The following links are to free to access illustrated guides, offering notes on a variety of topics to do with both model making and historical re-enactment. From time to time I do occassionally go back and improve and update these works or add a new guide to this reference collection. So if you've not looked through them in a while, take the time to do so, as they may well have changed.

Please note, due to the length of some of these guides and the number of photographs included, down load times may be a little slow for those without broadband or other similarly fast connections.

• A Historical Re-enactors guide to 2000 years of everyday leather and cloth.
  Textile Guide Part 1 - Interpreting the available evidence.
  Textile Guide Part 2 - So what was commonly worn in the past?
  Textile Guide Part 3 - Identifying suitable modern leathers and cloth.
  Textile Guide Part 4 - samples of suitable textiles and leather.
  
  
• Pewter Guide
  - Advice for Historical Re-enactors on 17th century domestic pewter.
  
  
• Miniature Figure Sculpting Guide
  -Advice and tips to help beginners produce their own miniature figures.
  
  
• Figure Painting Guide
  -Advice on painting miniature figures. (covering quick methods for use on model railways.)
  
  
• Scale Colour Guide
  - Advice on toning down colour for a more believable and realistic finish on small scale models.
  
  
• Weathering Guide
  - Advice on distressing models to simulate age and deterioration.
  
  
• A Favourite commission
  - Notes on a 1/43rd scale ('O'gauge railway) scenic diorama.