Heljan Danish Farm

[Opa George]

I like seeing plastic kits well-built.  There's a lot of potential in those kits, but they take a different set of skills than wood craftsman kits.

dave

Harry, excellent job on these kits. I really like the thatched roof--a very clever solution.  Moreover, I agree with Dave on your effective modeling with plastic kits. I know that I spend a lot of time trying to make plastic kits/parts appear as anything but plastic. It does indeed take a special set of skills.
--George

[madharry]

Thanks George I am really pleased how the model came out. I tend to ignore the fact the model is self coloured and paint it with appropriate colours which makes it a lot less toy-like.
Mike

[vinceg]

With all the finer modelling going on with the challenge I thought I would press on with my little plastic building.
This is basically complete. But I was not happy with depicting a thatched roof with painted plastic.
The quick a dirty way is this. Paint the plastic roof the colour of thatch. Then paint full strength PVA on the roof and sprinkle Woodland Scenics Harvest Gold Static grass on it.After a few minutes shake off the excess grass and save it. Next spray the roof with an holding agent. I used Peco layering spray. A strong unscented hairspray might work as well. Then apply more flock and shake the excess off.

Mike

That's great, Mike. I don't know that I have ever seen a thatch roof modeled before. Color and texture look really good.

[madharry]

Thanks Vince, I did do another on the pub on my Petite Properties string awhile back. Most modellers in the UK use plumbers hemp. But it is very tedious as far as I am concerned.

Mike