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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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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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Tom Piccirillo's scratch built rmodel railroad pantograph

Building A Model Trolley Pantograph

By Tom Piccirillo / January 28, 2017 / 2 Comments

Tom’s Corner Tips, techniques and commentary from Master Model Railroader Tom Piccirillo Back in the 1960’s, when I was a teenager, I used to ride my bike several miles to view the annual model railroad show at the Central Jersey Model Railroad Club in Westfield, NJ. Although I liked watching the huge O scale steam […]

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