KSM article archive
August 2025
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King Tiger Engine Secrets: The Porsche-SGP Sla 16 X-16 Diesel Prototype of WWII
Inside the advanced German tank engine — Porsche’s Type 203/212 — built for the Tiger II, E-75, and Maus, but cut short by war’s end. When the Tiger…
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Stretchable Model Ship | Railroad & Aircraft Rigging
Rigging That Brings Models to Life In scale modelling, it’s the smallest details that transform a good build into a great one. A ship’s rigging stretched taut across…
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🛠️🎨 Bench-tested “Surface Grime” Oil Wash Tuned for Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028) using Abteilung 502 Oil Colours
Quick reference — Three Strengths All mixes are measured in drops (use a glass palette + dropper or your paint stirrer). OMS = odourless mineral spirits. Light —…
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Measuring Oil Paint by Drop Equivalents using the Tamiya Stainless Steel Paint Stirrer
Mastering Oil Paints — Quick-Mix Ratio Table When working with weathering effects, filtering, or precise pigment-to-medium ratios, “one drop” of paint isn’t as simple as it sounds—especially if…
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Abteilung 502 — Coal‑Tar Creosote Ties & Dust Washes
A single, integrated workshop-style guide for modelling coal‑tar creosote railway ties at 1:35 using Abteilung 502 oil colours (Bitume, Smoke, Industrial Earth, Cassel Earth, Starship Filth, Buff, etc.).…
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🛠️ KSM • 3rd Annual Boot Swap & Sale 🛠️
SELL SOME STASH – BUY SOME STASH! 📅 Saturday, July 26, 2025🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM📍 Community Living Trent HighlandsLower Level Meeting Room205 McLaughlin Road, Lindsay, ON…