"How-To" Videos About this item: How-To Weathering & Building DVD/Video "Building Craftsman Structure Kits with Bob Van Gelder" I suppose that I were to stop all that I am doing I could put together a few videos of how to do this and how to do that. But, why reinvent the wheel. Besides, I know that it is important to know and understand and use other modeler's techniques in order to become a really good modeler myself. Which is why we now offer to you what I feel are some of the best constructed & well thought out videos on the market. I highly recommend that you consider each of these videos from Darryl Huffman & Scott Mason for a diversified breadth of knowledge that is very easy to follow and understand. I expect that you will watch each video over and over again. Just be sure to get yourself a notepad with plenty of paper because you will be taking a plethora of notes! Doctor Ben's gives these videos "5 Rusty Cans" (we don't do stars). | | About this Video
Bob Van Gelder, the owner of South River Modelworks, will show you how easy it is to surround your craftsman structure kits with believable and realistic scenery. Bob will demonstrate basic topography, ground cover, rock carving and coloring, trees and shrubs, and water techniques. Bob holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art, and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture. He worked for several years as a landscape and architect designer before founding South River Modelworks in 1990. |
INTERLOCKING STONE FOUNDATION/RETAINING WALL "A-B" (1pc) #9136 (LabStone) Doctor Ben's Interlocking Stone Retaining Wall #9135 -#9139 (LabStone- Unfinished Castings) is an original master creation by masterful modeler Thomas Yorke and a Foundation Support in our W.B. Davis & Co O-Scale Craftsman kit. All you have to do is stain and install!. Really, you don't know a really easy and fast way to stain Resin, Hydrocal & LabStone castings? Just Ask Doctor Ben! The overall dimensions of the 'individual' INTERLOCKING STONE FOUNDATION/RETAINING WALL Retaining Wall is 3-3/8" Tall by 7.50" Long and 3/8" thick Need a turntable pit; tunnel portal; or tree stumps? We have those too! Check our store. Would you like to make your own split granite tunnel portals, retaining walls, split waters, foundations using Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs? Each 12 ounce box of Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs contains at least 36 square inches of wall space when our Blocs are stacked flat as shown in the image to the right. It is very easy to assemble them right out of the box for a rustic finish or trim them with our Doctor Ben's Handy Blade Tool for a more neat arrangement. Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs are so simple to glue together with most any glue (we use CA) & it's so simple, some consider it child's play - but the unique realism of our original split-granite process will surprise you of home many retaining walls, structure foundations, you name it. And if you would like to cast a mold to make multiples of your BBB masterpiece, simple contact us, & we'll be happy to show you how!! We also offer the Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs in various sizes and colors too! Please check our other listings. As Always, If We Please You, Please tell Your Friends. If Not, Please Tell Us! The above image is the Master Pattern for a tunnel portal where we used Baby Building Blocs for their split-stone texture (see below for additional information.) | More Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs® Samples | NEW! BBB Scale Tunnel Portals (CLICK on image) |
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This image at right is the McIhenny Pepper Mill (S-Scale) currently under construction. As you can see, we used our Blocs for the walls and Realistic Rust and Instant Age for weathering. | | The image above is a wall and A.I.M. Products Master pillar support that I created for them & constructed with our Doctor Ben's Baby Building Blocs! |
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| The image above ( & way below) is an ideal example of prototype walls produced with split-stone granite blocks. As you can tell, they are also weathered with our Realistic Rust! | This image shows this Scale Portal as a vehicle tunnel in 1/64 scale. |
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| | By the way, these prototype images are supporting a parking lot wall near the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. |
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... And FINALLY, what would you have if you assembled 10 Tunnel Portals into a single model? |
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| A viaduct of course! Each of the tunnel portals were "hollow" cast from an RTV silicon mold cast from the original Masters that I created for A.I.M. Products in Wisconsin in HO scale. A.I.M. refers to this texture as "Cut Stone" and they are supposed to send me $1 for each casting that they sell, So I urge you to purchase many castings from them! |
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| | Products Developed Directly from the Creations of NMRA National Award Winning Dioramas by Richard E. (Ben) Bendever Featured Products | 27-Color Armour & Railroad Pigment Sets! #1310 & #1311 |
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Twice as Much Magic for Just a Little More! Doctor Ben's Ready-To-Use Instant Age Weathering Solution#1061 $10.95 + S&H (8 ounce container!) Doctor Ben's Products are: User friendly, No complex processes, Color fast—does not fade! Super concentrated, Clear, re-sealable containers, Price Value $$$, It's Doctor Ben's. |
