Years ago when I was a general contractor, I got the job of restoring the front porch of a home that was built in the late 1800's. Along the soffit there were several braces with finials attached of which several were missing. Instead of trying to replicate these on a lathe, I ordered a firm silicone molding product (por-a-mold) and a resin casting product (por-a- cast). I made the mold so that the finial would be poured from the bottom to the top thus completely filling the cavity with no voids. Think pinecone with the small end down. The mounting stud on the finial gave me the hole needed for pouring in the casting liquid which set in about two minutes. So I'm thinking about your attempt to pour the tires, and I'm reminded that you cannot push water up a hill which appears to be your problem. You should have made your mold with the tire stoning upright and venting through the pour hole out the tread of the tire. Just my 2cents. Also if you'd attached the boxes to the bottom of the mold in a way to prevent mold material from leaking under them, you would have saved all that time of trying to remove extra casting material after the piece was made. Just some FYI from my experiences casting house trim. I also made tank track sections by pressing a section into epoxy putty and once hardened I filled that impression with epoxy. Made a great replica. One more thing. Use a spray release agent and plenty of it but not too much as to fill in any details. this is much easier to use and covers well. The one I used to use was a wax base.

You can purchase a three jaw chuck that fits in the collet at hobby shops and home centers

where can I get this kit ?..thank you

That would fit in a desk drawer nicely.

I like to put a tiny dab of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) onto the spot where a PE part needs to go. Give it a few minutes to set up. When it goes clear, it’s ready for the PE. It will stay sticky for a long time, so you have a chance to get the PE positioned where you want it. After its in place, secure it with superglue.

Thanks very informative..

Cheers, coloured and soft graphite pencils are so useful in model making. Powered pencil lead and a cotton bud really helps with metallic finishes. In the UK Hobbycraft and The Range are very useful chain stores that sell individual colours. The Range isn't an "art store" as such has loads of handy stuff for arts and crafts anyway.

Proxxon makes a 3 jaw chuck version - micromot 60/EF - same form factor as the 60/F. Good thing is it can use the same transformer. Been using this for a while and love it.

My Dremel is still formidable despite the Proxxons. Wonder if they are sold in Singapore btw?

There are 3 jaw chuck "bits" with 1/8" shaft available. Runout might be a very slight issue, but come on, this is modelling not machining.

Great shoe . ❤ the new kits review & tool 😊

You should try the Gaahleri tankless compressor : it is really good and better than the one you tested in your last video.

All those nice looking rotary tools are totally useless for plastic modelers. The lowest 2 000 RPMs are way too fast and you would melt the plastic instead of drilling it but also in 2024/25 those small hand tools should be cordless.

Tim, that's great I've and I'm sure followers have been looking to forward to seeing the completed Clydesdale and budwiser wagon. And Aaron 6 completed models will be wonderful. Looking forward to seeing them as well. My resolution was buy no new kits this year. The last 3 years I have really added to my stash, but note I said kits not paint or tools, etc. Have a great modeling year every one.

Can't you replace the collet with a keyless chuck on that smaller tool?

How come this site NEVER mentions anything about scratch building,which is a HUGE part of modeling.I scratch build modern Russian/Soviet armor in 1/35.

Those are nice rotary tools but don't you find them a little clunky for working on fine detail and smaller models? Ever since my favorite Dremel, cordless pistol grip tool passed away, I've favored cordless, rechargeable, lightweight tools that are cheap and, inevitably, require replacement every year.

Like the Canadian flag coffee cup. What no paint brush stir stick?

My New Year's resolution? I'll probably keep it at 1280x1024 like always. Thanks for asking.

That's a really big box for a 1/48 Mustang. As for modeling resolutions, I want to finish more kits than I buy this year.

I have that Eduard Mustang LOL

Woohoo!

The hobby provides me with a needed space of time to let go of the daily things crowding my mind. It is relaxing in a way that baffles my wife. I will show her the work I finish detailing small parts and assemblies and she just shakes her head that something like this relaxes me. It is even more baffling to her when the objects of my work will be covered by other parts and never seen again. The hour or so I can devote to the hobby on the weekend provides a level of relaxation I sorely need. Then there are the kits. Every year there seems to be a new level of fine detail and inspired engineering in the new kits. There is always another kit I NEED to build.

Great tips. Thank you.

The kits reviewed not my cup of tea but the tee shirt is great.Up the Irons.Value for money when compared to other hobbies.

What keeps me coming back is mainly the people I meet in the hobby. Some of the most interesting and coolest people I’ve met have been through this hobby. After that I enjoy the moment of zen that modeling can provide.

Coming back: researching subjects and I used an airbrush for the first time Jan. 1,2025!

What brought me back has been the increased quality of molding and aftermarket refinements true to original designs. Case in point: 1/48 scale A/B-26 by Revell/Monogram vs. the more recent ICM kits, each with their own aftermarket Eduard, QuickBoost, Bombshell decals, Quinta 3D decals, SAC zinc landing gear, and more... not to mention acrylic paints! But wait! There's greater variety than just tube glue and the old variety of liquid glue. That brings me to looking at real estate with more hobby/craft space... I still have an old MPC/Airfix 1/72 C-130E kit I purchased in the early 1970s to build, same scale F-4 C/D/E Fujimi kits (5-part canopies) from the 1980s, when living out of field camp tents in AK... Just found VMF-212 decals for the old Hasegawa F-4J as we watched their F-8Es practice strafing passes toward the ranges at K-Bay MCAS, where our NRA Jr. Rifle Club shot one evening a week... Wayne Smith (son of 'Mudhole" Smith) had his Super Cub modeled in 1/48 so I had to get that since I knew him and his brother. I did not recognize the plane from the box art colors, but the N# looked familiar... DeHavilland Canada dash 2, 3, and 8?

My sprue glue has been in a Tamiya glue bottle for two years and apart from the blue colouring seperating into the bottom (airfix sprue) is still liquid enough to use. Nothing better to use as a gap filler than the original plastic.

Thank you for video, im gonna gry this technique

Personally, what keeps me coming back is the same thing that scares me away. It's the potential for a perfect representation of my favorite things...far better than anything mas-pproduced .I love the potential that comes from a super detailed kit. On the flip side, it's this same detail that overwhelms me and makes mistakes so frustrating.

The advancements in the complexity and quality of models , tools and paints, also 3D resin printers have blow the lid off the hobby of what’s possible

First, I had to laugh at Tim’s constant struggle to remain completely PC and not cause any offense whatsoever during the airbrush review. Every turn of phrase had each word carefully weighed and pondered, and then Aaron needles Tim with “That was a nice little airbrush set” and that sets poor Tim off again, with Aaron trying not to smirk as Tim struggles. I love it. That must’ve been exhausting! As for “What has kept you in the hobby?” - That's a fairly hard question to answer briefly, because like most people I’m sure, there are multiple factors. First and most importantly for me, it’s a creative outlet. I get to make it with my own hands, using my own skills, finished the way - and to the level - that satisfies me. Nobody else gets to judge my work. I don’t enter contests or shows, so there's no judgy stress or anxiety. Second, models are challenging….but there's always a finish line, so you get to see the rewards of your efforts, which is hugely satisfying. In one or two months, your model is complete. How many of us can say that about the kinds of things we do at work? I also like it because I’m always learning. Sometimes I wish EVERYTHING wasn’t a learning experience (if you know what I mean...maybe SOME day I won't make a mistake...), but it’s fun to research new skills and techniques and apply them, and see how every new model is incrementally better than the last. Lastly, I’ve dabbled in other hobbies - I got back into model railroading for awhile - but plastic models are still relatively cheap to buy and finish (except for the relentless upward surge in pricing since COVID…), whereas the price of entry for model railroading has gotten so out of hand (especially locomotives) that I’m surprised there are still people left in the hobby that can afford to keep buying new releases. With plastic models, I can still contentedly pick a model from my stash and the most it’ll cost me is a bottle or two of paint. I love my modelling time, and I always look forward to it.

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Great video

Very Good! Thank you!

Yes, I've been building and collecting models for about 50 years, My imagination of bringing a model to life, I just love building models armor airplanes, ships, cars, and trucks, sci-fi.👍

I started as a kid back in the 60's and 70's. I left for many years (career, family...). Now that I'm back and have more time, I enjoy the creativity and art aspects. I probably enjoy most the weathering of WW2 items. Also the tech has kept moving forward with kits, airbrush, tools...

What keeps me coming back is I am never happy with my finish models so I keep wanting to build better and better models

Great. A ton of Tamiya decals.

I started when I was around eight or so, but I never really left the hobby, I'm 63 now. All through life it has been my therapy, keeping me level through some pretty stressful times. It's my down time, my "me" time. And it has done a really good job of keeping me out of the pub!

Extremely helpful video! I did my rc T-34/85 after watching this, and it really brought it to life. Thanks!

Love the relaxing time at workbench while listening to my music.I’ve been building models for the past 50 years👍

I believe the company name is pronounced TAMiya.

Is the dual action airbrush available on its own?

What keeps me coming back to modeling? That is simple the verity of kits(military) I was happy to see a plastic model of the 1/35 PACV from VIETNAM era. Now from GECKO, GECKO also has the 1/35 Otter, Another VIETNAM era vehicle. this one related to the Weasel of WWII. There are other kits too. Like Hasegawa1/35 construction vehicles. Even publications such as FineScale Modeler fits in there. Thanks Guys.

What keeps me coming back to the hobby? Well it use to be when I was young, a fun thing to share with my friends. As I got older and life took me away from that time, I fell out of the hobby, but I always managed to hold onto it by getting a copy of FSM, or dropping by a local model show just to see and marvel at someone’s technique, then when time and money was available I would get my hands on a kit and loose myself in it. Now that I’m older and time has become more available it has become a therapeutic exercise that allows me to escape the everyday stresses and gives me joy no matter what the end result looks like.

I fit more in the what brought me back catagory - when I was in junior high and high school, I was always building some sort of kit. Glue everywhere, paint fumes, no mask, no gloves. 😂 But I liked doing it. Then life happened, went to college, got married, had 4 kids, etc. etc. etc. and I stopped building. But then when we got sent home to telework 5 days a week because of the 'rona lockdowns, my wife and I were separated, the kids were all grown and out of the house, and my brother and parents are all picking up puzzles and stuff to occupy themselves, and I'm thinking that would be cool to pick up an actual hobby again. Because I knew I liked modelling, I decided to give it a whirl and bought the Revell Olds '85 442 Cutlass Supreme, and I was hooked again. Probably the top reasons I like modelling is 1) I can look at the completed model, and have a sense of accomplishment - when I got back into it, because I would do bits here and there to take a break from work, so I determined that I would be patient enough to do it right, with the right tools, and I also decided to push myself to expand my horizons to learn new methods and techniques like airbrushing and filling or sanding to make parts look more realistic instead of two plastic halves stuck together. Not everything has worked out, of course, but I can honestly look at where I am now and where I started and am pleased with the progress, and it shows in the models, too. I have always loved to learn new skill sets. 2) I can feed that retro kid in me. Some of the kits I have, I have them just because they're fun, or whatever, but some, the '85 Olds (I was totally infatuated with the mid-80s Cutlass in high school), the AMT VW Scirocco (that was my second car, the one I really learned how to work on and fix), the Gabriel/Hubley metal Duesenberg kits, all have some connection to my childhood. 3) It has given me something to share with the kids and grandkids - my grandson wants to see all of grandpa's cars whenever he comes over, and the kids like looking at them, too. Well, the crafty kids, anyway. 😂 4) I was gonna stop at 3, but this just popped into my head. 🤭 As far as hobbies go, just like anything else, you can spend as much or as little as you want. But I think, modelling has much better value than some other hobbies that you can spend a whole lot of money on. I know people who collect bourbons - spend $300 on a bottle, just so it can sit on a shelf. There are things like my compressor and air booth that I spent a couple of hundred dollars on, but for the vast majority of my tools and stuff I use, cost much less than that and will last a long time. For all the high speed Iawatas and Harder & Steinbech airbrushes out there, one like the one in this video will do the trick just fine for most people, certainly for me. I also do homebrew, and if you want to upgrade from bottles to kegs, or plastic fermenters to conicals, you will spend some serious cash to do that upgrade. The return I get for that $60 Paasche H is just so much more than what I paid for it. Even with kits being more expensive, if I push myself to do better and try to make this car's finish better than the last, etc., then the hours spent enjoying and assembling that model make it worth paying $75-120 for. Now I'm done. 😅

2:30 in the video you apply this blue and red dot i bought a model where the red dot is separated from the rest and has to be applied on to the oder decal but it just won't stick and i already lost on of the red dots what do i do how do i make them stick

I keep coming back to the hobby cause I have a shitload of kits in my closet and I have to build one occasionally so my wife allows me to get more... It's like a vicious cycle...