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Modelling => Tips, Tools & Techniques => Topic started by: sequoiaranger on December 13, 2011, 02:02:32 AM

Title: Mr. Hobby Mini-Q-tips
Post by: sequoiaranger on December 13, 2011, 02:02:32 AM

I stumbled upon these, and have found them handy for painting small circles. Just dip the ends in paint (and you can snip off the ends for different sizes), and carefully dab onto any surface for a perfectly round application that would be very hard to duplicate with a brush. Unfortunately, the human eye is VERY GOOD at detecting out-of-roundness! My HO-scale truck bed's tail-lights are an example. Pilot-figure eye-balls, instrument panel dials, and fuel-ports come to mind as possible uses.

(http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv173/sequoiaranger/MrHobbyQ-tips-m.jpg)

Title: Re: Mr. Hobby Mini-Q-tips
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 13, 2011, 02:24:24 AM

A good, simple idea - thanks!

Regards,

Greg

Title: Re: Mr. Hobby Mini-Q-tips
Post by: BadersBusCompany on December 14, 2011, 07:59:07 AM

Looking at those tail lights, very effective too

Title: Re: Mr. Hobby Mini-Q-tips
Post by: sotoolslinger on December 14, 2011, 10:40:43 AM

That is a freaking great idea.  :want:

Title: Re: Mr. Hobby Mini-Q-tips
Post by: mailman7777777 on January 24, 2013, 01:30:08 PM

Wouldn't a cut down toothpick serve the same purpose?

Owen