What new technique have you learned lately?

[Aaronw]

One of Bluesman Mark's comments gave me this idea. He made a comment along the lines of some people want to buy a kit of exactly what they want, while others take the time to learn how to do it themselves.

I'm not taking sides on the buy it vs make it, there is room for both in the hobby. I just thought it might be an interesting thing to talk about.

So what new modeling technique have you recently learned to do or are currently trying to learn. Whether its how to do a better paint job to something more specific like pin stripping or chopping a roof.

For myself, the past year I've been trying to figure out how to make photo etch parts. I bought a kit from Micro Mark, but am still very much in the planning stages (it is harder than I thought it would be ).

Making decals is another thing, but that has been a long term learning experience and I still have a way to go there.

[E St. Kruiser50]

How >NOT< TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE THREADS ON THIS FORUM, AND JUST KEEP MY OPINIONS TO MYSELF AND KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT .

THAT'S A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR ME .

[Lownslow]

to buy from TCP global from now on

[Randy Kern]

The most helpful techniques I've learned lately were learning how to paint plastic to look like wood (thanks to instructor Lyle Willits).......

and using embossing powder to simulate carpet (thanks to a forum member).

I hope to sometime get an airbrush and learn how to use it (maybe Mr. Geary can help with that ), and learn more engine detailing techniques.

[Aaronw]

  Treehugger Dave said:

How >NOT< TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE THREADS ON THIS FORUM, AND JUST KEEP MY OPINIONS TO MYSELF AND KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT .

THAT'S A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR ME .

I would never try such a thing, I like to do things that I have a chance of succeeding with.

  Randy Kern said:

The most helpful techniques I've learned lately were learning how to paint plastic to look like wood (thanks to instructor Lyle Willits).......

and using embossing powder to simulate carpet (thanks to a forum member).

I hope to sometime get an airbrush and learn how to use it (maybe Mr. Geary can help with that ), and learn more engine detailing techniques.

The wood in that bed looks great, I have a '48 Woody I started but just wasn't happy with how the wood was coming out so back in the box it went.

The Airbrush and me are not friends, all I've been able to do with it is make it into a glorified rattle can.

[93Z34]

I've learned alot from Mr. Obsessive himself. Using glue to hide the ghosting of mold lines and so forth. I'm learning alot from his Merc tutorial as well and Gregg's tip on the Bounty paper towels for polishing black also comes immediately to mind.

I can honestly say I learn something new everyday drom the more experienced modelers here.

Oh...please feel free to post the link to the thread shwoign how to replicate wood with paints. I'll be needing that SOON!!!!

[Custom Hearse]

I've learned that if I have the hiccups, PUT DOWN the Exacto knife!!!!

In all seriousness though, I'd have to say I've learned quite a few things from Bill Geary on his '49 Merc tutorial.

[FujimiLover]

  Randy Kern said:

The most helpful techniques I've learned lately were learning how to paint plastic to look like wood (thanks to instructor Lyle Willits).......

and using embossing powder to simulate carpet (thanks to a forum member).

I hope to sometime get an airbrush and learn how to use it (maybe Mr. Geary can help with that ), and learn more engine detailing techniques.

Nice rug's. Can you do a tutorial on how you did that? Would be nice to know exactly what the material is, and the technique used to make this. Look's more realistic than that flocking material they have. Really nice wood work too! Wood is certainly hard to do right I think. At first I thought you used real scraps of wood to create that.

As for me, nothing yet.................................

[charlie8575]

After having been a long time, I relearned how to do something I guess could be called dry-brushing when I had to put some black on wheels yesterday. It wasn't dry-brushing strictly speaking, but not really painting, either. The end results still came out nicely.

Charlie Larkin

[James Flowers]

  Treehugger Dave said:

How >NOT< TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE THREADS ON THIS FORUM, AND JUST KEEP MY OPINIONS TO MYSELF AND KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT .

THAT'S A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR ME .

I learned how to get peoples dander up.

[Scott H.]

The biggest things I have learned lately is patients, my limitations, and the fact that I have to let go of things that are beyond my control.

The main reason for this is my injured lower back.

I used to sit down at the work bench and start going at it. Now that I can't sit there for too long without causing myself to be in major pain (my limitations and beyond my control thing), I actually plan out what I'm wanting to accomplish and stick with it instead of getting part way done and move on to another project I have an idea on (the patients thing).

I guess there is one good thing that has come out of blowing out the L5 disk in my back. If there is anything else good that has happened from it I sure don't know about it though!

-Scott H.

Edited September 26, 2009 by Scott H. AKA Cpt. Bondo