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    WEATHERING Hi guys, There are many technics to weathering your models. one way is to use a weathering kit made from coloured powder. Approx £15.00 - £20.00 Or you could use Pastels sanded or filed, and use the powder from that. Approx £5.00. Method:- Apply the powder using small
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    over the required area, when the desired affect has been achieved you then spray over it with a mat/semigloss varnish. My tip is next time your wife/partner goes shopping for makeup, look at the vast range and shades of eye shadow or even an eye shadow palette. Approx £1.00 or less. It will do the same job as the others (above) at a fraction of the price. And it will last you many many years of weathering you'r models. Martin555.
    4 years ago by Martin555
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    GLUE FOR ABS
    I used acetone for internal reinforcing strips (ABS to ABS) or sticking an ABS bracket to the hull etc. You just use a small
    paint brush
    and run some acetone along the edge while clamping the part. You have to be careful on the outside as it will mark the ABS finish if you get a run. I'm assuming it's still the same material Graupner used to make hulls out of (I had a Commodore and still have an Optimist from the 70s). Try a drop on some scrap to see if it will melt the ABS. If it does, you can also make an ABS 'putty' from scrap material softened with acetone for smoothing a seam etc (sets fast though).
    5 years ago by jbkiwi
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    CNC boat kits...?
    "...I suppose depending on the cutting head you will be able to cut thin sheet plastic?...." The basic machine is just a precise 3-D positioning device. You then tie anything you want onto the end, depending on the job you want to do. A router or a laser will cut wood, a milling bit will cut metal, a knife will cut vinyl or paper. A plastic extrusion head will let you build up plastic shapes, a pen would let you write letters, and I suppose a
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    would let you create watercolours... For every material there is a workholding requirement, and a set-up and run optimisation process to undertake, but the principle is simple.
    5 years ago by DodgyGeezer
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    CLEAN FINISH ON PLASTIC Hi Guys Another little tip this is mainly for the beginner to plastic kit model making. After sanding holes or small parts it tends to leave small wispy bits I have found that if you use a small
    paint brush
    and liquid plastic glue and brush over the area it cleans it up and leaves a nice Finnish. As you may of gathered I also tinkering with plastic kits. I also use this when working with plastic card. The photos are just for demonstration,But you can see the results on the railings on my Gato. Martin.
    5 years ago by Martin555
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    Glue
    Hi, For the plastic card I use humbrol liquid poly (see photo)and applied with a small
    paint brush
    . And I also use super glue and if I apply it to small areas after it has been painted I use a thin piece if electrical wire, (sometimes just one strand)and for a larger area I use a cocktail stick. For two part epoxy I use different sizes of plastic card depending on how much I use. I hope this helps.
    5 years ago by Martin555


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