Railroading
The End of an era – Ripping out my New Haven layout After 13 years, I am ripping out my New Haven Model Railroad layout. It’s been quite a journey from the decision to the bin but there is so much more to come. I am often asked how my New Haven railroad is coming …
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I made a Realistic River from Rubber + Glue One of my patrons is allergic to resin and asked if I knew anything they could use instead for a river scene. I had this Rubber Glass sat on the side for a future underwater project so decided to give it a go. Pouring an unknown …
Memories of the Lake District When Noch approached me about doing a sponsored video using their new Grasmaster 3.0, I immediately thought of one of the grassiest places I knew – the Lake District. There are so many types of grass and reeds as well as other vegetation. I looked through my holiday snaps and …
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Starting Scenery: Washes Firstly, what is a wash? Washes are dilute paint or ink that are used to bring out detail in castings, cracks and around raised details. In this video I’ll look at three types: Isopropyl alcohol and india ink washes Enamel washes Acrylic washes Isopropyl Alcohol Washes Recipe I have used these mixes …
Starting Scenery: Basic Tools and Materials We all have our favourite tools and materials and this video covers the basics that I personally use. I’m sure you will have your own favourites and please let me know in the comments. Materials The Amazon links are all items I have either bought or bought something similar …
Starting Scenery: Bases Welcome to my new video series on starting scenery. These 5 minute videos are aimed at beginners who want to know how to get started with their scenery adventure but even experienced modellers may find some useful nuggets in there. I am writing an ebook to go alongside it but that will …
Model a Beach Scene Please support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/KathyMillatt. It may be wet, cold and windy outside but inside, it’s scorching hot and sunny, on my beach scene at least… This was a nice quick and easy diorama to bring a ray of sunshine in after all that snow… I wanted …
2019 Review of the Year Please support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/KathyMillatt. This is a whistle stop tour of what I’ve been up to in 2019 with a sneak peek at next year. If you want to know more about the New Zealand Convention that I will be keynote speaker at then you …
My Top Ten Tips to get the Fun back! 1. This is a hobby and it should be fun. If it isn’t, stop, take a break, take a month, take a year. You can come back later rejuvenated. Think of your life like seasons. Sometimes life is just too busy or modelling just doesn’t fit. …
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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