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ah100m

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  • Birthday 10/22/1947

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    Boynton Beach, Florida
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    Al types of scale modeling, especially ships and large-scale aircraft and race cars. Also photography.

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  1. I bought this one from Amazon. Takes small bits, can dial down the RPM's to quite slow and has adequate torque for wood, plastic, brass and white metal. The only drawback is it is not cordless. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SZZN4J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  2. And trains are so like sailing ships...! I do the same thing when I get tired of rigging. I build 1/12 scale race cars. And when I get tired of winding throttle return springs or rubbing out paint I go back to ship building. Takes twice as long to build one model but no longer to build two!
  3. I've got wire down to 0.006" (0.16mm). Search for "Artistic Wire" (brand name) on Amazon.
  4. To get a bit ahead of the game. No matter what the model (ships, armor, cars, aircraft) I only spray automotive lacquers (Duplicolor from Amazon) that I decant from the spray can and mix the colors myself. No thinning necessary and they spray beautifully. Easy clean-up with lacquer thinner. Try it. Cheap too. They also have sanding primers (fills scratches) and thin primers in white, gray and red oxide.
  5. I would hesitate to buy an airbrush that has an integral cup. A separate cup usually swivels a bit too so you can spray at slightly different angles. It also makes cleaning easier. Paasche airbrushes, which are very good, has models with separate cups. Just my two cents.
  6. And these are the best needle threaders: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001DS1RA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  7. This a Fairchild Republic aircraft, not Grumman. Right Island ("Long"), wrong company!
  8. I used 32 ga cotton-covered floral wire to make bolt ropes which I formed into clews at the clew of each sail. The bolt ropes were glued (white glue) to the edges of the sails. For cringles I forced small loops of rope in between the sail material and the bolt ropes. I got the wire from Amazon but they don't seem to stock it any longer. It's available from other sources though. Below is a photo of how it looks. If you want a close-up reply to this and I'll post one.
  9. Like others, I usually have two very different models going at the same time. Right now I have an almost-finished MFH 1/12 scale Ferrari 315S on hold (got bored polishing the paint out) and I'm building the hull of the Model Shipways Fair American. Once I get to the point where I need to start hull planking I'll finished up the Ferrari. Back to the FA then with an Italeri 1/12 Fiat Mephistopheles as a relief as needed.
  10. The tape may be useful for larger scales. According to one of the answers on Amazon it measures 0.08 inches thick which is almost 4 inches in 1/48 scale and almost eight(!) inches in 1/96 scale. More like armor. (Maybe buy a roll and measure it yourself).
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