Scratch Builder Monthly January 2023 is a supplement written and published by MJ Hobby Corner for use with making cheap models, primarily for tabletop wargaming.
The supplement is available as a 65-page PDF from Wargame Vault for $3. One page is the front cover, one the table of contents and links, one is credits and one is ads.
The Introduction is the same as it has been for the previous issues and explains that this is a new publication will build on videos for projects. The following page has a list of what’s in the supplement and links.
The Sculpting Bench covers the painting and base design of a wendigo that was sculpted on Patreon.
Use Of Clay for Making Terrain Markers has step by step details on using some polymer baking clay to sculpt some pods for a Stargrave scenario.
Clay Star Fighters: Star Wars Themed has details on making some X-Wings, Y-Wings and A-Wings using primarily clay as well as some other materials.
City Terrain covers making roofs for some city terrain, as well as some other smaller features for buildings.
Making a Street Lantern has step by step instructions for making a small lamppost.
Fantasy Top downs, Advanced Builds uses clay to sculpt some top-down creatures for fantasy games.
The Ties are Coming! has some details on TIE fighter builds.
Sculpting an Egyptian Pantheon looks at sculpting an Egyptian god, along with some previews of upcoming builds.
Scratch Builder Monthly January 2023 in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and is long enough with enough different sections that these would have been useful. The table of contents covers the major sections. Navigation is okay. The text maintains a single column format and a variety of minor errors were noticed. There are a variety of photographs of projects in various stages of construction as well as finished. Presentation is good.
As usual, this has details, some in more depth than others, on making a number of different things, from miniatures to terrain, using generally cheap materials. This particular issue has a focus on things that use clay, usually stuff that can be baked, though other materials used are quite cheap, or even free. Scratch Builder Monthly January 2023 can be found by clicking here.
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