... Shoor ly nIck, U gest! I nevr make misteaks, ! What you guys need is to come to one of my painting clinics. I will be doing one in Brevard in October...
Hi Tom, would be nice to get a DVD or tape on some of yar pain--t tecnique :-) I think Acrylics are the best, thanks Cheers Hans H (at home for the week end) ...
Heck, just like my Victorian house, you want about 5 coats of thick glossy enamel on those models to give them the antique patina we all desire! LOL Don Winter...
... Don, Interesting you should bring that up. What most people don't know is if you are modeling the 1890's or 1900's or so, new architecture was painted in...
Hi Darryl, Does the rubbing alcohol affect the resin in any way? Also would it affect the super glue that I used to glue everything together with? Thanks for...
Hi Kevin, Same question I asked Darryl about the alcohol, does it affect the resin or the super glue in any way? Thanks for your advice. J. Motts _____ From:...
Hi Nick, I tried to follow Tom's suggestions very closely, in fact the results on the practice pieces I did came out better than on the flat car. I'm just ...
Tom, if you come out with a video of your painting clinic, let me be the first to get in line for one. I'd love to see it and I sincerely hope you do come out...
Tom , Any plans to do a World tour in the near future ? What you need to do is to try and persuade Darryl Spielberg to leave his Arctic hideaway and bring his...
Hi Tom, not much time left for modeling on that one right now, keeping the best for later when my left hand is better again. Feeling fine now that I can stay...
Tom, I have around 10+ books on the subject of painting Victorian Houses. Time and space doesn't permit me to comment here, but houses were generally painted...
I like to use aerosol cans of primer on cars. I use a base coat of the the color I want then other colors to add weathering. I find primers in various shades...
I have always maintained the most inportant detail on a model is the painting and lettering. All the fiddly detail is lost to the eye. I recently auctioned...
J. Motts, I don't know if alcohol affects resin or ACC as I have never needed to remove the acrylics yet. I just know alcohol works on acrylics. Darryl...
Hi J., If the Dunkirk you have from me is still alive, that was finished entirely using Apple Barrel paints... The trick I have found with the Apple Barrel,...
I've used it on resin with no effect. The only thing I would suggest is to not leave them too long. I'm not sure what happens if you leave it too long. Just...
... XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The layers you are building are thin washes after the initial base coat (which is not really that thick -...
Fellows... Hey, I managed to post 5 pictures of various crawler tractor models as per Thursday's discussion. Pic #3 shows two conversions of the Rio Grande...
Bill, Is your "sometime" conversion for the Rio Grande Models Best 60 currently available? Darryl Huffman 12020 Old Seward Highway Anchorage, AK 99515 ...
This is a strange coincidence. I just today finished repainting/redecorating the guest parlor of our 1889 Queen Anne museum house at Ardenwood farm. The...
I sure would want one.... Bob Black ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Hi Bill, I'm not finind your 5 pictures. Thankx Bob Black ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
Hi Sam, Long time no hear, but I know you've been busy coming out with all kinds of neat stuff and a heck of a module to run them on. You bet I still have that...
... J. As I stated before, the initial "work" will look pretty bad. That may be where you are now. You shouldn't worry yet. All models at this stage will look...
Hi John, I found them, I must have a lot more tired from working in the train room then I thought. I didn't go to the next page........very nice looking...
Darryl... I'm currently awaiting fresh decals for the tractor conversion kit "packet". My supplier lost or "mislaid" my original camerawork (it's only been 7...
Hi Guys, Tom and Group, I have a grin from ear to ear right now, I reread both Tom's post and SB2's post about building up the thinned washes. The frame has ...
... J. Glad it worked for you! I knew it would. You just have to remember it will look like crap right off with a thinned coat of paint/stain on it. You gott'a...
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