Tamiya Putty

Although its consistancy is almost perfect it does have a strong oder and is quite toxic to work with. The Tamiya model putty is grey and flows well from the tube.

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Building the Fiddletown Display with Dave Frary

Many years ago when I first got bitten by model train bug I started to collect reference materials. At the time Dave Frary had been building model railways for 30 years. I am thankful that I found these titles eary on. They saved me a lot of time.

Model Railway Books by Dave Frary

1. How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery, 2nd Edition, Dave Frary (There might be a forth edition) “Water-soluble techniques that are quick, easy, and trouble free.” Model Railroad Handbook # 16
2. 222 Tips for Building Model Railroad Structures, Dave Frary “Proven Techniques for Improving Wood, Plastic, Metal, and Plaster kits” Model Railroad Handbook # 34
3. 303 Tips for Detailing Model Railroad Scenery and Structures, Dave Frary and Bob Hayden “Improve the realism of your Buildings and scenery!”

Building with Greeblies : Induction Engine

Keeping it simple and painting the core black. Wrap and glue thin copper wire in the grooves and adhere to the textured black base. A small control box to be added on the base.

It didn't happen that way and I am still tweaking its design. I have painted the cork screw copper and drilled two small holes on the bottom of the rod. I was planning on adding two small stands here, but after I gave it a try and it all seemed too flimsy. The center piece needs a bit of touch-up where I used aluminum paint. An equipment box needs to fabricated and "attached" to the base of the screw.

19th Century Wooden Barn Scratch Building Tutorial

I've been wanting to build a structure like this for some time and now I have a possible prototype. It looks like a simple and fun build with polystyrene sheets.

The Blade Runner Ad-blimp

This is one of those iconic scenes from the original Blade Runner and one of my favorites.

The sights and sounds of this video are outstanding. I need to make another run through the film and take a few more screenshots.

The many aspects of the iconic Blade Runner blimp advertising, and an out-of-this-world job.

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Adam Savage's Blade Runner Blimp Replica!

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Another Odd Charcter from Brainrot (#02)

The scary oddball stands approximately 67mm tall and like other Brainrots, is cast from a solid PVC material. I researched my last Brianrot character and found it had a name. Perhaps this one does too. It probably does.

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The Masks of Lovecraft (part 2) - The Testament of the Shuttered Room

“Destroy every living thing in that room – every living thing, no matter how small. Abner Whately’s grandfather wrote in the strange letter he left after his death.

Abner did not understand until he saw the prints in the dust of the shuttered room – prints of tiny, webbed human hands and feet. Hundreds of them.”

The Shuttered Room and Other Tales of Horror, H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth

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The Masks of Cthulhu & the Cthulhu Mythos, first part

Scenic Details - Trackside Junk - A Broken Hand Car

I don't know how I could have missed this infomation leaflet with the assembly instructions for the assembly of a broken hand car. This is the Woodland Scenics Details Trackside Junk, D202 metal details kit.

This was a simple build and with a little paint and weathering it turned out a convincing model.

One of my First Materials Stashs

This was when mu materials collection was rather small. I had everything in one container. It got to a point where I had to devide my materials by type. This made it eaiser to find the materials I needed.

Rectangular Wood Water Tank Craftmen Kit

I don't rember the manufacturer of this kit.

As of today, this craftment kit or an old water tank sits unfinished.

Scratch Built Filtration Unit

This is a scratch build of a filtration unit. I formed bits of styrene components into what you see here.

Another greeble. I am waiting on the model putty to putty to fill in a couple of crevices. (the model putty came through the mail). The putty worked great and I like the end result.

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Basic scratch building from card - Simple modern waterside building

A paper building without protrusions is non-starter for me. Without these, the structure is flat and two dimensional. However, if you add some trim around the door or windows you add some interest to the structure. Over all this buildings treatment has created a nice little building.

Another thing you can do with a "paper" building is to stick these toward the back of your layout where their lack of dimension are less likely to be noticed.

Another Set of Reaper Familar Miniatures

I am waiting on a shipment of 10-0 paint brushes. This is Reapers #02983, Familiar Pack IX. This is from their Dark Heaven Legends series. This set includes some interesting characters. Counting the last set I took in that is twelve miniatures to paint. It will be fun.

Recent Cell Ad Screenshots

I believe everyone should try a Linux distro and see what you think. Unlike Microsoft Windows Linux provides multiple versions to try. Think of it like an adventure. You may want to run it from a DVD to see if the distro fits your style.

Coffee samples. I wonder if the samples are whole bean or as the coffee been ground specifically for some version of coffee maker.

"Don't over think it." You will not be dissatisfied.

If you haven't read the original Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy you should before taking a look at this new edition.