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Unfortunately, my main hobby is spending time on line seated at a PC. With some health issues, with enjoying hobbies on fora, and doing...
Friday at 7:06 PM
Acrylic is water based. I have used distilled water, water diluted with 70% & 91% Iso alcohol, water with jet dry from the dish washer...
Friday at 7:04 PM
I've only been at this about 18 months now but: Tamiya will make you look like a hero. Water based stuff will make you tear your hair...
Friday at 7:03 PM
R u wearing gloves?
Was the surface clean before the fade coat?
If I don’t wear gloves I find I really have to wash my hands very well...
May 30, 2026
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I’m similar to Espeefan’s comments. I can be at the bench for hours for days at a time time. Then be gone for a week before coming back...
May 26, 2026
Depends really. Sometimes I'm at the bench for hours, sometimes I'm away for a week or more. I have other hobbies besides this one, so...
May 26, 2026
An hour or two every evening, usually. With the good weather, I spend some time on the yardwork and even more time cycling.
May 26, 2026
deppends on all the other things. sometimes its 1-3h a day, sometimes its more or less 0 for days/weeks.
if your feeling creative, sit...
May 26, 2026
Somewhere between 1 to 3 hours almost every day. A lot depends on the weather and what I am doing outside, like gardening. Some days...
May 26, 2026
I used to sit in the train room running trains for anywhere from four hours to eight hours on a day off. Since I retired, that time has...
May 25, 2026
I try to do something daily. Even if its to clean stuff up or just run trains. I have lacked the motivation to do any scenery work for...
May 25, 2026
I aim for an hour a day, but it is divided between three hobbies.
May 25, 2026
One I printed up…
May 25, 2026
I still like the picture. Technically AI doesn't know anything.
May 25, 2026
I try to force myself to get in a bit of hobby time (trains or scale modelling) each day…it’s usually minimal 1/2 to 1 hour…but...
May 25, 2026
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