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Ditto orsonroy's remarks. LOTS of blades. Buy in packs of 100 if possible. Or make a jig to resharpen them on a whetstone (never as good as a new edge, but close). <br /> <br />If you're in a reasonably large city, check your yellow pages for plastics suppliers. You can sometimes buy LARGE sheets of styrene for the same price that hobby shops charge for much smaller pieces. My LHS stocks it in 2 square foot sheets (about $4-10 depending on thickness). That same price can get (or almost get) a 4X8 foot sheet at a plastic supplier. <br /> <br />Instead of spending beaucoup bucks on cement, I went to the hardware store and bought a pint of methyl ethyl ketone. Now I find out it's a carcinogen...so to use it safely I'll have to work in a fume hood. <br /> <br />Start with buildings. I built a well car, but only after cutting my teeth on a few kitbashes and simpler scratchbuilds first. <br /> <br />As far as mags, sometimes you can get lucky and find a store that stocks old ones. Two in the Milwaukee area are a treasure trove of old mags. IT's too bad they're not indexed or organized.
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