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Hi, I don't use pre made washes and mostly prefer oil washes. Can you guide me about rust hues?

I am glad to be worked on some of TFX's subsystems as an engineer

I want to build an AH-64D Apache but not 1:144 scale, Revell offers that, i don't like to work on small models and also don't like how they look. Which kit do you suggest for me?

Hi, I've used wago 2273 and other brands' push in wire connectors. They didn't let me to use stranded wires with them, am i doing something wrong, when i watch demo videos they also use stranded wires with this kind of connectors. Btw I tried 8 AWG to 12AWG wires.

Hi all my friends, !!YELL WARNING This thread is not about scale modeling but tech stuff, so please don't judge me please If there are dudes around who make DIY electrical stuff, how do you label your harnesses, most of the people just write cable name on a small paper and tape it on cable...

When i was a kid i was working on balsa aircrafts and wood ships and for 8 years i've been into plastic models, that's my first plastic model, Tamiya Challenger I MkIII the Tank which i think it's very handsome. I've built it 8 years ago, my mom dropped it from shelf so that one of the fuel tank...

Hi friends, Sorrry for bothering you for a topic which is not related to modeling. I know that this situation makes some of us angry, i don't know why. I have 4 way switches like below which i've made harnesses with open barrel terminals. When i put my harness on switch, male terminals of...

How do you make anti-slip (anti-skid) texture on 1/35 armor, there's a mig product sold as a kit which i can't find anywhere, do you know an easy way to make it?

I was looking for testors clearcote and dullcote lacquer (my favorite varnish).Today i've decided to clean up my hoarder room. İ've found 7-8 bottles of them, i used to use it with Hardware store Lacquer thinner, Now i don't want to use that cheapo stuff with my precious clears. I think both...

I have tons of Del Rey Twin Marker Pens (I think Alcohol based), when i paint glossy surfaces it doesn't adhere to surface, how can i paint glossy surfaces with my markers? I can't sand surface, because i want to paint transparent pieces, sanding will take all the glosiness away.

While i started to use kerosene on my Zippo lighter, i saw that some people use kerosene as flow improver, some use it as turpentine alternative, some use it as white spirit alternative. Is it ok to use it for all those purposes?

Hi, I can homemade acrylic paint from pigments, but i wonder is there a way to extract pigments from acrylic paints?

Hi, I'm making my Zippo lighter's cotton full of original Zippo fluid, all my fuel vanishes after 1 or 2 weeks and lighter doesn't work, i've heard that some people use turpentine as fuel as it is less volatile, do you think it will work out? Or any other ideas?

Hi, There are some adhesive kits, they sell ca with aerosol can (activator). These cans are very small sized, i've tried different branded activators with different branded and also different types like liquid and gel ca glues, and it all worked out, i think all those activator sprays are...

Hi, I used to decant my aerosol cans with straw method. I've wondered, opened a decanted can and recognized that i lost so much paint with this method. Now i'm decanting my aerosol cans with piercing and pouring method. I'm piercing my can at the very top to make it discharge propellant gas. I...

Hi, I have an Acer SA270 monitor on my bench, which occupies big space. I'm trying to mount it to the wall to get some space, there's an equipment called VESA, but my monitor doesn't have suitable holes on it. Do you have ideas how can i mount it to wall somehow?

Hi, I'm working on a ventilated spray booth project which i design on CAD environment and use 3mm MDF sheets. Unit consists of two parts, one part is where you spray, other one is vacuum chamber, where the fan belongs. Vacuum chamber have to have a service cover, for the first assembly or...

Hi, I can't find black aerosol can (automotive type) primer where i live, i see that there are some products in US like Rusteloum, but there are only grey and transparent primer options in my country. I have transparent primer, black acrylic aerosol can paint, do you think is it suitable to coat...