Hi Folks,
Thought I would share the first video in our new "Art of Detail" series. These will be short videos on everything about details and detailing your model railroad structures and dioramas. They will air every week on New Tracks Modeling Zoom sessions and You Tube. You can also subscribe to them directly on our Interaction Hobbies You Tube page.
https://youtu.be/fhsEHoUwtKE
Enjoy and Happy Model'n!
Hey Darryl:
Very cool. Thanks for sharing it.
Karl
Great video Darryl , is that your wife doing the comments , very nice and clear voice.
I would have started with how (and why) you affixed the chimney to the cork.
Besides that, great video!
I like those make-up sponges for Pan Pastels, too. I think Vallejo "Air Brush Flow Improver" works the same way as the Flow-Aid.
The top of chimneys are usually stained by smoke and ash, a great weathering detail you could add on a 2nd talk on roof detailing.
dave
Thanks for the comments team. We will try to cover a lot of techniques in a growing number of videoes.
Jan, I got my girl friend, Nicole Kidman, to do the voice overs! ::)
Looks like I'll need to get some makeup sponges. Thanks for the video.
Jeff
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I just watched and enjoyed the video very much. It is well done and at just over 4 minutes, about right for a quick tip--the kind you can consume like potato chips, one after the other.
I have gone back and forth on specific types of sponges used in modeling: man-made with uniform texture, and natural, with the varied texture. I can see the value of the make-up sponges for a precise application as demonstrated here and will try it out. I currently use natural sponges for the more random application of paint to walls in search of a "peeling" aged paint look.
Thanks for posting and I'll be following along watching further videos.
--Opa George
Thanks Guys!
George, just remember that all makeup sponges are not equal. For this technique you want to make sure you get the ones that have a very smooth texture. I have seen them in both flats and wedges. The wedges seem more common.
Also as a note, if you are finding that you are filling in the mortar lines with paint, then you have too much paint on the sponge and/or are pushing too hard on the surface.
How did the chimney become attached to the cork. I don't understand what is holding it in place?
Quote from: Dave Buchholz on November 21, 2025, 10:55:01 AMHow did the chimney become attached to the cork. I don't understand what is holding it in place?
I would think drill a hole in the bottom of the chimney then insert a toothpick into the chimney and cork!!
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry on November 21, 2025, 01:30:01 PMQuote from: Dave Buchholz on November 21, 2025, 10:55:01 AMHow did the chimney become attached to the cork. I don't understand what is holding it in place?
I would think drill a hole in the bottom of the chimney then insert a toothpick into the chimney and cork!!
Jerry
If he used a tooth pick that chimmeny would have spun around like a top when he used the sponge to paint the bricks. I think he used ahot glue. It looked like it at the base of the chimmeny. Just my guess from some critical thinking and powers of observation. :) ;)
Bernd
Quote from: Bernd on November 21, 2025, 05:15:50 PMQuote from: Jerry on November 21, 2025, 01:30:01 PMQuote from: Dave Buchholz on November 21, 2025, 10:55:01 AMHow did the chimney become attached to the cork. I don't understand what is holding it in place?
I would think drill a hole in the bottom of the chimney then insert a toothpick into the chimney and cork!!
Jerry
If he used a tooth pick that chimmeny would have spun around like a top when he used the sponge to paint the bricks. I think he used ahot glue. It looked like it at the base of the chimmeny. Just my guess from some critical thinking and powers of observation. :) ;)
Bernd
Hi team,
Really there is no magic here. I just used a bit of tacky glue and glued the chimney to the cork. Once done, just peel off the chimney. Might have to scrap a bit of glue from the bottom of the chimney, but it comes off easy. If there is damage to the cork, just sand the cork a bit for re-use.
Thank you for following up to answer my question.
Fifth Dave to the right