Cap's Hobby Hints

   Cap's Hobby Hints from   (DC 1966) by Henry Boltinoff  It would seem to me that you'd need curved tubes for your curved tracks, but that's OK. We'll admire his used of straight tubes for straight lengths of track.  But the rocketeers in the audience are going to me mighty displeased with using them for anything by rockets!  

  Cap's Hobby Hints from   (DC 1966) by Henry Boltinoff   Don't know how many models need screws, but here's a way to shim in a hole and make it bite!       

   Cap's Hobby Hints from   (DC 1966) by Henry Boltinoff   Here's another one that is sure to drive your older sister batty.  How many earrings do you bet he ruined gluing the two halves together by accident?  Still, it's a clever solution! 

Cap's Hobby Hints from DC Comics [DC 1966] by Henry Boltinoff    I'm not certain this is good for the razor, and most of these mechanical things are gone, but I found one in my late father's medicine cabinet and saved it for something just like this!     I suspect this would be the following panel if Denis the Menace had done this to Mr. Wilson's razor....

  From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC, 1966) by Henry Boltinoff. It's not common today for rocketeers or hobby kit builders to mix their own paints, but at one time, this seemed to be the technique for mixing Testor's Model Paints to achieve that unique color you were attempting.   

     From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC, 1966) by Henry Boltinoff. Here's an example of suggestive selling worked into a full page comic strip.  This may pre-date Cap's Hobby Hints, but not by much.   What a great way to promote your sponsor/advertiser's products than to plant the idea in young reader's heads to prime the parents to buy a hobby kit for them! 

    From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC, 1966) by Henry Boltinoff.     Not sure that this is how we match colors today, but for a way to transport paint samples back in the day, this was pretty inventive!  Good Show! 

  From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC, 1966) by Henry Boltinoff.   There may have been a few more paint types added between 1966 and today, but the thought is still good, to educate kids to the different types.     

   From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC, 1966) by Henry Boltinoff.   Here's some general tips for all model making. I especially like the one about keeping focused on the project and not getting distracted.  Who would make a mistake like that?  

  Cap's Hobby Hints from DC, 1966 by Milton Boltinoff. I'm not sure just how many of us still use liquid glue like this, but it's the thought that counts. Note this tip came all the way from Maui, Hawaii!  Didn't know they made models out there!     

Cap's Hobby Hints from DC, 1966 by Milton Boldinoff. Not sure there are that many screws to a model rocket kit, but the thought to stay organized is there.  I would recommend use of either an ice cube tray with curved bottoms, or a Styrofoam egg carton for containing parts.  An egg carton can be flipped over to hold a model rocket in progress, or position for gluing part onto it also!     

Cap's Hobby Hints from DC, 1966 by Milton Boltinoff. Here's a well-meaning tip, from a pair of DC Comic stars, but I have to question if any serious model collector or builder would ever consider doing this!     Cap's Hobby Hints from DC, 1966 by Milton Boldinoff.  

  Cap's Hobby Hints from DC Comics [DC 1966] by Henry Boltinoff    Activity pages are common in Silver Age comics. These can be puzzles, quizzes or other fun activities. This one is an Instruction. Following it makes it easy to fix a paint job on your model rockets and other projects!  (Note this is likely a plant, thanks to "Jimmy Olsen" of National Comics.... a tip of the hat to Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen!)    

   Cap's Hobby Hints from DC Comics (DC 1966) by Henry Boltihoff Here's a tip on how to get your family to give you that model rocket kit that you've been wanting. Alterations by your host, but it still works!    

   From Cap's Hobby Hints (DC Comics, March 1966).. by Henry Boltinoff Here's another recent find of a Cap's Hobby Hints installment from Doom Patrol #102... This would appear to be early in the run, as it's not attributed to any fan submission.  Perhaps the artist came up with this one on his own.  Enjoy!