Archive for Scale Modelers
Belcher Bits
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Belcher's T-33 Sheet
Its always good to meet up with fellow niche manufacturers at shows and conventions. I chatted with Michael Belcher owner of Belcher Bits. He shared some of his latest products with us. I’m informed that Mike has expanded access to his product line by bringing on board new retailers such as MidTenn Hobbies which is a supporter of the Squawkbox.
Note: The video’s I shot while at the IPMS Nationals were done with a very inexpensive setup. I used a Kodak Zi8 camera ($119) and a Audio-Technica microphone ($19). I shot these in 720p, but the camera has the ability to shoot in 1080p HD as well. I edited the videos with the software included with (in the camera) camera.
2010 Nats Scrapbook Vol I
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The Vendor Room
I’ll be posting more pics as I sort and process through them. Between my trip to the Nats and a week at AirVenture I have thousands of images to process.
Steel Beach
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Many of you out there are familiar with the aftermarket line from Steel Beach. Darren Roberts has found a niche in this hobby producing the little things that make our projects easier. For example I have in my possession a set of air intake covers for a 1:48 F-4 Phantom project I am working on that came from Steel Beach via Sprue Brothers Models.
Darren will be contributing an article in the near future about his business and how it works. For those of you who are thinking about starting up an company that produces niche products for this market, his insights might provide useful.
Paint Brush Cleaning
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s my paint brush cleaning setup. Hope you find this idea useful to maintain your expensive brushes as well as reduce the odor associated with using solvents as a cleaning medium.
Wire Resources For Scale Modeling
Posted by: | CommentsIf you want to add additional detail to your scale modeling project then look at using a bit of wire. In this short video I share with you some of the wire resources on hand in my stash. Soon I’ll be showing you how I used these pieces and strands of wire to replicate instrument wiring harnesses, hoses, tubing and other bits of detail from a commonly found resources.
