Hi Julie Just an idea for glueing the gravel into the bag. Try slightly watering down the glue and then adding with a syringe or pipette. Husbands idea ( modelling trick ). Love the video and all the ideas. Jude xxx
Awesome as usual Julie. FYI you don't need to spend money on that specialised gravel glue; railway modellers or diorama artists also use cat litter in their various scales as ballast/construction materials & they mix a "scenic glue" kit by layering, mixing, spraying & making use of stuff you'll already have in your kit e.g. PVA glue, alcohol, spray bottles, brushes & water. The scenic glue routine dries rock hard, holding rubble safely in place. My favourite modeller, Luke Towan (Boulder Creek Railroad) & has the method & his recipe on his website & YT vids. Kathy Millatt (Kathy Millatt Modelling) is a brilliant UK modeller who will probably have the same info somewhere - I just like that Luke's modelling shows scenes which are much more like our Australian environment.
Another really nice video with lots of information. Here's a couple of suggestions for your kit... - For aging, rather than using water colours, you could use a dry cake powder. Gaming dioramists often use these. Tamiya makes a variety, but eye makeup would work as well and is a lot cheaper, especially if you buy the dollar store variety. You use a makeup sponge stick to put them on... or a paintbrush... or whatever you want for the scene effects. - As others have said, you can make your own glue for gravel using PVA glue (Mod Podge works well), water, and a drop of dish soap. Use an eyedropper or spray bottles to apply, depending on the scene. The people I've watched (Luke Towen, Kathy Millatt, HMS2) put alcohol (I assume it's rubbing alcohol) on first so that the glue sticks better. - You can buy gravel in various sizes for fish tanks... I've used extra fine in handmade gardeners or mechanics soaps as well because it's already sterilized. You can get very fine right up to quite coarse gravels and they aren't usually expensive. A bag will last a lifetime of smaller projects. If you yard-sale, watch for things like this because people often sell off aquarium stuff for very cheap when all the fish die. :)
Love your videos. You can make your own glue for the gravel with one part glue three parts water. Love the fact you dipped your finger in the glue, I’m always doing that and you always make everything look so easy and perfect. Keep the videos coming xx
Your videos are absolutely wonderful! I've watched every single one of them and I have all 4 of your books which are also wonderful! I'm just waiting for the last of my supplies to be delivered (hopefully tomorrow!) and then I can begin my journey into the world of miniatures. :)
Fabulous as always. There's another RUclips artist called Steamgeezer and Son who as a brililant tutorial on multi layers of rust and aging effects. Can't wait to see your shelf x
I have learned over the years that no matter what scale you are using, if I will paint wood or paper products on both sides I don’t have much problen with them curling.
i just found your videos ,ive recently taken an interest in my dolls house so watching your videos is a pleasure Where did you get the Brasso tin from? im in Florida
I'm so glad you've found my channel Sandra. The Brasso tin came from a company called 'Platt's Mini Packages' many years ago. I don't think they're trading any more, buy try Shepherd's Miniatures, they have some great bits.
Not to be picky, but wouldn't it be dangerous to put that paraffin heater right next to all that paper? Not familiar with that sort of heater. Just a thought.
Madam, you make a lovely mess! Your attention to detail intrigues me. PS I agree with you regarding the size of the radiator, but I already have 30 of them, so I will have to use them, slightly out of scale though they are...................
Hi Julie
Just an idea for glueing the gravel into the bag. Try slightly watering down the glue and then adding with a syringe or pipette. Husbands idea ( modelling trick ). Love the video and all the ideas. Jude xxx
Thanks for the tip (hubby, too!). :)
Very nice🤩👏
Thanks 🤗
Awesome as usual Julie. FYI you don't need to spend money on that specialised gravel glue; railway modellers or diorama artists also use cat litter in their various scales as ballast/construction materials & they mix a "scenic glue" kit by layering, mixing, spraying & making use of stuff you'll already have in your kit e.g. PVA glue, alcohol, spray bottles, brushes & water. The scenic glue routine dries rock hard, holding rubble safely in place. My favourite modeller, Luke Towan (Boulder Creek Railroad) & has the method & his recipe on his website & YT vids. Kathy Millatt (Kathy Millatt Modelling) is a brilliant UK modeller who will probably have the same info somewhere - I just like that Luke's modelling shows scenes which are much more like our Australian environment.
Thank you Joanne, I will be sure to check the channels you mention. :)
I'm so glad that I have found your channel 💕
And I'm so happy that I can see all your great videos 💕
Thank you for your inspiration 💞
Thank you so much!
Love your videos. Thanks for the great work and inspiration.
Thank you Fernando.
Looks GREAT!!
Another really nice video with lots of information. Here's a couple of suggestions for your kit...
- For aging, rather than using water colours, you could use a dry cake powder. Gaming dioramists often use these. Tamiya makes a variety, but eye makeup would work as well and is a lot cheaper, especially if you buy the dollar store variety. You use a makeup sponge stick to put them on... or a paintbrush... or whatever you want for the scene effects.
- As others have said, you can make your own glue for gravel using PVA glue (Mod Podge works well), water, and a drop of dish soap. Use an eyedropper or spray bottles to apply, depending on the scene. The people I've watched (Luke Towen, Kathy Millatt, HMS2) put alcohol (I assume it's rubbing alcohol) on first so that the glue sticks better.
- You can buy gravel in various sizes for fish tanks... I've used extra fine in handmade gardeners or mechanics soaps as well because it's already sterilized. You can get very fine right up to quite coarse gravels and they aren't usually expensive. A bag will last a lifetime of smaller projects. If you yard-sale, watch for things like this because people often sell off aquarium stuff for very cheap when all the fish die. :)
Thank you Ebba, that's all really useful information.
Love your videos. You can make your own glue for the gravel with one part glue three parts water. Love the fact you dipped your finger in the glue, I’m always doing that and you always make everything look so easy and perfect. Keep the videos coming xx
Thank you Julie. Thanks for the glue tip too.
Your videos are absolutely wonderful! I've watched every single one of them and I have all 4 of your books which are also wonderful! I'm just waiting for the last of my supplies to be delivered (hopefully tomorrow!) and then I can begin my journey into the world of miniatures. :)
Thank you so much Penny, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and the books and I wish you many happy hours of miniaturing! :)
Fabulous as always. There's another RUclips artist called Steamgeezer and Son who as a brililant tutorial on multi layers of rust and aging effects. Can't wait to see your shelf x
Thank you so much.
Sweet!
É tudo maravilhosamente belo.👍👍👍👏👏👏👏❤❤💋💋
Thank you for including metric and inches!!!
You're very welcome Kathleen, I like to make things easy for everyone. :)
I have learned over the years that no matter what scale you are using, if I will paint wood or paper products on both sides I don’t have much problen with them curling.
Thanks, that's a great tip.
Love the pariphen heater👍 did you make it or but it?
If you made it,how did you make it would love to see a how to tutorial 👍
I made the heater from a kit, which I will be doing a tutorial for on my channel soon. :)
Julie Warren.
Cool thank you 👍😁
i just found your videos ,ive recently taken an interest in my dolls house so watching your videos is a pleasure Where did you get the Brasso tin from? im in Florida
I'm so glad you've found my channel Sandra. The Brasso tin came from a company called 'Platt's Mini Packages' many years ago. I don't think they're trading any more, buy try Shepherd's Miniatures, they have some great bits.
You could try to mix some of the shoe polish with some coconut oil to soften it back up
Thanks Edwina, I'll certainly give that a go. :)
Not to be picky, but wouldn't it be dangerous to put that paraffin heater right next to all that paper? Not familiar with that sort of heater. Just a thought.
Oh certainly, and even more so the cloth on top! I'm thinking the owners of this messy shed are not into their health and safety! :)
Madam, you make a lovely mess! Your attention to detail intrigues me.
PS I agree with you regarding the size of the radiator, but I already have 30 of them, so I will have to use them, slightly out of scale though they are...................
Thank you George. I'm sure the radiators will look fine. :)