Ok i'll join the dio brigade

[AlanG]

[Guest]

Nice work Allyne, looks superb, the figure painting looks the part too..it's going to be a good one.

Jim

[AlanG]

Ok i've painted the four German figures. Need to add the vital other stuff (obviously lol). But i think they've turned out ok. Will never be able to get a true representation of Dot 44 purely because the dots are so small on the real item. But it looks ok

[Guest]

But it looks ok

Certainly does Mate

[spanner570]

I agree, nice work Allyne..

Ron

[AlanG]

Started doing some work on the wire trees. Will add the fibre then 'prune' to some sort of shape.

[Guest]

Looks really fine!!! What is this? Fibre?

Cheers

Polux

[AlanG]

It's the fibre you use for making fish tank filters. It can also be found in pillows and duvets

[Guest]

how are you colouring the fibre Allyne ?

or are you just going to cover it with foliage ?

looks good, like the tree shape too...very realistic

[Gern]

Those figures look d**n good so far Allyne. A bit of dirt here an' there and a matt finish and I reckon they'll be perfect.

Gern

[AlanG]

how are you colouring the fibre Allyne ?

I'm going to spray the fibre with acrylic paint at the same time i spray the trunk and branches. I'll then attach the foliage with hairspray

[AlanG]

Ok on that note i need to ask...

What type of hairspray do i use to attach the foliage? Or does anyone else (Ron) have any ideas what i can use?

[Guest]

I use dilute PVA glue or spray adhesive to attach the foliage.

If i use hairspray for anything i use the cheapo supermarket brand as it's really just an unperfumed thin acrylic laquer.

[Gern]

3M make a spray adhesive called Spray Mount which I used for my dio a few years back.

Gern

[Andy2035]

Hi Allyne,

May I ask how do you make your trees please, would you be able to do a tree build in the 'How To' section please...

Andy...