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I work in 1:24th scale cars. I need to find a way to add some texture to my paint. I need to paint a ragtop sunroof. I googled this and people are putting all kids of crap in their paint. Baking soda, baby powder, flour, and who knows what else. Does anyone have a less backwoods way to add...

I use fine point panel line markers on my kits. Or at least I try to anyways. I bought a brand new marker, I stored it marker point down until I used it a week later. And it works great for like 3 minutes and then quits. And no mater what I do I can't get it to work again. And if I shake it...

I am building the Nissan 180SX Silvia kit from Tamiya. But I am painting it to look like it is a 2D anime drawing. It is 100% brush painted. I have a little touch up work to do and then I will be adding more body panel lines and what not. The paint is from Vallejo. Here is a teaser. I'll post...

Ohbejuan started a thread to discuss what to do with old models. I thought of a tangent discussion. What do you do with old awards and trophies? I'm not here to toot my own horn, or brag about anything. Please don't take this thread that way. I have been competing in model shows for 5 years...

I have some test fitting questions. When I build a model I paint all the parts and then assemble the kit. The only time I assemble before I paint is when pieces that are glued together are the same color and / or there is a seam I want to fill in. I don't really do any test fitting. And many...

I'm Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor and this is Tool Time. Lets talk tools in here. I have all the basic tools. The essentials. X Acto knives with a couple different blades. I have a nice set of diamond files. I have my preferred arsenal of paint brushes. and so on and so forth. What I want this...

I really want to give Green Stuff World paint a go. It is affordable and they have tons of different colors, metal finishes, inks, and paints they call "filters." The paints are acrylic. I looked all over their website and I can't find what type of acrylic they are, or what I can think them...

Are there any steam locomotive plastic model kits out there? I see Revell makes a Big Boy 4014 in 1:87 scale. I was hoping there was something out there that was a larger scale and had a little more detail. Like 1:48 or 1:35 scale. I normall build cars, but I thought it would be fun to build...

I try to learn something new with every new build. With the 1950 Chevy Pickup I just finished I learned to scratch build and to incorporate 3D printed parts. With this 1954 Hudson Hornet from Moebius, I am building it lowrider style. And the skill I am going to learn is a true metal flake...

This is only my second pickup model. And I really don't like having to paint the wood pickup bed floor. I used to paint it one color, then dry brush another color or two onto it to highlight the wood grain. And then apply a clearcoat with a tint. It was tough to do. So I tried a different...

Chrome paint is the holy grail for scale model builders. There are all sorts of chrome paints out there. And there are pretty big drawbacks to each one of them. Molotov. We know it, we love(ed) it. It looks like chrome.. But it take forever to cure and you can't touch it. It dulls very easy...

I am building the 1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup kit from AMT. I try to learn a new skill with every new build. And before this kit I never really scratch build or customized anything. I only added details like wiring and seat belts and the like. The new skills I am going to try and learn with this...

Hey everyone. I'm new as of August 31st, 2023. I am in Minneapolis, Minnesota and mainly build cars. I built a lot as a kid in the 80s and into the early 90s. Then I got a license and worked on real cars. I came back to model buildingabout 5 years ago. Shortly after I came back to modeling...