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wow cool machine! never heard of it till now. i looked up their website but couldn't find any info on how small or intricate the cuts can be. can this machine cut parts as small as 1/200 scale ship rallings? is the quality close to laser cuts? may be worth investing in that case.

hello all, i am going to be in the uk for about 4 days between feb 9 and feb 13. i will be visiting family but would like to take in a maritime/aviation museum or two and drop by some hobby stores. i will be in london, hereford, glasgow and edinburgh. any suggestions? i read that raf cosford...

after the 1950's 'klimek', started another more modern tug. based on the pro-model 1/100 scale taurus. since the approach on this one is to use the kit as template, i enlarged and printed out a b&w copy on 140lb/.42mm cardstock. scoured the internet and luckily found many photos including two...

i use insta cure thin ca glue. works really well. turns paper/card into something like styrene. figured out one trick. soak the part from the reverse side of your visible surface. helps avoid the glossy hard residue that sometime occur. downside is the price, about $5.00 for a 1 ounce bottle...

absolutely! really looking forward to seeing what you have going.:thumb:

hello all, as i start my next model i have been thinking about one of themost frustrating problems i faced during the last project and ways to alleviateit. in a nutshell the issue was how to keep everything 'squared up' whileassembling very small parts. i found holding multiple pieces at the...

polish tug 'klimek' thank you for the welcome and comment on the model. really appreciate it. strated the 'taurus' already. will try to create a build log.

hello all, been lurking around here so finally decided to join.:wave: just finished my first model after about 30 years. took almost 2 years of building after job and on weakends but finally finished my model of the 'klimek'. goal was to become familiar with tools and techniques and...