I’m an aircraft modeller mainly, but one tip I have is to never throw out old paintbrushes. A beat up old brush might not be good for detail work and getting a nice finish, but it will be fine for messy and rough treatment that would ruin a good brush such as weathering, applying texture or using glue. Once the brush is completely destroyed, you can still use it as a glue applicator, or to hold something while you paint it. You can even make your own specialised tools and use the old handle for it.

@JunsMiniGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thank you for sharing James!

@KILLOTINEFTP

Жыл бұрын

Exactly this is so underrated in so many aspects both in and out of modelling thank you for posting this🙏🏻

@jamesott4095

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

@KarlRich10

2 ай бұрын

does this trip work on tank models too?

Your last suggestion was pure gold. This is a hobby, and I should relax, not get upset. Slow down, enjoy the process, and realize the next one will be better.

Have to remember that last tip the most to have a good time and enjoy this hobby. I know myself I have obsessed over the smallest detail that didn't turn out right. Love the channel! Keep up the great builds!

@krystianbinkowski6487

2 жыл бұрын

Or telescopic antenna from eBay for 2£

@AliAsghar-ye3dk

2 жыл бұрын

YIN binoon on

@mikexii13

2 жыл бұрын

I am impatient/enthousiastic to see the end

@tykoulapdara2282

2 жыл бұрын

I’m just trying my work

@memorylanemodelcars

Жыл бұрын

4 years Ago I learned Something New I'm 61 been Building Model Cars Since 11 Make Sprue Rod Putty Using Testors Liquid Cement in the Glass Jar with the Brush you Add Small pieces of Sprue to it then shake it up let Sit 3-4 days then Check it add sprue to thicken the Sprue Putty Can Fill Gaps, Repair Broken Bodies Etc after it Gasses Out it Can be Sanded it makes Seamless Gap Fixes Amazing things Can be Done With it. I Wished I'd known About it as Teenager

Great tip I tried recently. If anyone is painting a car body in a highly pigmented colour like red and is also going to be using white decals on it, clear coat in between to form a barrier coat. This stops any white decals from turning pink.

Been building models for almost 40 years and I still learned some useful tips in this video. Great work 👍👍

@allenthomas622

Жыл бұрын

agreed.. been building for 25 years and learned new tricks. I knew about the wires. I do that for my 18 wheelers for the hoses at the back of the cab. and I've used the trees to make all sorts of things from engine hoists to custom frames,. the radio antenna ik for 18 wheeler exhaust as well. and what blew my mind. was the rust paint. and the totally awesome to stripe chrome, yeah blew my mind. what have I been doing with myself, no more sanding lol 🤯🤯🤣

taking time is the most important tip. I always want to hurry when building and mess things up. So modeling is good for learning how to make things step by step and taking lots of time to do something cool and wonderful.

The take home message i get is think outside the box, nothing is in stone, use your imagination, thats where the fun starts, very cool man,thank you

And dont give up! 2months into the hobby ill admit my first few models were okay but issues along the builds nearly made me give up. I finished my 6th model yesterday but id say its my first proper model. Dont want to blow my own trumpet but im impressed with my work and so happy i didnt give up.

I’m 63 and getting ready to build a 66 Shelby model. These are some awesome tricks that I never new. Thanks.

The steel wool in vinegar is gold, awesome tip.

As a person who just bought their second ever model car, this helped me a lot, subscribed for this video

I build scale model trucks. I love your channel and after seeing you use ribbon to make racing belts, I had the idea to use yellow ribbon to make straps to secure loads to flatbeds.

@popples4973

Жыл бұрын

Great idea, I will have to try it out. Thanks for the tip.👍

@jccoram8121

Жыл бұрын

Wow yeah thats a good idea

I have been model building for a few years. I clicked on this video expecting to know most of the tips and tricks.... i didn't think I'd pick up so many new ones! Thank you! Brilliant video!

19, best tip. I tend to forget taking my time and just enjoy

Those are excellent tips! Hell, I've been modeling for over 53 years, and some of those are new to me. Well done.

If you're ever tearing apart some old wire, you may want to save the little tiny copper strands of wire, as you can wrap them around a thin needle to make small springs for carbureted engines.

I just ordered my first Initial D 1/24 scale model. Thanks for the tips and tricks.

Got this video as a suggestion and thought "it will be one of those useless ones, not gonna watch it". At the end I clicked on it because I wanted to see whether you coated the carbon fiber (it looked shiny). And I am pretty glad I did, awesome tips. I never thought of the aluminum stick or the antenna. The rust was neat too. Thanks a lot!

that carbon fiber sock trick is next level!!!

The last model car I built was in 1998. I have recently purchased a few models and these tips are awesome. I hope I can improve on building these models now that I have a lot more patience than when I was younger. I will be doing a model soon with my son and hope he can get into the hobby. Plus he'll learn about car parts too as an added bonus. Hopefully this will lead him to enjoy all manner of automobiles from design, to repairs, and the talent that goes into the car culture in general. But we'll start with this hobby and go from there.

You are enjoying the plastic model. It will be very helpful. Very nice! thank you.

I'm looking through my cupboards for useless wires straight after watching this! Great tips - keep up the good work, Jun!

Wow your attention to detail is unmatched. Beautiful work!

Stretched Sprew for glue application is brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you, I use to build models when I was younger... Thanks to you channel I've started again. 🙏

What a totally fantastic set of tips. Like your usual tip video, but 190% more concentrated! I particularly like the one about applying paint with a piece of card. I will definitely be using that.

This channel has by far the best model making tricks I've seen like the time you made seatbelts or the more accurate exhaust with the tv antenna and lighter (which was my favourite) nice job!

Very good tip especially the last one... just enjoy and have fun! Seems basic but I for one definitely forget that's the whole reason why I build model in the first place. Thanks again for a great video.

I thank you for the modern tips and tricks. I am going on 62 and built my first plastic model at age 6 in 1967. I taught myself modeling tricks back then. I would NEVER paint parts on the tree. For me, it was better to trim the parts, clean the cut edges, place them on double sided tape, spray paint one side, dry, flip and repeat. No messy, cut edges to touch up with a brush. You can take the tires and hold one in your thumb and forefinger and drag it across sandpaper while rotating the tire to make it look real and used. I used colored felt in 1/24 and 1/25 cars for carpet, wrapped aluminum foil with glue around chrome parts, and cut a click pen spring in half to make working suspension. You can cut the plastic front end suspension parts and melt needles into the body to make the front steer! My first ignition wires were 9 cut lengths of yellow phone wire, wrapped in a loop and glued at the distributor. I had a needle on a wooden stick, heated with a candle to melt holes in the cylinder head to insert the wires. Another idea was stretching cotton swaps out of the exhaust, or tires on a diorama, and brushing black paint to simulate smoke. On old Nascar models, cutting slits of black electric tape (or pin stripping) would work to simulate the reinforced front windshield and rear window. Use a black marker on the clear window parts on the outside edges before gluing and it will appear more realistic. Old Nascar hood pins could be made from cutting and bending paper clips. Coax cable with a wrapped, braided shield makes nice engine hoses. I used to paint the Goodyear tires using a dab of white (or yellow) paint on a toothpick, brushing the paint on the side of the tire on the raised lettering. When dry, you can scrap away the mistakes and then coat the tire with clear. You can paint worn aluminum parts using aluminum paint, then lightly brush over the parts with a scouring pad to age the finish. Thanks Jun.

NGL that Raised painting tip is gonna come in SUPER handy, thank you so much!

I’m just getting back into building model cars, and this has been the best KZread video I have seen so far! Thank you for sharing all of these valuable tips. A lot of these are new to me as I have not built any model cars for a few decades now! Lol.

Very helpful video👍, i think last tip about time is the most important.

@kendaullary4102

2 жыл бұрын

For sure, sometimes I can become way to obsessed and stressed and it’s supposed to be relaxing. 100% agree

Thanks for the tips Jun 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Great tips! Thank you for sharing these Jun!

Some great tip's here Jun! Keep the videos coming!

AWESOME tips! I'm stealing all of these! To share a tip of my own: You can get metal ducting tape (not plastic duct tape but metal tape) at all hardware stores. This is great for cutting a piece and sticking down as metal shielding in engine bays or engine areas of Formula-style cars. The textured sealing foil from yogurt containers or foil of cigarette packages is great for easy exhaust shielding!

Goodness me, all the tips are extremely practical!

While model car building is not my chosen form of model building, I always like to see what the other modeling communities are doing. Some of these were actually really interesting.

Good advice for modelers thanks I’m gonna try the rust technique

Great vid thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍

I most often use felt as my carpet because a more realistic feel but I definitely admire the power idea. I also install working lights lights in my models too. The small CR2032 battery cases I put on the undercarriage or in the trunks

For the custom exhausts, you can also use the cheap extendable inspection mirrors, backscratchers, and magnets you see at hardware stores. I work at autozone and I can usually get 2 or 3 for $6

Tip #11 is something I’ve never would have thought of🤯 so good

Thanks for the tips! I´m a 1:18 model collector and I love to add details to my cars.

Thank you for tricks and tip But thank you so much for the last tip

Wow… that’s a lot of detail Jun! Thanks for sharing these tricks 🎉

Dude, thank you. I had no idea how many products and tips and techniques there are to scale car building. Holy crap. I've gone into YT hell over the past few weeks just learning all this cool new stuff. It's been just over 20 years since I last did a model. In fact, I just finished the two I started and never finished because of those 17-21 year old days haha. I have a Tamiya 24282 I'm about to start, and I want this one to look really nice...but no air brushing yet. Ya'll have that subtle touch of the hands, I install large heavy doors for a living. I manhandle everything

Very cool video! Great ideas Jun! Thanks for the tips!

I haven't built a model car in 40 years, but I recently bought three kits online and am hoping to get back into it. This is the first video I've watched to help me get going again, and I can't thank you enough for these tips. Things have changed a lot since I was younger, and now I am learning all over again. You have helped me. Thank you again. I have clicked the Like button and subscribed. I am going off now to see what other videos you have made.

"This is a hobby, you do this because yoy want to relax" 🌠

I have used metal tape, made for sealing duct work for chrome strips or rails. It's thin enough to cut and press down easily, polishes up well, and is self-adhesive. It's also a lot cheaper than some of the fancy foil you can buy

Lots of great tips in that one short video. You do great work thanks for sharing.

There is one thing I do on my car models once in a while I've yet seen anybody else do. The wire that holds down the cap to the brake master cylinder. With a pin vice and some some guitar wire or even a school of brass wire it's pretty easy.

Thanks for the tips. Aftermarket parts and details for car models can be expensive specially PE parts. I like the idea of recycling materials and sourcing or re-purposing things to detail the models.

I am speechless. Thanks for this. You are an artist mate!

Thanks for the video! Some videos on YT make modeling seem a bit too serious and involved, but you make it approachable and don't mind sharing the things you've learned. For someone who got back into the hobby as an adult, I appreciate that and always look forward to your builds.

I really enjoyed that, thank you. Getting back into it after about 445/50 years - concentrating on cars (as a kid I did anything WWII) so this was relevant :)

Thank you for sharing your tricks and tips. Looking forward to your next build.🙏🏻👍

Great tips!! I love the carpet technique, I'm going to try that on my new build!

Lovely video mate 😎👌 thank you for sharing 👍

That is an insane level of detailing I had never even contemplated.

Thanks for the tips, great work

This was some of the best model building tips I've ever seen in my life. I'm 52 years old and I didn't know any of this.

You can also bend the chrome straight pins into window cranks and even door levers and handles for interiors.

Thank you! I was waiting for this for this video❤️

Some really useful tips that I will use for sure. Thanks for sharing these Jun.

Tip: desoldering wick comes in various sizes and it's like a sleeve that can be used to make a heat shield for turbos or manifolds

@kendaullary4102

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea man!

Thank you for these terrific tips!

This a good tips Mr Jun! I makes a warhammers too, u know u can puts sprues in plastic cement to make sprue goo, it good for if I get gaps u want to fill between 2 parts, probly not as used in model cars, but handy to have for warhammers 😉🥰🐶

I've been modeling for 5 years and I've learned a ton just now

Great video! Subscribed. This is a wealth of information, thank you.

Some really good tips in this video that I've just never thought of before! Thank you very much!

I really like the tip with the carbon fiber. Personally, I don't own an airbrush so I made my own carbon fiber decals with decal paper and some resized carbon fiber pattern. You can even make glossy or matte patterns depending on the clear coat.

I enjoyed your video. I'm just getting back into modeling after retiring and I'll use some of your tips. #1 tip was to relax, take your time and enjoy.

Awsome tips its so easy to rush through it.. best tip is take your time

8:57 I always used Ultra Fine point Sharpie markers instead of panel line wash since they come in a variety of colors and offered a lot of control. The tips are 0.3 mm, but you can get away with pinching them a bit narrower with pliers if you're not too rough.

Good stuff 😎I use melted sprue for plug wires, just pull it longer for smaller diameter! Thanks for the great video !🤔😎

Thank you for the help. I appreciate the knowledge your sharing. Thank you again!

Not only do you have incredible models, but you also have some amazing tips & tricks.. I love all the cars you do and you've inspired me to start modelling aswell. May I suggest a Hayabusa as your next build? Motorcycles are quite fun 😉

I am getting back into building model cars again. When I was in high school I had a group of friends. We would get together and trade parts and building tips. I really like the tips you shared. Thank You.

Great tips. Thanks for sharing

Very informative; more videos like these pls.

Didn't expect to find such really original and useful advice. Particularly liked the look of the replacement steel exhaust. Assuming this isn't your first language then my compliments on your excellent English

Impressive video, really useful tricks and techniques. Thanks for sharing.

Really enjoying your channel recently… The masking tape section reminded me of the police car painting scene in Hana-Bi. Best regards

Great video, really helpful

I really like the carbon fiber idea!!

This is the best tips & tricks video I have ever watched ! And I have watched a lot of them ! Very clearly explained and you didn’t drag the explanations out so long that I fell asleep waiting for the next tip like the other video’s. I loved this !

Great video! Thanks for all you’ve taught me over the past year and for getting me into this hobby. Love your videos, Jun!

You sir are a true modeler, amazing. I haven’t seen any other detailed with such great advice. Thank you🙏🏽

great tipss!! 👍👍

When I used flocking for the first time ( 1967) I painted the area the same color of the flocking I was using than allied the flocking powder over the wet paint. Worked out great and still looks good today.

Thanks for a great video just bought my first model making tools after watching your other videos to do my first model - a silver Tamiya Skyline

These tips are great . Thanks for sharing . Just getting back into modeling after 20 so yrs . Please post more . Wrapping wire for plug wires had no idea . Battery terminals battery posts wiring and the muffler all are excellent ideas . I will use them for sure . Thanks .

What an excellent video Jun, there's a few tips in here I could definitely try and use to try and improve my builds, thank you very much!

Great tips, thanks a lot! I really enjoy your videos!

4:25 - I do restoration/customization on 1:1 cars for work... I use a trick very similar to this, when I want a radiator overflow hose, pcv hose, washer hose, etc to run nicely to make the engine compartment more pleasing to look at...if that makes any sense.. lol If you do it, though, make sure it's a very slim piece of rod inside of the hose, so the hose still functions! 🙂 Thanks for these! Always helps to find new tricks!

Truly exception work, very intuitive video! Keep it up!!

I’m a Cnc technician 👨‍🔧. Naturally I love creating something out of nothing. The one thing that has stopped me from making a car as amazing as yours is the tools. I’ve been so ignorant with the whole process, after all the research I did I spent $556 oh tools and materials. I’m so excited

Hey Jun, I just started modelling again - I built two when I was younger, but now I have the money to do it now. Just wanted to thank you for the video. Some really great tips! Thanks for the inspiration, the hard work, and the reminder to take it slow. The mistakes are a part of the perfection!

@javy-81

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I been thinking about this too..I used do this and draw also /CREATIVE JUICE'S I haven't used in long time