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Scale War Machines - How to Guides

Here's where you will find a complete listing of all our "How To" guides with lots of useful tips & techniques to improve your modelmaking.

Becoming a good modeller involves perfecting your techniques through trial & error. Watching an instructional film is the best way to learn a new technique. So Scale War Machines has put together these useful modelmaking tutorials and video guides to help you improve your plastic modelmaking.

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HOW TO GUIDES

  • Archer Fine Transfers Instrument Dials & Placards
    HOW TO GUIDE: ARCHER INSTRUMENT DIALS & PLACARDS
    Archer Fine Transfers of America makes an impressive range of dry transfers & wet decals that are both clever & very useful.
  • The Small Shop Deluxe Brass Assist
    HOW TO GUIDE: THE SMALL SHOP DELUXE BRASS ASSIST

    Rolling curved or rounded profiles is not easy with photo etched brass. The Deluxe Brass Assist will give you a helping hand.

  • The Small Shop Hold & Fold
    HOW TO GUIDE: THE SMALL SHOP HOLD & FOLD

    Working with photoetch can be fraught with all kinds of difficulties but there's no doubt, it's a great way to enhance your scale models.

  • Scale Laser Service Laser-Cut Diorama Accessories
    HOW TO GUIDE: SCALE LASER SERVICE ACCESSORIES

    Scale Laser Service from Peddinghaus Decals makes a range of laser-cut wooden accessories.

  • The Small Shop Wrangler & Wire Assist
    HOW TO GUIDE: THE SMALL SHOP WRANGLER & WIRE ASSIST

    Tanks & military vehicles have all sorts of grab handles, loops & tie-downs dotted all around them. Here's a way to make them.

  • Archer Surface Details
    HOW TO GUIDE: ARCHER RESIN SURFACE DETAILS

    Time for a fresh idea from America & a new approach to an age-old problem. How to add convincing 3D surface details easily.

  • RPToolz Circular Punch & Die
    HOW TO GUIDE: RPTOOLZ CIRCULAR PUNCH & DIE

    There’s quite a few different varieties of punch & die manufactured by RPToolz. This is their “circular” punch & die set.

  • RPToolz Photoetch Bending Device
    HOW TO GUIDE: RPTOOLZ PHOTOETCH BENDER DEVICE

    Tiny little bits of photoetch brass are a great way to superdetail your kit but handling those pesky pieces isn’t easy.

  • Medico's D-Tails Zeltbahn 31 Review
    HOW TO GUIDE: MEDICO’S D-TAILS ZELTBAHN 31

    The range of specialist model suppliers with innovative & unique products just keeps on growing.

  • The Small Shop Nutter Tool
    HOW TO GUIDE: THE SMALL SHOP NUTTER TOOL

    Placed firmly in the “premium” tool price bracket, The Small Shop’s Nutter takes an innovative approach to making rivets.

  • RPToolz Hexagonal Punch & Die
    HOW TO GUIDE: RPTOOLZ HEXAGONAL PUNCH & DIE

    Making your own rivets or nuts & bolts is sometimes a choice but, more often than not, a scale model making necessity. This tool will help out.

  • Mig Productions Mud
    HOW TO GUIDE: MIG PRODUCTIONS MUD

    Getting a convincing coating of mud is now that little bit easier thanks to Mig Productions.

  • RPToolz Handle Bending Tool
    HOW TO GUIDE: RPTOOLZ HANDLE MAKER

    Standard-issue injection-moulded handles & grab bars can be notoriously fiddly & delicate. Here’s a way around that.

  • Easy Metal Links Tracks
    HOW TO GUIDE: EASY METAL LINKS TRACKS
    Adding white metal tracks is a great way to get your tanks looking as real as possible. Here's a manufacturer who simplifies the process.
  • Panzer Putty Camouflage MXpression
    HOW TO GUIDE: PANZER PUTTY CAMOUFLAGE

    Every now & then a remarkable custom-made model making product emerges. Here's Panzer Putty from Mxpression.

  • Model Scene Diorama Grass Mats
    HOW TO GUIDE: MODEL SCENE GRASS MATS

    Looking for a quick & easy way to make convincing groundwork? Here's a neat out-of-the box solution that will speed up your diorama build.

  • Friulmodel Metal Replacement Tank Tracks
    HOW TO GUIDE: FRIULMODEL METAL TRACKS
    Our hobby is all about the pursuit of scale realism. Our quest for perfection means manufacturers offer some great products.
  • Vallejo Rust & Chipping Set Ref: 71.186
    HOW TO GUIDE: VALLEJO RUST & CHIPPING SET REF: 71.186
    Want to get down with the chipping gang? Eager to try out the latest painting craze? Then this new Vallejo set (Ref: 71.186) will get you started.
  • Lifecolor "Burned" Set CS29
    HOW TO GUIDE: LIFECOLOR "BURNED" SET REF: CS29

    Time for another in our series of video reviews, unboxings & demos, with a great idea for a set from Lifecolor.

  • Using Hornet Heads For Your Figures
    HOW TO GUIDE: USING HORNET HEADS FOR YOUR FIGURES

    Changing a stock figure’s head with a resin item is a sure way to give your miniatures more life. But it may not be obvious what needs to be done.

  • Casting For Models
    HOW TO GUIDE: CASTING FOR SCALE MODELS

    For modellers there's a whole host of accessories on the market. What if you need more than just a one-off?

  •  Vallejo Chipping Medium
    HOW TO GUIDE: VALLEJO CHIPPING MEDIUM

    In this step-by-step mini-guide we look at a useful weathering product from Vallejo – their water-based Chipping Medium.

  • Vallejo Desert Sand
    HOW TO GUIDE: VALLEJO DESERT SAND

    Creating a desert scene offers an easy first foray into diorama building, here's a product to get your groundwork started.

  • Vallejo Surface Primers
    HOW TO GUIDE: VALLEJO SURFACE PRIMERS

    Priming your model is a great way to get a uniform flawless base & seal all those different materials you have used.

  • AK Interactive Chipping Solutions
    HOW TO GUIDE: AK INTERACTIVE CHIPPING

    Here’s a technique that’s all the rage thanks to a range of dedicated bottled chipping solutions.

  • Enamel Dust Technique
    HOW TO GUIDE: ENAMEL DUST TECHNIQUE

    Real vehicles used in combat get dirty & dusty quickly. Here’s one method to capture that look using enamels.

  • Salt Chipping Technique
    HOW TO GUIDE: SALT CHIPPING

    Trying to achieve a rusty eroded paint finish can be made easier with the simple use of this household staple.

  • Painting Canvas
    HOW TO GUIDE: PAINTING CANVAS STEP BY STEP
    Soft-skinned vehicles often have a canvas tilt to keep out the elements. Here's how you can easily recreate canvas.
  • Vallejo Still Water 26230
    HOW TO GUIDE: VALLEJO STILL WATER

    Recreating realistic water is one of the skills you will need if you build dioramas to display your models.

  • Painting Figures' Faces
    HOW TO GUIDE: PAINTING FIGURES' FACES VIDEO

    Figure painting is an artform in itself. Painting convincing faces is especially tricky.

  • Drybrushing
    HOW TO GUIDE: DRYBRUSHING MINI GUIDE

    Model making is all about fads & fashions – drybrushing was once all the rage. So here’s a quick guide to this technique.

  • Clean Your Airbrush
    HOW TO GUIDE: CLEAN YOUR AIRBRUSH SOLDIER!

    If you're serious about model making, you’ll want to get an airbrush, but keeping it clean is essential to success.

  • Apply Mud To Your Models
    HOW TO GUIDE: APPLY MUD TO YOUR MODELS

    Mud glorious mud! Any keen modeller will want to cover his creations in mud sooner or later, here’s one possible way.

  • Mr Surfacer
    HOW TO GUIDE: MR. SURFACER FOR TANKS
    Mr. Who? Mr. Surfacer is who! Modellers who haven’t yet made his acquaintance better form a queue.
  • How to Decal Your Models
    HOW TO GUIDE: DECAL YOUR MODELS

    Most model kits have them. Your decals are the best way to apply markings, but how can you make them look their best?

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