Felix Pole was an ambitious employee of the Great Western Railway. Born in 1877, by the age of 27 he was working in...
Valid to UK only - excludes oversized items
Felix Pole was an ambitious employee of the Great Western Railway. Born in 1877, by the age of 27 he was working in...
Yes, you can use a black undercoat if you are painting something white but ideally you should look at using a white...
Weathering your ship's decking will provide spectacular results to the overall appearance of the model, especially if...
Introducing the most useful piece of kit that any modeller could have in their toolbox. It is called a helping hand...
Code 83 track is used to represent North American railway track prototypically used on main lines and for heavy...
There are three main types of hand drills used in modelling, all with quite amusing or non-descriptive names including eggbeaters (officially known simply as hand drills or wheel braces), the Archimedean drill, which developed into the push drill and pin vices.
Traditional hand drills (eggbeaters) have a handle you turn to provide rotation to a drill bit via a gear, a push drill also produces a rotating motion but is operated by pumping the handle of the screwdriver-like device up and down as you work and a pin vice has no mechanism therefore is operated by screwing a bit through a surface in an action not too dissimilar to using a bradawl.
Hand operated drills specifically designed for modellers accept very small bits ranging from zero to just a couple of millimetres making them ideal for modelling projects. Although there are numerous other types of hand-operated drills available, these three are the most commonly used by modellers providing them with a means to drill holes with a precision that power tools would not allow.
Click here to receive the tips weekly in your mailbox. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Do I need to wash my plastic kit?
What is Milliput?
What modelling tools do I need to get started?
How do I remove parts from the sprue?
Do I need a cutting mat?