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Old 25-07-2005   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NapierDogs
What a brilliant idea, I have always wanted some way of painting the rubber on tank wheels, getting it precise, and never really come up with anything other than a steady hand, which fails many times, I will give the plaster-cine and blue tac a go. To hold items steady especially uneven item, great idea. Thank-you.

Mike.
*** Glad that you like it Napier,like all these things it is always the simple ideas that work best,like yourself I have struggled for years doing tiny wheels etc,as a variation on the above once you have rolled the blue-tack into a small ball,slice it into two with a razor blade,this way you have a flat surface to push against the wheel,gentle pressure ensures that you can easily adjust the diameter of the tack before applying paint,also use the material to fill cockpits etc with a plug of the material before painting,there is no end to its uses in modelling,Have fun.
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