Archive for the ‘Plastic Model Kit How To's’ Category
Friday, January 29th, 2010
By Mace R. Abrams
Editors Note: I first saw Mace's work through photographs but quickly realized that I seen it before - in big screen movies. Mace is a professional model builder/supervisor/rigger at Stageco and has honed his techniques in the high pressure field of motion picture development. ...
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Many customers have written emails asking how to build vacuform kits. My skills in this area are lacking - which is a nice way of saying that I have ruined most of the vac kits that I have started. But I noticed several customers - like David Miller ...
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Article and Photographs by Ken Friend
Editors Note: It is my pleasure to bring you another article on modeling by Ken. Since Ken would never brag on himself, I must point out that his work has been featured in in FSM (Fine Scale Modeler) and he has won numerous ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Introduction
How are decals made?
How can old decals fail?
Common problems and solutions
Making new decals
Introduction
With fewer molds being run by fewer manufactures, many modelers are turning to the older kits to find desirable subject matter. The plastic usually ages well, but the decals can become troublesome. Most decals were not ...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Background
There have been several really good modeling articles written about using aluminum foil and hobby foil to generate the natural metal finish (NMF) of unpainted aircraft. The photographs of the finished product(s) show exquisite detail and realism that can’t be matched by any other method. While these articles focus ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
by Ken Friend
Nothing is more discouraging than watching decals yellow with time after they have been applied to one of your favorite models. Well, maybe there is something more discouraging; spending your valuable allowance on an older model kit only to find the decals are almost useless from discoloration. ...
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