from the Ken Karns Collection. Has a nice ring to it...could even give them catalog numbers..."Hey Tom, I'll trade you a #1023 shelf unit for a #365 Workbench"!
along the board ends. Previously I would use my #11 blade to split and wether the ends. I didn't care for the result as the blade was so sharp the cracks didn't show up and if I tilted the blade it
it seems like there always is plenty of lumber left over whewn you finish a kit. my scrap wood bin has many bag #1s.....Wonderful progress, looks great!
I experimented with imparting a wood grain into the laser cut window frames. The material has a grain that goes perpendicular to the long measure of the frame. I went over the frame with my #11 blad
The "peel" is created by scrapping away the paint with a #11 blade. I like it as it is completely controllable. Leave it where you want it, scrape it away where you don't.
Shelby's was a Limited Run kit of which only 350 were produced and was kit #103. As with all of SWSM kits, it quickly sold out and has been a coveted piece of nostalgic modeling ever since. I was th
an O scale version of Fine Scale Miniatures kit #175 the Rail Car Shed and some surrounding structures and wanted to install all the parts in those sets. I thought I had ordered them from Brett but i
Yes, the third structure in the O scale railroad camp, and I agree with Bill on a small multi stall roundhouse similar to Fine Scale Miniatures kit #120 with maybe more than two stalls. I've been work
NO clean up! I'm serious, I have not picked up my #11 blade once when detailing these parts. As an example, the various highly detailed bottles come on a sprue attached at the bottom of the bottles.
Steve…I think you’re referring to the boiler/welding shop. The stripwood was “primed” with a/c 408.3/408.5/234.3…then drybrushed with Reaper SW Bone White then with a #11 blade and scratch brush
Did you drill out from the bottom or the back? If you drilled out from the back, you can use your #11 blade to scrape away material and enlarge the hole towards the top. Not as easy as drilling, but
Did you drill out from the bottom or the back? If you drilled out from the back, you can use your #11 blade to scrape away material and enlarge the hole towards the top. Not as easy as drilling, but
The color modulation process actually began back in step #1 where I primed some of the panels with a dark gray and a some with a flat black. The Krylon color was misted on lightly allowing the gray an
Practice tip #1: When weathering stripwood at the bottom where you want some wood rot, start with your No. 11 blade and make some slices at the end of the board. The slices don't need to be long. F