This will sound like a stupid question but as my teachers used to say the only stupid question is the one that isn't asked. As an older modeler who really doesn't have much experience with photo etch has anyone ever done a photo etch how to article?

There is a good one here on Armorama, written by Paul H.: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/6839

Have you tried Youtube? You can usually find good tutorials there, as well.

Thank you so much. Hopefully there are more older modelers like me who will find this useful.

I went to YouTube to figure out how to do Photo Etch. I found it useful to get a magnifying visor to wear, as those parts get tiny and my vision doesn't get better with age...

Unless you want to go straight to the most complex ones, working with photo etch parts is not that difficult.

Most of the ones included with kits like Bronco or Dragon can be bent according to the instructions using flat nose pliers. A PE bender can help but I do not find it indispensable for these basic ones.

Use CA for gluing them either to other PE parts or plastic.

For round parts you may anneal them on a flame, and use a drill bit of the appropriate diameter to get the shape around it.

Once you are used to them, and it should be quite fast, you can try more advanced products (like Aber, Voyager, Griffon, etc.) which may require other skills like soldering...

Don't forget that not all PE is needed. Some of the PE is no more accurate than the plastic part provided in the kit. Eye ball which part is more accurate before just going with the PE.