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Re: Building a moon-display for your space models
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:15:59 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Tobias Möller writes:
> I just got this idea that I´ll try soon.
> By using papier-mache, some glue and sand, you could build a planet plate to
> play and display your space models on. This would be especially cool with
> classic space. You form the landscape, spread glue on it, sprinkle over sand
> and let it dry. Then paint with a sand-like color, not glossy.
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> I´ll try this and then take pics of my space models to put up on my website.
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> --Tobias
Greetings, Tobias...
You might also think about -embedding- smaller plates here and there
(inside craters or rills, for example) to enable you to achieve a
more solid footing for your models. I've thought about this myself,
both for space theme as well as for castle theme, but have yet to
try it out. I guess we'll see which of us gets to it first, eh? <grin>
By the way...what sort of paint have you found to work best (i.e., adheres
best and looks correct) for use on ABS?
Cheers,
Roger
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 | | Re: Building a moon-display for your space models
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| Embedding plates, that´s a good idea. For bases etc, I thoguht that I´d build the model on it´s own baseplate, then just put it on the display, like it´s done in the catalogues. I don´t know if it really is necessary to embed plates, if you can make (...) (27 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Building a moon-display for your space models
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| I just got this idea that I´ll try soon. By using papier-mache, some glue and sand, you could build a planet plate to play and display your space models on. This would be especially cool with classic space. You form the landscape, spread glue on it, (...) (27 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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