Tools, tips and tricks

David Calhoun's picture

Painting Alternatives

Thu, 2020-04-02 04:36 — David Calhoun

Okay, since I have more than enough time for projects, I am woking on adding to my fleet of NKP cabooses. However, I do not have the ability die to lack of supplies to use my airbrush on the plastic parts before assembly.

Does anyone have any tips on using/thinning/alternative mixing of Testors or other brand paints to apply with a soft brush? I have several kits to assemble and can spare one with slightly warped sides to experiment on. Have at least 30 days to work on technique - LOL!

Stay Safe. Stay Home. Work on Trains.

Eric H.'s picture

What's on your workbench? April 2020

Wed, 2020-04-01 04:48 — Eric H.

It's a new month and a new thread to share  your workbench progress! Inspire others to move a proiect forward. 

Eric

 

Eric Hansmann
Editor-at-Large, Model Railroad Hobbyist

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http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

Bluesssman's picture

Paint mixing.

Thu, 2020-03-26 16:28 — Bluesssman

I have been wanting something to shake well my model paints. Here is what I can up with and it works great...

 

Suggestions to get a clean cut on 0.5mm aluminum sheet please

Thu, 2020-03-26 13:47 — Visitor

I have some 0.5mm aluminum sheet I need to cut and have clean cuts. The sheet is 9” x 12” and I need to cut a piece 1.25” x 2.5” so it isn't not like it's small pieces to work with. Since it's on the thin side I would think there has to be a way similar to scoring styrene and snapping it.

So, before I reinvent the wheel, I thought I would see what everyone says

 

Thanks

Bessemer Bob's picture

Cutting Tubes to Create 90s and 45s

Thu, 2020-03-26 07:12 — Bessemer Bob

Hope all are safe and well!

Working on a heavily kitbashed project right now and I have come to a point in the project where I need to start cutting and gluing Evergreen 3/8 tube to create 90 and 45 degree bends. 

This is industrial pipe, on a steel mill so these will not be smooth bends rather bends made up of 22.5 angle cuts and so on for various angles. 

Anybody have a trick in there kitbasher arsenal?

 

Thanks, 

 

Bob

jeffshultz's picture

Charlie Comstock and backdrop painting

Mon, 2020-03-23 12:04 — jeffshultz

At the 2nd Division PNR meet last month, Charlie Comstock gave a very informative clinic and demonstration on how he paints the backdrops on his Bear Creek & South Jackson RR. 

We got it all on video. I do apologize if it's a bit rocky at points, the video was primarily there to put  a close up view on the projector for all to see. 


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