The Trees I Can't decide whether to add foliage to or not. These are made from Hedge Clippings, Bottle tops and then filled with filler. These will be like ornamental tubs you some times see. Plant to paint the tubs black and the filler brown as earth.
Question: What would you guys recommend as foliage I've considered perhaps using some cotton wool balls painted and then glued on in various bits. Obviously fluff them out make them tree shaped perhaps any suggestions. They look ok as they are but they are probably a bit more post apocalyptic that way.
Folige depends on several factors, time, effort, money, skill level and level of realism required. As a compromise of all these things if you can get some sponges (for washing cars) if they were ripped up and NO molded edges visable they might be worth thinking about. It's what I would try at least as a starting point.
ReplyDeletecheers good idea Clint
DeleteI like the pipes, tis a good idea and they look cool! As for the foliage, painted cotton balls should work pretty well and look decent. An alternative though (at 99p on my site...I know, cheap plug..) you could use lichen which is already the correct colour and looks pretty good when bunched together. Just a thought :)
ReplyDeletelol No worries good idea. ;-D
DeleteI love the pipe stacks, those are bloody great!
ReplyDeleteI love both of these ideas (and may steal them myself actually). For the pipes how about an industrial, plastic yellow?
ReplyDeleteHadn't considered yellow hmmmmm
DeleteI have been wanting to make pipe stacks but never been able to find something to make them with, as I thought they would make a great anti-zombie trap.
ReplyDeleteAs for foliage - I use Woodland scenics 'clump foliage' on the trees I have made (as seen in the Vietnam trip wire trap I made): http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/Clump-Foliage
These where some old plastic rods from my daughters wendy house which was binned so I robbed the bits. I just cut them down into 10cm lengths then glued them together. I have another 8-10 rods left I think. Don't want that many but it will come in handy for something else i'm sure
DeleteGood work mate!
ReplyDeleteI have yet to paint my pipe stacks....
The potted trees came out well. Clump foilage as Shelldrake mentions above would work well.
Cheers I plan on buying some small trees (bush size in 28mm) and use them in some more pots as plants :-D
DeleteI like the pipe idea. Why not make some concrete and others metal? Do a Google image search for "steel industrial pipes" for lots of inspiration. Some can be rusty, some shiny metal, and so on. Many possibilities--and cheap!
ReplyDeleteI think I have some textured paint in the shed so I might use that the minute. So much choice for these now
DeleteGreat idea for the pipes, it always amazes me, what people can come up with! I'd go with Shelldrakes idea for the tree foliage, I was gonna suggest that!
ReplyDeleteThe clump foliage looks good. Will keep an eye out for some I think
DeletePipes! Thats what I've been missing as well! :D
ReplyDeleteAs for the trees, I was going to suggest clump foliage as well, but lichen isn't too bad either. We got some fantasy trees made that way. I guess clump would still look bettter. I plan on doing some myself, but I will probably go with clump and just make it look like cypress or something for starters :P
I've done the pipes before. But the trees! what a great idea. I must give them a try.
ReplyDeleteThere is lots of good advice on offer here. Whatever you decide on take photos of the finished product.
ReplyDeleteNice work Brummie. You can never have too much Scatter terrain.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Dr B! one question:
ReplyDeleteWhat's the diameter of your pipes?
Cheers Colin. They are 10-11mm the hole is exactly 10mm wide
DeleteCheers everyone theres a lot of food for thought. Decisions Decisions Decisions :-D
ReplyDeleteFantastic ideas and my word you are spoilt for choice from the list of top tips above! Got to say I'd love to see the pipes with a bit of rust, perhaps use a some thin paper card wrapped around the end to look like a collar, perhaps even a few rivets!
ReplyDeleteI like the pipe stacks. Need a construction site to go with them. Might be perfect to go along with some of the plasticville kits I have that are missing pieces.
ReplyDeleteFor foliage, I'm sure Pondlans will have the answer in one form or another, sponges etc.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. Thanks Z
Deletethey look great, wood land scenic make nice folage
ReplyDeleteCheers log time no see, what you been upto?
DeleteNow that tree thing is really clever. I may steal that for the space station project on my list of somedays - it's a perfect way to intorduce some foliage to interior settings.
ReplyDeleteIts great and free more or less. I pinched the Idea from Lord Siwoc from Brains and Guts.
Deletehttp://lordsiwoc.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/city-needs-facelift.html