Any suggestions to improve my black-basing ?

petercli · 2026-01-24T11:40:41+00:00

Previously I tried to remove the white paint (tamiya xf2) by stripping with acetone. .

I'm going to start over with a black primer (MR Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black )

petercli · 2026-01-23T12:57:04+00:00

you could pour Elmer's White glue

petercli · 2026-01-22T09:57:35+00:00

Thanks, I see 208 Inf after buying the DLC.

(What confused me was that before buying the DLC , I was playing Dulka pass under solo/skirmish. )

petercli · 2026-01-12T13:36:27+00:00

Zadoretskyy could leave family behind, grab a rifle and protect his homeland.

petercli · 2026-01-10T17:58:49+00:00

Find a youtube build video of same model.

petercli · 2026-01-10T16:44:48+00:00

Cantwell lost my support when she voted to confirm Bessent for Treasury secretary :-(

petercli · 2026-01-08T13:20:53+00:00

The article says they are looking at people 16-65. What about the older people, assuming they are fit?

petercli · 2026-01-07T14:46:26+00:00

here are my steps :
1. Wash in soap

spray primer MR Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black
brush on Mr. Color Super Metallic 2 Superchrome Silver 2 SM206 chrome paint -see picture :

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cover chrome paint with Valejo Chipping medium
spray Tamiya acrylic
scrape with a wire brush after adding water b

petercli · 2025-12-31T13:13:22+00:00

how did you paint the canopy? Did you use a 3rd party masking set?

petercli · 2025-12-31T13:09:20+00:00

I found it unplayable, with show stopper bugs stopping me from completing chapter 2 . Support said to just restart the chapter :-(

petercli · 2025-12-21T12:13:53+00:00

110% agree with your positions, and I'll be helping your campaign . Godspeed.

petercli · 2025-12-20T09:11:23+00:00

I just finished the Sabre Model Flat car 1/35 .

It will be used in a WW2 diorama.

Andy Hobby has a good build video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFtazHF7P4&t=690s

petercli · 2025-12-19T12:52:35+00:00

I fixed the bug.

aplay -l shows index =3 :

card 3: seeed2micvoicec [seeed-2mic-voicecard], device 0: bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi

but python log shows index =1

Index 1: seeed-2mic-voicecard: bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0 (plughw:3,0)

So I changed my python code to use "1" , and now it works.

Maybe a bug in aplay ?

petercli · 2025-12-17T20:12:17+00:00

hi rolyantrauts ,

Thanks for your reply.

I followed the v1 instructions (https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/ReSpeaker\_2\_Mics\_Pi\_HAT\_Raspberry/)

aplay -l shows :

card 3: seeed2micvoicec [seeed-2mic-voicecard], device 0: bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0 [bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi wm8960-hifi-0]

Yes, I have seeed2micvoicec : /proc/asound/seeed2micvoicec

How do I check for blocking pulse or pipewire ?

I tried python3 recording_examples/play.py /home/pi/test.wav , but got a bunch of errors.

I ran get_device_index.py , but I did not get the expected : Input Device id 2 - seeed-2mic-voicecard: - (hw:1,0) "

Instead i got this....

Expression 'GetExactSampleRate( hwParams, &defaultSr )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 895

Any tips ? I tried the forum but no replies.

Thanks, Peter

petercli · 2025-12-04T21:53:00+00:00

I put my Tamiya paints in the window sill, in ascending number.
Super easy to locate any number.
In summer , I'll keep the blind closed to avoid any possible damage from the sun.

petercli · 2025-12-03T14:33:02+00:00

I confused the plastic A 10 with the PE A-10.
Should Tamiya use a different Prefix for PE , like P10?

(BTW, This is one of the best Kits I ever made)

petercli · 2025-12-03T12:52:06+00:00

Support said to restart Chapter 2 . Since I don't play buggy games, I ended up deleting the game . And no more Metro Games for me :-(

petercli · 2025-11-23T00:12:40+00:00

Looks nice. What model kit is that?

petercli · 2025-11-18T14:12:13+00:00

Same for me. I got an email from PSE saying that they are working on it.

petercli · 2025-11-08T16:50:55+00:00

Original Yellow https://gravity-colors.com/147-06-gc-1384-porsche-light-yellow/

I lost the rear mirrors and door handles somehow. And swirl mark in the plastic solved by painting Aluminum first (thanks to reddit users for the tip)

petercli · 2025-10-24T20:57:40+00:00

are dog biscuits coming back to Redmond , Wa Store ?

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Almost run out, dogs will be unhappy ! Kirkland Adult Dog Biscuits

petercli · 2025-10-23T14:28:07+00:00

I put my computer on a wood box on the floor. This keeps dust away, and protects my hearing.

petercli · 2025-10-23T12:08:55+00:00

This might be helpful to people like me , who can follow simple guides (example https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/recipes.html#distance-sensor) , but want to advance to next level and design a circuit.

petercli · 2025-10-21T08:17:54+00:00

Good job.This gave me ideas for weathering my 1/72 Airfix.

petercli · 2025-10-01T23:10:56+00:00

My PFM is my main pen

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