Recent content by RikWood

Hi There, If you are interested in aviation museums, based on your itinery, you could take in both the RAF museums in London & Cosford (the latter is easily accessible from Hereford). Both museums have a wide range of aircraft on display spanning from the turn of the century to the modern day. I...

Well I finally got round to finishing my Star Trek props for tonights costume party. In the end I gave the models a coat of thinned down PVA. The distortion it caused on the phaser was not too bad (little more than that caused by my poor modeling skills). On the tricorder the distortion was...

That explains a lot thanks Zathros. I had a really nice Epson inkjet with document feeder, scanner, multi paper trays etc. Eventually I had to scrap it when the heads blocked (used a whole set of cartridges trying to clean them). In the end gave up and contacted Epson for the price of a new set...

Sorry Vince, and thanks Vbsargent, I did not make that clear. You are correct a fancy dress party is indeed a costume party. You will have to forgive me I am not fully up on the Anglo-US translations. I will need to keep it in mind that the majority of members on this site are US based and may...

I have used hairspray as a fixative for loose modeling materials and for chalk and pastel art work (Applied after the work has been completed) with varying degrees of sucess, but i did not realise that it had waterproofing/repelant properties. I will have a play with my wife's when she is out at...

Thanks for he info, i have not heard of that before, is it available. The UK?

That's what I thought, maybe on laminate large surfaces where the additional thickness and bend issues could be less significant Yes spray varnish may be better especially if it does not soak in too much, I was planning to reinforce throughout, as you describe, as these will be models...

Vince, the party is fancy dress. My sister-in-law holds one every year with a different theme. Last year it was Mexican, the year before it was Super Heros. This year it's cult tv and movies. So I thought a few long sleeve tops of the correct colour, some printed sticky badges and some...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on waterproofing paper/card models. I am not thinking of making them totally water tight, just capable of staying in one piece if they got caught out in a slight shower. I am thinking of building some Star Trek equipment for a New Years fancy...

Thanks for the welcome guys. Thanks for the link Rhaven Blaack. I might have a go at one of those on Monday. (Weekends are for family, when I am not preparing for the following week). Just hope they print out on A4 ok as I don'e have and letter size card/paper. I will post a pic if all goes well.

Hi, My name is Richard and I'm based in the UK. I have an engineering background and a passing interest in most areas of model building. My biggest problems is the fact that five years ago (well into my 40's) I left my career in engineering/manufacturing and retrained as a primary school...