Tag: cementing

• Big Pinch – Little Pinch

  

  A gripping story… The best tool I ever purchased from Stanbridges was a set of clamps by Xacto. The buy was in 1974 when Stanbridges was Stanbridges and Xacto was Xacto… The clamps are made of metal, though I often wonder which one. I would have guessed aluminium but lately I’m not so sure. Originally…

  Dick Stein

  December 21, 2023

  design, Hobby Shops, Modelling materials, Scale Models, subassembly, Tools, Uncategorized, Workshop

  cementing, clamps, Workshop

• Grumman F3F – Part Three – The Toy Shop

  

  Well, at this stage of the game it looks like this aircraft has been made by Mattel or Fisher-Price. Solid bright colour and basic shapes. But all is well – a careful evening was spent getting the struts to join the wings in a decent fashion. Czech kits have little markings on the wing surfaces…

  Dick Stein

  September 29, 2023

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, design, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, subassembly

  biplane, cementing, Grumman, wings