be built up in layers. Maybe a more intense UV flashlight or as mentioned, sunlight is needed for your application. I ordered a UV penlight from Amazon with an adjustable beam. Should be here by Monday or Tuesday. I’ll do an experiment at work and try to check the hardness on a Rockwell tester if possible, to see what it is on the B scale. Get back with results before the end of the week
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Enamel. Great! I thought as much but but wanted some verification. Thanks!