KSM article archive
James (Doc) Wooldridge
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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…
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Armoured Soviet Red Army Draisine
MBV-2 Self-Propelled Rail Car Series Build Log: HOBBYBOSS 1:35 MBV-2 Background There were two MBV-2 Armoured Trains, and only one survived. There were three versions, each with different…
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DSPIAE Super Glue Auxiliary Applicator
Tool Cleaning Tip Having professional tools to work with is a joy, perhaps more convenient, nevertheless, they don’t work any better than our rudimentary DIY tools. That being…
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Using Mineral Spirits
MINERAL SPIRITS or VARSOL Regular (Diesel Smell – Sulphur) or Odourless A while ago, on a mission to purchase MINERAL SPIRITS in bulk to save on the pricy…
