Building Sets
Written
by Mike Brent
I wanted to get this chapter uploaded, even though all I have so far is a
collection of links. We'll be adding to it as time goes by... if anyone knows
of any other sites or threads from the message board that should be added,
by all means contact me and let me know. Most of what I've dug up thus far
is in the model railroad terrain/miniature gaming arena, except for a few
threads from the board which deal more specifically with stopmotion setbuilding.
Keep in mind, as with any skills involved in the eclectic artform of stopmotion,
you need to be diligent... seek out related knowledge in other areas and try
to figure out how to apply it in stopmotion. For example.... one technique
for making model railroad terrain involves layering sheets of styrofoam and
cutting contours to make hills. If you're going to do that for a stopmotion
set you'd want to find a way to get your tie-downs through it, or leave a
flat "trail" where the puppets can walk.
So, with no further ado, here's another concentrated burst of Link-A-Mania!
TERRAIN AND BUILDINGS
Scenic
Woodlands terrain products from Oak Ridge Hobbies
Tips
and Tricks at Hirstarts
Making
a stone building - Hirstarts They sell miniature stone molds...
very small for us, but good tips on construction
Hirstarts
index page Many more great tips here
Making
hills with styrofoam
One
way to make trees
How
to build buildings by Wildcard - using insulation board
Printable
brick pattern + tips on using it - scale to the size you want
in photoshop or other pho manipulation software
Making
ruins from styrofoam
Tools
and materials for terrain work at Last Alliance (wargaming)
Making
cliffs Last Alliance again
Last
Alliance tutorials index page
Jasons
setbuilding thread for Illume Read along as his set takes shape
Folaige
info by Nick Hilligoss Posted by Mawg
Styrofoam
castles thread
Street
set more Hilligoss goodness plus a little advice from yours truly
City
set thread Nick. Again.
The
Hills are alive.... wih that Hilligoss magic!
Making
brick walls thread
WEATHERING TUTORIALS
Weathering techniques for making buildings, cars, spaceships, trains etc.
look old and cantankerous
Model railroading
with the Weathering Doctor
Weathering
models aimed at plastic combat model kits... using styrene
Weathering
with pastels
Miniature
painting and modelling guides index at Ellsweb.com. Huge site
filled with great info
Drybrushing
by Steve Bamford
Warhammer
painting and modeling section miniature wargaming stuff
Crumbling
wallpaper thread great advice by Trickfx
Leper
film thread I did a big writeup on weathering puppets/sets