Backdrops, How to..for scale models.

[Cadman]

Wow, that looks very real!

[JohnReid]

Note:

I can see now that the way I started this thread can be confusing (damn it confuses me) It was meant to help me save time as I post my stuff to 26 different sites,aircraft,ships,cars,RR ,Art , etc..... I have finally learned how to post a pic and text together which helps a lot.
Instead, from now on I will now post pics and text together.Once in awhile I will post a thumbnail which will take you directly to other pics of interest on the that topic .
Sorry bout that ,ya gotta have patience with me as I am 71 now and not all that familiar with computers.

[ARH]

John, I have admired your picture stories for a long time, but you need to read up on brickwork, it may only stand out to some one like me, a time served bricklayer for 58 years.

[JohnReid]

This pic is pretty much self-explanatory.I made my roof with tongue depressors although for the smaller scales coffee stir stiks would work just as well.

[JohnReid]

John, I have admired your picture stories for a long time, but you need to read up on brickwork, it may only stand out to some one like me, a time served bricklayer for 58 years.

Hi ! I am sure that there are lots of mistakes but to the ordinary modeler it looks OK.Thanks for the heads up ! just call it artistic license.

[JohnReid]

99% of my stuff is done with hand tools.On occasion I will use a belt sander or a rotary burr to save some time on hand sanding but even these tools are not really necessary.
Scratch building is easy and cheap to do once you get used to used to working with the materials.

[JohnReid]

Click on thumbnail for a bigger pic and more of them

I do not seal the bare wood shingles. I paint each one with thin washes of gray flat acrylic and let it soak in. Be sure to let some of the underlying wood grain show through.Finish with chalk pastels,brown, gray, black etc..The pastels will stick because of the rough surface but you could use a spray matte fixative if you want as a sealer.
Mine are going in glass cases so I don't bother with the final step,besides the acrylic gray paint acts as a sealer itself.