Those gaps… It’s all too easy when building to end up with gaps, visible joints, unsightly black lines that scream “model!!” to everyone who sees them. Not to worry… they are easy to fix with just a little putty and paint but there are a few tips that will make the whole process painless. The …
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Foam Brick Walls – Adding Slime! My foam brick walls are all next to water. Painting waterside walls is so much fun as you get to add layers of slime! Water creates wonderful colours and textures and it’s always really interesting to recreate in miniature. Because I had used foam and am planning to do …
Foam Brick Walls – Basic Painting This week I’m painting foam brick walls, the ones we cut last time. This is just the basic brick colours with all the weathering coming next time. Foam is flexible and so you need to use flexible paints, such as acrylics, which have a little give in them. Check …
Foam Brick Walls – Cutting the Walls I’m incredibly lucky to have a Mum who bought a new Brother Scanncut and gave me her old one! I’ve been looking for a way to do individual brick walls in both O and HO scale. I’ve also been watching a lot of cosplay videos and I love …
How to Model Washing or Laundry Lines I love adding layers of detailing to my structures and washing or laundry lines are a simple detail that can be added very easily to your layout or diorama. I show 3 different methods which you can use. Check out Shorpy.com for photos of washing lines in New …
Quick and Easy No Paint Buildings I love easy and quick ways to get great results. Sometimes, you just don’t want to spend a year on one building so this is how I take ready built bought buildings and weather them up to look amazing! The Final Result Materials The Amazon links are all …
How to Repaint a Building (Yes, I got it wrong the first time!) This was really easy and made such a difference to the model building. I started it 4 years’ ago and it has just languished because something just always bothered me… the colour. Here’s how I repainted it in 4 easy steps. Materials …
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Add the Finishing Touches to the Kino Diorama I can’t believe we’re finally there! The Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale is finally done and all I need to do is add those all important finishing touches. This has been a great little diorama to do and what it needs …
How to Model Brick Debris We’re continuing to use the Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale and we’re nearing the end! This is the penultimate week and we’re looking at brick debris. It’s really easy to model using a couple of key ingredients and hopefully you’ll be able to get your …
Kino – Interior Floors and Debris We’re continuing to use the Diorama Blitz Kino model kit sent to me by Doug Foscale. It’s a lovely kit but doesn’t contain a back or interior floors so I couldn’t resist adding them. For this kind of modelling, where it’s scratchbuilt and roughed in, I try and use …