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  1. socko47

    Wanting to Buy Lead sheet/foil

    Neil, To add onto Brad's comment about wine bottles....newer wine's no longer use lead, so what you need is a source of older wine. If there is a high end restaurant they would be throwing out the old used bottles or some wine collector and get his/her used bottles. Usually the "capsule" is...
  2. socko47

    Artistic approach to bases

    He wrote a book called "My Way" with Valentine Bean in 1977. Shows up in Amazon when you use Valentine Bean's name. He used PVA glue, sand, hobby grass, old brushes for taller plants,stones and pebbles for his ground cover. My Way - A Method of Selecting, Preparing & Painting Model Soldiers...
  3. socko47

    Hobby light

    I guess the solution is to paint multiples, one figure under each light! LOL!!
  4. socko47

    Hobby light

    Here is a site of Emil Nystrom & his Utube site Age of Squidmar with the equipment he uses including 3 lights. He also designed some brushes. https://www.squidmar.com/gear
  5. socko47

    Are you a Blu-tac user?

    I have been following Marco on U TUBE at : MarcoFrisoniNJM where he has some fabulous video explanations on color and technique. To give him credit, one of his videos he mentioned BUTYL rubber [used for weatherproofing] to temporarily hold figures on his painting handle. He claimed it is...
  6. socko47

    Help please .....Airbrush cleaning and mediums allowed

    I came in at the end of your page and completely missed it! Sorry to be redundant. :sleep:
  7. socko47

    Help please .....Airbrush cleaning and mediums allowed

    This is from a collection of videos on airbrushes among other of his videos.
  8. socko47

    Oil paint pallet?

    Just came across this YouTube. As of note: the use of W&N Winton paint is not as popular as the better Winsor Newton artist version for its heavier pigmentation.
  9. socko47

    Oil paint pallet?

    Freezer paper. Dull side to soak out a bit of oil or a porous card for very oily paint. The shiny side of freezer paper as a non absorbent pallet.
  10. socko47

    Looking for 10/0 Brushes in Series 7 Quality?

    If you are in the USA Jackson's ships free of VAT . The US dollar is relatively strong right now. [There use to be no shipping for orders of brushes over 20 pounds but Covid has new shipping restrictions.] FYI - I happened to check Blick and they carry a 5/0 and 6/0 in Raphael's 8404 :playful:
  11. socko47

    Wil Bill update

    Looking good Jack and the photos are excellent.
  12. socko47

    Humour in a crisis.....

    I had read that some of the kids, now being home schooled by their parents, are being suspended! Also, some kids are calling in bomb threats!!
  13. socko47

    Panic buying.....not me !

  14. socko47

    Panic buying.....not me !

    On a slightly lighter note, on returning to the site homepage I noticed a large banner ad from a major online retailer offering condoms at discounted prices...….. They never miss a trick - the analysts are fully aware that one of the major long-term effects of everyone being confined at...
  15. socko47

    Panic buying.....not me !

    I am doing my part not to hoard!
  16. socko47

    Tips on Painting 54mm Faces/Eyes

    I have seen these for sale under different names and prices on Amazon.
  17. socko47

    What a f...... Day!

    Martin, It is nice to see you have the room and clean area to lay out all the parts. It makes the repairs go so much easier. Looks like you and your support people know what they are doing. The final result should be fabulous. I do feel for you with the wait to get all back together and be "on...
  18. socko47

    Whose boots ?

    I think Wellies would have been more appropriate....but who am I to judge!?
  19. socko47

    Brush restorer ... any good?

    Hey Brad, I checked with my friend and she got this tip from one of her painting instructors. I have used Master's and Chelsea's Lavender & Olive Oil Soap. Always heard of W & N Brush cleaner, Walnut Oil, Safflower Oil, and using regular hair conditioner to help return natural oils to natural...
  20. socko47

    Brush restorer ... any good?

    Just the other day an amateur artist friend, whose been painting for years, told me about Murphy's Oil Soap as her go to for her oil painting. Here is a link I found from searching. https://keetonsonline.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/your-guide-to-brushes-paintbrush-care/ and
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