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Ft. Capuzzo 12 messages
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Nice!
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David Love
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Orange empty medicine plastic bottles for small parts #diy (free)
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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
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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Peter Michels
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#diy How to release trapped figures from solid super glue 8 messages
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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.
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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Chris Roberts
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#diy I need tips on painting 3mm ACW troops 8 messages
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Groups.io won't let me load the file. Pete
Groups.io won't let me load the file. Pete
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Peter Michels
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Experimenting with sealing duck canvas as a table mat (and #diy and #cvd19 hashtags simultaneously)
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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
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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Peter Michels
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CeramCoat acrylic paint - Joann's has current $1 for 2oz sale 10 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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Any modeling suggestions for making wood planking in 20mm? 10 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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Cat Litter - anybody need some for their terrain projects? 8 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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Does anyone have a Cricket or Cricket Air cutting machine? 6 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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Sealing the un-sewn edges of canvas without sewing? 9 messages
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Meh. I had such high hopes. Can you elaborate on what went wrong? - Ix
Meh. I had such high hopes. Can you elaborate on what went wrong? - Ix
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Ix Nichols
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Painting White uniformed figures - suggestions? 9 messages
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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
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 W Li
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#diy Top of home made ruins? 11 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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#DIY - securing figures for travel in a box - taping the figures down 2 messages
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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.
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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Aron Clark
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#DIY - cleaning jeweler's files to get rid of residual lead flash 14 messages
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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
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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Peter Michels
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#diy - round bastard file for cleaning cavalry underside
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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,
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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Peter Michels
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#diy - paint brush ear and tear 8 messages
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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,
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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Bob
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#diy painting and assembling cannons process? 5 messages
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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
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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Christopher Salander
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Wood stirring sticks available at Home Depot
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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
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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Peter Michels
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#diy mass forests 5 messages
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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
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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Charles W Li
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#DIY Suggestions for adding "bark" to plastic model trees? 7 messages
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I made about 400 palm trees for Pacificon, and to improve the awful monochrome plastic, I just used acrylic paint. The usual technique was: * Drybrush in a light gray cheap acrylic craft paint * Paint
I made about 400 palm trees for Pacificon, and to improve the awful monochrome plastic, I just used acrylic paint. The usual technique was: * Drybrush in a light gray cheap acrylic craft paint * Paint
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Ix Nichols
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