Recent content by Heavens Eagle

Saúl, I have found that the plastic collar can be pressed off. It isn't that hard. It's just that it is a size label and makes it easier if it is there.

At some point in the future (hopefully not too far off) I will be moving back to Glenpool OK. The yard at that house is huge. I think more than 1/4 acre. No way is the push mower going to do it, plus my daughter and son-in-law are around the end of the block and it is a 1/4 acre as well, so...

Looking good!

The thing is Paddy is that most small carbide drills that are readily available are set with 1/8 inch or 3.175 mm diameter. These are the bits that are used by the PC board fabricating industry for drilling circuit boards. My guess is that it was a standard set up a long time ago and is just...

Watching to see how this turns out. I still have a lot to learn about painting and effects.

I see, said the blind man, when he picked up his hammer, and saw. I like my 3 jaw version. :dance: It holds .013 to .125 with a simple hand tightened chuck and runs true.

I am good with the small bottle that I have. The plus part of that is that I "know" it works. Thanks for the offer Saúl. Maybe Tim could use it?

A good photo can solve a boatload of questions and give solutions for what Paddy is trying to do. His bolt head looks way too large and from the photo above there isn't a bolt head there anyway.

I showed what the USCHI does. It works quite well and gives a fairly realistic looking color. As Saúl stated, if you are using an unknown, test it on something first. Brass being an alloy with usually copper and zinc where bronze is copper and tin. Both bronze and brass may include small...

Figured you would get a laugh. :bigrin: The Nashorn looked good in trying to figure out if they messed up, but it kind of blew me away when I found the surfacing on the hull. Almost every kit has issues as they have to be engineered and molded. Some things can't be worked around due to the...

All resin it seems has an issue with shrinkage. Quite a while back I started the Italeri 1/72 Me323 kit. It had a n issue with the lower outer wing on one side where it was warped beyond use. I had the Gigant glider kit which used the same part, but didn't want to pitch that kit for one part...

I finally got the pre-paid order from Squadron. They finally got the item in stock (it was a new release). I did the order back on April 1. (No, don't go there) (Yet :wow: ) Anyway it showed up yesterday, super fast, 1 day shipping from Squadron! And I have to say I am impressed. Trumpeter...

Instead of doing paint on that brass barrel, use some blackening treatment on it. After soaking for a little while it builds up a flat black coating on the brass. I take it out rinse it off and then gently rub it with a paper towel. That removes the flat black and burnishes the brass to a...

Nothing against Costa Rica, but the markings just look wrong. :bm: