To hold tiny parts securely for painting, use Post-It Notes. The adhesive is just strong enough to keep the parts in place, while allowing them to be removed easily without damage. Just tape a Post-It Note upside-down to a scrap of cardboard, then lightly press the parts to the sticky area.

Hopper Weathering Clinic III
By Bill Mock
January 2010

OK, I gave the inside of these hoppers a wash of Engine Black below the coal line. They [ ... ]

Never had a blog but now seems just as good a time as any to start one. I think that I never really had a good subject to write on but chronicling the [ ... ]