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Offline TacticalPainter

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Enhancing an MDF house
« on: 04 October 2021, 02:20:01 AM »
Recently put the finishing touches to one of Sarissa's small houses for North America. This for my AWI collection and I've posted a few progress shots in a post in the Big Battalions forum (so apologies if you have seen some of this already). As with all MDF buildings a little bit of embellishment goes a long way to break away from that distinctive MDF 'look' and give a building a unique character. There's a tutorial here if you want to follow the build in more detail https://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2021/10/28mm-house-with-stone-chimney-for-awi.html








Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #1 on: 04 October 2021, 04:46:47 AM »
Looks great.
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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #2 on: 04 October 2021, 06:44:58 AM »
Well done - that looks very good.  :-*

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #3 on: 04 October 2021, 07:34:28 PM »
Nice job  8) 8)

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #4 on: 05 October 2021, 02:09:04 AM »
Nice look with the embossed brick paper to clad the chimney. Something I’ve often contemplated trying.

Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #5 on: 05 October 2021, 03:13:08 AM »
Nice look with the embossed brick paper to clad the chimney. Something I’ve often contemplated trying.

Well worth trying, the key is to allow the glue to soften the paper first.

Offline Cacique Caribe

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #6 on: 26 November 2021, 09:52:56 PM »
Beautiful results!

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #7 on: 26 November 2021, 09:59:54 PM »
Good work - a big improvement on the original kit  8)

Offline duc de limbourg

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #8 on: 27 November 2021, 08:28:41 AM »
Thanks for the tips. Will try them out!

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #9 on: 27 November 2021, 07:42:29 PM »
Looking good! Definitely taken it to the next level.
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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #10 on: 20 December 2021, 06:13:08 PM »
Thank you for the tip! I've got a bunch of MDF kits waiting to be assembled and this will help a lot!
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Offline Paratrooper 42

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Re: Enhancing an MDF house
« Reply #11 on: 20 December 2021, 06:40:17 PM »
That's turned out great.  The embossed brick paper makes a real difference.

 

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