How to eliminate the cracks at the base of the buildings Richard Oliver writes in May 2003 on TTM: "... a mistake ... (and very common on plastic) relates to the arrangement of buildings on the ground. I've noticed with alarming continuity, whether live or on specialized publications, homes and buildings quasivoglia type (maybe played with admirable commitment and precision) that literally "flying" on the ground with a clear separation along the line of the basis for an imperfect bonding. Which in itself denotes a particular absolute lack of realism because each building (which is not a Canadian) is obviously always linked with ground continuity along the walls .... "
Since then I have never failed to notice this particular realization though, to be fair, the papers published in foreign periodicals like Model Railroader and other affiliates, Loco Revue (those that usually read) is quite unusual to see similar shortcomings.
To avoid unforgivable mistake, since my first property I have, therefore, sought a method and a particular product, simply, I will remove any cracks that affect to a greater or lesser degree all the kit building / facilities or all of these couplings between the ground of the model / diorama.
right now I have discarded the traditional "pro" continuous grass because, in truth, rarely has a property vegetation throughout its entire perimeter.
Wanting to give priority to ease of use, I also deleted modeling products such as stucco or wood putty because of their low adhesion, because fewer workers than other solutions may require sands of Tura and color are often not suitable (for Milliput Superfine example is white and, therefore, when applied calls for a touch of color appearance of the treated area).
fillers are not suitable for buildings when they mate on the basis of clay and those of finer texture, however, would require several applications to fill the slots that are marked.
Even in this case use of "cousins" plasimodellisti and borrowed a very simple method that they use to eliminate some of the cracks between the joints with a kit of parts, namely the use of glue.
In this case the grouting operation is very smooth and quick.
Starting with a building already glued to the base.
with a toothpick apply a small amount of glue around the perimeter.
Remove the excess with a moistened Q-tips water without leaving too much pressure on the junction that is produced in abundance slightly (the glue in contrast to the stucco loses In fact, a lot of volume when dried, so that the larger cracks may require more applications). With the same method I also plastered the junction of walls and roof of the building.
The next day, the work can be completed with a dirtying the base of the building with pigments or the like.
If you do not want to use when aging and the classic appearance of the dried glue (white / gray semi-transparent) should not be compatible with that of the building or the land is sufficient to add the glue, before its application a small amount of acrylic color color-compatible with the parties to be filled, possibly by preceding the application from a test on materials Waste choosing the right colors.