Ray Von Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I've had this small packet of foliage scatter kicking around for ages, and now it comes to needing some more, I can't find any! I've looked at various sellers on eBay, and Hatton's website - they do tiny plants, tulips etc and meadow scatter which has a lot of green in with it - but really all I want is some coloured sponge to portray flower beds. Has anyone had any luck manufacturing their own, from old kitchen sponges I would assume (and a blender?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I've just used relatively coarse green foliage then dabbed it with appropriate coloured acrylics for flowers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 If you can lay you hands on the hard foam tubing that is used to protect? scaffolding and grate it on a kitchen grater or a rasp/Surform, that gives a firmer material and may be more long lasting. I have found a short length of yellow in a skip and some light blue in a gutter near a building site.You won't need much to make a load of flowery bits. I don't know what other colours there are - probably day-glo orange. I have seen black and grey foam pipe insulation, which is similar, but they are not colours for flowers, I guess, but if there is a white version that would do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Cheers guys, both great ideas - I've seen that scaffold foam material sold as sort of cylindrical swimming-aids too. Time to go beachcombing...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftbovine Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Someone on this forum (I think) came up with the idea of freezing brightly coloured children’s wax crayons and grating them with an old kitchen grater. This produces a fine brightly coloured powder. You can try this without much outlay. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2019 Someone on this forum (I think) came up with the idea of freezing brightly coloured children’s wax crayons and grating them with an old kitchen grater. This produces a fine brightly coloured powder. You can try this without much outlay. The thread is here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/93649-scenery-and-flowersbushes-and-backscenes/ Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Thanks Alistair, Really good posts there! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted January 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2019 Although a bit on the expensive side, Flower Soft Ultra Fine is available in a range of colours, most of which are suitable for representing flowers in 2mm and 4mm scale if you're not particular about scale fidelity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Thanks, did a quick web search on that and there are some less expensive "just like" brands available too! I've had some wax crayons knocking around for about ten years - do you think I can find them?!!? On that subject, is it freeze, thaw and grate? Or do you grate them from frozen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2019 Grate whilst frozen - the idea is you want it to crumble into fine dust. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Thank you, just need to pick a day I can "borrow" the cheese grater and dispose of the evidence.... :-D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2019 Wild flowers tend to be small, and yellow, white, blue/purple, or pink; larger blooms, and reds and oranges, are by and large cultivated garden varieties. I have not modelled flowers on my layout as wild flowers restrict the season a bit to spring and high summer; a smattering of red and yellow berries signify autumn. I do not want my layout to look as if it represents any particular season, and being a South Wales valleys modeller I have been able to get away with not having any trees as well; they've all been cut down years ago for pit props... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you, just need to pick a day I can "borrow" the cheese grater and dispose of the evidence.... :-D Push the boat out and buy her a new cheese grater; no evidence disposal necessary and you get a couple of brownie points! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Although a bit on the expensive side, Flower Soft Ultra Fine is available in a range of colours, most of which are suitable for representing flowers in 2mm and 4mm scale if you're not particular about scale fidelity. beat me to it, though pricey, there is a lot in each pot so will last a very long time. Woodland scenics also do a pack with 4 colours of fine scatter for use as flowers - red. orange, white and yellow https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/item/T48 GreenScene also do packs of GS136 flowers and GS135 blossom http://www.green-scene.co.uk/Scatters.html Best wishes Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks Simon, I've saved that link. Johnster, if I buy the missus a new cheese-grater, believe me - it'll raise a lot more questions than it answers! :-D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR_NZ Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks Simon, I've saved that link. Johnster, if I buy the missus a new cheese-grater, believe me - it'll raise a lot more questions than it answers! :-D Then obviously don't buy a new cheese-grater for the missus, buy it for yourself . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2019 Thanks Simon, I've saved that link. Johnster, if I buy the missus a new cheese-grater, believe me - it'll raise a lot more questions than it answers! :-D For pete's sake don't buy her chocolates, then!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Sorry guys, but I think I'm doing it wrong! Frozen crayons - check Cheese grater - check File - check The grater produced huge curls, much too big for 'N' gauge. The file just clogged up, and produced a tiny amount of (better) dust. :-( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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