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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 14 - enhance an etched-brass fence
Great tips Cody on enhancing the structure of a brass etching. You didn’t show that the plastic additions were to be painted, but I assume that David will show us that later. Does the “nibbler” work on other materials besides plastic? Thanks for answering my earlier question.
If you’re having trouble with the scenery and the town of Big Bend. Why not use the Topside Creeper sold Micro-Mark?
Hi Cody:
what is the color blue you use for your sky? It looks great in your videos.
Good Show Cody. As always! Hey and Keep it up!
for Gus…I first bought a nibbler tool when I was building some electronic projects. It works great on thin sheet metal. Just the thing for switches and indicator lamps that don’t use a round hole, but need a square or rectangular opening.
As a person who considers himself a “modeler” versus “railroader” I always appreciate the episodes of Cody’s Workshop. Some good material today, Thanks!
I had purchase those fence, they are not installed yet. I will try your modeling tip for sure.
Cody, I always enjoy these episodes of the workshop. I also use the Micro brushes you mention, however I’m a bit more frugal in my approach. Whenever I use one for painting I clean it in the appropriate thinner for the paint I’m using. The paint often stains the fibers on the brush so I am careful to re-use the brushes which are a close match for the paint color I’m using. For example if I’m painting something red I’ll use a brush that I’ve painted red with before, as opposed to painting white with a previously used red stained brush to avoid the color coming out pink. I can usually get the brushes to last through many re-uses before the fibers deteriorate, (probably fewer with harsher thinners). But I don’t dispose of them just yet as these are the brushes that become my glue applicators. Although the packs of Micro brushes aren’t expensive relatively, I still like to get as many ‘miles’ out of them as possible.
Great work Cody.
Cody, another question if you have some time. You mentioned the addition of a section of facia when you answered another email and I was wondering, is there a particular moment in model railroading when the idea of adding facia to the benchwork came into vogue? I have looked into older issues of Model Rialroader magazine and other modeling magazines and I can’t find many examples of earlier layouts that didn’t have facia. Do we know when adding facia got started historically?
Excellent tips Cody. Behind you are some grain bins that are cut in half and set flat against the backdrop. Could you cover the techniques used to expand a project like this by doubling the number of bins and saving space to boot?
Hi Cody,
Here’s a question I have been wondering about. What do you do with the project layouts once they have been completed?
Keep up the great work!
Michael Loik
Felton, California