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It occured to me that it'd be nice to collect together all the ideas people have for using one thing (wether found items or another model peice) for another in one place.

Sort of like an ABC of the following:

Brush Bristles: Dead Grass

Copper Tubing: Water Pipes

Plastic Doorstops: Ramps

Sprue plastic (cut up): Rubble

That sort of thing. Post your knowledge on here and, hopefully, it can be a resource that is useful for everyone and possibly stickied.

Have you looked at creating an article?

Hmm, it's a thought. But I'm looking for contributions... I'll have to look at articles and see if it's possible to contribute to them.

*potters off to look.

Yep, other people can contribute to articles someone else has written

Cheers. Will work on it.

Excellent idea for a thread and/or article! I am one of many happy dumpster diving scrathcbuilders so Im sure there are lots of ideas out there

Straws - pipes of all kinds

Cue tips (is that what they are called? for cleaning your ears out) - cut of the cotton ends and use as gun barrel, rod or pipe

IDE flat cable from computer - easy to cut with a scissor and can be used for lots of things. Either cut each cable and use as a rod, tube or wire on your model. Or cut open and take out the thin metal wire inside. Or cut across the IDE cable to get a textured bendable piece

Other wires and fans from inside the old computer - well, fans and wires

Toth brush - legs for eldar revenant titan

Soda cans and plastic bottles - main part of building or tower


to name a few of the top of me head

styro-foam inserts make great premade bunkers.
stripped wires are great orky wires.
ash makes perfect basing (whoever keeps making fun of me for this... STOP PICKING ON ME!! lmao)

Article is up

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/A-Z_of_Scratchbuiding

If a mod could add the missing l in scratchbuild I'll worship you in a socially appropriate manner.

Amen Brick wrote:Article is up

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/A-Z_of_Scratchbuiding

If a mod could add the missing l in scratchbuild I'll worship you in a socially appropriate manner.

Ive bookmarked it and will hop in from time to time to add stuff. I just need to figure out the english words for some of the thingamabobs I have in my junk-box (or treasure chest ).

xedric wrote:

Amen Brick wrote:Article is up

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/A-Z_of_Scratchbuiding

If a mod could add the missing l in scratchbuild I'll worship you in a socially appropriate manner.

Ive bookmarked it and will hop in from time to time to add stuff. I just need to figure out the english words for some of the thingamabobs I have in my junk-box (or treasure chest ).

post picks of the "thingamabobs" and we'll help you with the words.