How to create scenery with aquarium filter foam

Always happy to try new materials, Peter Marriott experiments with an interesting range of modelling sheets that hail from Belgium.

A chance buy inspired Chris Nevard to create a little-modelled cameo that you can re-create with some simple weathering and scratchbuilding.

Create a laid-back coastal retreat with the right plants, features and finishing touches – even if you live far from the shore!

At this time of year many lakes and rivers are thick with it but, while many anglers may curse the green stuff, here’s why the underwater world would be all the poorer without it...

Having built a small diorama, George Dent tests a new ballast product aimed at the contemporary Scottish scene, and offers a range of application tips.

Seasonal decorative touches to bring the outdoors in