More Tips And Tools For Plastic Model Building

[@laxur1312]

Didn't know about the airbrush cleaner being the same as the extra thin cement or the brush being extendable. You learn something new every day. Thanks Rex!

[@arby796]

I had no idea about the brush either and I always complain about them lol.

[@michaels8940]

Same here lol

[@jinxed539]

mind officially blown by this revelation

[@r1b3y38]

I had no idea on either points; you’re a godsend to noobs everywhere! Best wishes to your wife’s speedy recovery.

[@unknown70000]

I think the main ingredient is acetone you can get a can of it for $20 it's also sold as nail polish remover I used to get it from a dollar if I needed to remove paint from something.

[@rinieguez63]

I'm a pretty new watcher and I've got to say, I've learned more from watching your videos than I have from watching a bunch of the other peoples videos on the same subjects and I was really on the fence on whether to get an airbrush or not until watching your videos. I just ordered one earlier today because of you. I really appreciate it and look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@davidpopp9735]

😊

[@Genadarr]

New watcher here as well. I won’t buy anything without checking this channel for a video on it. I love the search function under the videos tab. Can search keywords like brand names and it usually works good.

[@geo0711]

You not having at least 100k subs is a crime. You're the man!

[@sanch3167]

Agreed...

[@emilianofisanotti9639]

Jesus!!! Got my mind blown with the extendable brush thing!!! I was shaking my jar to use the last part!!! Top advice as ALWAYS!! Also, love that NY-Italian accent, it's like hobbying with Il Padrino!;)

[@blodhemn413]

I really like these random hobby product videos. Amazon wish list here I come.

[@simonwindross6233]

Hi there, I don't normally comment, but I just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying your tips and tools videos. After recently getting back into the hobby, I'm loving seeing all the tools and equipment that you use, and how to use them. It's amazing seeing you testing everything and letting us all know what works and what doesn't. I feel my skills and knowledge have grown so much by watching your videos. Keep up the great work, all the best from a big fan in England.

[@immanutt4442]

Happy St.Paddys Day ... one day closer to spring Fred one day closer to spring

[@Genadarr]

Love these tips and tricks. I am only a few months into the hobby so it’s all new information to me.

[@johnlanger7852]

great tip about the airbrush cleaner being the same as the plastic cement.

[@sergioazevedo4267]

The airbrush cleaner tip has been around for some time, but it just became really popular the last 6 months for some reason. However, of all the years I've used the Tamiya glue, I NEVER knew that the brush extended!!! -face palm-

[@nathalieproulx1632]

Thank you for the airbrush cleaner and cement tip.... I didn't know that at all!!

[@josephlau8476]

Thank you for your teaching, you are very smart.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Thank you for the kind words, it's very much appreciated

[@vagabundodevaughn1287]

i learn a ton from this channel. now i can save on the thin cement

[@VancePetrol]

The 'Flex-I-File Touch-N-Flow Applicator' by Albion Alloys is an excellent tool to pair with the Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner. It's excellent in general, but in this case it saves a lot of dicking around with brushes or refilling old bottles.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Great tool. I showed it in one of my tips and tools videos recently. It's awesome for precision placement of glue

[@michaelcooke2559]

Nice tools and supplies. Nice tips too. I wasn’t familiar with the Tamiya airbrush cleaner tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@krzysztofmathews738]

Always love these show and tell sessions. Great thing to have in the background as I'm working. This past week, I went with your recommendation for the Mr. Color Replenishing agent, and indeed it helped me to bring life back to a bottle of Tamiya Brown that had been turning into sludge, so thank you!

[@guyhausfeld7783]

Great tip about suspending the brushes.

[@NexuJin]

Only few weeks into building Gunpla. I thought the video was a bit long, but after sitting through it all. It was well worth it. Subbed.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Thanks buddy, welcome aboard 👍

[@action_hank]

Just want to say thanks for putting out all these awesome videos! Recently started with this hobby and your are by far the best content creator out there. By a large margin. Thanks for all you do.

[@mcshmoe1143]

Suspending brushes amazed me and so much I’ve learned. Thank you, sir

[@barbatosrex9473]

Anytime my friend 👍

[@noelfrancisco5778]

Thank you for sharing those new and very cool tools :)

[@ZRFehr]

I have that bucasso shelf and I absolutely LOVE it! I just bought some more of the pieces to expand my storage capability. You can totally get it right now!

[@benjaminsmith2367]

The aluminum sheet should be able to be burnished and sanded to get it to fit well around most shapes. It looks a lot like aluminum ducting tape which I have used on props before.

[@mmckn1885]

didn't know about the airbrush cleaner, but regarding the Extra Thin Quick Setting differences it is literally in the name. I do love these types of videos.

[@jamesvarnell9917]

Didn't know that about the airbrush cleaner and the glue, thanks

[@bullitt773]

What a great video / review. Thanks for all you do!

[@SamRK-1000]

Than you, Rex. One of the best channels out there for Gunpla and model building tutorials and fun tests.

[@ericdoman4100]

Thank you so much for all you show us. Your videos are very helpful. I truly appreciate it.

[@TK-ng9lj]

Appreciate all the time and reviews. I enjoy watching your videos and usually buy a few things after lol. Keep up the good work and thanks again!!

[@barbatosrex9473]

I appreciate that!

[@Perfusionist01]

Thanks. These "Tips and Tools are really fun to watch and they are often quite helpful.

[@StevenRafael268]

oh man that clear case is exactly what i was trying to find! thank you!

[@Husk-E23]

Luka Cee did a review of that mig aluminum sheet, it is a little bit thicker than bare metal foil but the amount you get for your dollar cant be beat! Really good for cheap chrome trim on a car, just burnish it with a cotton swap or microfiber towel

[@kudukilla]

I’ve used it exactly that way thanks to Luka.

[@goldlantern]

Hobbymio markers are awesome - and the flourescent ones make good panel liners. The only issue so far is hobbymio products seem not to be restocked too often at RobotKai. I absolutely love their paint lines, though.

[@immanutt4442]

color test cards ... nice score Fred

[@immanutt4442]

Hey Fred ... thanks a mint for your tutorials !!!

[@jeffreykrumm5543]

As usual, your recommendation for Color Test Cards resulted in an immediate "evaporation" of all retail inventory on the internet!! Not your fault, but they ought to be paying you a healthy commission. By the way would you consider reviewing Badger's Modelflex paints? I'm a model railroader, and, while I gather a lot of good ideas and information from your presentations, many of the colors you review tend to be gaming or fantasy colors. Most of these have little place on a 1950's era train layout. Keep up the great work 👍

[@quadrod6969]

awesome tips Thanks for SHARING Barbatos Rex!!!

[@lastshadow9351]

Great tips as always! Funny I was having a tack cloth issue recently, so I'll be checking out that dry one from Norton. They make great sandpaper, so I'm sure their tack cloth is high quality as well.

[@immanutt4442]

Same issue ... now I just wipe down with 50% IPA

[@ryanhodgins9820]

Love the channel man! Keep up the awesome work!

[@barbatosrex9473]

Thanks Ryan, many more to come

[@mordy2v]

Wait, you can pull out the wick on the Tamiya extra thin cap???? 🤯

[@immanutt4442]

Viagra Mode

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always. Thank you for sharing.

[@zanshikaijin2709]

Nice video, Worx has a battery powered airbrush as well that's compatible with their whole tool line - which also includes a rotary tool. Just fyi.

[@danrussell3439]

Very helpful video…thank you for posting it

[@REKlaus]

Thanks for another good video. You might consider doing a couple "Common Knowledge" videos as there are new people coming into the modeling hobbies all the time and have not heard of many of what the "Old Timers" consider common knowledge.

[@backwoodsbushcraft2633]

Another great video! Thank you

[@BobMuir100]

Good stuff matey Bob England

[@LordFawful13]

I'd love to get a box or two of those dispae paint cards, but nobody has them lol

[@infernalsaxon]

I remember someone saying that most plastic cement is repackaged cellulose thinner. Which can be bought in bulk for not much more than one bottle of cement.

[@modelrestorations]

Great video Rex! Thank you so much for putting this all together.

[@georgethomas3334]

Thought I would add a handy tool that helps when paint bottles get stuck. Mr Hobby Cap Opener, aka GSI Creos GT56, works for perfectly on 10ml Tamiya paint jars when I do a less than stellar job cleaning or on seldom used colors. Saved my hands and more than a few "unopenable" paints.

[@immanutt4442]

watched a vid of fellow used crescent wrench and channel locks trying to remove stuck on lids

[@zanshikaijin2709]

I'm pretty sure that the Container Store has a website, so you could link to that if they list display cases.

[@RolyatBeepumBop]

I am very excited for your Odenkan chrome video. I just got that and a number of their metallics and have yet to try it out but I am hopeful. A vid on both would be lovely. Which chrome paints hold up best when topcoated? Most ones I've seen tend to fall apart if you try to topcoat and I was wondering if any still look good after a finish.

[@Gnomenutz]

I seen a case of the Bennie Baby cases at a garage sale and scored it for less than $5.00 I use them for action figures and I print out two sides for a diorama and use poster tack on the feet of the figure, after posing it looks great. I would also recommend them!

[@sprocket5526]

color test cards are already out of stock, and no where to be found else where, not in europe at least. Bought a bunch of the blank white PVC credit sized cards thats used for printing ID card. Works pretty well too.

[@stevenfetterman916]

incredible assortment of stuff.

[@ChaosGossamer]

Thank you showing the portable airbrush set up , i was looking at those before I bought the seperate compressor / air brush combo but thought they were more of a compressed bottle of air type ones now I might reconsider buying one of those

[@immanutt4442]

I bought a new Taiwan air compressor from Florida Scuba Diver Co. 20 + 20 shipping and a new California Air Compressor mini tank set up also 20,+20 shipping Both from eBay

[@timcarson8146]

Those markers look nice indeed. I have a set of DSPIAE markers which I love, but might pick up some of these as well.

[@TheRealZygmo]

Hey Rex. Can you or any of your readers give me some tips on the simplest way to make a top to turn my 1/16th scale AMT 1957 Chevy convertable into a sedan or hard top? Right now I am trying to soften a thin piece of plastic over a metal car with a similar shape out in the hot sun (100 plus degrees) but it doesn't seem to be working. I am afraid to put this in an oven because I don't want to ruin the car I am using for a mold. Is there a modeling clay that can be shaped and hardened into the needed shape, and then after placing the piece of plastic over it, heated in an oven to sag the plastic into the shape I need? The thing is there is are compound curves around the roof so I don't want to try to piece it together like you would with metal and a welder (as I have done) on a real car. Thanks. Dean

[@gendhone123]

paint color test card looks quite useful tho

[@immanutt4442]

Sir do you know if the 400 Leveling Thinner is available in larger containers and or bulk ? ... thanks a mint Fred

[@BananaSquare]

Great tips. I see u use Acetone to clean the airbrush. Is it safe for the airbrush?

[@liamfirebird6922]

Nice! I didn't know about the tamiya thing cement and the airbrush cleaner being the same formula. Is there any danger us damaging your airbrush with the tamiya cleaner/cement?

[@geo0711]

Jumpwind makes a polycap safe primer. Its their Multi-Primer.

[@bkmodelcars]

Great stuff checked it out before I commented👍👍

[@johnblack9885]

Lol that dust dabber looks like slime! I just use my airbrush compressor to blow off the dust or my Harbor Freight air compressor.

[@joesanchez979]

Great video 👍

[@wer6shaffers]

Nice helpful vid Sir.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Thank you Daniel

[@dragoonzen]

Awesome video again!

[@1996starter]

Anyway to get tamiya cement internationally they arent available in my country

[@hardhatcat100]

How is a cleaner the same as a glue?

[@curtcassese1243]

I got the same shelf from etsy

[@richardjordan5036]

Barbatos Rex I think that you will find out that the mark fit super strong will be like the Solvaset decal solution.

[@immanutt4442]

Walther's is Hot decal set also

[@TealCheetah]

What day job funds this much hobby?

[@crossbowhunter9118]

1:50 those markers what area did you find those? Spray paint area or what?

[@barbatosrex9473]

They were in the area where they keep the Krylon spray paint and cosplay supplies

[@impact9310]

Unrelated to this particular video but as it’s the newest I thought I’d ask here. You’ve done a ton of “Chrome” spray videos. Is there one brand that is considered the best of the bunch as far as a proper chrome mirror like reflection goes? Thanks! Great and informative videos 🙂

[@barbatosrex9473]

I like Green Stuff World, Alclad and SMS Hyperchrome. Any of these 3 are great

[@admiralcag]

I'm interested in seeing how Mark Fit Super Strong compares to Walthers Solvaset.

[@barbatosrex9473]

I have both. Are you a member of my Patreon channel?

[@admiralcag]

@@barbatosrex9473 unfortunately, no. Discretionary funds are nonexistent.

[@barbatosrex9473]

@@admiralcag well I do plan on a video test for the Tamiya, I'll campare it to Walthers in that video

[@admiralcag]

@@barbatosrex9473 Awesome! Thank you.

[@JustinG85]

I've been using MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) because I bought a huge jug for like $5, it works great, but the fumes are incredibly potent. Might try the airbrush cleaner since I can't bring myself to paying for the tamiya cement

[@immanutt4442]

Good Score on that MEK ... that elixir is wicked bad and is hot ... will melt plastic ... and sinus cavities also

[@DaneSaysStuff]

Airbrush cleaner isn't much better than MEK fume wise. Smells a lot more than the cement for some reason.

[@kargandarr]

Does that foil come in gold, copper, and brass? Gold foil could be used to model a Knight Rider tractor trailer.

[@barbatosrex9473]

I think Bare Metal makes a gold

[@alvendetti4600]

i found a bunch of craft paints at wallmart for .54 ...2.49 at johanns

[@tjkmiecik9704]

I would really like to know if I could use mr color leveling thinner to thin down tamiya paint?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Absolutely you can

[@CFster]

That Mark Fit will damage acrylic gloss coatings.

[@xXlamikXx]

Thanks for showing that hobby mío markers are streak less! :D What's the quietest air compressor you've tried? Trying to set up a workspace in my wife's office and don't want to bother her with noise.

[@NicholasBeadle]

If you have some extra money go for Sil-Air it is the same type of compressor as in refrigerators, so they make very little noise, and by the way, they are very durable.

[@treborrrrr]

@@NicholasBeadle Just wanted to add that depending on where you are in the world you might also see them under the name Jun-Air (which I believe is the original, but please correct me if I'm wrong). Great compressors, but you'll be paying for the privilege. Keep your eye on the used market, I snagged a Jun-Air for quite a bit less than new.

[@erickroman934]

Greetings. I like that Isuzu Impulse. Do you sell it with shipping to Puerto Rico?

[@barbatosrex9473]

I have an extra of that kit still in the box

[@crossbowhunter9118]

Would aluminum foil work on models? Instead of buying that stuff 4:53?

[@dorsk84]

I have seen it used in the past. But you can't paint it and you need to use an adhesive to get it to stick. Also its not really forgiving to work with.

[@immanutt4442]

For chrome moulding try the foil tape used on duct work - ala minnie um foil can be used for paint masking Also ol' school trick used in custom painting

[@janvanrenselaar5998]

It looks like that baby cases when you lay them on the side would fit 1-24 or 1-25 scale cars. Cheaper than buying display cases wich cost on average here in europe $25,- more or less.

[@MrMeepzor]

Hey have you thought about making a discord channel? It's a pretty good community building platform with a lot features.

[@marcelfab7551]

Do the hobbymyo marker require shaking like Gundam markers?

[@barbatosrex9473]

The chrome and gold ones do, the blue one doesn't

[@bluegrasscrazy7307]

????????WHERE CAN WE GET THE TAMIYA AIRBRUSH CLEANER ???????????

[@immanutt4442]

eBay spraygunner hammerzon

[@Foxnott]

the thin cement brush EXTENDS ?!!!! the amount of times i accidentally spilled the fluids in the last 17 yrs hobbying i had no idea. grrrrrrr

[@gfsockmonkey]

i have that exact same wood storage rack, it is not unique to one place. i got mine on etsy

[@michaelnorth5528]

The color test cards are already sold out, NOOOOOO!!

[@kennethguthrie3771]

How do you get to our links ?

[@barbatosrex9473]

In the description below the video

[@massiveattackstation]

Oh no, how did I miss this video?

[@barbatosrex9473]

You actually found it 😉

[@tomthayer8180]

The Dspiae Test Cards are Out of Stock.

[@Piciu713]

Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner is NOT the same as Quick Type glue. It is same as the regular, dark-green Tamiya extra thin. Quick Type has additional 20% of butanone in it, which appreantely makes it evaporate a lot faster than regular extra thin cement.

[@immanutt4442]

Sir do you know ingredients of the 400 Leveling Thinner and their proportion ratios - I am trying to buy this in larger containers for custom paint work bikes and cars

[@scottyshipbuilder]

That’s my air brush and I like it! My wife got it for me for Valentines Day. My first air brush. Only doing acrylics at this point because I don’t have a spray booth yet. Just painting and varnishing tiny parts of a wooden ship at this point but can’t wait to use it for other things. So TAMIYA airbrush cleaner is polystyrene cement? Weird, never knew.

[@davesanders7893]

I just recently found out about the glue and airbrush cleaner being the same thing. What I don't understand is if they are truly the same, not that I'm doubting it, but why would you want to put an adhesive in your airbrush?

[@universalhead]

10 bucks for that quality acrylic case is a real bargain , you better buy them all.

[@alvendetti4600]

12 bucks for that chrome trim..

[@DaneSaysStuff]

Those color test cards didn't last long.

[@barbatosrex9473]

No they didn't, sorry bout that

[@DaneSaysStuff]

@@barbatosrex9473 Probably snatched up by resellers. I'm sure we'll see them on ebay and amazon for $15+ soon enough.