MrWolf Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, KNP said: Using some of this We get…… That looks interesting and much more convincing than a lot of commercial items. Can you tell me what you used for the flower heads there? I have a similar challenge in recreating this on my layout. Shropshire railways. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: That looks interesting and much more convincing than a lot of commercial items. Can you tell me what you used for the flower heads there? I have a similar challenge in recreating this on my layout. Shropshire railways. Thanks I will take a picture of all the flower strips I used later today.....just a lot of cutting with scissors and building up in layers. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2022 And through the square window! 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I love the bricked up windows in this one Kevin, so realistic, but looking back at the shot of Rose Cottage from last night, just one word - Wow! Jon T 1 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2022 All the flowers made from these. MiniNatur flower strips ( I even use the middle bits as these make good small shrubs) Pack of red scatter sold as flowers Yellow stalks (I’ve had these for years and have no idea where I got them from, I also have a pack of green - still no idea) 12 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted October 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2022 15 hours ago, KNP said: Welcome to: Rose Cottage That is fantastic! 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted October 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2022 12 hours ago, MrWolf said: That looks interesting and much more convincing than a lot of commercial items. Can you tell me what you used for the flower heads there? I have a similar challenge in recreating this on my layout. 48 minutes ago, KNP said: ... MiniNatur flower strips ( I even use the middle bits as these make good small shrubs) Pack of red scatter sold as flowers Yellow stalks (I’ve had these for years and have no idea where I got them from, I also have a pack of green - still no idea) My guess for the red scatter above is it's part of the Noch 07170 'Bluten-Flora' fourpack. Unfortunately it looks like this has been discontinued but you might be able to find stock somewhere. https://www.eurorailhobbies.com/Noch/NO-07170 has a picture of it. (I used to sell flower scatters at exhibitions but don't have any left of this pack). Possible alternatives are GreenScene's flower and blossom fourpacks, also Busch do roses kits which give you the flower heads as well as the stems/leaves. For a climbing rose, I'd do the same as Kevin and use the Mininatur materials, either the 'flower' strips or their ivy/climbing foliage for the green bits. (Sorry, no photos to hand of how these turned out but I thought it looked good). 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold THS92-GWR-NO Posted October 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2022 23 hours ago, KNP said: Welcome to: Rose Cottage All of a sudden I was reminded of Murder She Wrote - The Celtic Riddle :D Looks truly marvelous! :D 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 9 hours ago, KNP said: All the flowers made from these. MiniNatur flower strips ( I even use the middle bits as these make good small shrubs) Pack of red scatter sold as flowers Yellow stalks (I’ve had these for years and have no idea where I got them from, I also have a pack of green - still no idea) Thanks for the information Kevin, I've found a UK supplier of the MiniNatur flower strips and bought plenty for the job. So I'm rapidly running out of excuses! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 58 minutes ago, MrWolf said: So I'm rapidly running out of excuses! No such thing: https://www.cantmakeit.life/mobile.html (excuse generator) 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, aardvark said: No such thing: https://www.cantmakeit.life/mobile.html (excuse generator) Very handy, but I couldn't find "My girlfriend has accidentally set off a small thermonuclear explosion". Which might come in useful.... Edited October 21, 2022 by MrWolf Stupid autocorrect 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 A long time ago, I had a small book called "The Bad Liar's Handbook", or some such. On the right hand page was a list of excuses for a given circumstance, and on the left, a grid where you could fill in which excuse you gave to which person and on what date. The book has been lost amongst many house moves, but I do recall a scant few: For being in an intoxicated state: I'm allergic to pineapple juice. For arriving late: I had to dig my mother-in-law out of a snow drift. I had to dig my mother-in-law into a snow drift. 1 2 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 Now.... What piece of timber did I need? 37 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Invariably the one on the bottom. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2022 Or the one you haven't got! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Me I'll have any of them just so long as its free of knots. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, aardvark said: Invariably the one on the bottom. Which then turns out to be about eight inches too short in my experience... 2 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2022 3 hours ago, KNP said: What piece of timber did I need? That timber store is amazing, as are the ne cottage and outbuildings. I can only bring to mind one other model railway with that quality of scenic and architectural detail, and that's Pendon. You are the Roye England de nos jours. 4 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2022 12 hours ago, aardvark said: A long time ago, I had a small book called "The Bad Liar's Handbook", or some such. On the right hand page was a list of excuses for a given circumstance, and on the left, a grid where you could fill in which excuse you gave to which person and on what date. The book has been lost amongst many house moves, but I do recall a scant few: For being in an intoxicated state: I'm allergic to pineapple juice. For arriving late: I had to dig my mother-in-law out of a snow drift. I had to dig my mother-in-law into a snow drift. I once got rather too intoxicated during an evening of drinking gin and bitter lemon (the pub was out of tonic water😮). I haven't touched so much as drop of bitter lemon since then. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: I once got rather too intoxicated during an evening of drinking gin and bitter lemon (the pub was out of tonic water😮). I haven't touched so much as drop of bitter lemon since then. Avoid, there's way too much sugar in bitter lemon for it to do you any good. There's some rather nice gins out there though! 3 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: There's some rather nice gins out there though! Yes, but where can I buy decent salted peanuts to go with my G&T? Serious question. The last time I had good salted peanuts was over a decade ago! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 38 minutes ago, teaky said: Yes, but where can I buy decent salted peanuts to go with my G&T? Serious question. The last time I had good salted peanuts was over a decade ago! What? You mean that you don't like peanuts that appear to be made from candle wax?* *That's the memsahibs culinary judgement and reason for hating / never eating the things, but she's too young to know that they used to be tasty. Same goes for dry roasted. I don't know if she's ever tried eating candle wax, or its just what she imagines it tastes like, based on the texture. Frankly, I daren't ask.... 5 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, teaky said: Yes, but where can I buy decent salted peanuts What's wrong with Nobby's Nuts? I love 'em. But I'd agree that all - and I mean all - other brands are sh*te. Usual disclaimer! 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted October 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, KNP said: Now.... What piece of timber did I need? Haven't seen that view for a long time... whereabouts is it?... Edited October 22, 2022 by John Besley Stupid predictive tex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2022 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: Avoid, there's way too much sugar in bitter lemon for it to do you any good. There's some rather nice gins out there though! When I were a lad I worked out that the most economical way to impress a young lady was to serve crap gin with decent tonic (Schhh...) rather than Gordon's with supermarket tonic. 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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