Re: Soeaking of Dioramas and Model Equipment

Posted by NC Wayne on December 13, 2006 at 19:33:02 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: Soeaking of Dioramas and Model Equipment posted by in-too-deep on December 13, 2006 at 16:37:19:

Like Don said a serious model store should have aot of stuff for you to use. I know around here most of those type places have closed down in favor of the chain stores like Hobby Lobby that cater to alot of diferent hobbies. For the basic stuff though you can use Great Stuff or screen wire and plaster of paris for hills depending on the effect your wanting. Toothpicks, popcycle sticks, dowel rods and brrom straw are all good items for building fences, phone poles, fields, etc. Tissue paper soaked in a watery white glue mix and then draped over the desired item to dry, then painted makes a realistic canvas. Regular paper, poster board, construction paper, all have their uses as straps, etc. Simply choose what paper will be a similar scale thickness for what your doing. The weeving process of screen wire leaves a slight texture to it that can be used to simulate barbed wire in some scales. If your looking for rocks simply head to the driveway and look. Small rocks are scale boulders, and smaller rocks are simply smaller scale rocks. If you want them a different color simply paint them. In the end nothing beats Mother Nature for authenticity. It's just a matter of finding what she provides that is real and then making it look real in the desired scale. Good luck with your project and be sure to post a pic when your finished.

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