Here you go.
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+1 for the Tankraft Pro Modeler Scale Ruler. It’s anodized aluminum so is super precise and will last forever. Comes in a slipcase. Has all the scales on it. I have one and it’s always coming in handy to invaluable. A must have tool.
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I got both to help save on any potential conversion issue between English and Metric units. Real rocket scientists have issues with it and I have done my fair share in the past but I getting tired and cold always having to take my shoes off too count. Then there is the scale math. This hobby can be very difficult at times without all this extra work. 
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I used to amuse myself when I was bored waiting for a bus by figuring out the approximate displacement (weight) of 1/72nd scale ship models based on the real ships standard displacement. In English literature this is usually given as long tons so the first action is to multiply by 1,024 to get the metric tons.
Multiply by 1000 to get kilograms, divide by 72 cubed (72 x 72 x 72, so i divide by 72 three times if I don’t have the calculator handy). Only the first two decimals really matter, the rest is “covered” by the variations between light, standard and deep load.
Calculator and calipers are my favourite tools when actually doing some modelling.
Squinting when trying to figure out the measurements on a ruler is way too inaccurate.
Good quality calipers allow me to measure down to 2/100 of a mm (a tad below 0.8 thousands of an inch).
That precision doesn’t serve any practical purpose since a few layers of paint will be thicker.
The influence of temperature expansion on the metal in the calipers could also impact the measurements.
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I have never been that bored to do math, I am using stuck thinking about boobs to get that far. 
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Well then at least you can count to two - and you seem to have some comprehension of ordered pairs …
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I made some tarps today for a long stalled project. And no, the Takom M3 isnt as good as the Miniart kit if anybody is curious.
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Cheers! 
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After getting side tracked in my other hobby for a couple days because I have practice this coming weekend, I started to put some color on the BeobPzArt.
AK Real Color 086 Gelboliv (initial) I’m really liking this color.
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Threw together a quick base for my Panther I posted a while back. I’ll get some paint on it tomorrow or later this week.
Edit: My compressor went kaput tonight, so all my painting projects are on hold… It’d been acting up already but I guess it just decided to stop. 
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Good looking MUTT. 
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Everybody got tracks n’ skirts today.
TrgFzRechnVbuArt
BeobPzArt
TrFz RATAC
NATOflage for the Trägerfahrzeug Rechnerverbund Artillerie .
Radar and box aren’t nailed down on the Umbausatz Tansportfahrzeug yet.
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Been getting some painting out of the way.
Here’s my German VOMAG 8LR LKW WWII German Heavy Truck (dry-fit w/bomb load)…
—mike
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Today was the Nail Polish Airbrush and mini Compressor Test.
For less than $60 via Amazon Prime to one’s door. That’s less than the cost of the 251/23 at Sprue Brother’s.
Base coated two models with the portable set while away from home today.
I half expected the little compressor to seize during the spray session. Ran ~40 minutes, no issues and still works! The 40 psi seemed more like 18 psi with thinned Mr Surfacer 1500 and MRP Mr Paint. The nail salon set performed pretty well for base coat. I’d definitely use it again when on the road.
Not being able to control air pressure made applying color coat less satisfactory for my personal preferences. It was necessary to spray before and past the model for acceptable painting. If coats of color are what one wants this set up works well.
For a mobile airbrush & compressor plus tools etc, this set up is easy to transport. I think it’s a valuable tool. I’d buy again in a heart beat. I wouldn’t want to try to do camo unless it could be masked with this set up.
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Seems many of us have been spending some time painting. Me too - as it’s been raining here on and off here for several days, I’ve been hustling parts to primer and paint as the rains stop and start:
Slowly but surely, the big truck is getting some paint. An ample mix of rattle can, airbrush, and regular brush - and on we go! I went ahead and airbrushed the engine in-frame, like is done with armor, and it worked out fine - Cummins tan, or, as we call it, Vallejo Sand (Ivory)! The steps painted with a brush, using a blend of Vallejo Steel and Vallejo Metal Color Chrome.
Cheers
Nick
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