Cheap 1/72 oil drums.

[splash]

I’m experimenting making some rough shaped oil drums look better by covering them in tissue and coating them in pva glue.

I have used three bought drums to give the illusion that all the drums under the cover are the same.

What do you think, will it work?

Regards
Splash

[JamesPerrin]

You could use one of the 'real' drums pushed into some milliput to make a relief stamp to add the rim and filler cap detail to your fake drums. But frankly if covering them with a tarp the plain cylinders will do very well.

[splash]

You could use one of the 'real' drums pushed into some milliput to make a relief stamp to add the rim and filler cap detail to your fake drums. But frankly if covering them with a tarp the plain cylinders will do very well.

James I like your idea, I might need more, so I will give it a try.

I left the barrels on the radiator for an hour to allow the PVA to set and then gave it a coat of green paint.

I think with a bit of dry brushing and an oil wash this might just work.





Regards
Splash

[MerlinJones]

It'll never fly!

[JamesPerrin]

Very good no-one would ever know you're a cheap skate

[splash]

Very good no-one would ever know you're a cheap skate

James you have got me there.

I have three stock answers.

• 1. The shop only had one packet of drums @ £5 for 10 drums.
  2. The shop had lots of drums, but I’m a cheap Skate and spent the £5 I saved on another kit.
  3. I enjoy scratch building.

But the truth is number 2, I begrudged paying for the drums and I now have seven left and an extra kit in my stash.

I'm happy with the end result, about two hours work in total.

[SJPONeill]

Looks great - in most situations, a tarpaulin would be too rigid to show much of the underlying detail of the covered drums so great solution for both the model and the wallet...

[Dazzled]

Splash, I can't say that I blame you. £5 for 10 drums in 1/72nd scale seems a bit steep to me (or maybe I'm a cheapskate too).

I notice you formed the drums out of Milliput or it's equivalent, and a very fine and effective job you've made of it too, but I was wondering if a quicker and easier result could be achieved by cutting the "dummy" barrels from a length of plastic rod or thick sprue.

[splash]

Hi Dazzled.

You are right, I thought about using wood dowling, but as I had some very, very, very old Milliput that had started to go hard and crumbly, I used that instead (it's the cheap skate in me).

[shangos70]

Very effective, suits my deep pocket short arms mentality