CONTROL TOWER 1:87 HO SCALE

This brick CONTROL TOWER will add some more drama to your airfield layout. The SPANISH TILE ROOF will take over 4 hours to print, but the wait is worthwhile.

I exclusively print with PLA and have found that ordinary clear Klean-Strip lacquer thinner is a wonderful glue. Make a small test for yourself of two flat pieces of scrap PLA and give it a try. Let sit for 20 seconds and then try to break it apart. It leaves no residue and is applied with a small brush. I've been using lacquer thinner as a glue on styrene and PLA for years. No sloppy or messy glue to show when finished. For heavier construction use Testors "CEMENT FOR PLASTIC MODELS".

I have always painted my models with artist oil paint, specifically Windsor and Newton Griffin Fast Drying Oils. They dry overnight. I never liked acrylics because they obliterate fine detail, and they always look chalky to me. Oil colors are made from the finest color pigments available; color saturation and permanence are proven throughout the history of art. Thinned with Mineral Spirits you will get the most remarkable weathering and aging finishes you have ever seen. I feel reasonably assured that once you try Griffin Oils you will never go back to water based acrylics.

Here's an interesting point for me to bring to your attention. Every model that I have designed is based on real world measurements and therefore each building is interchangeable with other structures. Simply bring the .STL file into any CAD program, even the wonderful TinkerCAD and combine to make a completely new design to 3D print.

If you would like me to custom design a model for you contact me directly at: [email protected].

It is totally free, but I will post it on Thingiverse for others to print and enjoy.

If you are kind enough to give me a PayPal tip, (they are not necessary of course, but are always welcome) please inform me via my email because when I am notified by PayPal I am unable to thank you properly because they just give me your name with no ability to contact you, they do however give your address.

This is my website:

https://garylavarack.com

Happy modeling,

Gary Lavarack - 3Designer