Yes Peter smaller is more useful and certainly gives a more realistic view scale wise. Probably the best one and my favorite was the 1 inch 1 1/2 inch I made (remember that because of the 45 degrees t

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Nice!

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Hi, Anybody need small jars for storing DIY parts? I use these for ballast, gravel, sand, broken wood pieces, bricks, etc. 2 sizes (see photo). Let me know if you want some - petermichels50 at gmail d

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First. There was no blood produced in this picture (I missed my hand and leg by a good inch) Second. Acetone!! Better living through Chemistry. Third. The boys smell real purty now. Chris And Fourth.

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Groups.io won't let me load the file. Pete

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We were discussing the topic of sealing canvas edges for table mats. Aron had suggested the hem sealer, which I tried unsuccessfully. Probably I did it wrong or canvas is too heavy. I tried a new meth

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Uh. Yeah. Every couple of years I have to reorganize my paints. And then there's the air brush paints. And I agree that oil based paints are excellent, but I really get headaches from the spirits used

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Thanks everybody for giving me suggestions. I've used many different materials for roofing, except perhaps, the cut-in-half drinking straws for Spain, Italy, etc. I also think that Nick is onto someth

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Thanks Charles, I've been thinking of putting it my annoying dog owner neighbor's flower be and see if the feral cats will crap in it. Not kidding. Actually, after experimentation, I have found that l

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Hi Dan, Joann's and Michaels both have them and I have been bombarded with emails telling me I NEED one, but I have asked in the stores (3 of them near me) and no one actually has one. They both offer

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Meh. I had such high hopes. Can you elaborate on what went wrong? - Ix

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Hi Pete, To follow-up, perhaps you need to try a white paint that has a higher volume of pigment. For trouble colors like white, yellow and red, I have found the 1 oz artist quality acrylics by Golden

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Charles, I considered using architecture plastic strips cut into bricks and half bricks. I'd have to do a lot of them, but I've also consider pressed paper cardboard, which is pretty thick and easy to

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That’s a good tip, thanks. I may have done something similar in shipping painted miniatures to an online buyer. Though my recollection is fuzzy.

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Thanks Charles, I agree with your warning. With the delta of of ~40° F and no exact heat measuring tool, I don't see any reason to take the risk. I think your explanation might be why mechanics and st

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Hi, I was working on some 10mm ECW figures with separate horses and horseman. Once again, the cavalrymen don't fit (not even close) the horse. After filing 50 of these with jewelers' files, I thought,

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I use a lot of Vallejo paints so I squeeze a bit of paint onto a small piece of cardboard (a disposable palette). I can then dip just the tip of paint brush into the paint. If I use a bottle of paint,

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Besides using sable brushes, I take some of the paint out of the container and onto a palette. It helps with stirring and controlling the amount of paint you pick up and what condition it is in. - Chr

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So of you may already know this, but I just discovered it and thought I would share. I was over at Home Depot and walked through the local store (my previous local store didn't carry these, apparently

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Thanks Pete! Just a quick phone pic is enough, I'd like an idea of what you're describing. I don't want to visit to the local mall at this season unless I know what to look for. Charles

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