Tag: diecast

• ” It Looks Like A Die Cast “

  

  A well-known contributor to a modelling You Tube site has often remarked that painting a model without weathering it extensively makes it look like a die cast. I think he’s right and I’m ever so grateful to him for the hint. I still do weather some models lightly, but knowing that they will look good…

  Dick Stein

  January 28, 2022

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Collecting, Colour Schemes, die cast, German aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Model cars, Modelling materials, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  diecast, styles, tastes, Weathering

• “ Toy-Like “

  

  A well-known set of modellers discuss their builds on the internet regularly and show how they apply weathering, washes, oils, staining, filters, and a whole armoury of pictorial effects to their models. The results are indeed grimy and realistic – one has to applaud them for that. Yet, they fall into a habit of describing…

  Dick Stein

  April 3, 2021

  Collecting, Colour Schemes, die cast, Forums, Miniature Philosophy, Miniature photography, Model cars, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized, Weathering

  choices, diecast, Toys, Weathering

• Good Morning, Walter – Part Four – Lead Us Not Into Temptation

  

  Whitemetal us…or Zamac us. But no lead. You are lucky these days, Walter. Many of the hazards of the olden times are gone. No more Hitler, no more smallpox, and no more lead soldiers. I was never in any real danger from the first two but I was exposed to the last ones. And I…

  Dick Stein

  July 17, 2019

  Collecting, Colour Schemes, die cast, Enamel, Military models, Miniature Philosophy, Modelling materials, Toys, Uncategorized

  Collecting, diecast, hazards, lead soldiers