Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.

[rtfoe]

Good to see you back at the bench with this one Richard.:thumb2:

Hi Graeme, me too. I had to do something than the Constipation before I go berserk. :smiling6:

Hi Richard
I'd forgotten this. I like the idea of blue - makes it a bit different. Glad the windscreen cleaned up. Don't leave masking on for years :smiling: :rolling:
Jim

Yeh Jim, its been left idle for a few months...got to check if the streams run dry. :tears-of-joy: Odd trying to weather blue. Lucky me the glue was brittle and came off easily.

Richard,
Good to see you back again or have I just missed your posts.

Scottie, no you haven't missed anything, even the snail took a double take when he went by. :tears-of-joy:

Don't know if you can see any difference but I just sealed the base coat and added some dark tones to the corners and recessed areas.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi guys,
Taking a break from the USS Constitution I worked on the sphagnum moss base as a covering before adding the other foliage for body and variation...
A bit of a mess at the moment. Once I've covered everything I will undercoat it in black. This will act as the contrast shadows deep in the vegetation.
I have decided to replace the thread vines with wire as they would be more adjustable. The threads are too light to conform to weight and gravity so are kind of stringy. Not what I want.
I will add string husk further up the sphagnum for the tree leaves and connect them with the tree wires.
Generally everything will be plonked on and trimmed later. So expect a bit of afro. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Allen Dewire]

Great to see this again Richard. I take it your a regular Bloomin' Botanist with all this fine greenery you're playing with right now. Very nice work Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[Jim R]

Great gardening going on there Richard.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Great to see this again Richard. I take it your a regular Bloomin' Botanist with all this fine greenery you're playing with right now. Very nice work Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

Thanks Allen, SWMBO has the green fingers...I'm just the mover.

Great gardening going on there Richard.
Jim

Thanks Jim, had to do a bit as was worried the water would run out. :smiling6: Also the cats keep getting at the paper foliage and go missing before I can get all done.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

Cats!! They are always into things.....you can't leave something for five minutes and they're on it! Curious critters. all looking good Richard, glad you're back at this. :thumb2: Rick H.

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Good to see this back on the go.

[rtfoe]

Cats!! They are always into things.....you can't leave something for five minutes and they're on it! Curious critters. all looking good Richard, glad you're back at this. :thumb2: Rick H.

Thanks Rick, no cats here at the LHS doing my usual building with the guys most Saturdays.

Richard,
Good to see this back on the go.

I'm glad too Scottie.

At the LHS I managed to complete the sphagnum moss base after removing the tree for easy access. I gave the bridge a coat of Olive Drab base with a little pre shading. ..

Cheers,
Richard

Wonder why there's two sign offs :thinking:

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Getting better and better.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Hi Richard
Getting better and better.
Jim

Yes Jim, with the addition of the sphagnum moss the jungle is taking shape. I now have to concentrate on the top canopy before applying the rest of the foliage detail.

Cheers,
Richard

[Graeme C.]

Looking good Richard, I think you are too modest when it comes to your gardening skills, you have this one sorted.

[rtfoe]

Looking good Richard, I think you are too modest when it comes to your gardening skills, you have this one sorted.

Thanks Graeme, I have only done one other jungle dio so drawing experience from that one although its been 10 years since.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Besides the batch of jungle foliage I have shown, I found more in my stash box that was high up on the shelves...

All these were found at a decorative plant shop that stocked real life sized replicas. Searched in the miniature section. The down side is that you have to buy them in large packages...good thing they weren't too expensive.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Those plants look good Richard. Just goes to show that us modellers need to keep our eyes open for useful stuff in unlikely places.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Those plants look good Richard. Just goes to show that us modellers need to keep our eyes open for useful stuff in unlikely places.
Jim

I guess our second hobby is called something similar to foraging or collecting garbage. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard