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Q&A with Kristal Wick

By Ashley Bunting / December 8, 2017 / 0 Comments

Have you met Kristal Wick? Kristal is an internationally award winning designer and official worldwide CREATE YOUR STYLE Swarovski Ambassador.  She is a creative expert in numerous mediums; known for her work in silk, fibers, crystals, metal clay and much more. Additionally she is a talented singer, knitter and dog lover.

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Pencil and trigger pull airbrushes for scale model painting.

Scale Model Painting with an Airbrush

By Gerald Voigt / October 12, 2017 / 2 Comments

As a scale modeler I started like most of my peers with a variety of old fashion stick type paintbrushes to paint my models. Even today there are some aspects of scale model painting that require the use of a paintbrush. Before I really mastered the stroke of a paintbrush I was introduced to painting […]

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Brenda Schweder, Inventor of the Now That's A Jig!

Q&A with Inventor, Artist and Author Brenda Schweder

By Ashley Bunting / July 13, 2017 / 1 Comment

Brenda Schweder is an artist, author, teacher, personality and inventor of the Now That’s a Jig! For years Brenda Schweder has been a huge supporter of Xuron Corporation.  Her objective praise of the Xuron # 2175 Maxi-Shear™ Flush Cutter has made believers of many annealed steel wire wranglers.  The 2175 or as Brenda calls it, “The […]

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Xuron® Model 485 Long Nose Plier was used to restore a vintage model railroad car

Restore Model Railroad Equipment Using Precision Tools

By Tom Piccirillo / June 4, 2017 / 0 Comments

Tom’s Corner Tips, techniques and commentary from Master Model Railroader Tom Piccirillo One of my favorite hobby activities is rebuilding old model railroad equipment that I have acquired over the years from friends, estate sales, and flea markets. I think it’s really cool to transform what appears to be a pile of junk into a […]

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Ceramic Raku Jewelry Piece created by Marianne Kasparian

Q&A With Ceramic Raku Jewelry Artist Marianne Kasparian

By Abby Robey / April 23, 2017 / 2 Comments

Marianne Kasparian, known to most as Mak, is a ceramic raku artist and the visionary behind MakuStudio.

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