Shading Ballast

合格! I have over the past couple of days learned some interesting things about Woodland Scenics ballast, and how to paint shadows into it. Tell me what you think.

Unshaded on the left, shaded on the right. As if you couldn’t tell. Yeah, it’s glossy, I know. The ballast was fixed with a mixture [...]

Model Shadows

I’m new to model railroading, but I’m not new to modeling generally. Most of my hours have been spent on wargaming, painting little tin soldiers—usually members of the Crimson Fist Chapter of Space Marines. Hello, my name is Geek.

Anyway, these figures are tiny and incredibly detailed. The thing is, when you’re standing on [...]