Urenaimokei.com (installing detail parts)

[bill937ca]

The Japanese are masters of building small layouts.  This Japanese language web site has a sizable desk top layout on a desk and an extension.

 

http://www.urenaimokei.com/index.html

 

But what I find really interesting is the illustrated guides to installing detail parts on the electric locomotives featured.  Most are Kato locomotives.  Click on the turquoise button beside the locomotives.

 

http://www.urenaimokei.com/loco-E-list.html#ef66-01

 

As an example here is a EF-210.

 

http://www.urenaimokei.com/accessories-EF210-02.html

[EWS60008]

Thats a very useful tutorial which although it is written in Japanese, the pictures give clear instructions to the modeller of what detail part goes where. Though because I am kind of ham-fisted when it comes to the fine detail parts, I tend to use metal twizzers and a sharp scalpel to cut away the parts from the sprue and then I use a resin glue (just a tiny drop) to stick and firmly secure the parts into place. I might post a tutorial up here on the forum once I get really good at detailling as a way of giving something back to the forum community .