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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2005 - 12:42 PM UTC
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thats why la...nvm...i'll tink of other ways...
Rite..like Ike said, u can use almost anything. ( though I prefer the Spotlight bases). Just rummage thru yur storeroom or something and u find what u're looking for. That's what i do b4 I knew abt Spotlight....
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2005 - 01:05 PM UTC
I've seen articles in Armorama where they use Mac Donald's coffee caps, salad bowl covers, air guns, etc.. those guys are damn imaginative.
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2005 - 03:54 PM UTC
Styrofoam.
I've been saving up on them now for dios. You can buy them from art shops (though a bit tad too expensive) or if you got a friend or relative buying some computer stuff or anything that comes with a styrofoam then you could take from them.
I remember seeing some rounded styrofoam base from Art Friend (art shop).
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2005 - 06:27 PM UTC
But I belive the styrofoam used are those with the foam being highly compressed (very much like those you find protecting computers, tv, in boxes). Making it very hard and not easily breakable. Is the one you got like that? Also, will you be able to use acrylic paints on them?
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2005 - 06:54 PM UTC
yup, its those styrofoam. They are acrylic paint friendly and also white glue friendly. Just do NOT use CA glue with it, it will melt the foam.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 12:40 AM UTC
Yup.. the use of superglues on styrofoam will "melt" them. That was a mistake I did in primary school.. :-) Social Studies project.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 02:26 PM UTC
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Yup.. the use of superglues on styrofoam will "melt" them. That was a mistake I did in primary school.. :-) Social Studies project.
Try spraying pylox on styrofoam and also while doing that, don't forget to pour thinner into one of those plastic disposable cups.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 01:10 AM UTC
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Yup.. the use of superglues on styrofoam will "melt" them. That was a mistake I did in primary school.. :-) Social Studies project.
So we assume u did not fair well in Social Studies?..Boring subject anyway..Even if u flunk it, it doesn't really matter...Do models is more worthwhile..
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 01:13 AM UTC
Hell yeah.. social studies is a whole load of crap..haha
They should have scale modelling clubs in school.. that will help promote this hobby.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 02:24 AM UTC
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Hell yeah.. social studies is a whole load of crap..haha They should have scale modelling clubs in school.. that will help promote this hobby.
Yup..They sure need to promote this hobby more in Spore...If they did, then it wouldn't be just the 5 odd of us talking to each other day in and day out...Sure need more pple in this forum to spice things up a bit..
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 10:52 AM UTC
styrofoam? hmm...i got lots of that in camp...time to hijack ehm..
operation styrofoam...hehehee
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 03:59 PM UTC
Erm... guys. I can't seem to find Pylox spray cans anywhere around. Hahaha... :-) Maybe I'm blind
But mind sharing where the excat location you got them? Oh.. is Pylox the brand?
Oh and Danial.. Good luck on Operation Styrofoam.
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 06:48 PM UTC
Ike, even though i have never used Pylox before but i always see them in hardware shops.
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 08:23 PM UTC
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 09:24 PM UTC
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Erm... guys. I can't seem to find Pylox spray cans anywhere around. Hahaha... Maybe I'm blind But mind sharing where the excat location you got them? Oh.. is Pylox the brand?
Ike, as I mentioned earlier, it does not have to be Pylox...Any brand will do...Pylox just happen to be the most common brand...It's strange that u can't find the spray...There's no hardware shop or paint shop near your home? Strange...
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Posted: Friday, July 01, 2005 - 09:44 PM UTC
I stay at East Coast... Hmm.. maybe I'm really blind. Hahaha.. I think I'll make a trip to Parkway. Oh.. is those glue that come in spray cans for furniture usable too? I believe so right..
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Posted: Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 12:54 AM UTC
Pylox, is very common, any DIY shop have it.
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Posted: Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 08:59 PM UTC
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I stay at East Coast... Hmm.. maybe I'm really blind. Hahaha.. I think I'll make a trip to Parkway. Oh.. is those glue that come in spray cans for furniture usable too? I believe so right..
u r not blind my fren..i was once like u too..juz step into any hardware and ask them for pylox spray paint...
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Posted: Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 09:19 PM UTC
Ike, hopefully this time u can find it...If u still can't find, i don't know what to say...
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Posted: Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 10:25 PM UTC
wahhaha...u make it sound so bad sia...
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Posted: Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 10:58 PM UTC
Hahaha.. don't worry. I'll find it!
I'm determined this time round! heh..
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Posted: Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 12:09 AM UTC
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Hahaha.. don't worry. I'll find it!
I'm determined this time round! heh..
Good Luck in your quest to search for the Pylox Spray!!...Don't come back empty handed...
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Posted: Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 06:54 PM UTC
Sorry about going through this Pylox thing over again. But did you guys said Pylox can hold down the groundwork for a dio?
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Posted: Monday, July 04, 2005 - 01:54 AM UTC
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Sorry about going through this Pylox thing over again. But did you guys said Pylox can hold down the groundwork for a dio?
Pylox shd just be the base color.If u use Tamiya Spray throughout, very wasteful....Still must spray w/ matt Tamiya colors and add fine sand or static grass..Just the Pylox will look too shiny and artificial..
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Posted: Monday, July 04, 2005 - 02:11 AM UTC
Erm Psyfool.. heh.. I think I didn't quite catch your answer.
Here's the breakdown:
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Pylox shd just be the base color.
So you're telling me I can use Pylox as a base colour. Roger
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If u use Tamiya Spray throughout, very wasteful....Still must spray w/ matt Tamiya colors and add fine sand or static grass..
Using Tamiya spray for base colour isn't worth the $$ because I must still matt the basework and add details to it?
Does that mean when I use Pylox I don't have to add fine sand and grass?? (Confusing part)
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Just the Pylox will look too shiny and artificial..
Using Pylox will make the base look too shiny? Then shouldn't I use matt paints?
Apologies... could help if you can explain in detail
Oh.. the question again: Pylox can hold fine sand, static grass, gravel, etc... down to the base? I don't have to glue them on?? haha..
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