Attention all you members out there!! In case you did not know it Claudio has used his site to host a Paperworlds forum. This is a great place to talk about...
Last Sunday, I attended a games show in Groningen, Netherlands. This is the 3rd time I attended, I usually demonstrate model building techniques. For this...
I think your "wooden" projects are great and I hope you continue letting us see them. I suggest that you do NOT invest in a small bandsaw for making those ...
Ditto for a scroll saw too! Cheers, Mike set4th <set4th@...> wrote: I think your "wooden" projects are great and I hope you continue letting us see them....
Hi Jim, I have been enjoying your thread on the DIY Star Wars and other period wooden figures along with your pictorial tutorial on how to make them. Your work...
Mike, Great effect. I have done scads of similar buildings, only without the card exterior. I simply rip cut a long peaked-house silhouette shape (the same...
Mike, Great effect. I have done scads of similar buildings, only without the card exterior. I simply rip cut a long peaked-house silhouette shape (the same...
Well, I saw this linked on the TMP page, then realized I'd joined this group before LOL. Anyway, reintroduction: I live in Somerset PA, and I like making...
Harbor freight is often a good source for cheap tools. Of course, you get what you pay for... For simple turning, I have used my drill press. I turned a...
I found a "hobby lathe" that is powered by an electric drill. It is only $45... http://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-H2669-Hobby-Lathe/dp/B0000DD399 Another that...
Hi Jim, Thank you for the kind words regarding the paper/wood buildings. Regarding your band saw, likewise, I too use a Delta brand. I have a small table top...
My only comment on lathes is it depends on how much you intend on using it and how heavy is the stock you want to work with. Be careful of buying one that is...
The other members of the group may want to have us move this thread off line or to a woodworkers forum. If so, just holler. I am glad you mentioned the band...
Alright, my flair for the representational over the actual is established. I am the guy who prefers 100 miniatures with a basic paint job to ten with the eyes...
Hi Jim, Agreed regarding moving the topic elsewhere if needed, though the data as presented here is useful for the DIY crowd wishing to make gaming pieces of...
Hi Jim, For a stadium crowd representation such as might be seen in a racing game, the following might work. Using a hot glue gun and squirting small hot beads...
APOLOGY! I WENT A LITTLE OFF ON THIS ONE! Forgive the length. As for MAKING them.. I prefer paper stock.. its not as ugly as it sounds if you take a little...
Hot glue beads.. brilliant.. I can't believe I've never thought of this before... *heads off to pull out his props and start sandbagging everything* I already...
Words of Wisdom and Cheapness from the Red Green Show ... The force is like ***duct tape***. It has a light side and a dark side and it binds the galaxy...
Another hot glue trick is to use it for injection molding. For all that it is "glue", it really doesn't stick very well. It does okay with porous materials...
I ma making hordes of 2mm figs (for Land Ironclads - companion to Aeronef). I use sewing pins and "seed beads". I glue the beads on the pins, right up against...
... as close to the blade as possible without pinching or binding it. .004" is a recommended clearance between the guidess and the blade. Interestingly enough,...
Thanks, Bo. Much of what you said I have already done. Can I guess you have read Mark Duginske's excellent "bandsaw Handbook?" I am achieveing masterful...
I've added the original Andy Callan article to my blog on how to create hair curler armies: http://freewargamesrules.blogspot.com -- Regards, Pete Jones ...
Pete, Thanks for sharing the link. Callen's hair curler armies are the stuff of legends. I had almost forgotten about them, and never really got a good feel...
I've re-uploaded the file - somehow it became corrupt: Direct Link: http://www.freewargamesrules.co.uk/HRA.pdf -- Regards, Pete Jones Without music, life would...
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