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Tip suggests using pipe cleaners to hold model parts together while glue dries.
BOYS' LIFE Mar 1998 (v.88#3) pg. 7

Tools and techniques used by miniaturist William Robertson are viewed.
FINE WOODWORKING #66 Sep-Oct 1987 pg. 85

Modeling on the run. Tips on doing some aspects of modeling while traveling on a plane, staying in a motel room, having lunch at your office, etc.
FINESCALE MODELER Jul 1992 (v.10#5) pg. 32

Tip on bending photoetched metal parts.
FINESCALE MODELER Sep 1995 (v.13#7) pg. 71

Make your own detailed model parts using these high-quality, low-tech procedures involving modeling clay and tooling aluminum.
FINESCALE MODELER Dec 1995 (v.13#9) pg. 60

Tips for building multimedia kits (comprising resin castings, white-metal castings, and photoetched-metal details). Those techniques that differ from standard plastic kit construction are illustrated in the assembly of two 1/35 scale models.
FINESCALE MODELER May 1997 (v.15#5) pg. 62

Tips on purchasing model making products from foreign sources.
FINESCALE MODELER Oct 1997 (v.15#8) pg. 56

Tip on using white latex tub and tile caulk to fill joints in models.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1997 (v.9#3) pg. 39

Tip on fabricating model hoses, shock springs, etc. by covering coiled wire with liquid mask.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1997 (v.10#1) pg. 40

Tips on adding operating lights to models using LEDs and/or fiber optics.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1998 (v.10#5) pg. 32

Modelling in miniature. Techniques used in building small scale models (less than 1/8" per foot).
MODEL BOATS #492 Feb 1992 (v.42) pg. 20

Casting your own detail parts using homemade molds will solve many model-building problems. How to make RTV molds and cast parts using several different compounds.
MODEL RAILROADER Sep 1995 (v.62#9) pg. 96

A plaster workshop for miniaturists. Includes information on using purchased molds and on making molds (rubber, press and two-piece).
NUTSHELL NEWS Sep 1996 (v.26#9) pg. 60

Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 1. Timber preparation and useful jigs.
WOODWORKING TODAY #30 Apr 1992 pg. 52

Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 2. Router table, adjustable thicknesser, and a jig for making stairs.
WOODWORKING TODAY #31 May 1992 pg. 66

Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 3. Planning a dolls house and some construction techniques.
WOODWORKING TODAY #32 Jun 1992 pg. 58

Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 4. Making doors, windows, and finishing details.
WOODWORKING TODAY #33 Jul-Aug 1992 pg. 56

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