Demolition
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Well, @Ron2 , followed your lead, and picked up an electric sharpener. Money well spent!
Guess which one was sharpened with my old, manual one?!
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Over the years i have been on social media modeling groups i see some builders dont use a speed control pedal for their moto tools. This is a great pedal made by Foredom, i use one every day for my work 20 years + on mine and it still works great. About 40 bucks on line, You will be able to do things with your moto tool you could never do before, like drilling a small part instead of your finger. 
I've used one for over twenty years and it has been worth more than every penny. If you are making or modifying tools it's a necessity.Over the years i have been on social media modeling groups i see some builders dont use a speed control pedal for their moto tools. This is a great pedal made by Foredom, i use one every day for my work 20 years + on mine and it still works great. About 40 bucks on line, You will be able to do things with your moto tool you could never do before, like drilling a small part instead of your finger.
Jakko
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At first glance, I thought that said BOREDOM
Pulled this out this week, used to gauge then replicate the diameter of a hoop of a bucket holder with a bent brass strip.
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So I was rearranging my shelves the other day and realized if I elevated my helicopters I could gain space. This led to some searching and I purchased these cubes off amazon. My tank shelf was able to go from 8 models to 13. I'm still searching for other products because this can be done better.Helpful tools!
Here i posted a topic about modeling tools:
There are some things you see online and think is that any good?
Some others hidden away in a box and leads you to relay on illustrations!
So here members can post their experiences in good or bad tools and share them with us!
I'll start of by telling you about the Tamyia paint stirrer!
Well it's a basic pice of metal and doesn't corrode!
But its more than say a tooth pic one side has a very helpful paddle but the othes side is the best part!
There you have a spoon which to lift the paint!
And Out of the bottle lifting BIG drops in to the airbrush is easy! 8)
But when the paint is thinned then it's as expected worthless!
Over all a great tool and highly recomended to everyone!
Very good To handle those tricky Tamyia paint bottles!
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I have found a mini drill as my other one was just a bit big for the fine drill bits, this one is light and basically an electrified pin vice.
Also got some more brown tones hard pastels for the future mud making.
Pantherman
Also got some more brown tones hard pastels for the future mud making.
Pantherman
Those pastels look nice!
Someone had recommended the chrome pens to me and I bought some generic ones from Amazon. They are very nice. Since I had success with those I went ahead and picked up Some AK acrylic markers. Holy cow these are nice! As a matter of fact I only bought two, tried them out and went back to the shop two days later and bought 6 more. I had bought some generic ones from amazon but these AKs are superior. Great coverage and matched the pant well. Good for touch up and hitting interior details. Why does autocorrect keep making "paint" "pant"??? I'll be picking up more of these but am wondering about the longevity. I don't want to buy a bunch and have them go to waste.
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1. At the speed you build, it assumes you are out of breath
2. As an American algorithm, it is obsessed with your choice of trousers
3. As a British algorithm, it thinks you model in your underwear!
Well that made me laugh! Thank yiu
I haven't looked at those particular pens, but my experience with the general "species" is that they do dry out over time, far faster than ordinary markers. One thing I've found that helps is to store them tip (capped) end down.
The AI in your computer is a pervert?
Yes that's how I store mine. I'd prefer to buy these as needed but the nearest true model shop is about 30 mins away and a good model shop is about an hour away.
Ditto here on the distance to any decent model shop. Have you looked online?
Jakko
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For the more expensive or quality pens, it often says how to store them somewhere on the pen. There are ones that will leak if they stand tip-down for too long, for example, so the better makers of those will probably tell you to store them lying flat.
Demolition
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Been looking at the Ak pens, gotta pull the trigger soon, I'll I've read is good things.
My latest haul of tools. My favourite is the mini soldering iron which will be used on some PE work for the Bismarck. Pantherman
Oooh, gotta show us how you manage that!
I've made a few attempts, but not quite there yet.
For soldering? I use mine for armor damage. It's a great tool to have.
I have never soldered anything before so not sure how well it's going to go. I think alot of practice
may be required. Pantherman
Common advice I hear is to use your hood: the fumes, though seemingly insignificant, are noxious.
Some are, some aren't. With solder and soldering paste from China, that may be excellent advice!
Thanks for warning. Noted. Pantherman
good look with that little iron , most are crap .I have never soldered anything before so not sure how well it's going to go. I think alot of practice
not the best thing to start out with , especially with assemblies that are huge heatsinks like brass photoetch .
Thanks for the heads up. It's a cheap one from a well known Chinese company similar to Emu...
I have a bigger, better kit so would you think I should have a go with that first to get some practice in?
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