Scale Modeling Tips News and Information http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/Scale-Modelers-blog.html Scale modeling tips Blog brings you the latest news and trends in scale modeling for the hobbiest and the professional. en-us Scale Modelers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:40 GMT Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:40 GMT scale-modelers-handbook.com Feb 1, Aging Brass Cannons http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/aging-brass-cannons.html I need to age the look of the new brass cannons,I have tried the brown polish method and unless I have the wrong liquid brown polish,this this method doesn't Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:36 GMT Jan 30, Weathering models gives thema sense of being http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/weathering-models.html Weathering models separates the realistic from the mundane Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:17 GMT Jan 30, Rust Buckets Bring Sense of Reality to Vintage Car Modeling http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/rust-bucket.html rust bucket sets stage for reality car modeling Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:17:55 GMT Jan 30, Diorama tips to make your good model even better http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/Diorama.html Diorama How To Make The Most Of Dirt In Your Still Life Model Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:47:19 GMT Jan 16, Black Widow http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/black-widow.html As a kid, now 53, I was into model planes and dramas. 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http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/online-build.html Online Build of Revell's USS Arizona Provides Know how To Build Detailed Model Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:42:44 GMT Dec 16, HMS Victory model of choice for many worldwide http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/HMS-Victory.html HMS Victory at Trafalgar was Hortio Nelson's last battle Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:29:32 GMT Dec 16, Craftmaster Table Makes Hobby Work Organized and Easy http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/craftmaster-table.html Craftsman Table Is Hobby Workbench Alternative For Carpeted Office Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:28:09 GMT Dec 16, Remote Control Car Drifting Brings Fast & Furious to RC http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/remote-control.html Remote Control Car Drifting Is Controlled Chaos Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:11:24 GMT Dec 16, Digital Photography Helps You Capture and Share Your Creations http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/digital-photography.html Digital photography Provides Easy Way to Record and Share Your Creative Efforts 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Z-Scale Pictorial Shows 1943-Mare Island Dock Operations http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/z-scale-pictorial.html Z-scale Pictorial Brings New Definition To Precision Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:25:12 GMT Dec 7, Titanic Movie Triggers Cruise Ship Memories http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/titanic-movie.html Titanic Movie Rates Second Look After Last Month's Cruise Around Hawaii Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:06:36 GMT Dec 6, Covered Bridge Tutorial Traces Scratch Building project http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/covered-bridge.html Covered Bridge Build Makes Custom Bridge An Easy Project Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:18:10 GMT Dec 6, Rate Your Model To Get A Preliminary Judgement Before The Show http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/rate-your-model.html Rate Your Model And Get An Idea Of The Things to Rank When Asked To Judge Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:00:39 GMT Dec 6, Basics Questions share scale modeling basics from railroads to race cars http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/basics-questions.html 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