Bucket 3

A small thing for a workshop scene

Where repairs are done, water, oil and waste are carried in something. A bucket therefore belongs among the props that give a scene its action: on its own it does nothing, but it tells the viewer that somebody was working here a moment ago. In 1:35 scale an ordinary bucket comes out at roughly eight millimeters, so it is handled with tweezers and glued at a point.

A filled bucket

An empty bucket is easy; a full one looks better. Water is suggested by clear resin or a thick gloss gel colored with a drop of dark paint, and dirty water by the same material with a little pigment. Sand and rubble are made by fine pigment or sifted aggregate flooded with thin glue. Keep the level a little below the rim, as a bucket full to the brim would be too heavy to carry and looks odd in scale. Let the mass cure thoroughly before you stand the bucket on the model.

Building and painting tips

• Cut the surplus material away with a sharp blade a little way from the part and sand the remainder off.
• Wash and degrease it before painting, as a small part does not forgive grease.
• Choose the glue according to the material stated on the packaging.
• Make the inside darker than the outside, otherwise the bucket reads as a solid cylinder.
• Run the traces of running liquid from the rim downwards, never upwards.
• Glue a standing bucket at a point, so that there is room for dusting later.

Terms of supply

The bucket is supplied on its own. The model, figures, a display base, paints and glue are not included in the box, unless stated otherwise.