belugawhaleman

Had tornado warnings and heavy thunderstorm warnings here in lake county Illinois last night, but when the storms reached Beach Park, really it was nothing. Relieved.... I've never experienced anything like you just went through. Glad you're safe!

Sad to hear, but glad the treatment helped and she's back with you. I remember finding the same condition with the nails with my Mom's dog and having to cut them regularly until he died....not an easy task. Mikey lived 18 years.

More items today... From Dspiae, their Push Broach Combination Set (CS-PBO1). Comes with 5 sizes of Broaches and an anodized aluminum handle. I bought an extra broach with a 2.8mm tip (PB-28). Basically these Boaches are tiny chisels. I'd seen the tips listed separately before and I was interested, but didn't know which ones to get. Finally, I found this set. I'll probably use the 2.8mm size the most. I also got a MENG Nuts And Bolts set. This one being set D (SPS-009). This set is really a set of rivets; round head and conical. I have their other sets and like using them......somehow, I overlooked this set.

No , War of the Worlds war machine experiment with UV leds...possibly.

Here you go. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-05162-s-100-class--1181853#

Odds and ends today....No models! First, a mess of styrene.....from Evergreen and Plastruct. From Evergreen, various strip, rod, and tube. From Plastruct, hexagonal rod in different sizes. I've been looking for Hex stock for some time......found it online at Tower Hobbies. From Dspiae, some fluorescent green paint. I lit it up with a UV flashlight in one of my pictures. Last decal scissors from Tamiya to replace the ancient ones I've been using.

That rabbit's dynamite!

Amazing accomplishment Rob!

What adhesive will be used? CA, epoxy,? Any soldering?

Oh, this will be interesting!

More of my JSU-152. Flat coat on, tools on.......next will assemble the Friulmodel tracks.

Wow!

Incredible work on that Tower! Truly impressive.

John, very nice! Very nice indeed!

AZ toyhobby, MechaWarehouse, Impulse hobbies, Amazon, and DoubleStar hobby in Canada.

Yes, ever since I bought their circle cutter a while back I've been impressed by the quality of their products. I often see their products being sold-out and have been searching for these online lately, lucky to find the ones I wanted in-stock on online shops I've never used before.... Opportunity purchasing I guess. I hear their sprue nippers are good, I'd like to try them out.

A mess of items today.....all DSPIAE stuff. First, their UV Touch Light (UV-T). Used to cure UV adhesives and resins, this thing is far more substantial than I expected. It measures 1" x 4.75". Made of anodized aluminum, this thing comes with a usb cord, has three light settings; high, low, and pulse. I was expecting a tiny pocket light. Very nice. Next; Dspiae's Super Glue Application Stand (AT-GA) . Basically, a set of stainless CA glue applicators with a nice anodized aluminium stand all looking pretty good. After the disaster with my SMK build I had been looking for some good CA applicators....tried the Glue Loopers, wasn't happy with those. Next; bunches of 5mm and 10mm Dspiae sanding discs and connectors for my sanding pen....these are sold-out at a lot of suppliers so I bought what I could find. Last; two sets of replacement blades for my DSPIAE circle cutter. These can be hard to find.... I buy them when I can. Oh, I also bought some Milliput.

Yup, have that one!

Nice work. I have all the big Trumpeter T-34s and their big SU-100 in my stash. 'Been eyeing the SU-100 as my next build.

That's a great kit! I downloaded the instructions from scalemates last night and was looking at in on the Brother's Sprue website this morning! Do a build on that one please!

I used Walther's Solvaset. These decals weren't stubborn, they practically melted with my solution. I found it was best just to leave them alone and let the solvent do the work. Never thought of using Tamiya thinner before. Do you do this over lacquer painted surfaces?

Back working on the Tamiya JSU-152. Got some paint on, clear-coat, and Decals on. I painted the tools and tow cables to be added-on later. The Tamiya decals seem to be much more sensitive to decal solution now. Almost too sensitive, but I got them on O.K.. My marking choice required a lot from the decals. The decal on the rear deck had to conform to welds, a hinge, hatch covers and bolt heads. The decal required tiny touch-ups with a brush and white paint afterwards. Later, when doing the decal on the back of the cabin, I tried something different. This decal had to conform to a large bump , a pistol port I think. This time after getting the decal in place, I brushed it with the decal solvent I left it alone. No fussing with it or prodding.I came back later, ....perfect!

Some things recently. Mostly accessories for a couple of Dspiae tools I bought recently. Their saw and sanding pen. The Dspiae sanding pen is meant for 3mm (.118) shank tool bits. I found an adapter on Amazon that fits this thing so that other bits can be used, including 1/8" (.125) bits the adapter chucks are pretty nice considering their price was (under $9.00 US) but it does increase the length of the tool...a bit awkward-looking, but it works. I also found a set of 20, 3mm shank tungsten grinding bits on Amazon For $17.00 dollars. They fit the Dspiae tool perfectly and seem to be good quality. They are sold/made by Yufutol. I also got a 3 piece set of tungsten grinding bits by Dspiae (GH-002) and have a 10 piece set by Dspiae (GH-10) coming soon. I also got 2 sets of blades for my Dspiae saw; fine and extra fine. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFPPT5J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCRD5MW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I use the tamiya stuff on my Iwatas I add some to the color cup, use a very large paintbrush to scrub the cup, then spray it out at high pressure. I then remove parts to expose the needle, use the same brush to wipe off the needle and nozzle, reassemble and spray out some water or denatured alcohol. Done. Using this method, I only occasionally need to remove the airbrush nozzle or needle. I find that Simple Green will remove Tamiya acrylics from Items with a simple soak. I do this with my Paasche H airbrushes and bottles.

Nice work Peter!