tutorial for setting Playmobil
The Playmobil is a German brand of toys created by Hans Beck in 1974 but early figures are arrived in France in 1970 under the name "Klickys. Initially, there were only male playmobils. The first female figurines were introduced in 1976 and children in 1981.
1990 saw the launch of the range 123, designed for children under 3 years.
In 2007, over one and a half billion figurines were sold around the world and to know a part of his journey, we invite you to join them during the 15-day festival.
As in Saint Herblain, we like to welcome we do everything to make them comfortable. So we decided to make several kits and install all the decoration that goes into it.
And as we, in Saint Herblain we like to share, we will explain how they did it: 
Materials needed:
- extruded polystyrene.
- Cutteurs (careful, it cut).
- White glue PVA
- Acrylic paint.
- Brushes.
- pencils, eraser, scissors, rulers ...
accessory equipment, but is used:
- Coffee, Tea, Fruit juice or other drinks ...
- loud music. These decorations were made by listening to the Live at Donington Iron Maiden. Ok, the music choice is debatable.
Step 1. Imagination and thinking different.
We are in the travel theme. Playmobils ... ... travel around the world have ... the Playmobil range of topics very varied, which can easily represent different parts of the world. We therefore chose 4, depending on stock playmobil toy libraries in the municipality. Egyptians, Jungle, Sea and Arctic sea ice.
The sets had to adapt to these environments chosen. Advantage, each bit is declining with rocks, boulders or mounds varying only the textures and colors ranging from a "universe" to another.
was already roughed ... The moss-covered boulders to the Jungle, dunes and sand mounds for Egypt of the iceberg for the poles and finally the beaches of fine sand to the sea ...
Step 2. Cut.
A playmobil to scale a cutteur with new blade to cut the heart of the matter, and secondarily on polystyrene coffee to the rhythm of the music for the gusto. Blocks are cut, we glue them one on another to give a global form. PVA glue for assembling the rough cut, which gives:
A drying time of night.
Step 3. The next day.
Coffee, music.
It refines cutting yesterday, cutting rough blocks of more appropriate forms. We cut corners, to round it all on the worlds Egypt and Seaside (yes, the sand dunes with right angles, it's rare ...) is savagely cut potatoes for polystyrene rocks and the jungle of polar iceberg ...
Step 4. Coatings.
is applied to all sets of the sealer. The same as they put on the plaster walls to hide the holes. Brush, in good coat.
The coating has two effects. First, it gives a texture to the smooth blocks of polystyrene. Second, it helps to put a coat of spray paint on the scene later.
CAUTION: Without coating, the application of a paint bomb causes a magical effect. Your settings will melt. Literally. The gas propulsion paint will melt the polystyrene. As surely as a sun of August makes you sink the chocolate ice cream on the fingers.
Step 5. Collage of texture.
order to make more realistic our sets, we will apply the PVA glue, especially at the edges between two layers of polystyrene.
is spread a little glue called with a brush. 
Sprinkle with sand. Advantage of our region, the sea is not far away, so we easily found. Otherwise, make the pockets of your children if there is a sandbox in their school. If you do not have children, make a terrace home. In short, find sand for cheap.
Re drying. So re coffee, gossip, music, internet ...
Step 6. Painting.
The next day, after a good night drying coatings (approximately 3 / 4 plays the Live at Donington ... Huh? Ah yes ... 6 / 8 good hours of drying), we applied the first coats of color.
Three basic colors have been nominated for our sets. Brown Sand and Blue. Then they are broken down into lighter shades, so the brown sand, ivory sand, white and blue.
Re drying. Yes, it dries much with us sometimes ...
Step 7. Dry brushing.
Fans of strategy games with miniatures will recognize a painting technique used to paint their figures precisely. Yes, the same.
Drybrushing involves depositing a thin layer of paint only on the edges and relief decorations. For this purpose, we paint on a brush, dry, no water, no humic what. Then you wipe the brush on a cloth. This leaves very little paint on the bristles. And finally, the brush set. rubbed what ... No, no genius does not come out in principle, against the edges of textures and decorations are covered with lighter paint, which makes them well out.
Like this:
Step 8: Finishing, various tweaks and improvements.
Here we finally say, you can let your imagination ... All kinds of little details of your choice can be joined to your decorations to personalize your tastes.
We saw that:
1 - we are lazy basic
2 - we had not got all day for the festival,
3 - sometimes, we have a coat in hand,
well, we made short. The only finish outside to dry brushings were the addition of sprayed on the green scenery of the jungle and the Seas, to add a touch of color and texture.
The bonding technique is exactly the same as that of sand, except that you put the flocking. Flocking is a material that is in the hobby shop, used to mimic the lawns on the sets of model railways generally. It is often sawdust dyed different greens.
And now, a few decorations playmobils made, ready for some wild game, great explorers grass, and many exotic adventures!
Good luck to all and see you soon!
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