Mick Bonwick

My pleasure, Mikkel. Yes, you're right, the effect can be used for all sorts of things. I have successfully used it for representing a build-up of mud on a 1/43rd tractor, for example. Apply one layer, wait for it to dry (a few minutes) and repeat.

Tony, I agree entirely. The colours are far more suited to larger scales and military dioramas, and that, of course, is what they were designed for.

Lifecolor produce a set of materials that purport to replicate moss and lichen. I had one of these sets to evaluate when they were first introduced and concluded that they were no better than some of the other products that I used at the time. While thinking about how to do this mossy roof thing, I dug out the set. I'm not suggesting that you would use these to replicate moss in 4mm scales, but they could be used for other things in the greenery areas. I have applied each of the materials to the corrugated plastic, becuase that was what I had to hand, and here is the result: They were all applied using PVA and, although they area all called powders, none of them are. POW 03, 5, 7, & 8 are coloured sawdust and POW01, 2 & 4 are ground up coloured foam. POW05, 7 & 8 are not partof the set, but are available separately. If you are only wanting to do a small area or a small diorama then these materials could be ideal, but if you need materials to cover larger areas then it would be more cost-effective to buy ground foam scatters and/or pigments. Just my opinion.

Yes, Jonathan, I'm being deliberately provocative, bearing in mind his threat earlier in the thread. There's a little emoji on the last line of my post.

Is there a size limit to a shed/hut then? Similar shape to a Nissan hut.

This won't help you at all in your quest for transfer heaven, but I thought you'd appreciate a word or several from a fellow sufferer. I have many kits awaiting construction but, after a good few failures at the transfer stage much earlier on in my modelling activities, that is likely to remain the case for some time yet. It is fortunate that there is much more left to do than add more running stock, and I comfort myself in the knowledge that I can get on with that stuff first and still be making progress towards the end result. The day will come, though . . . . . . .

I remembered. You can find it here:

The modelling of a mossy roof. By way of a response to a question asked by @MrWolf on the Shed Thread, "Anyone know how to model two inch thick moss?" I suggest the following: A base coat of matt varnish, to ensure adhesion of following materials. In my case this will be Testor's Dullcote. A thinly applied layer of pigment of a suitable colour. More later. An application of pigment fixer, to keep the pigment in place without spoiling colour or texture too much. For moss a texture is just about feasible in 4mm scale, which is the scale for the worked example. I was sure that I had some wriggly tin somewhere but, it seems, I was wrong. All that I could find was some Wills clear corrugated glazing that was no longer clear because of age yellowing. This is a vacuum formed material, so I removed the edges to give me a flatter sheet to work on. Both sides of the sheet were given a good dose of Dullcote, just in case the first side was a failure and I had to start again. Be prepared. A thin layer of pigment was then dabbed onto the sheet, deliberately making it uneven. The choice of colour is obviously down to personal perception of the source image. To keep this pigment in place while further work is done, some pigment fixer was applied to the area. Capillary action will take this fluid very quickly into all of the pigment that is in place. Only a very small amount is needed. Once this is dry, further patches of moss can be added as desired and then be fixed in the same manner. I applied two more colours to reach this stage , thinking that I had gone far enough. In my example I have kept the moss in the channels of the corrugation, but there's no reason why you can't cover the material completely.

A few Tamiya cotton swabs, a dish of white spirit and some elbow grease demisted the windows of an Anglia and a Vauxhall 10/4. They've been abandoned parked near an old shed. Or is it a hut?

His puttees were a tad longer than mine. Puttees? The things that go over the top of the boots to keep the trousers in place, in my case, and cover the top of the boots and protect the socks in Sgt Wolf's case. I'm liking your modified body parts, Al.

I'd like to think that WO1 takes that place. Everybody junior calls you 'Sir' and everybody senior calls you 'Mr'. Takes a while to get there, but once there, you stay. Anyway, back to modelling. . . . . . . . . . . . .

It's a lanyard. Mine was blue and yellow, but there were many other colours available. Tied to the end that's tucked into the breast pocket is a bottle/can opener. Look behind me and you can see why. The photograph was taken in Aden in 1967 and when not on patrol I really did run the canteen.

Yes.

Nothing to do with railways, Easton, Land Rovers or sheds, but it was brought to mind by a thread elsewhere. When my Grandchildren ask me what I did in the war, I can say that I ran the 'C' Company Canteen. They're not likely to ask, though.

I'm relieved that I can join in with photographic evidence that I know what a Land Rover is. I also know that some will have seen this before but it brings back more memories for me than it does for you! On the subject of sheds: Thread drift? Don't know what you mean.

My guess is that they're still working on their emissions.

Pigment fixer and pigment. If I remember, I'll do a demo tomorrow.

Back to sheds, please.

Interpreter needed. I assumed everybody would be familiar with PL1 as developed from Assembler. I guess my language is outdated.

Or you could hire a chainsaw. Aren't I helpful? I'm hoping somebody sensible will provide your answer, Terry, because I'll be needing to do that one day.

Hammer and chisel.

A thought for the programmers amongst you: If structure = shed then use = storage If structure = hut then use = accommodation Insert delimiters according to programming language.

That tractor will always be red!

I love the one with tin worm.

Nicely done, David. Is that real creosote?