Howdy Guys,
I just thought I would share a few things.
1. use the tie twist that come on bread wrappers for antenna. Burn off the paper or plastic coating , wrap one end, (starting approx. ¼" from the end) around a needle seven or eight times to create a coil like the "spring" found on whip antenna.
2. use monofiliment fishing line for guy wires, railings, or cable antenna (found on many WWII bombers. Glue the line to one point, let sit til dry, then glue the other end, once it is dry, apply heat from a lit cigarette (from a distance at first, slowly getting closer as needed) to cause the line to shrink, thereby tightening the lne between the two glued ends.
3. use clear fingernail polish for landing light "lens", Gauge lense covers (on larger scale aircraft), or to clear up small areas of a canopy that may have become "foggy" due to glue.
4. When photographing your model, try an outdoor setting, on a driveway close to the edge by the grass if possible, or in a cleared out area of dirt or sand. Take the photo from ground level, this is an angle the human eye is not used to when it comes to models or anything else for that matter (try taking a picture of your pet from this angle, like I said, its not an angle people are used to seeing). When it comes to models, this angle almost makes it look like the person taking the photo was standing by the model when the picture was taken. It is a more realistic angle of what you would see when taking a photo of the real aircraft, car, tank etc.
5. Try taking a photo in Black and White for a change, you lose out on the color, but it gives the model a more nostalgic look and makes the photo look more like an old photo of a real aircraft, tank etc when the photo is shot from ground level. See the difference Black and white makes on the two photos below:
have a good day, hope this helps someone,
Greg aka GW
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I just thought I would share a few things.
1. use the tie twist that come on bread wrappers for antenna. Burn off the paper or plastic coating , wrap one end, (starting approx. ¼" from the end) around a needle seven or eight times to create a coil like the "spring" found on whip antenna.
2. use monofiliment fishing line for guy wires, railings, or cable antenna (found on many WWII bombers. Glue the line to one point, let sit til dry, then glue the other end, once it is dry, apply heat from a lit cigarette (from a distance at first, slowly getting closer as needed) to cause the line to shrink, thereby tightening the lne between the two glued ends.
3. use clear fingernail polish for landing light "lens", Gauge lense covers (on larger scale aircraft), or to clear up small areas of a canopy that may have become "foggy" due to glue.
4. When photographing your model, try an outdoor setting, on a driveway close to the edge by the grass if possible, or in a cleared out area of dirt or sand. Take the photo from ground level, this is an angle the human eye is not used to when it comes to models or anything else for that matter (try taking a picture of your pet from this angle, like I said, its not an angle people are used to seeing). When it comes to models, this angle almost makes it look like the person taking the photo was standing by the model when the picture was taken. It is a more realistic angle of what you would see when taking a photo of the real aircraft, car, tank etc.
5. Try taking a photo in Black and White for a change, you lose out on the color, but it gives the model a more nostalgic look and makes the photo look more like an old photo of a real aircraft, tank etc when the photo is shot from ground level. See the difference Black and white makes on the two photos below:
have a good day, hope this helps someone,
Greg aka GW
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