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I think I'll dig out an N scale person and stand them next to the trees to give me a better perspective of size and trunk thickness and then work from there.
Bob, before I started I printed off a couple of pages from the British Trees website and TRIED to use the pictures as a guide :!: :!:
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I use small screws to hold my track temporarily in position. This allows me to loosen the screws, adjust the track and retighten to refine the alignment, or indeed to remove the screw, realign and then put the screw in somewhere else.
The screws also allow me to adjust for the height of the track easily too, a twist down to lower and backing off on the screw to allow the cork underneath to bounce back and raise the railhead.
I will ballast around the screws and then once glue has dried, holding the track in place, remove the screws and fill the holes with ballast. That is going to add another dimension to the ballasting process but I think that it is worth it.
I've only read about this method, never done the ballasting part before but so far so good.
Drawbacks?, well in N gauge I have to make sure that the screw head doesn't cause a short circuit between the back to back of the loco wheels or sit too close to a rail and cause a derailment.
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Well… half a can of hairspray later I reckon this one might be a young Oak.
The "bark mix" was thickened up with a bit more polyfiller and another 10 or so more coats were painted onto the trunk over a couple of days.
The trunk was painted grey, black, brown and then dusted with brown and yellow pastel dust.
The base foilage is Heki "Dark Green Foilage" glued to the branches with PVA and hairspray.
A light sprinkle of Woodland Scenics "Fine Burnt Grass scatter" was added from above. Then more hairspray and….
A light dusting of ground brown and yellow pastel on top of that… held in place with… yup, more hairspray.
The figure is from Noch. Being a European manufacturer I assume that he is at 1:160 rather than the UK 1:148, the difference for a 6ft man is about 1mm at scale… so he's vertically challenged but acceptable for reference.
Painting him is going to be painful!
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I'm really pleased with it and am heading back to the model shop for a bigger bag of the Heki foilage :roll:
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The thicker trunk makes all the difference. You now have a very realistic looking tree, excellent effort.
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Another one to keep I feel. :wink: :wink:
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Keep them coming Marty, I guess most of us on here will be installing trees eventually and advice is very welcome.
Incidentally most people advise getting scent free hair laquer for obvious reasons but when I stand in front of the hair products shelves in the local supermarket I'm utterly bewildered. So does anyone know how long the scent lasts if it is used for glue like this? :? :? :?
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Er…no, Les. I will ask SHMBO, and she will then want to know why :?: :!:Les said
So does anyone know how long the scent lasts if it is used for glue like this? :? :? :?
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but it does the job. :roll: :roll: :wink: :wink:
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My theory: A human head is warm, a model tree is cold. Any spray should lose its odour pretty quickly. (But no, I'm not going to rigorously test this theory.)
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Marty can you give us the product number of that foliage? It looks a bit different from the Heki I've used. It almost has the look of the sea foam foliage, alhtough it could be my eyes :?
Thanks.
Again, that tree is VERY impressive.
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Jeff - Orders :oops: :oops: :shock: :!: :?: Hmmm, I wonder, I'm looking for a new occupation.
Lets see… parts cost me about AUD$10 and a hourly rate of say AUD$60/hour at about 4 hours for that one makes it worth…. AUD$250…. about 120 pounds sterling…. there could be some economies of scale with mass production but I can't see me giving up my day job :shock: :shock:
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Wayne - I'll do a "how to" on the next one and post a thread in the Scenery section if no one objects?
Les - I thought of fine wire wool, I'll give it a go and see how it looks. The plastic/nylon scourers work pretty well although I need to perfect the technique.
Bob - Sorry Boss… but you started it
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Hairspray - I bought the cheapest version I could find, just a home brand, I've read that they are the stickiest. It was certainly sticky…
… and I did feel a little odd purchasing it :?
Yes, it was scented and yes, I've been banished to the shed to do the spraying 'cause T says the pong goes right through the house :?
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The scent does linger on but is fading gradually. It's not unpleasant and being sort of florally isn't too far out from being naturally forest smelling :?:
Mike - I think it is Heki Foilage dark-green H-1562.
Have a look here
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I'll confirm and get back to you.
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Hoping to see more trees soon.
Mike
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