How to Model Aged Wood on Styrene Following on from the last couple of weeks, we’re looking at how to model aged wood if you are starting with a styrene sheet rather than a piece of wood. It’s a very different method because if you are starting with smooth styrene,…
How to Model Peeling Paint on Wood If there is one thing modellers love, it’s old decrepit buildings, well worn and with peeling paint. There are a number of ways to reproduce that look in miniature but my favourite, if you are using wood as the modelling material, is the…
How to Model Weathered Wood Wood is a really common building material through out the world and it normally weathers to a lovely pale silvery grey. There is a slight sheen to it plus it stains easily where rust or bolts are affected by rain and damp. Over time it…
How to Add the Finishing Touches to a Model Building After an epic 13 weeks of detailing the scale house, we are nearly there. Now we just need to bed it in and add a few final finishing touches: Debris Grass Slime Pigments All of these help tie the buildings…
How to Model Rust using Pigments I love using pigments to model rust because they have a slight texture that is very convincing and they are so easy to use. The important thing is to put them into a carrier such as isopropyl alcohol (IPA) which enables you to use…
How to Add Lighting to a Model Building If we want to add an extra layer of realism to our models then you can’t beat light effects. This video shows how easy it is to add an LED to a model building. The first step is to solder leads on to…
How to Add Interiors to Model Buildings Model buildings all need something to bring their interiors to light. I have gone the whole hog and built detailed interiors complete with figures and furniture, wall paper and lights. However, we can create the illusion of an interior with a much simpler…
How to add Guttering to Model Roofs The final details we are adding to our roofs are guttering and down pipes. Most buildings have some way to take rain water from the roof to the ground to avoid it sheeting down on anyone waking past. Whilst such small buildings wouldn’t…
How to Add Details to Model Roofs Last week we looked at how to paint roofs to make them look realistic; this week, we’re looking at how to add details to your model roofs such as eaves and soffits. One of the scale houses in the videos is tiled and…
How to Improve Plastic Model Roofs Model structure kits often come with moulded plastic roofs. They usually have enough detail to look good and with some simple techniques they can easily be improved. This week, using the scale houses, we are looking at adding texture to the tar paper roof…
