Using a compressor with an airbrush offers several advantages that can greatly enhance scale modelling or model...
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Using a compressor with an airbrush offers several advantages that can greatly enhance scale modelling or model...
Understanding the evolution of wagon classification from diagrams to design codes is a fascinating journey through...
Train wheels are probably one of the most important components of a railway locomotive, coach or wagon. Their shape...
Flux is a chemical agent that can be used when soldering to give joints good adhesion, facilitate the solder's flow...
A stay-alive capacitor (also known as a keep-alive) is a component that can be fitted to DCC model locomotives to...
There are several trains of thought on the best way to secure parts together temporarily.
Some suggest using a small amount of super glue, rubber glue or even PVA glue.
All of these are fine but will leave a glue residue when pulled apart.
Other modellers even drill holes in the parts and insert either plastic or brass rods.The risk of damage to the parts is great.
Personally, I use a product called Tacky Wax and like it says, it is very tacky and made of wax.
The good thing with this is, it allows you to reposition the model parts as many times as you like and when you have finished and ready to glue for the final time, you just have to remove the Tacky Wax with a small amount of warm soapy water.
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