HOW TO ARTICLES

What you will find here are various "How To" articles on many aspects of model construction. Some of these will be authored by Rusty Stumps Scale Models and other will be authored by noted master modelers for around the model railroading world. They will all be offered as downloadable PDF files. So, you have the choice of reading them on-line or saving them to your hard drive, printing them out and reading them off-line.

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Rusty Stumps Scale Models

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Rusty Stumps has put together a generic article on working with our laser cut cardstock, RC Board and plywood windows and doors. This article gives you an overview of the recommended steps we use in installing our windows and doors into wall sections. Click on the photo at right and you can download the PDF file.

Mike Chambers first article offers us an insight to some of his methods of Staining and Weathering Stripwood. This five page article is the first of two dealing with this very interesting and helpful subject. Nearly all of us from one time or another have wondered about different methods of staining stripwood to get the "real aged wood" look to our buildings, trestles and other wood structures. Now you have something to help you with your endeavors.

Mike Chambers takes us further along with his second article on Staining and Weathering Stripwood. The discussion continues on the various methods of painting, staining and otherwise coloring and weathering stripwood. This six page article  will help expand your understanding of Mike's methods and how he builds his top quality models.

Mike Chambers third and final article in the series on Staining and Weathering Stripwood delves into some newer methods, the use of pigmented inks. Mike discusses the various inks he has purchased and used, the methods of application and photos of the final results.

I would like to thank Mike for permission to offer these well written and informative articles to our valued customers.

Mike Chambers, again,has provided RSSM with one of his outstanding tutorial articles: Weathering Rusty Stumps Shingles. This 9 page PDF file will give you a real good oversight on Mike's methods of producing outstanding realistic looking shingles for his models.

He starts with our Random Shake Shingles in Medium Brown and adds various colorings to achieve these outstanding results.