I fancied doing a metal kit for a change and have my eye on one of the SE
Finecast car kits. Could any of you offer some advice as to which adhesives are best for white metal, please? CA 'super...
I need to know what the best kind of glue would be for metal to plastic. It is on a little train my kid rides around the house and the wheel is plastic but the shaft is metal any ideas?
I am trying to find metal grab irons (not particular about the type of metal) since the plastic one break easily.
...;t want to ruin a good kit and a etched detailing kit too.
What type of glue shoul I go for to glue the metal to the plastic.
There are really small parts, so I'm not that fond of epoxy.
Super...
my dad wants to build a 1:16 scale metal centurion mk5 tank. He doesn't have any plans but has a plastic kit. Does anyone know where he coulod get plans or how to convert the plastic kit into a p...
Hi everyone,
I've recently mail ordered some assorted sheets of Bare Metal foil in each of its variants in order to test it against other metal finishes. I intend to wrap round an entire 1...
Hello all worldwide friends,
I am planing to make metal model steam locomotives and I am facing a problem of weels production. The thing is that I don't have any detail instruction in any arch...
Which glue is best for gluing metal parts to wood?
Plastic vs metal wheels on N-scale - could someone sum up for me the pros and cons of each? Thanks so much.
This is my first experience with Bare Metal Foil and I am wondering how you handle thin edges like the trailing edges of wings and tail planes. I have tried trimming the excess but it looks a bit ragg...
What paint can be used on metal models? would acrylic do? or would it have to be enamel paint?
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Does anyone know of these are made of metal or plastic?
thanks
you do utterly fantastic work!
I work in metal, mostly thicker than you do and mostly scrap metal (the price is right!)
An art teacher I had when I was 12 asked me when she saw some sculpture of m...
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I want to build an F4F Wildcat coming off the assembly line just before it was to be painted. Bare metal. Maybe just getting a coat of primer on some areas.
#1. Were the aircraft complete bui...
...like they gave it up (an intelligent decision at last!).
My question is: Would several layers of Bare Metal Foil camouflage -- or mask - the damage? If so, what color would you recommend?
If not...
...Tri-ang plastic coach wheels run lovely when clean, Hornby did some Silver Seal wagons in 1973 which had metal axles and lovely metal tyred wheels these run lovely as well, a year or so later under th...
It won't.
Typically, 'metal gear' means that at most, two of the several gears in the servo gear train are metal, while the remainder are delrin or nylon.
Most 'MG' serv...
... in typical rusted condition along with the fixing screw, the wheelsets are incorrect and should be half metal and half plastic sets, these will be replaced. The corrosion is removed by using a small ...
When The Squadron Shop was in Elmhurst, Ill. they had , I believe, a 1/10th scale Tiger I that had all metal construction with a gearbox that was quite impressive looking, but then it had to be strong...
...n the guns my ship model of HMS Victory ? I noticed that modelers often leave there guns in the original metal finish, while in reality, the guns on these ships were back. Is there a reason that I am ...
...LCM 3 in 1/35.
However he said it only was the structures, no details. Supposedly you could find white metal parts for everything.
There are plenty of white metal and brass doodads in 54mm 1/32. ...
Do any of you know where I can find info on building my own fuel tanks by soldering sheet stainless, brass, or tin? I have seen these built and even made with a built in sump but I can not find any in...
...op, there was a hole implicitly drilkled down about 3/4ths of an inch, about 3/8 in. in diameter, with a metal cup at the bottom.
You put caps in the little cup and then plugged the thing with a piec...
Are you priming the metal first? (Any cheap automotive spray primer will suffice). Very few "brush-on" acrylics will adhere well to unprimed metal, especially when you consider the handlin...
...hance at survival, but sandpaper works well on many materials, aluminum oxide "sand" paper for metal and hard things, and for fine finishing, a lady's emery board from a nail-grooming k...
http://www.youtube .com/watch?v=bLUBVPZFZ74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAw542zCGZY
Has anyone tried the super gorilla glue? How good is it on metal?
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