MrWolf Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I seem to recall that the question you should ask yourself is: Could I ride my 4mm scale bicycle over that surface without severe discomfort and / or ending up with three Adams apples? 1 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: How does the grain size compare to a 4mm size boot? There's a graphic illustration just a few posts back. Honestly, I don't know why I bother. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 I just had to scratch the static grass itch. Having mentioned it earlier I couldn't deter myself from extricating some bits and bobs from their well-hidden box. Two colours of 2mm fibres mixed together and laid onto neat PVA: And then, having done that, I just had to dig out some more and try them: And while I was watching the glue dry, some weeds appeared. By now I was so excited I couldn't hold the camera still. 11 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 54 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: There's a graphic illustration just a few posts back. Honestly, I don't know why I bother. Ah that picture. Doesn't help when posts are missed when viewing the topic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 Frustrated by the out of focus weed I just had to go and try again after dinner. Weed and wine must have helped steady the hand. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: Frustrated by the out of focus weed I just had to go and try again after dinner. Weed and wine must have helped steady the hand. What is it? Looks invasive. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, nickwood said: What is it? Looks invasive. Lythrum salicaria 'Easton Glory'. F1 hybrid, as driven by Lewis Hamilton. 3 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted March 28, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 28, 2021 38 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: Weed and wine An interesting dinner chez Bonwick. 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 38 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: Lythrum salicaria 'Easton Glory'. F1 hybrid, as driven by Lewis Hamilton. Looks mOre like Celtricius tricolaria ‘Irish Knockweed. As driven by Land O’Norris. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Mick Bonwick said: Looks like I've found a use for those bits you trim off when preparing the Brussel sprouts. Brassica Farticarus Pantous. Rob. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Didn't come down on a meteor by any chance? If I was to offer a possible species, it would be Alcea Roses, Or Hollyhocks to the rest of us! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Or Hollyhocks to the rest of us! is that rhyming slang? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 30 minutes ago, nickwood said: is that rhyming slang? C'est possible.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I may have been talking hollyhocks, but I was being serious. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted March 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 Nah, its a triffid, init. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 50 minutes ago, Tony Teague said: Nah, its a triffid, init. To be honest, I can't imagine making anything anywhere near that convincing. This would be much closer to my efforts... 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 29, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 I think I'd be more inclined to model the plant. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I've tried modelling plants in the past, Pendon style. Triffids Yours are recognisable species, mine were barely recognisable as plants! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 29, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hmm. I think he was exaggerating a bit. It doesn't look like anything I would call a Triffid. 5 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 Looks the right scale to me especially if what Rob suggested is correct 21 hours ago, MrWolf said: Didn't come down on a meteor by any chance? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted March 29, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 A quick photographic sequence that shows a few details of the methods used to create a colourful weed. Find some long strands of material that have tapered ends. I bought these before realising that cheap nylon-bristled paintbrushes are somewhat less expensive. Run a line of PVA along the upper end of the bristles. Turn the assembly over and repeat so that the PVA forms a completesection across and through the bristles. Wait for the PVA to dry, probably about 12 hours. Cut off the end section of the assembly, just below the line of PVA, which has dried clear. Separate into small clumps. Or large ones, of course, if that's your target. I've added some paint to the dried PVA area on this sample so that you can see how it looks. The PVA holds just a few strands together and is stiff enough to allow tweezers to push the assembly into a hole without the strands bending or separating. The ends below the painted bit are cut off when it's ready for planting. Make a hole in which to plant your plant and fill it with a drop of PVA. Plant your plant so it's planted. Add leaves and blooms to taste. I use a pair of tweezers and dip each leaf or bloom into even more PVA and just touch the item to the stalk or base. Neat PVA is sticky enough to make it stay put straight away. Unless you get glue on the tweezers, of course . . . . . . . Photograph overload, but it might provide some inspiration somewhere. 2 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Definitely inspired, plus the idea of planting the plant then adding the details makes perfect sense. That's why I have ended up with triifids in the past. For inaccessible areas, the plant could be temporarily planted into something else. I use cheap brushes for the background of my paintings, because they get destroyed by the abrasive paint, I only use my good ones for the details. They get relegated to scruffy modelmaking jobs after one painting, so I have a good supply of bristles. Definitely something I will try once the main groundwork is done on my layout. Thanks for the information. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2021 Very clever stuff, also very interesting and useful 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2021 How does all this help with ballasting ? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: How does all this help with ballasting ? The more weeds, the less you can see the ballast 2 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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