Friday, February 29, 2008

Painting advice

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door held in tweezers Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Andy is the first to have taken advantage of the exciting "Ask Phil" li...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Servo linkage

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servo linkage Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . After an hour messing around with various options, I've squeezed a micro servo in at ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Tomsk on-line

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tomsk Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . A search on Google for " One man operated tugboat " currently gives the article I wrote...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Servo squeeze

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servo squeeze Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Now I'd planned this properly. The tray that holds the battery and servos has a hole...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Rigging the boat

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rigging Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Rigging the trawler is an easy job, it’s just that I kept putting it off. This was sensible I t...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Model railway advert

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Model railway advert Originally uploaded by fairlightworks . Ingenious isn't it. This must be one of the few model railways where the pl...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Airbrushing for idiots

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spray stuff Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Last night I gave a lecture. 35 minutes on "Airbrushing for idiots" to the assemb...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Wonky 1361

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loco looking wonky Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . With the fishing boat reaching completion I’ve dug out another project in the unfini...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Painting brass

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navigation light Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . There is a lot of common ground between most model making hobbies. Soldering, cutting,...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Weathering the hull

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hull front Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This is a job I’ve been putting off. Partly it’s because it means getting out the airbrush, ...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Plank racing

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air engine Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Every year the Kinghtcote Model Boat Club holds a competition. A couple of years ago it was ...
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Thermostat Article repeat

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VW Camper Maintenance & Restoration Guide Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . In the VW Camper & Commercial special – “Maintenance ...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Testors Landing Ship Tank

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LST Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Normally, I don’t do grey boats but I just fancied having a go at this one. My friend Chris has a s...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Extrudierte Copolyesterplatten

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Extrudierte Copolyesterplatten Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . How’s that for a title ?! Proper science time on the blog ! To be honest...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Painting a lifebelt

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lifebelt Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . While I might not be sure about my faded wood effect, I’m much happier with my lifebelt painti...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Electrical pull cord

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Electrical pull cord Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Or “anatomy of a piece of string”. Who’d have thought that something as simple as ...
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Exhibition paperwork

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exhibition paperwork Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Time to knuckle down and do one of the dull bits associated with appearing at mode...
Friday, February 08, 2008

Faded wood

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faded wood Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I’m in two minds about this effect. The plan was to simulate weather beaten wood in need of ...
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Resin rope

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Resin fender Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This fishing boat kit is a triumph in polyester resin. If it’s not made of plastic then it...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Skin tones

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splodger crew Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . You gotta love the interweb. Once upon a time, when a model maker needed to find out what...