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  1. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    To be honest, I'm finding this whole shopping experience extremely confusing. I've found sites that say ABS is better for what I'm doing, and others that say I need HIPS. Others suggest Polypropylene and some Polystyrene. Plasticard seems to be a generic term and I've found ABS Plasticard and...
  2. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    Thank you both very much - I'm very grateful for your help.
  3. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    Sorry if I'm overthinking this but I need help with buying suitable Plasticard. It seems Plasticard is a generic term for many different plastic sheets. I purchased some sheets some days ago and have been having a lot of trouble cutting them. One thing I noticed is that they don't "score and...
  4. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    Thank for the information about the glue. and I'll be sure to check what I use on scrap pieces first. You're building my confidence more and more as I'd planned to fit the doors and windows and complete much of the brickwork painting with all the sections lying flat. My biggest concern with...
  5. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    This is great information Tim, thank you. I'd based 0.5mm on a reasonable thickness for the window sill. With 2mm thick walls I was thinking of cutting a 3mm wide strip of 0.5 to give me a window sill that scaled up to 150mm deep by 25mm thick. I take your point about the depth of the window...
  6. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    Thank you guys. I favour cutting the frames out of sheet but, as you will see from my trial effort, the foam board flexed too much as I was cutting. Is the Plasticard rigid enough for me to get straight edges? Also, given the scale I am working with I was thinking of 0.5mm sheets, but I assume...
  7. J

    Advice needed re: window frames

    I'm making my first ever building and would appreciate some advice with regards to window frames. I've made the walls from 2mm thick Benecreat Foam board, which has worked quite well, however, when I tried to cut out a window frame (of the standard white double glazing variety), I found the foam...
  8. J

    Pantile Roof Tiles

    For anyone who's interested, after trying various methods and after several failed attempts I think I finally have a workable solution. I made a template from the sides of an empty Baked Beans tin. The 'ripples' in the tin were too flat and just a fraction too wide for my purposes but I...
  9. J

    Pantile Roof Tiles

    Just a quick update. I've given up on trying to source some ready made Pantiles .... I just can't find the right tiles at the right scale (or even close) anywhere. As a last resort I'm trying to make my own though I'm far from confident I'll get an acceptable result.
  10. J

    Small WW2 Diorama

    Thanks all. Peter, the Jeep, gun and men are all 1:72. Everything else is just made up to look reasonable.
  11. J

    Small WW2 Diorama

    This is the last of my diorama's so I'll stop boring you with my amateur attempts after this. After I'd finished making my Airfix D-Day dioramas, I found I had a number of pieces left over, especially a Willys MB Jeep, a 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 and a random selection of miniature soldiers. I'd had...
  12. J

    Operation Overlord

    When I look at this model now after seeing what you guys achieve with yours, I can see I could have tried to do a lot more. I might get it out again one day and have another play.
  13. J

    Operation Overlord

    Thanks very much guys. Peter, as you'll see from the photo, the water was very poorly impressed on to the diorama base which is why, although I'd only intended to use mastic around the hull of each boat, I went on to add mastic to the wave tops to create breaking waves. The rest of it is down...
  14. J

    Operation Overlord

    Following the reasonable success with my first diorama I felt better placed to tackle my main interest ... the D-Day landings courtesy of Airfix's "Operation Overlord" kit. The kit left me with several "don't like that" imponderables, such as Landing Craft that sat on top of the waves rather...
  15. J

    My first ever Diorama

    Thank you all very much. At the time I did this I was unaware of weathering products on the market so used acrylic washes daubing them here and there according to what I felt looked right. Neither was I aware of the massive range of scenery accessories available, so I made all the debris by...
  16. J

    My first ever Diorama

    A couple of years ago, around the time of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I felt the urge to build a D-Day scene in remembrance of my father, who was there at the time. With much enthusiasm I bought Airfix's "Operation Overlord" kit which I thought would do nicely, however, on opening the box and...
  17. J

    Newbie saying Hi

    Thanks for the explanation. Shame about the problem that occurred - as a forum owner I know how frustrating that is. At least now I can stop looking for other display options. :)
  18. J

    Newbie saying Hi

    Thank you for the warm welcome. I hadn't thought about posting pics of things I've done as, from what I've seen so far, I'm just not in the same league as you guys. That said, I'm always open to constructive criticism. Question: I've come across many posts where the pictures only display as...
  19. J

    Pantile Roof Tiles

    Thanks gents - a few things here for me to get my teeth into. I'll pinch a tub of my granddaughters Play-Doh to experiment with making a former and trying the 'paper-mache' method to see what sort of effect I can get. I'll also check out continental "0" gauge suppliers. I did find some Italian...
  20. J

    Pantile Roof Tiles

    I'm about to start a scratch build of my previous house but have run into trouble before I even get started. The house has Pantile tiles on it's roof (see attached photo). As I can't think of a way of making them from scratch I've been searching the 'net for ready made tiles, but to no avail. I...

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