Bob, Did the same thing with goldenrod. After the first can I started sticking the unpainted goldenrod into rows on a piece of styrofoam so that overspray from one row landed on the second row. Not sure if I've save much money though. I tried dying the goldenrod with some fabic dye I bought at Wal-Mart. Did not work well.
George Courtney --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > 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/
