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What’s the best paint for expanded Polystyrene / Styrofoam
So you've created your landscape with expanded Polystyrene. Now to paint it. Don't ruin your would be lush landscape by using the wrong paint. Here's the best [...]
How to create convincing corners with Plasticard
Plasticard, aka Styrene sheet, is a great material for making buildings but just glueing sheets together can leave you with ugly corners. This article looks at [...]
A masterclass in model storytelling
Just look. Look, stare and imagine. [...]
Six simple steps you can use to make glorious model mud
Mud glorious mud. Or it is until you try to recreate it in model form. Here are six simple steps you can follow to make marvellously messy mud.
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Walk Through – How I Created This Scene: scenery, track & viaducts – and Layout Progress
My N gauge model railway continues with another hill scene diorama nearly completed. Here's a quick walkthrough of how this was done and other recent [...]
The next level of modelling – is it real or a model?
Looking for ideas and inspiration for your modelling? Look no further than the models of Marcel Ackle, it's hard to tell if you're looking at a model or the [...]
An Easy 8 Step Technique To Create Aged Wood
In the search for authentic model railways, having aged woodwork is vital. You could paint your wood but hand painting every plank and timber is hard work and [...]