Re: Happy New Year

Posted by Umboman on Sep 28, 2010; 8:02pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Happy-New-Year-tp4244354p5580985.html

Some good advice,offered for free.I will start a paint journal & should of thought of that before,after I run out of a special  one off mix & needed to mix more & did not get it right.As well as never rushing ,I would add never work when tired or distracted as I tend to make mistakes then,which are difficult to correct;eg sticking the wrong halves of the USS Enterprise tubes together with plastic weld & then having to cut them apart with a scalpel.You think I would remember to cut away from myself after cutting myself several times!I have just started building terrain & it is fun.                                                                                                                                                                                                           I built myself a spray booth out of free plywood from a skip & a sheet of glass stuck on the top with silcone,with a fan/filter in the side if I need it(copied from one I saw at a model show..............................Do invest in  a figure holder with stand or make your own-it is more comfortable to hold & easier to put down to answer the phone,etc.If you have room get a large secondhand office desk to give you plenty of work room & invest in a good sound sytem to keep you entertained during the boring bits.Get some decent tools.                                                                                                                                                                                               I use a couple of lazy susans(a rotating carousel to store brushes,etc).A rotating cheeseboard is good for painting vehicles or different parts/figures enmass.For the older modeller get a magnify glass on a stand or magnify glasses.The Lithium Ion Dremmel Stylus is perfect for plastic/resin/metal model & will save a lot of time/hard work.I get my accessories from Milestools.co.uk.Buy 2 boa constrictors to get stubborn paint lids off.
                                      For UK members you can get great lights for modelling from www.rnib.org (see shop) or www.opitimalowvision.co.uk.If you cannot see properly you cannot paint properly.