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The best glue to use for setting ballast in place is one specifically designed for that purpose, such as Noch's...
If you are installing model roads onto your diorama or layout, you may be wondering whether to use a product that...
The rods in question are actually locking rods that are used to hold the smokebox door in place and closed. The...
To understand what a DCC decoder does, we must first take a look at how DC and DCC work.DC stands for Direct...
Weathering is a painting technique used by modellers to create the appearance of dirt and grime and even damage to...
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The purpose of a varnish is to protect the paint of your model. This is especially true if you are using your models for wargaming as the models are being handled frequently. Without the varnish the paint will start to fall off with constant...
Crackle medium is a weathering agent in a bottle, it has the appearance of a varnish. When you have primed your model and added the base coat of colour, simply paint on the crackle medium and leave to dry. You will see that the paint now has a...
Whether you're refining the details of figures or vehicles or adding authenticity to your railway track bed, a well-executed wash can take your work to the next level. But first, let's understand what a wash is and why it's essential in scale...
Yes, you can use water to thin acrylic paint as acrylic paint is a water-based paint. When you are using a brush to paint your model, water is the best thing for the job. When you are thinning your paint use just a small amount of water to start...
Yes, you can use a black undercoat if you are painting something white but ideally you should look at using a white primer. If you have to use a black primer, you may need to give the white a few coats to achieve a pure white colour as the dark...
The only difference between normal paint and airbrush paint is that the airbrush paint has been thinned with a thinner and can go straight into the airbrush saving you the time and effort of having to thin the paint yourself. If thinning the...
Chipping medium is a weathering agent that creates chipped surfaces to give a more realistic look to your models. It can be added to vehicles or door edges or in fact anywhere that you would expect to find areas of chipped paint. It is very easy...
There is an unwritten rule that you do not mix enamel and acrylic paint as they are completely different in their makeup, enamel being a solvent based paint and acrylic being water based paint. In all my years of modelling I have never tried to...
A bow pen also known as a ruling pen was designed in the early 1900’s for draftsmen for drawing straight lines of different thicknesses. These pens resemble a fountain pen to a certain degree with two tapered metal foils coming to a point and...
To some extent, making the ballast look real on your model railway is one of the hardest tasks that you will encounter when detailing your layout.Your rolling stock already looks pretty good, the manufacturers have seen to that. A hill is a...
Enamel was the original paint for modellers, acrylic being quite modern by comparison. Essentially the two paints start off the same, using the same pigment, however, enamel uses an oil-based solution mixed with the pigment to turn it into paint...
An airbrush is a small handheld tool powered by a small compressor or can of air, that provides an alternative to aerosol cans for spray painting models.One advantage to using an airbrush is that you can adjust the nozzle. This allows you to...