Bunkerbarge

I'm glad I could provide some suggestions and food for thought.

Picture frames can work really well as a base and, as you rightly say, study as many period pictures as possible. keep it very simple and just add one or two other points of interest to create a scene rather than a model on display.

Don't forget to post a picture when you have done.

wonwinglo

***A good way to simulate the anti slip effect is to obtain a bag of model railway scenic scatter fleece,mix a portion by experimentation with enamel paint,give a good stir,mask the area where it is needed,apply a anti-bleed coat of clear varnish or better still Johnsons Klear to the edge of the masking tape to stop creeping of the black or grey paint,allow to dry and apply your homebrew anti slip finish.
Dont worry what it looks like at first,once it self levels and dries out it looks excellent.

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Bunkerbarge

I haven't seen this added to for a while. It's nice to know it is still here though.

I think the media you add to the paint depends a lot on the scale that you are working in. Obviously a larger scale demands a much more textured filling such as the scenery with finer scales needing such materials as the talcum powder.

It is great fun playing around with textures like this though and trying to get it to look correct for the scale.

Nigel.D

Prople might try powdered chalk as this is better for large scales

Antony

From someone who does remember buying a plastic kit for 2/6 in a plastic bag - keep it up. Ive just begun to enjoy remembering all those things Ive forgotten. And the advice is practical and useful too.

Antony

tigerdonkey

Hi there.. I used to make models as a kid, and have been hankering after something to do with my hands for months now- your fantastic posts (on this most impressive site) have convinced me to wind my way back to the model shop! Your list of handy things for beginners was especially handy- thanks very much!

John

Welcome to the forum Tigerdonkey it's good that Richard's post and this site has encouraged you to get back in to modeling, feel free to post as many questions and tips you may have, they all help to help others.

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Bunkerbarge

Thanks for the kind words Tigerdonkey and a very warm welcome to the forum.

Plastic modelling still has a lot to offer in the way of a satisfying hobby and the materials you can buy nowadays make it even more enjoyable. You still can't beat though putting together a simple small kit, painting it up to the best of your ability and sticking it on the shelf at home to admire.

Guarranteed to take you back to your youth!!

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bobdoc

This idea of back to basics is excellent, particularly with the emphasis on on presenting on a single topic. You then enable comments (not like this one, but from other experienced modellers on the detail of the topic). Once the content is stable, perhaps it could be locked (no more direct comments) to be used as a reference site, perhaps even with an index. As and when there are changes required, a discussion thread could provide the basis for amending the reference site.

Well done ... I like it!

Bob

John

Hi Bob welcome to the forum, there is already a page that from this thread http://www.scale-models.co.uk/view.php?pg=backtobasics is this what you had in mind?

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