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Grex Airbrushing Accessories

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 1 Comments

A couple of new tool accessories arrived, so yesterday I put them to use in the workshop. Grex has probably one of the best Airbrush Holders (A) available. This gives me a place to keep and securely hold three (for my setup) airbrushes. Before this arrived I used a couple of methods to hold my airbrush when I had to…

Grex Not Just Another Airbrush

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 4 Comments

Grex Airbrushes seem to be growing in popularity among modelers. Grex started attending and demonstrating their wares at hobby industry events a few years ago and they were at this years IPMS Nationals in Phoenix. Here is a short video I shot of Raymond demonstrating the Tritium. I have a Grex airbrush and I love it! Watch my future product…

Talon Durability

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 0 Comments

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WarPigs Paint Masks

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 2 Comments

Being a modeler you know one of the real challenges with applying decals is getting them to lay down and look as if they were painted on. For decals one must spend time preparing the decal, applying it and encouraging it to snug down using various methods and chemicals. Or one can use if available use dry transfers which are…

Detailing Pens

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 6 Comments

The use of pens with very fine points has been a technique modelers have used for decades. Early on in my modeling endeavors I was introduced to LeRoy Technical Drawing Pens otherwise known as Rapidograph Pens which are made by Koh-I-Nor. These pens range in size down to 0000 in size and use India Ink which is available in several…

Xuron’s NEW Pro PE Cutter-Sneak Peek

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 7 Comments

Xuron Corp and I have teamed up to design and produce yet another Professional Series of tools for scale modeling enthusiasts. First of this series was the 2175ET Professional Sprue Cutter. As a companion to that we wanted a tool that could do for Photo Etched what the 2175ET did for styrene sprues. Well, in my hand I am holding…

Product Review-Dual Cutter

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 1 Comments

You might have seen this included in another post here on my blog at which time I probably said a further review was coming. Well here it is! Excel’s Adjustable Duel Flex Cutter Set If you are constantly cutting narrow strips of tape for masking and need them precisely the same each time, then you might want to pick up…

Product Review-Sanding Needles

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Gerald Voigt | 3 Comments

There are some who keep Sprue Brothers homepage up all day, day in and day out to see what has newly arrived. I’m NOT one of those! I do check it daily and when I spotted yet another sanding tool I had to try it. Sanding Needles is a product from Stevens International which compliments their Swizzle Stick Sanders which…

Round Disc Tool

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Gerald Voigt | 0 Comments

I’m always on the lookout for tools that make my scale modeling tasks easier. The other day while Christmas shopping at Hobby Lobby while perusing the aisles I found a couple of punch sets near the leather tooling supplies. Since I had a couple of different tools to do small and extremely small sized discs, I opted to pickup the…

Raptor Force-Video Review

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Gerald Voigt | 0 Comments

Man has always looked towards birds to learn about flight. Even in this modern time, man continues to dream he had the ability to fly as well as a Raptor. In the video RAPTOR FORCE, an episode of Nature which appears on Public Television, you see how man through technology strives to imitate the ultimate hunters in the sky, the…

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