Scratchbuilding pt.9: Body Exterior Details & Mounts
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- Published: Saturday, 02 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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...this time we'll look at adding the layers of exterior detail that make a proper scale build
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Taking Tamiya bodies to the next level.
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- Published: Saturday, 11 June 2016 00:00
- Written by Adrian (Kuhfarben)
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Tamiya produce some of the finest bodies available but there's always room for improvement
Scratchbuilding pt.8: Basic Body Construction
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- Published: Saturday, 21 May 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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This instalment covers building the basic body structure, with a bit of an appendix on modifying CC-01 kit wheels
Scratchbuilding pt 7: Plan & Mock Up For for Scale Bodies
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- Published: Saturday, 07 May 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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This time we'll look at the planning for building a whole scale body from styrene, and making a basic card mockup
Reminder: AA Batteries
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- Published: Saturday, 30 April 2016 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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...despite having thinned out my collection by well over 50% recently, a lot of my cars spend most of their lives on the shelf.
Scratchbuilding pt.6: Simple V8 engine
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- Published: Saturday, 19 March 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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...the idea is to show how basic structures along with a bit of detailing can fit together to make a much more complicated scale model
Scratchbuilding pt.5: Paint Techniques
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- Published: Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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This time we'll cover ... a couple of paint techniques to make scale objects look much more realistic
Scratchbuilding pt. 4: Details
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- Published: Saturday, 06 February 2016 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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... this time we'll look at adding a layer of two of detail to complete them.
Scratchbuilding pt. 3: Fundamental Structural Techniques
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- Published: Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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... this time we'll cover some of the fundamental techniques for making scale objects out of styrene sheet
Scratchbuilding pt. 2: Tools
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- Published: Saturday, 09 January 2016 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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...as the complexity of the things you want to attempt increases, your toolbox will need to expand too.
Scratchbuilding pt. 1: Material Choice
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- Published: Saturday, 02 January 2016 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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I've been asked about the tools, techniques & materials I use in my projects ...
