European House model kit - construction and painting (

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2 жыл бұрын

Building and painting the European House model kit that I unboxed in a previous video. The kit was supplied to me by Scale Models HQ (scalemodelshq.com?aff=3) and made from foam and laser cut wood. In this video I complete the basic construction, add a small interior section to the kit, finish the outside using plaster, and construct the roof. Floors were added from XPS foam as these were not supplied with the kit. I finish the initial painting and some (accidental!) paint chipping. In the next video in this series I will be weathering the building with oil paints and adding a few others bits and pieces to make the building more realistic.
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@sayeager5559 2 жыл бұрын

They certainly sent it to the right guy. Great job!

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Appreciate that.

@foreverplastickits138 2 жыл бұрын

*You put the level of detail so high that's your building is most realistic than ...reality!*

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you mate!

@stuartmiller8053 2 жыл бұрын

Grand result so far. Looking forward to the end result. Stu NZ

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stu

@lawrencereid9375 2 жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING! Anxious to see Part 3.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lawrence

@BrushQuill 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people that build foam buildings use a Mod Podge/paint mix as a basecoat to help with the paint process, and harden up the foam. You can also add to plaster if you want to take that route. The build is coming along nicely though

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that's a good suggestion

@GregReilly135ScaleModels 2 жыл бұрын

Its coming along nicely will look forward to the next update

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg. I really wanted to include more in this video, but time got the better of me.

@marcosaugustosoares Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful and interesting project!

@ModelNerd Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@robbo1068 2 жыл бұрын

You have been busy! The house is really taking shape, especially like the way you've managed to show the damage to the walls and roof and giving the impression of an interior....without an interior! It will be interesting to see the next phase to this build.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robbo

@t.j.w3561 2 жыл бұрын

NICE level of detail. Love the “happy accidents”! Great stuff and well done. Can’t wait to see what kind of scene you’ll have this in.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you T.J.

@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite 2 жыл бұрын

A fantastic result. Great to see

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve

@Barbarossamodels 2 жыл бұрын

Another great progress video, a lot of work & detail gone into this, well worth the effort….👏🙂

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it off in the next video :)

@philRminiatures 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive creativity...and technique, so many realistic details...inspiring!👍👍

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phil :)

@andrewshawmodels8610 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good. The weathering stencils are interesting - a better result than I expected! The laser cut wood parts are very well done. Good stuff. 👍

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew. Yes, I think with the weathering stencils there is a sweet spot in terms of distance (stencil from model and also airbrush from stencil) as well as PSI and paint thinning. I'm also slowly, finally, realising that weathering effects need to be fairly stark in the initial stages or they will disappear by the end. I'll be using the stencils on some upcoming kits, both armour and aircraft, to see how they do in each situation. I might also try them for adding the mottling pattern when using the black basing technique.

@andrewshawmodels8610 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd Nice one! I shall look out for those with great interest. Cheers. 👍

@EmdeeScaleModels 2 жыл бұрын

wonderful stuff...I have a ruined building to do, so your timing was perfect! Thanks.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Martin. Good luck with your build!

@EmdeeScaleModels 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd Thanks!

@jacobpanzerdry8985 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing mate I built a Korean farm house not too long ago of a Korean War Diorama came out great your videos are a great inspiration. Keep it up!

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jacob

@jacobpanzerdry8985 2 жыл бұрын

No problem

@ScaleMilitaryModels 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, looks really cool. I would like to see what you would create from scratch 😉

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm creating a scratch base for this from XPS foam (about a third done right now), and then I have plans to build a barn for my Jagdpanther to hide inside :)

@ScaleMilitaryModels 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd cool. I’m building a barn for one of my diorama right now, are your going to make yours from foam or wood?

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't decided yet whether it will be a brick barn (so foam) or a wooden one (using popsicle /ice lolly sticks). I'm leaning towards wooden, but I also want to make it quite big (and need to, with a Jagdpanther inside it!).

@hanssmidt12 2 жыл бұрын

@splodge561 2 жыл бұрын

Have just ordered one,looks great, would primer on the foam help?

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

The primer sort of helps (I used Tamiya rattle can), but because of the very high surface area of the foam I found the spray still missed a lot of spots. Overall the thick layer of artist's acrylics was cheaper :D

@splodge561 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModelNerd ok thanks

@captainmagic91 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Top skill level...... but.... those roof tiles upset me. Look really odd being all joined together along the top in a strip. They should be all individual as surely that's how tiles work? I'll reserve final judgement for the next instalment

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm inclined to agree. With hindsight I should have cut them all apart into separate tiles. Hopefully it won't be too obvious on the final model.

@nattyyoutube9621 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I was wondering what are some good brands to buy diorama trees from because I don’t have a good selection at any local places

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. I've never bought any pre-made trees, but have made my own. You can make basic ones using just sea foam and scatter/flock. Or you can use wires and clay to make the trunks of larger trees and then use the seafoam as the smaller branches.

@nattyyoutube9621 2 жыл бұрын

All right thanks

@davegiles2344 2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Ammo by Mig plasicator?

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen it but I haven't used it. To be honest Ammo comes out with so many products that sometimes I wonder if many are the same basic material previous releases. Have you used it?

@davegiles2344 2 жыл бұрын

No I haven’t. Just a suggestion.

@ModelNerd 2 жыл бұрын

No worries - I always appreciate suggestions