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    How to make kits with the wife's approval

    Hi, made this during the last week, great fun to make and afterwards handed to my wife who liked it for her Pandora pieces. Like these models like a jigsaw kit and great when I don't get rolling eyes when I buy kits.
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    Harder and Steenbeck Needles

    Hi, everyone hope you had a great Christmas, my question is this, I have a Harder and Steenbeck Infinity airbrush and an old H + S Ultra, does anyone know if you can use the Ultras 0.2 needle and nozzle in the Infinity, they look the same apart from the identifying system seems to have changed...
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    Another thicky question

    Hi, can someone please tell me if I can brush or is it an airbrush thing, haven't done much modelling since March and have forgotten, I think it's age related.
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    Question on Vallejo Model Air

    I'm sure there's a thread but I can never find them, what I wanted to know is can you paint Vallejo Model Air with a brush and if so anything I need to know, have quite a few bottles and don't want to waste them, giving spraying a miss as much as possible and it's not good for my health.
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    Figure Information Needed

    Hi, need some help and info. Am thinking of changing direction in my modelling, have tried different types and am looking at doing figures, want to do more paint brush painting and avoid spraying if possible, not good for my health. And have a few questions hopefully you lot will be able to...
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    Varnish Issue

    Can anyone tell me what's wrong, I sprayed a couple of coats of semi gloss black Zero paint then a coat of Zero clear and it came out like, the only description I can think of is a crackle effect, like texture. Although it's not what I wanted it actually looks quite good for my locomotive, like...
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    Brassed Off

    Well, what can I say, I have been spending all day trying out brass and gold paints, the idea was to find the most realistic brass. These are the ones I've tried, Vallejo Metal Color - gold Vallejo Model Air - bright brass Zero - gold leaf AK Interactive true metal - brass Alclad - gold These...
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    Ak Interactive

    Hi, am going to use some AK Interactive brass true metal on some pieces of die cast metal, have sprayed them in grey primer, I find this helps identify any areas of rough patches. Now my question is should I just stick with the grey primer or would black gloss primer be better before I paint...
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    A Brass Paint

    This might show you all the brass I need to sort out.
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    Ouch

    My wife has just told me she's going to order this for me, apparently you can get it on Amazon.
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    A Brass Paint

    Need to paint a couple of parts, the problem I've got is its brass. Now the parts are the end caps to real brass cylinders, the pistons on my Jupiter Locomotive. I can find gold, have a few, Vallejo metal color and Zero gold leaf, so will try them but it would be good to find brass, I want it to...
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    Ouch

    That got your attention, whilst modelling earlier a knife rolled off my desk and guess what became imbedded in my leg and I started to bleed and it b****y hurt. I'm now changing my knifes, I had some given to me the type with a hexagonal top, didnt use them but now I will, let still hurts, as...
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    The Jupiter Locomotive Build

    Hi all, part two, not alot done but the black dog paid a visit, the bits at the front are pistons in case you wondered, all brass, metal and diecast so plenty of cleaning up to be done. At this rate should be finished by Christmas. Comments welcome ......
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    Amazon man just delivered this, heard good things so bought one, hope it's as good in real life.
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    Photo Etch

    Have been using my new kit for cutting pe, latest acquisitions, all good had an old piece to practice on, tried cutting with a normal #11 blade then with a #10 one, the latter was a lot better, not sure why. Thanks all for the tips regarding this in other threads. :smiling3:
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    Postie brought this to me this morning, lost and damaged too many pe parts so, bought this, have tried it and I thinks its a brilliant piece of kit. Pictures are not taken by me, I'm c**p so these are used for discussion only. Forgot to add, I bought it from Historex Agents, it's made by The...
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    Advice please

    Am working on my Jupiter Loco and need to glue some sheet aluminium to some mdf/wood and wondered what others would advice. Have been using Deluxe products roket max (Thick) and rapid (Thin) but wondered if there was anything better as they both dry quickly meaning you need to get alignment...
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    Cutting PE Metal

    Can someone advice me on the best tool to cut pe from the sprue, is very thin and I dont want to make it buckle.
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    My Growing Toons

    My Toons are growing.
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    The Jupiter Locomotive Build

    Found a picture of the Jupiter when I got it, forgot I'd taken it.

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