How to Improve Plastic Model Roofs

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  • @scottpecorino6320
    @scottpecorino6320 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for making a tutorial that helps an average modeler

  • @DeanPark
    @DeanPark Před 4 lety

    Hi, excellent idea with the slate roof! Cheers. Dave

  • @michaelbaykara2322
    @michaelbaykara2322 Před 3 lety

    Great beginner tutorial like myself, but the area i need help on is the space bit lol

  • @alcopower5710
    @alcopower5710 Před 4 lety

    Amazing results.....cheers from the states and thanks for sharing

  • @TomsTrainsandThings
    @TomsTrainsandThings Před 8 lety

    Great job on the roof. I like the masking tape for more texture

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 8 lety

      Toms Trains and Things I agree, it makes such a difference.

  • @xflow79
    @xflow79 Před 8 lety

    Hi Kathy! As usual, great modelling and a very useful video! Keep it up!

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 8 lety

      XFlow Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful.

  • @cllines604
    @cllines604 Před 8 lety

    thanks kathy for the tips always great

  • @gothmorph
    @gothmorph Před 8 lety

    built a 30s s scale service station , the tape method looks nice i'm to use this on the roof..........thanks so much....

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 8 lety

      It certainly has always worked well for me. It's easier than using tissue which is so fragile.

  • @Dasboat728
    @Dasboat728 Před 8 lety

    Master work!Beauty!😉

  • @dep92
    @dep92 Před 8 lety

    Love your videos, I've used a lot of what you show and it looks great! However, I'm still waiting for an update on your layout!! ; )

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 8 lety

      dep92 Thanks, I'm just mocking in the city scene as I completely changed it then it's next to film.

  • @resin_Hd
    @resin_Hd Před 7 lety

    Nice video. Just as an FYI on larger flat roof bldg's (at least here in the US) the tar paper is rolled out to the short side rather than front to back.

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 7 lety

      Kevin Kilkenny hi Kevin, thanks fir the comment. Why is that? I always thought it was in the direction of the roof pitch so that water ran off properly. Certainly all the photos I've seen seem to look like that.

    • @resin_Hd
      @resin_Hd Před 7 lety

      LInked is a section of Brooklyn, NY with peaked and flat roofs. pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL301/2024682/24509700/412915588.jpg
      You can tell on some of the flat roofs which way the tar paper went.
      Flat roofs are flat but they are pitched in a certain direction. The ones in the pic are angled to the backyards, which is where the rain water goes and the gutter/drainpipe is. Walking on one of these from the back to the front, you can definitely tell you are walking uphill. ;)
      Even *large* bldgs have pitches to their flat rooks to direct the water to the drains.

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 7 lety

      Kevin, isn't that what I've done? I've followed the Walthers moulded lines and the pitch is towards the back.

    • @resin_Hd
      @resin_Hd Před 7 lety

      Absolutely Kathy. I never said you were wrong. Apologies if that's how I made it read. For other buildings, viewers might go long ways as it's easier with less cuts. Easier but not right... ;)

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 7 lety

      Thanks Kevin. It's good to point these things out and it is an awesome photo and shows just how that type of roofing can be.

  • @ApriliaRSV4F
    @ApriliaRSV4F Před 6 lety

    I think putting a Tardis inside that building would be an improvement. Something where a person looks at it the you have a "hang on a moment is that the bloody Tardis" moment and they look again. Anyway I think it would be cool, if your not a Dr Who fan I guess it would probably suck.

  • @robmorrison8425
    @robmorrison8425 Před 7 lety

    Kathy - Thanks for making it clear and relatively simple. As you mentioned earlier, MIG and AK are hard to find in the US. It looks like the MIG Industrial City Dirt - P039 is a tan sort of chalk like substance. Would the weathering powders we have here be a good substitute? Thinking of Bragdon, Dr. Ben's, etc.
    Thanks,
    Rob M

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 7 lety

      Rob Morrison Pigments and weathering powders are very similar so either should work. Dr Ben's and Bragdon's are hard to find over here so I've never used them. City dirt is a beige/grey. I prefer something a little warmer than a straight grey.
      You can also use grated pastels which cone in a huge range of colours.

    • @robmorrison8425
      @robmorrison8425 Před 7 lety

      Thank you Kathy. Your description of the color (colours) is what I had in mind.
      Now to watch and learn from your "You Tube Model Builders Special" that shows as 1 hour 47 minutes. Have to budget some time for that!
      Rob

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 7 lety

      +Rob Morrison I haven't listened to it all the way through yet.... let me know if it's worth it!

  • @tvsnake7841
    @tvsnake7841 Před 5 lety

    Add a mini roof antenna

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 5 lety

      On a residential building, it would be a great idea. There may be a phone wire going in here later but only when I wire the dock up.

  • @briandunning2974
    @briandunning2974 Před 3 lety

    Always disappointed in the camera work on your channel. Why not close ups of the roofs all the way through? Even at the end as soon as we got close it zoomed out and there was hardly any zoom in the rest of the time.

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 3 lety

      This video is years old. The recent videos are all in close up.

    • @briandunning2974
      @briandunning2974 Před 3 lety

      @@KathyMillatt thanks Kathy. I’m slowly getting up to date.

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 3 lety

      @@briandunning2974 I’m trying to up my game with every new video. This year I’ve invested in better cameras, lens, microphones and lighting. Hopefully you will see a difference!

    • @briandunning2974
      @briandunning2974 Před 3 lety

      @@KathyMillatt Excellent Kathy. There’s a couple of channels I watch where you never see the person, just their work up very close and can see the difference each brush stroke makes. For some of your videos I’d recommend that but not all. Glad to hear you’re aiming high. I shall certainly keep watching.

  • @jammydodger7726
    @jammydodger7726 Před 6 lety +1

    Who told her she was good? Shit.

    • @KathyMillatt
      @KathyMillatt  Před 6 lety +1

      If you don’t like it, you don’t have to watch....

    • @killermurderer2208
      @killermurderer2208 Před 5 lety +1

      Jammy Dodger 26k subscribers might have something to do with it