southwestforests Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 The mail today had newest issue of Trains magazine & the Micro Mark small tools catalog.  "BrushCAM is the Next Level of Innovation for Detail Painting" Hmm, is that a serious product or some kind of April fools thing? 🤔 https://www.micromark.com/Micro-Mark-BrushCam  If it is an April Fool thing it is an exceptionally elaborate one ...  Invented by our in-house Product Development Team and produced exclusively for Micro-Mark, BrushCAM virtually gives you eyes on the end of your brush for an unprecedented view of the object you are painting in real time. Ideal for detail work, BrushCAM greatly magnifies the tip of your paint brush so you clearly see that which you could never see with your eyes alone. Using the latest WiFi technology, this amazing tool wirelessly broadcasts a sharp video image directly to your phone or tablet through a dedicated, easy-to-use app, opening up a previously unseen view of your work right before your eyes. It also provides its own brilliant illumination with a LED-lighted tip, so even the darkest recesses of your workpiece will show up bright and crisp onscreen. In typical use, BrushCAM employs a specially-designed adapter to connect the camera to your brush so they work together seamlessly as a single unit; the camera is basically an extension of your paint brush. You can increase and decrease magnification by moving the camera closer to or farther away from the tip of your paint brush. Because the camera has a fair range of focal length, you can also hold the BrushCAM in one hand while you hold your brush with the other for even more flexibility and versatility. This way, the camera remains relatively stationary while you move the paint brush, allowing you to paint confidently in the most confined spaces. You can even use the camera unit by itself for close-up inspection in hard-to-see areas. Regardless of how you choose to use it, a single 1 hour charge will provide up to 1.5 hours working time. The free-for-download, Android and Apple iOS compatible WiFi Visible app was developed specifically for use with BrushCAM’s camera, and has many great features as well, including capturing video and still images and storing them directly into separate albums on your device, the ability to flip the view onscreen to mirror image while you work, and more. " Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed DeVivo Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I saw the same thing... lol... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 16 hours ago, southwestforests said: If it is an April Fool thing it is an exceptionally elaborate one ... Here's part of why I say that, Does one create an Amazon listing for a prank? Â https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Mark-90336-BrushCam/dp/B0BZFXDVRW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f5guy Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Wow..... talk about technology looking for an application 😂 Fred K. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Air Pirate Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 With my 70+ year old eyes, sounds like a great idea. Will probably get one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 3 hours ago, f5guy said: Wow..... talk about technology looking for an application Actually, for those of us who are older and/or disabled it could be a very handy thing. I don't do the popular social media but am on Tumblr where there is an active disability community and an active incurable illness community, (as well as enough writers for the thing to be nicknamed 'writeblr') and there is conversation about specific products which the abled population ridicules but are eminently useful for various and sundry of us disabled folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Ok, that’s kind of cool. I might just have to get one of these. I do my best with magnifiers, but this adds a whole new perspective. But since I’ve started using the Quinta 3D interiors, I’m doing less micro detail work.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Mike Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I've been painting figures for 50 years now. I use magnification glasses now. This new thingy is definitely a hands eye coordination challenge to use. Mind you, that finger palette by Galaxy is one of the better innovations ive seen in 50 years. Have to try both and see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Years ago I inherited a dissecting microscope from an older brother, with nice lighting and two levels of magnification, and it was great for painting small details. Being a dissecting scope, it had lots of room and just enough magnification get close to small objects without zooming in too much. It didn't take long for the eye-hand coordination to kick in to make small movements based on what was being seen, and this looks like it might be a similar tool, if it's real and all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Ken Cartwright said: It didn't take long for the eye-hand coordination to kick in to make small movements based on what was being seen, That is both interesting and good to know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 My hand is so shaky I don't think it would help lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Or you can get one of these - more or less the same thing, but for another good use. Just add your brush 🙂  https://www.amazon.com/Removal-Cleaner-Cleaning-Otoscope-Android/dp/B0BM61LH7G/?th=1 Edited April 20, 2023 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 12 hours ago, KursadA said: Or you can get one of these - more or less the same thing, but for another good use. Just add your brush 🙂  https://www.amazon.com/Removal-Cleaner-Cleaning-Otoscope-Android/dp/B0BM61LH7G/?th=1 Flashlights and now micro cameras to be excluded from IPMS judging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 14 hours ago, KursadA said: Or you can get one of these - more or less the same thing, but for another good use. Just add your brush 🙂  https://www.amazon.com/Removal-Cleaner-Cleaning-Otoscope-Android/dp/B0BM61LH7G/?th=1  Wow I can see all kinds of uses for something like that - but none of them include airbrushing. Having said that this would still be a better solution than the "BrushCam" approach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 As a followup to this, it made me think of the dissecting scope and how well it worked, and it occurred to me that I could probably order one. I found one on ebay for about $100 and decided to order it. I have to get used to it again, and I found that for the fine work I was doing that a round toothpick was too large, but here is a view of my testing of it on a Hasegawa 1/48 F-16 dash. It's amazing to me how quickly the eye-hand coordination kicks in to be able to make very small movements while looking through it. I'll try using a pin or needle for paint application in the future.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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