Floral foam works well for holding arts for painting as well
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
I will look into that as I've not tried it.
@richielamb35096 ай бұрын
Great tips Dan , I’m always looking round the cheaper shops to look for stuff that could be useful for my modelling, always get a light bulb moment and think I wonder if I could use that 👍
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Thanks Richie. Anything that chips away at the cost is a good thing.
@ChallingerScaleModels6 ай бұрын
Good tips there Dan 👍
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Thanks Adam.
@michaelcooke25596 ай бұрын
Tips #2, #4, and #5 are great, and I had not ever thought about #2, or #4. Great information. Thanks for sharing.
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@LSCModels6 ай бұрын
Must have tools for sure. Save you a lot of headaches. Thank you for sharing. Cheers 🍺
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@TringmotionCoUk6 ай бұрын
Revell can be anything from last week to last century in their boxings, at least airfix is honest! Another tip for saving money is to use nail files for sanding and coffee stirers for paint
@lpjmodels6 ай бұрын
They never used to be. I remember hitting the hobby shop and getting an airfix kit several years ago with a pig in a dress. It's good they have moved to boxing the old kits as vintage classics though, I know what to avoid.
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
That's true about Revell, but a little bit of Scalemates research usually reveals the truth. However, some of the Monogram reboxings can be decent. Airfix have upped their game in recent years and continue to improve.
@2kidsnosleep6 ай бұрын
Hi Dan, long time. Good video mate. Love to see a video of a tour of your current Modelling Cave…..teasing us with all those models in the background. I personally feel your biggest savings tip is on saving on use of razors and blade refills😉😊 Cheers, Scott
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Ha ha I like it - razors are way to expensive I agree!!
@ralphswink1366 ай бұрын
I like to use floral foam to hold parts because its cheap
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Like that, will check it out.
@themediocremodeler-zm7ny6 ай бұрын
Very nice video. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Good day sir.
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Thank you too
@PlasticImaginationWorkshop6 ай бұрын
Hey Dan. Great tips for everyone. I just found your channel and subbed. I'm based in the US but everything you touched on applies on both sides of the pond. Thanks for sharing and have a great week. -David
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@PlasticImaginationWorkshop6 ай бұрын
Your welcome!@@TheDanCave
@Steelbackuk6 ай бұрын
Great vid , the only money saving tip I can think of . Is to think outside the box , and don't stick to just modeling products, like liquid mask for example
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
I like it - lots of general art supplier work just as well as modelling special tools etc
@lesthiele49216 ай бұрын
Hi Dan, I have judt come across your channel and subscribed, I enjoyed this tip video, another item I use, mainly for super glue and mixing test colours is beer bottle tops, you must drink the contents first of course, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
I like your thinking, anything that gets more beer gets my vote.
@ekspatriat6 ай бұрын
Great tip here. Build your Stash don't add to it.
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
Really like the idea - wish I could do it. Although I know for my stash I can build it in about 10 years, but yeah sometimes you have to build what you've already got.
@chauffeurmarco6 ай бұрын
What do you do for the chrome parts where you dechach. What chrome paint do you use to replace the missing chrome?
@TheDanCave6 ай бұрын
For chrome parts I would normally strip in bleach and completely re-paint. Sometimes if the attachments are hidden I would leave them as is, but more normal is to repaint after stripping.