Hope you'll follow as I start this. More buildings , as I turn to France for this street scene. There's something about French streets of the 1930/40s , the worn weathered shop fronts and houses just lend them selves to modelling .
First the base , other frames from other shops are available.
Note the small drawing to the right of the frame , this is all I require in the way of plans.
Material and tools , love the Foam Works tools, well made and allow for very precise cuts . To the right of the straight cutter is the cheaper angled cutter . Just needs careful set up.
Kappa Line, the only decent foam board if your going to scribe or imprint .Not held by most model or craft shops, so you have to buy from the 4 D model shop in London . The white block of XPS also came from them .To the left is a scrap box of black XPS foam , this is 20mm think. Perfect thinness for scribing and then PVA gluing to the cheaper white foam board on the right. This is what I use for the shape of the buildings.
With the frame filled over the glass using cheap white foam board the Kappa Line is fixed using PVA to the whole thing .
Using any thing to hand to hold it while it dries .
Come the morning this will be fully dried and ready for marking out for the buildings and pavements .
Refreshments available, contact Messer's Dude1 and Mini Me, who are on hand to assist with seating ect .
There might be figures , definitely civilians, but maybe some Germans and some form of transport .
Hopefully an interesting build to follow .
John .
First the base , other frames from other shops are available.
Note the small drawing to the right of the frame , this is all I require in the way of plans.
Material and tools , love the Foam Works tools, well made and allow for very precise cuts . To the right of the straight cutter is the cheaper angled cutter . Just needs careful set up.
With the frame filled over the glass using cheap white foam board the Kappa Line is fixed using PVA to the whole thing .
Using any thing to hand to hold it while it dries .
Come the morning this will be fully dried and ready for marking out for the buildings and pavements .
Refreshments available, contact Messer's Dude1 and Mini Me, who are on hand to assist with seating ect .
There might be figures , definitely civilians, but maybe some Germans and some form of transport .
Hopefully an interesting build to follow .
John .
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