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On the newspaper, that's very true. I have use superglue to harden things up, I also found this neat trick in an old book on model railroading: If you have a gap, fill it with baking soda. Good old Arm & Hammer works just fine. Avoid the box in the fridge, because it seems to absorb moisture...

I seldom build the same thing twice. I know the Thunder is your specialty. Does it get easier with repetition?

Beautiful work!

I made some wooden knives for our dojo last year, and gave them each 2-3 coats of lacquer. I used rock maple, and walnut, both hardwoods, and poplar, which is sort of hard. I noticed after lacquering them, they felt more like plastic than wood.

It was one of those midnight inspirations, somewhere between epsiode 1 billion and 1 billion 34 of Star Trek Voyager. I wish I'd cut them a hair wider, though.

I have found that if I put a second sheet of paper underneath the one I am punching, my hole puncher will go completely through the first layer, and I get nice clean rivets. I imagine if one was careful enough (and I ain't!) you could get rivets as well as a nice piece with a lot of neatly lined...

I never thought of the comic book angle. I blacksmith as an outside hobby (knives, mostly), and...well...sometimes that's about how I fix things. There's something therapeutic about blacksmithing, whether it's creating something, or just beating the crap out of something with a hammer, either...

I use one of these: It's for leather, but it works on paper, thin cardboard, and plastic as well. What I like is that it's got several different sizes of holes.

I build one of these straight from the printer a few years ago, but lost it in a fire. When I decided to build it again, I tried to do it on the cheap and print it in black and white then color it. It looked like crap. Not just the color I chose, the whole idea looked like crap. I got...

Thanks! The more I look at it, the more I like it! I even took it out and played with it some today. (I may not be a child, but I can always act like one! Just ask my wife!)

Honestly...I never thought of that. I have also tried peeling half the thickness of the tab away (doesn't work that great) or even shaving edges down on thicker parts. Next model I tackle though....

I've never heard of that, but since I do woodworking now and again (usually when it's a lot warmer outside), I'll look into it!

They're craft paints. Pretty thick, (like wall paint or runny pudding) but thin easily enough with water. I started using them when I was making wargames terrain on a regular basis. I use them to edge my models now, with a small flat brush and drybrushing the edges. They have a hard time...

Thanks to both of you! I guess I have to just accept that tweaking is part of my building process. I think I may end up building every model I want to build twice: once to figure out what I'm doing, and once to get it right. I always thought it looked like a descendant of an Abrams. At some...

Would that work with paints like Delta Creamcoat or Apple Barrel? They are really thick to begin with.

I took a break from some of the bigger projects I've been finishing up, and decided to build this little tank. It's a "near future" job that, to me, looks like a direct descendant of the Abrams. I decided to build this straight from the printer, and I learned...I can't. I can't build anything...

That is an awesome model! How long did it take you to build it? Did you have all the parts on hand, or did you have to/get to go shopping? And if so, where did you go? And would you be willing to share where you found the instructions? I showed my 9-year old the pictures. He drooled all over my...

I tried lacquer on a few models today. They are still drying (and I'm waiting for my head to clear--That stuff STINKS!) So here's what I've learned: Safety first: Use a well-ventilated room! My wife actually banished me to the back porch, which is a bit chilly this time of year (it's 30...

WOW! Are you going to put lights in it and detail the cockpit as well?

Thank you!