No doubt this is old hat to some of you but for those that dont know here we go........
At the moment im painting 1/35 figures (in fact im always painting them!) but at the moment im doing a modern british infantryman in full combats and after a few tries with my smallest brush i still couldnt get the effects that i wanted for the camouflage gear (british dpm is a nightmare to paint in my opinion) so on looking around the house i came up with cocktail sticks!
They're great, i found that i can get the patterns i wanted and for the close in detail if its too big all i need do is shave a little of the stick. Better still they're cheap and no cleaning required!
Anybody else use them?
AND BEFORE YOU ASK, IM NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY COCKTAIL STICK MAKERS IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM!!!!!
(Although I might now look into buying some shares #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-) #:-) )

On my diet of beer and Scotch I have no cause to keep cocktail sticks.

For small 'blobby' things, like red tail light lenses, switches, knobs, etc I have reverted to whatever small stick I could find, - sharpened matchsticks, toothpicks, stretched sprue.

Another trick is to do a Mohican on an old paintbrush until you only have a few bristles left, or even just one if you like.

I guess as long as you are not shaken but stirred its alright.

Regards Dave

I am a huge fan of Dewars, I don't have any idea what I could add to the discussion about paint brushes but if you want to talk about scotch, I'm all over that.

Shaun

You could also use toothpicks. Shave it the way you want it and use it. I have 5 different diameters of toothpicks to get the fulfillment I need

I'm with you Shaun, do you think we could get Jim to start a new forum topic just for Scotch drinkers? I make do with Johnny Walker but have my stash of Dalmuir for special occasions.

I read somewhere that the secret to long life is fresh air, exercise, sex, fresh vegetables and Scotch. Which means if rabbits drank they would live forever.

Regards Dave