A daily updated blog typed by someone with painty hands, oil under his fingernails and the smell of solder in his nostrils who likes making all sort of models and miniatures. And fixing things.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Making pit props
The first lesson to learn when making 4mm scale pit props is that a wagon can hold an awful lot of them.
The third lesson is that you can get quite a few of the things from a box of wooden toothpicks or bamboo / beech skewers.
The fourth lesson is that you don't get the things from your local supermarket. Instead, you go to a catering supplier, where you can get the big packs.
While you're there, you also have a look round at some of the other "consumables" they sell, a number of which might also have modelmaking uses - and don't forget to pick up a catalogue before you leave.
OK - these are personal opinions, which some people won't agree with. However, some of these places sell some things which a number of modelmakers might find useful.
Let's guess:
ReplyDeleteThe third lesson is that you can get quite a few of the things from a box of wooden toothpicks or bamboo / beech skewers.
The fourth lesson is that you don't get the things from your local supermarket. Instead, you go to a catering supplier, where you can get the big packs.
While you're there, you also have a look round at some of the other "consumables" they sell, a number of which might also have modelmaking uses - and don't forget to pick up a catalogue before you leave.
OK - these are personal opinions, which some people won't agree with. However, some of these places sell some things which a number of modelmakers might find useful.