Clever uses for Lead Shot.

Some models require balancing such as aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage. If this is the case then before completing the model use small metal weights to balance it. For example, on aircrafts often the front end of the plane is often lighter than the rear, so before completing the model add the required amount of weight to the nose cone.

We have the perfect solution to solving the problem. Just a few mm in diameter and sold in plastic pots weighing approximately 180 grams, this lead shot can be fixed in place in the nose section of tail-sitting model aircraft to rebalance the distribution of weight throughout the body of the model. You can use epoxy glue or putty to keep the shot in place.


The other great use for these little balls of lead is as a mixing agitator. Do you ever get fed up with the way enamel paint tends to clot at the bottom of the tin if left for a while? Try putting a few lead shot in your tins of enamel paint. When you come to shake the tin, the balls inside will help mix the paint pigment back into suspension. A very ecomonical solution to an age-old modelling problem.

Click here to purchase the lead shot at a price of £2.49 in our store.