Build threads for newbies

[Janbouli]

There are maybe 100's of build threads on this forum , I think it would be great if we had a list of build threads that would accommodate beginner modelers, but also experienced modelers.

This first post will have a list of links to How To's

So which of your threads do you think a newbie can learn most from, for instance describing what paints to use , glue to use , easy weathering techniques, you get the picture.

   
• Easy Peasy Stucco on Walls , how to add easy and nice stucco.   http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=4066.0

   
• Modeling Chain Link Fence  http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=4076.0

   
• Wharton Iron Works kitbash , working with uncut wood , weathering bottom of wood walls.  http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=1572.0
  
  
• H.J. Simpson Feed & Seed kit from Bar Mills , small kit with some alterations http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=3911.0

[bparrish]

Jan...
This is a great idea.....
However, many of my builds were on the old Kit forum.
Jimmy ! ! !  Hey ! !  Are you in there ? ? ?
Do any of these still exist.
I saved some of the original stuff and could put it up I suppose.
What is the thinking of the group? ? /
see yaBob

[Janbouli]

Jan...
This is a great idea.....
However, many of my builds were on the old Kit forum.

I think everyone here has a few back on the old forum, I think the best solution would be to copy a thread from there to this forum ( can be a lot of work if it's a long thread ) , or link to that thread on the old forum , which I don't think would be the ideal solution. Or we will just have to do with what we've done on this forum.

[deemery]

In general, "ReadingBob" provides great tutorial threads.  I really appreciate the time he takes to stop and take photos, I don't have the patience to do that.


dave

[cuse]

One of the great lessons I learned from the build threads on this (and it's predecessor) forum is that if you take it one small bite at a time (patiently) you can get expert results. Only in rare cases, building wood structure kits, is there a particular world-class "move". It's almost always one well-executed small step at a time. So, by that theory, almost any detailed build thread can help a modeler of any skill level attain great results...Reading Bob's threads DO stand out for their meticulous step by step nature and excellent "how I did it" photography.


If anything, that may be the "it" factor...Bob, in particular, shows the technique as much as he does the result of each step.


When it comes to other mediums, like brass stuff, there are some distinct skills that must be earned.


John

[ACL1504]

Jan,

I try to make all my threads so that the "newbies and advanced" modelers can understand/follow the process. However; I, like Reading Bob, have done so many I'm not sure of the ones to post. I'll go back and find one.

Tom

[Janbouli]

Jan,

I try to make all my threads so that the "newbies and advanced" modelers can understand/follow the process. However; I, like Reading Bob, have done so many I'm not sure of the ones to post. I'll go back and find one.

Tom

Thanks Tom, just a link to the thread is great.I came up with this idea because one of my fellow N-scalers on nScale.net was looking for instructions and tips for his first wooden kit, I gave some tips and a link to my structures page on my website, and I told everyone there that if they could live with more H0 then N-scale I would try to setup a thread here on modelersforum to get to know Craftsmen kit building.

I see it as a mutual benefit , they get to look at the finest modeling there is , and this forum might get a few more members.

[ReadingBob]

First off thanks for the kind comments on my threads.  They're very much appreciated.   

I love the recent 'topic' specific threads like Tom's Easy Peasy Stucco on Walls and Steve's Modeling Chain Link Fence.  I agree those types of threads might warrant a new category on the forum to keep them grouped together.

Unfortunately links to the build threads on the old forum probably won't do much good.  A while back I received an e-mail regarding one of my threads on that forum where the sender requested the pictures I had attached to it at one time.  They went AWOL on the old forum.  All that was there was the text.  Luckily I had the pictures on my hard drive so I was able to send them to the individual who requested them.

An index to the threads on this forum is an interesting idea.  If we were to start a thread and post replies with links to our threads it might get messy after a spell.  You'd have to scan all the replies, which wouldn't be in any particular order, in hopes of finding a link to a particular kit.  I'm not sure what the best way to do this might be.

[Lynnb]

This is an excellent idea, I have learned soooooo much from you guys. I know and appreciate the work that goes into not only building the kits but also what it takes to document and post the steps.

[Janbouli]

  I'm not sure what the best way to do this might be.

I modified the first post , I will do that everytime a new entry is posted, would that work?

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Here's one that I did that I think a beginner could learn from.  Maybe even I would learn something if I took the time to re-read it.

http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=3911.0

Of course it's required that you drink a Diet Pepsi while reading this thread.  Just saying.

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Here's another Tom Langford thread that I would include in a list for newbies.  It's the Degraw chicken structure from FOS scale models.

http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=318.0