Followers

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Arctic Box

I have been buying diorama bases from Amazon.
They often come with little animals and accessories.
This one just came with the photos, but I had animals and accessories from other sets.
I assume they are intended for kids school projects.
But they make a nice background for set ups.
Or the set up could be a good setting for a role playing adventure, or even a skirmish wargame.
 

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Bases For Everyone


I got a few 3D printed figures recently that did not have a base on them.
So I took my trusty Evergreen Scale Models 4504 1/6 square .040" think sheet styrene and made bases.
When using your Loctite adhesive in the fancy applicator and it's empty, open the bottom of the container and finish the tube.  This is the power flex which seems to work very well on plastic.
Scruff up the base and the bottom of the figures feet and use a pliers to hold the figures if necessary.  No teeth on these pliers.
Create a few lumps of clay.
Put a dab of glue on each foot, and place the figure on the base.  Use the lump of clay to hold them in place for a little while until dry.
 

Friday, September 11, 2026

Vacuum Cleaner

I went to Big Lots the other day, they are back in business apparently.
And stumbled across this little vacuum cleaner.
We got lots of bugs here in Kentucky and many choose to die in my bunker, particularly on the window sills.  This one has a filter that can be cleaned and reused, and has a rechargeable battery that is charged with a USB port.

Nice crevice tool for cleaning around the models.  Put a little nozzle attachment and it blows air which is also good for cleaning the models.  $10 was such a good deal, my wife got one a week later.  I had no idea such a thing existed.