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Leather seats for armor

Posted by Michael Faulkner on Monday, December 14, 2009, In : Techniques 

While working on my 7/2 Flak 38, I have been putting off one step because it kind of scared me. So one night I researched and researched, then decided to take a crack at it. The leater seats in the cab. Now I know there are many ways to do them, and car guys are very good at them, but I have never done it before, so I was a little nervous. The fact that the seats will be in an enclosed cab helped settle my mind a little, but the dorrs were going to be open, so I wanted them to look half way d...


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How to make Zimmerit

Posted by Michael Faulkner on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, In : Techniques 

Here is a sbs on how to make zimmerit using Milliput. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be once I got past my fears.

Step one:
I laid out everything I needed to do the zimmerit. I got a clean flat hard surface, in this case a cutting mat, a small cup of water, a small amount of flour (Talc powder can be used also), something to roll the putty with (I used the handle to one of my large exact o knives), a exact o knife, a paint brush (for the water), a sanding stick, Milliput (2 part ep...


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