"Ballast Magic Helps a California Diorama look perfect" Topic
5 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Dioramas Message Board Back to the Terrain and Scenics Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase ArticleIs there finally a gluestick worth buying for paper modelers?
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Profile ArticleReport from Day One!
Current Poll
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Tango01 | 29 Mar 2018 9:01 p.m. PST |
"SOLVING A MODELLING PROBLEM sometimes comes from a different direction. In this case, with a product called Ballast Magic. Mat Irvine: I was looking to apply a thin layer of (real) sand onto a small base, to display a figure with accessories. These were as supplied with a kit called ‘The Wild Ones,' an original early 1970s MPC issue of the '29 Ford Woodie/Pickup.
In a diorama build like this, such a job is usually a matter of applying a layer of paint, sprinkling on sand, tipping off the excess, allowing to dry, then spraying a matt varnish or similar to seal in the grains and keep them in place. Overall, this method works pretty well, but there are always some grains that escape…."
Main page link Amicalement Armand
|
Chris Wimbrow | 30 Mar 2018 5:45 a.m. PST |
The plastic bottle seems to be a good idea. Some years back I bought a smallish plastic bag (most likely Woodland Scenics') that was only sealed by a fold and a staple to hold it shut under the folded cardboard label. Stored in a tool box in a damp basement it didn't take long to transform into a useless solid brick of glue. It is more neat stuff from the model railroad world. Just keep it dry and/or don't buy more than you can use fairly quickly. |
princeman | 30 Mar 2018 8:47 a.m. PST |
Man does this bring back memories – kicking back and listening to the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. |
Tango01 | 30 Mar 2018 10:51 a.m. PST |
|
Cacique Caribe | 30 Mar 2018 11:44 p.m. PST |
LOL. I seriously thought the title read "Black Magic Helps A California …" Dan PS. I wonder if Sea Monkeys would like that stuff between their little fishy "toes":
|
|