Building stingray-63’s “Lost Baby”
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- Published: Thursday, 30 July 2020 19:46
- Written by Jonny Retro
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We built a “Wide Eye” Sand Scorcher for one of our members – and managed to keep it a secret for 8 months.
Scratchbuilding pt.12: Two-Dimensional Curved Structures
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- Published: Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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... a 1:10ish scale "Teardrop" caravan seems like a good idea
Scratchbuilding pt.11: Brass Frameworks
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- Published: Saturday, 03 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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In this instalment, our worked example of a brass framework will be a roof rack for the Laplander
Scratchbuilding pt.10: Vehicle Interiors
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- Published: Saturday, 23 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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In this instalment we'll look at adding an interior and a driver figure
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
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
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
