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Hello once again. This time I am stepping out of my usual subjects into something less common for me. This is actually a commissioned build so it's going to be very simple. The Hasegawa kit is very well done and all the parts are molded with no flash and excellent quality. This promises to...

You know what I mean. We all have them (if you don't, you obviously have not been into this hobby for long enough :laugh: )and we all love them, so lets give them some attention. The rules. Pick a Shelf Queen and tell us its story and how long has it been sitting around so we can all laugh...

Hello Tn'Teers! Its time to start this build. I didn’t manage to do much this weekend but at least I started. I started working with the suspension buggies, typical of Porsche design. :laugh: Some more updates coming soon. Thanks for stopping by. dave

Hello fellow modelers and good friends. This is what I have been working for the past week. It started when me and Ruben got into a conversation about how vehicles for an alternate universe would look like. (What a mental trip..and we were sober!!!) Anyways, this vehicle would be the...

Hello once again. For this article I will show one technique that has worked for me to make flowers in 1/35 scale. Dave's Trick # 7 Making Flowers Flowers are one of the most difficult things to replicate in 1/35. Over the years I have tried almost everything from commercially available...

Hello everyone! This article is on a simple approach of painting oxidized bronze which is useful when making things like monuments and such. Dave's Trick # 6 First I want to point that this is only one of the many approaches that can be used to make this effect. I have found this technique...

Hello everyone! In this article I will show an easy way to make headphones. Dave's Trick # 5 Making Headphones The materials needed are: - 1/8” evergreen styrene hollow tube - 0.08” styrene rod - 0.010” plastic sheet - 0.005” brass sheet - Some fine copper wire. Some helpful tools: - Metal...

“Mirror, Mirror on my tank…” Hello Fellow Modelers. We all know that making mirrors look realistic can be difficult and frustrating. I have seen and experimented with various painting techniques over the years and I have found that none offered the results I was after... Dave's Trick # 4...

Hello Everyone! In this article I will describe a technique I use to create water on my dioramas. Dave's Trick # 3 Making Water (Part I) Water is one of the hardest effect to recreate accurately and over the years I have experimented with different materials and techniques. Most of were good...

Hello fellow modelers. On this thread I will share a simple technique I use often to mass produce parts to be used in making scratch scenery. Dave's Trick # 2 Making rubber molds for plaster blocks Using silicone rubber to make molds in order to create unlimited number of modeling pieces is...

Hello Everyone! I decided to post the threads I had made for the tips and trick section on the old forum since I thought they may be useful. As always any comments or suggestions are highly appreciated. Dave's Trick # 1 In this thread I will discuss some methods of making your own nuts &...

Hello Fellow Modelers and Friends. At last I got some time to register and join in the fun here at the new forum. I will be continuing the work I was doing on the Wespe. I will post here the last update from the old forum and go from there. If you would like to see the build from the start...