Jim: I make my trees from last year's Goldenrod and hydrendga blossoms. They work well, and seem to be long-lasting. The problem is, I've been painting them with spray cans, and to do the number I feel I'm going to need can get expensive. The paint does seem to seal them up. I have, or did have, some photos in the photos section. I've also used photo backdrops with success, but that is an expensive proposition as well. I've also done some abstract green and blue painting of masonite panels, which works, if you don't look too close.
However the Rock Island "K&D" ran through the heavily wooded Des Moines River Valley, and that is what I would like to replicate as much as possible. boB Nicholson _________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Jim and Cheryl Martin <farnhamhouse@...> wrote: > > Hi boB. > > What materials are your trees made of, and how are they coloured now?  In my > experience the right colour spray bombs and Woodland Scenics ground foam go a > long way. > > Cheers > Jim Martin > > > > >________________________________ > > From: shabbona_rr <user141771@...> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:30:11 PM > >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Friday morning fun! > > > > > > > >Hey! Scenery is scenery, and that's something lacking on SHABBONA. A new > >crop of "trees" is maturing along the country roads, though, but I need to > >find a more economical way of coloring them. > > > >boB Nicholson (Still waiting on the Sceni-Genies) > > > >--- In [email protected], Bob Werre wrote: > >> > >> Darn close Bill, now try and guess the weight of your wife! Size is > >> something like 19 X 24. It's just the size of my garage raised up and > >> moved over . We offset the room by 4' (wish I had added another 4' to > >> the length) to make room for a stairway that I was standing on. > >> > >> Most of that mountain area was just crumpled up brown paper for several > >> years. I wanted to get comfortable with the terrain before commiting to > >> hardshell. And I did make major changes. I had planned to create one > >> large mountain, but couldn't find a way of doing that without hanging > >> from the ceiling! > >> > >> Bob Werre > >> PhotoTraxx > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2/22/13 12:44 PM, scale S only wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi Bob -- > >> > > >> > You are correct, it shows best when you hit ââ¬Å"originalââ¬ï¿½. > >> > Looks like the > >> > space is about 15 x 25 feet ââ¬" am I close? Anyhow, pretty neat, and > >> > I am > >> > jealous of your ability to get it done. After 8 years I am still > >> > mostly in > >> > the ââ¬Å"plywood pacificââ¬ï¿½ phase... > >> > > >> > Thanks for showing! > >> > Bill Winans > >> > --------------------------------- > >> > I opened it through the Yahoo page and if you select "original size" > >> > it will > >> > come up fairly large--I think it's located near the upper left side. > >> > > >> > Bob Werre > >> > PhotoTraxx > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
