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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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Scale Modelling Truths
What every plastic scale modeller needs to know. Styrene Modelling Fundamentals That’s what I do… I build models and know things that most people don’t. Scale model kits…
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Using Enamel Filters on Scale Models for Definition and Contrast
Explaining Scale Model Filters The purpose of a filter is not to necessarily change the base colour, rather give it a more realistic look. Think of that sparkling…
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Building on Other’s Experience and Skillsets
Reinventing the Wheel? Building on Other’s Experience and Skillsets Collective Knowledge and Learning Wet Palette Use № 2 From time to time we come across reference pictures of…
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How to Create Fabric Texture on Miniature Figures
How to create fabric texture using Titanium White Pigment We often place figures in different poses on our builds, vignettes or dioramas to convey a storyline and for…
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Things to Know When Starting Out In Scale Modelling
Beta Version: Content being fleshed out. Mistakes are inevitable. A Professional is simply an amateur who knows how to gracefully recover from their mistakes. Learn and practice with…
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TAMIYA PAINT THINNER
Professional Airbrushing Techniques Using Thinners The Benefits of Proprietary Paint Thinners / Reducers X-20A | TAMIYA LACQUER THINNER REGULAR/RETARDER What Thinner To Use?
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How to Use TAMIYA PAINT MIXES and RECIPES
TAMIYA ACRYLIC PAINT APPLICATIONS Vehicles, Equipment, Uniforms, Fabric, Leather, Tools, Ammunition and Camouflage In the real world, there is always a discrepancy between that of theory and one…
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How to Paint Soviet Stalinets S-65 Tractor | Caterpillar Sixty
SM.02 S-65 CITY TRACTORMichael Rinaldi Rinaldi Studio Press Editor Information SM.02 S-65 CITY TRACTOR – LIMITED EDITION(US ISBN 978-0-9883363-5-3) Here is the second SM Series title in the new LIMITED…
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MENG PHOTO-ETCH BENDER
MTS-038 Some days I feel like Rip Van Winkle, awakening to find the modelling world completely transformed and unfamiliar. Getting back into my long lost passion for modelling…

