Tools » Plasti Dip

A month or so ago I was at Home Depot and found that they carried Plasti Dip. The first and last time I used this stuff was in Middle School Metal Shop back in 1986 or so and remembered it being fun and easy and potentially useful so I picked…

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Review » Paolo Parente’s Dust – BergeLuther

So I don’t usually gush about the latest releases on my blog, but I received something in the mail today that is definitely noteworthy. Last week I saw images from Wonderfest thanks to Lin.K at scale120.com who posted them up on his blog. The Dust releases (by Paolo Parente) really…

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Cheap & Good Airbrush

One of the questions I get in my inbox at least once a month (including today)  is regarding airbrushes. Specifically questions like: “I read your tutorial and want to improve my painting by getting an airbrush and compressor. I want/need something cheap though to start with.” Well, here’s the solution…

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Review » Ashita MOD Bases and Accessories

A while back I started seeing links and images of modular display bases for mecha (and other sci-fi) subjects. These M.O.D. (Modify Own Device) bases from Ashita are modular and you can stack and configure as many sets as you’d like to get the size you need. A pretty cool…

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Custom Clear Colors

I’ve been wondering for quite some time as to how to make a decent custom clear color for candy coats. My goal was to replace my Tamiya Clear colors with something that goes on as nice as Future Floor Acrlyic. I experimented with Future + Colored Higgins Inks, but they…

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