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  1. Tim Marlow

    Soldering Iron

    Was a bit preachy wasn’t it…..sorry about that 😉
  2. Tim Marlow

    Soldering Iron

    My Antex 18 watt has done everything I ever need for modelling. Easy to change tips on as well. It was set temperature though, not variable. In my railway modelling days I used to do a huge amount of soldering and I found that the correct choice of solder and flux was far more important than...
  3. Tim Marlow

    Modroc

    It’s like the crap builders trick of mixing plaster in dirty buckets to make it go off faster and save time, anything to accelerate the reaction. I remember as a fresh faced lad straight out of school I was asked to mix 10kg of sodium hydroxide pellets in a quantity of water. I was getting...
  4. Tim Marlow

    Modroc

    I would add some PVA into the water you use to activate the modroc. It will toughen up the shell and stop it flaking. I use PVA in any plaster I use for gaming bases for that very reason. Blast from the past this though, haven’t heard of it being used for years. I think it started out as...
  5. Tim Marlow

    FAA 233 helicopter flight testing footage

    Anybody seen this footage before? I haven’t, and I found it very interesting.
  6. Tim Marlow

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    Going to drive you mad masking that lot Neil 😄
  7. Tim Marlow

    Sick time project !!!!

    Tamiya make an etched saw set like that. Very fine toothed, and fit into a standard Xacto knife handle. Expo make good quality backed (like a tenon saw) razor saws as well. Again fine toothed and will fit into needle file handles. I’ve used both for years and can vouch for the quality of...
  8. Tim Marlow

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    I’ve had one for years. Very useful for flushing the airbrush, and for colour changing. However, it catches the spray, but doesn’t do much else. The fumes come out where the filter is located. You still need to locate it in your spray booth when you use it.
  9. Tim Marlow

    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    100% agree with Chris here. If you put it in an auction with no reserve it has to be sold even if the only bid is one pound. For me, the minimum should be the cost of the original kit.
  10. Tim Marlow

    Brian's Sovereign of the seas

    Here we go again….. Suggestion ( only slightly tongue in cheek). Pay yourself a couple of quid every time you work on her, and by the time you finish you will be able to afford a bespoke case …..
  11. Tim Marlow

    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Somebody like this might be worth a call if nothing else. https://www.charlesmillerltd.com/
  12. Tim Marlow

    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    One of my favourite builds on here ever I think. Stunning stuff. For eBay, I think you need as many pictures, all side and end views, close ups of detail etc as you can get. You also need to show the size in real terms and describe how it will be packed and sent to the new owners. Lastly...
  13. Tim Marlow

    Tamiya 1/48 mosquito B Mk.IV

    Nice job Peter. Glad yours went together well. I built one for a GB a couple of years ago and found it quite hard work, especially around the engine nacelles.
  14. Tim Marlow

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    My last one, the Ford V 3000 S truck, was excellent, but that’s an ICM repop….. Always worth doing your research unless it’s an in shop impulse buy 😉
  15. Tim Marlow

    SHARP.

    I remember that vaguely as well. Folded dollar bills wasn’t it?
  16. Tim Marlow

    SHARP.

    Funnily enough I blunted and smoothed the curved blade in my hobby knife and now use it to apply filler.
  17. Tim Marlow

    SHARP.

    I find Swann Morton scalpel blades are much sharper, and hold their edge far longer than hobby knife blades. I used to use Xacto and Swann Morton craft knives, but the switch to scalpels was a revelation in terms of sharpness and longevity. I would start with a size three handle and some some...
  18. Tim Marlow

    SHARP.

    To be absolutely honest Tony, the time taken, against the cost of new blades, is not cost effective in my opinion. In addition, you will never resharpen an old blade to as new condition unless you use an expensive bit of kit like a Tormek sharpener, and even then you might not be successful...
  19. Tim Marlow

    1/35 TAMIYA StuG 1V

    It will still work even if coloured with paint residue. I’d be quite surprised ifit could be filtered as the paint it’s taken off is dissolved in the IPA.
  20. Tim Marlow

    ESCI 1/48 Henschel hs 129 b-3 completed

    Lovely job Tony. Small plane with a big gun 😉

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