KIT BUILDING ED SCHULTZ
KIT BUILDING FIVE BASIC MATERIALS: PLASTIC (STYRENE) WOOD LASER CUT & STANDARD PLASTER METAL RESIN ADDING DETAILS
PLASTIC KITS TYPICALLY STYRENE TYPE PLASTIC DPM WALTHERS BACHMANN CON-COR
PLASTIC KITS
PLASTIC KITS
PAINTING PLASTIC KITS WASH ALL PLASTIC PARTS BEORE PAINTING/ASSEMBLY USE ANY TYPE OF SPRAY PAINT (SPRAY BOMBS) RED PRIMER MAKES EXCELLENT BRICK COLOR WATER BASED PAINTS ALSO WORK WELL (POLLY S) CRAFT PAINTS CAN ALSO BE USED
GLUING PLASTIC KITS ENSURE SURFACES TO BE BONDED ARE NOT PAINTED. CLEAN ANY PAINT AT THE JOINT TO BE GLUED IF MODEL HAS BEEN PRE- PAINTED. SURFACES TO BE BONDED NEED TO BE FLUSH AND CLEAN HOLD PIECES TOGETHER AND APPLY GLUE DO NOT USE BRUSH THAT COMES WITH LIQUID GLUE USE MICRO-BRUSHES FOR GLUE APPLICATION
GLUING PLASTIC KITS ONLY ONE TYPE OF GLUE SHOULD BE USED FOR PLASTIC KITS STYRENE COMPATIBLE GLUE (SIMILAR TO MEK) TENAX 7R DRIES IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS TESTORS LIQUID TAKES LONGER THAN TENAX TESTORS GEL COMES IN A TUBE NOT A LIQUID TAKES ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES TO DRY LEAVES SOME RESIDUE WHEN DRY APPLY LIQUID GLUES WITH A MICRO-BRUSH USE ANY OF THE ABOVE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION!
PLASTIC KITS
PLASTIC KITS A WORD TO THE WISE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE! BUILD SOMETHING SIMILAR TO PREVET GLUE BOTTLES FROM TIPPING OVER
PLASTIC KITS DRAFT ANGLES USED ON MOLDS TO ENSURE PARTS ARE EASILY RELEASED MOST NOTICABLE ON DPM KITS WALL CASTINGS ARE FAIRLY THICK SINCE DETAIL PARTS ARE CAST ON THEM
DRAFT ANGLE CASTING DETAIL SIDE OF CASTING MOLD DESIRED MOLD & CASTING
DRAFT ANGLE CASTING DRAFT ANGLE DETAIL SIDE OF CASTING MOLD ACTUAL MOLD & CASTING
DRAFT ANGLE BUILDING SIDE LARGE GAP. INADEQUATE GLUING SURFACE. BUILDING FRONT
DRAFT ANGLE BUILDING SIDE SAND SQUARE BEFORE GLUING BUILDING FRONT
WOOD KITS
WOOD KITS
WOOD KITS
WOOD KITS
WOOD KITS TWO BASIC TYPES OF WOOD KITS HAND CUT EARLY WOOD KITS HAD TO BE HAND CUT NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN SCRATCH BUILDING SOME HAD CUT LINES DRAWN ON WOOD. OTHERS CAME WITH CLEAR ACETATE TEMPLATES QUALITY CRAFT GLOOR CRAFT JL INNOVATIVE (EARLY) N SCALE ARCHITECT (EARLY)
WOOD KITS TWO BASIC TYPES OF WOOD KITS LASER KITS LASER, OPERATED BY A CAD PROGRAM, PRECUTS ALL WOOD PARTS BAR MILLS NORMALLY EXCELLENT FIT NORTHEASTERN SCALE MODELS AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS (LASER ART) CREATIVE DESIGNS BRANCHLINE KITS GC LASER BLAIR LINE JL INNOVATIVE N-SCALE ARCHITECT
WOOD KITS PAINTING TO PREVENT WOOD FROM WARPING USE PLAIN SPRAY PAINT PRIME BOTH SIDES WITH SEVERAL LIGHT COATS BEFORE ASSEMBLY USE AN AUTOMOTIVE GRAY PRIMER IF SPRAY PAINTING CANNOT BE DONE, USE SEVERAL LIGHT COATS OF WATER BASED ACRYLIC PAINT DRY BRUSH EACH COAT. USE INTERNAL BRACING
WOOD KITS INTERNAL BRACING 1/8 BASS WOOD WORKS WELL FOR BRACING. USE CAUTION WHEN ADDING BRACING AS IT MAY INTERFERE WITH A WINDOW OR DOOR ON AN ADJACENT WALL. CHECK ON ALIGNMENT IF TABS ARE USED
INTERNAL BRACING
WOOD KITS PAINTING (CON T) AFTER PRIMING, BUILDING CAN BE PAINTED USING ANY TYPE OF PAINT CAN BE PAINTED BEFORE ASSEMBLY APPLY LIGHT COATS OVER THE GREY PRIMER TO GET AN AGED LOOK. USE SMALL AMOUNTS OF PAINT IF BRUSHING WITH WATER BASED PAINT
WOOD KITS GLUING USE WOOD GLUE EITHER WHITE OR YELLOW WILL WORK YELLOW SETS FASTER AND HOLDS BETTER SUPER GLUE WALTHERS GOO
WOOD KITS TRIM ASSEMBLY
WOOD KITS WINDOW/DOOR ASSEMBLY
WOOD KITS ROOFING MATERIALS PAPER SHINGLES FROM PAPER CREEK. NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. MAY BE ABLE TO STILL FIND.
WOOD KITS ROOFING MATERIALS BLACK PAPER STRIPS TO REPRESENT ROLLED TAR PAPER. USUALLY COMES WITH MOST KITS
PLASTER KITS
PLASTER KITS
PLASTER KITS
PLASTER KITS TWO MANUFATURERS DOWNTOWN DECO MAKES NICE LOOKING ACROSS THE TRACKS KITS MONROE MODELS VARIOUS KITS INCLUDING HIGHWAY OVERPASSES
PLASTER KITS GLUING PLASTER KITS YELLOW GLUE EPOXY PLASTER KITS HAVE DRAFT ANGLE SIMILAR TO DPM KITS WALLS NEED TO BE SQUARED OFF BEFORE GLUING USE SMALL DIAMETER TUBING TO REPRESENT DOWN SPOUTS AT WALL JOINTS
PLASTER KITS PAINTING PLASTER KITS PRIME FIRST PLASTER WILL ABSORB PAINT IF NOT PRIMED NO WINDOW OPENINGS PLASTER WALLS TOO THICK PAINT WINDOW OPENINGS BLACK BEFORE INSERTING WINDOW FRAMES
METAL KITS MICRO-STRUCTURES by MILLER ENGINEERING MICRON-ART DIFFICULT TO GET RAISED TEXTURE ON ETCHED METAL COMPONENTS ACC (SUPER GLUE) IS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER RESISTANCE SOLDERING WILL ALSO WORK NEEDS TO BE PRIMED BEFORE PAINTING
RESIN (URETHANE) KITS EARLY MAGNUSON MODELS PERIOD MINIATURES
RESIN (URETHANE) KITS
RESIN (URETHANE) KITS NOT MADE ANYMORE AVAILABLE ON AFTERMARKET RESIN KITS SIMILAR TO DPM ALL ITEMS ARE CAST ON DRAFT ANGLE ISSUE TENDED TO WARP CAN BE HEATED ON OVEN (125 F) AND THEN FLATTENED CASTINGS TENDED TO HAVE AIR BUBBLES NEEDED TO BE FILLED, SANDED SUPER GLUE OR EPOXY WORK MUST BE WASHED AND THEN PRIMED FOR PAINTING
ADDING DETAILS ROOF DETAILS MOST ROOFS ARE VISIBLE ON LAYOUTS AFTER-MARKET ITEMS AVAILABLE VENTS, CHIMNEYS, PIPES, A/C UNITS, DUCTS MOST LARGE BUILDINGS HAVE WATER TANK ON TOP TAR LINES ADD TAR LINES AT WALL/ROOF JOINTS, WHERE TWO DIFFERENT ANGLED ROOFS COME TOGETHER OR WHERE ROOF DETAILS ARE ATTACHED MIX POLLY S STEAM POWER BLACK AND WHITE GLUE TO MAKE TAR. DO NOT USE YELLOW GLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! APPLY WITH A TOOTHPICK TV ANTENNAS FROM GOLD MEDAL MODELS
BUILDING DETAILS FIRE ESCAPES ADDING DETAILS ADD FIRE ESCAPES MADE BY GOLD MEDAL MODELS TO ANY URBAN SETTING BUILDING
ADDING DETAILS BUILDING DETAILS CLUTTER ADD PALLETS, BOXES, FUEL TANKS, BARRELS, FORK LIFTS AND PEOPLE TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS. IN URBAN AREAS ADD SHOPPING CARTS TO STORE FRONTS PARKING METERS CURBSIDE TRASH CANS SIGNS WINDOWS ADD WINDOW TREATMENTS TO WINDOWS CURTAINS, BLINDS, SHADES FILL IN STORE FRONT WINDOWS WITH CURTAINS OR PHOTOS SCALED DOWN BUILDING SIDES ADD SIGNS OR BILLBOARDS ADD SMALL DIAMETER TUBING TO REPRESENT DOWNSPOUTS APPLY A WASH OF INDIA INK AND ALCOHOL TO AGE THE MODEL WORKS ESPECIALLY WELL ON WOOD KITS
QUESTIONS BUILDING KITS