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dthurman
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RexHea said:
Sorry, I did mean how did you make all those trees on Sawmill Ridge
Perfect!! Thgey look good and that method sounds like a very economical way to populate a hill.
Thanks Rex!
Sorry, I did mean how did you make all those trees on Sawmill Ridge
Perfect!! Thgey look good and that method sounds like a very economical way to populate a hill.
Thanks Rex!
Glad I could help some, David. The big plus with the type of bush that I cut the Blooms from is they have tiny seed pods on the blooms little limbs. I cut the small white blooms off and leave the pods on.
After I have dipped them in glue, the sprinkled ground foam has something to stick on and "cluster" out from. This bush is called an Oakleaf Hydrangea. Even though you may not have it in your area, look for any wild bush with blooms. Check and see if it has anything other than just limbs for the foam to stick to. I tried Crepe Mertel blooms, but the seed pods on them are too few and too danged big. The shape of the bloom limbs are excellent, if you want to use them as an armature and use the larger clustered foam.
After I have dipped them in glue, the sprinkled ground foam has something to stick on and "cluster" out from. This bush is called an Oakleaf Hydrangea. Even though you may not have it in your area, look for any wild bush with blooms. Check and see if it has anything other than just limbs for the foam to stick to. I tried Crepe Mertel blooms, but the seed pods on them are too few and too danged big. The shape of the bloom limbs are excellent, if you want to use them as an armature and use the larger clustered foam.
IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
How I spent my unexpected day off:
Since one of the main transformers blew this morning and plunged my employer's entire campus into darkness, I was treated to an unexpected 8 hours of 'administrative' leave - which I attempted to put to effective use (after completing the honey dues of course!
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First I finished scraping my in-plant grade crossings so trains would roll properly thru them, then repainted them (this is before the repainting):
The next 3 hours were spent digging all my special-effects lighting infrastructure out of storage, placing them in their planned locations, and seeing if they would work. At the far left is what will simulate my ingot teeming ladle, the center shows the 40watt bulb inside the BOF clay vessel, and the small rectangle at the right suggests a ladle full of hot metal into which bottle cars will be emptying:
Here is what the clay BOF vessel looks like on the inside:
This is what will be visible to visitors of the BOF vessel, the light bulb and bottom wiring will be hidden by the charging platform:
Looks like I can probably start placing the large buildings next week!
Since one of the main transformers blew this morning and plunged my employer's entire campus into darkness, I was treated to an unexpected 8 hours of 'administrative' leave - which I attempted to put to effective use (after completing the honey dues of course!
)First I finished scraping my in-plant grade crossings so trains would roll properly thru them, then repainted them (this is before the repainting):
The next 3 hours were spent digging all my special-effects lighting infrastructure out of storage, placing them in their planned locations, and seeing if they would work. At the far left is what will simulate my ingot teeming ladle, the center shows the 40watt bulb inside the BOF clay vessel, and the small rectangle at the right suggests a ladle full of hot metal into which bottle cars will be emptying:
Here is what the clay BOF vessel looks like on the inside:
This is what will be visible to visitors of the BOF vessel, the light bulb and bottom wiring will be hidden by the charging platform:
Looks like I can probably start placing the large buildings next week!
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dthurman
Guest
KenL
Wow!
Wow!
