Modelers Bible?

gburdon wrote:

Emo1 wrote: Not that this totally applies to this thread but I do have a question. Does anyone have any creative ideas for what to do with all of those used instructions from your kits??? I thought about compiling a notebook or something. A better idea might be to throw them away. Any suggestions?? Emo 1; I keep my instruction sheets. Some of the reference material on them does not always get reprinted on a later re-release. Also I have used duplicate ones as wokbench liners for painting on prior to building my spraybooth. I have also seen a friend use them to make wallpaper for his modelling room. The book idea is a good one too. You could easily store them in a 3-Ring binder filled with page protectors. Just slip the sheet into a page protector and organize according to whatever index method you choose. Either, scale, country, type, era, etc. etc. Hope this helps. Cheers; Gregory

That is a really good idea. I am really liking the wallpaper idea to, now if I can just talk the little lady into it

Jeeves wrote:

Shep Paine's "How to Build Dioramas" is one of the best....I would also add Richard Windrow's "Terrain Modeling" book as it covers anything you would ever want to do-- from trees to snow and ice to deserts!

It is a great resource, and if you will build dios, a must have. However, the book is very descriptive literally, but does not contain many (or any) step-by-step how-tos.

Emo1 wrote:

Not that this totally applies to this thread but I do have a question. Does anyone have any creative ideas for what to do with all of those used instructions from your kits??? I thought about compiling a notebook or something. A better idea might be to throw them away. Any suggestions??

Emo 1;

I keep my instruction sheets. Some of the reference material on them does not always get reprinted on a later re-release. Also I have used duplicate ones as wokbench liners for painting on prior to building my spraybooth. I have also seen a friend use them to make wallpaper for his modelling room. The book idea is a good one too. You could easily store them in a 3-Ring binder filled with page protectors. Just slip the sheet into a page protector and organize according to whatever index method you choose. Either, scale, country, type, era, etc. etc.

Hope this helps.

Cheers;

Gregory

tallguylehigh;

"The Modelmaker's Handbook" by Albert Jackson and David Day.