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Scale Modelling Articles & How-tos
Technique, research, colour, tools and practical bench knowledge from Kawartha Scale Modellers.
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Timber Railway Sleeper Use: 1914 – 1945
Wooden Crosstie Use During WWI & WWII Timber railway sleepers have long served as a fundamental component in railroad engineering, providing critical support and stability to rail networks.…
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How-To Effectively Use 3G Acrylic Paint
How to Effectively Use 3rd Generation Acrylic Paint Overview 3rd Generation Acrylic Paint offers a lacquer-like hard finish, self-levelling properties, and no tip-dry issues. While it provides excellent…
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WWI BRITISH SERVICE BROWN COLOUR RECIPE
BRITISH WW I SERVICE BROWN COLOUR 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀Ground white lead – 38lbsStone ochre – 26lbs 8ozsBurnt Turkey Umber – 9lbs 8ozsGround lamp black – 12ozsPrussian blue – 12ozs 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗿𝘀…
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TAMIYA X-20 & X-20A THINNERS
to TAMIYA X-20 & X-20A THINNERS Thinners, also known as reducers, are complicated and confusing at the best of times. As if we don’t have enough thinners already,…
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Mr.COLOR THINNERS
Lacquer Thinners: Notable Differences Blue/Yellow Label Mr.COLOR THINNER (Blue Label) and Mr.COLOR LEVELLING THINNER (Yellow Label) are identical products except for a levelling agent retarding drying time. The…
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Modelling Palette Knives
DIORAMA TOOLS LUKAS Palette Knife There are palette knives, and then there are palette knives. This tooltip is about the latter. I’ve used three types of metal palette…
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Fleeing Hostilities
On the Run Moving out of harm’s way Great colourization. Gotta luv the tracks. Moving out of harm’s way17 pdr. gun) of ‘B’ Squadron of the East Riding…
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One Lucky Guy
Helmet Prevents Bad Hair Day February 23, 1945 The (unconfirmed) information I managed to find concerning this photo states that the smiling US soldier was from the 104th…
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The Lost Generation of 1923
The Lost Generation of 1923 WWII Soviet Red Army Trivia It’s estimated that approximately 80% of the Russian male population born in 1923 perished in WWII. Noting how…
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OptiVISOR
A Modelling Must Have MFG: Dongan Optical Co. USA OptiVISOR & OptiVISOR LX (AL)Working with the OptiVISOR for the past week or so, I find I am reaching…
