Andy's Tamiya 1/48 SdKfz 232

[JR]

WOW! Andy perfection:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
Well done on the tree.

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice

[Guest]

Thanks chaps, very happy with it myself if I'm honest.

Need to get some better spray glue for future efforts as the carpet adhesive I had lying around was a bit like silly string, leaving a lot of clean up, but it did the job.

A bit of touching up here and there and I'll be calling it done.

[Si Benson]

Hi Andy,

That looks really good Andy...nice work:thumb2:

[stillp]

Nice bit of gardening Andy.
Pete

[Guest]

Thanks Si & Peter.

Tempted to keep fiddling but might just muck it up. Will take a fresh look in the morning and go from there.

[scottie3158]

Andy,
That's a cracking result.

[Guest]

Cheers Paul :thumb2:

[JR]

Thanks chaps, very happy with it myself if I'm honest.

Need to get some better spray glue for future efforts as the carpet adhesive I had lying around was a bit like silly string, leaving a lot of clean up, but it did the job.

A bit of touching up here and there and I'll be calling it done.

Andy by far the best spray glue for trees I've come across is 3 M Craft mount.
It has a use by date on the tin, but I've not had a problem with it when it's outside it's date. Normal thing of turning upside down to clean out when finished.
Spays beautifully, no stringing.
Some people use hair spray, but the problem is it never quite dries. Speaking here from experience !

[Guest]

Thanks John, I'll keep an eye out for it.

Body shop legend has it that 3M stands for Much More Money :smiling5: but to be honest, I find most of their products perform so well that they are worth the premium.

[Tim Marlow]

There is a much cheaper option. Once you have the basic structure of the tree or bush you can spray it with dilute PVA through a hand atomiser. This will fix it nicely and make it quite robust for handling. Just add a small drop of washing up liquid to the dilute PVA to break down surface tension and allow it to soak in........

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
That base is excellent. Tree is first rate.
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks Jim, really appreciate that.

Tim - I've been trying to find some of those little atomiser sprays as I've seen them used a lot. Hobby shops have been a no go unless you want to trade in a limb for a Woodland Scenics one, but my wife reckons somewhere like Poundland or Home Bargains might have them.

I initially tried brushing PVA on the branches but that was an epic fail, so hunted around in the shed and found some old carpet spray adhesive. Not ideal but it worked to a degree. I've been using watered down PVA & soap through a dropper as a final fix for my grass, but also tried a trick I saw Kathy Millat use. Watered down alcohol first to break the surface tension (I had meths so used that) then the dilute PVA. Seemed to spread a little better but the extra moisture extended the dying time.

Having fun experimenting :nerd:

[Tim Marlow]

Hi mate
Other sources of the spray bottles are garden centres, pound shops, eBay, and Amazon .....Boots do them for make up application but they are a bit dear....
Yet another option, though a bit big for your application, is household cleaner spray bottles when empty......last resort is putting it through an airbrush.....works fine, just needs a good clean afterwards.....
Looks great by the way.......only hint I could give is to perhaps spray a little light green on the top of the tree where the sunlight hits it, it will bring out the tree texture a little more.....

[Guest]

Thanks again Tim.

Was considering adding a bit of colour to the tree, good to hear it isn't a crazy idea. The trunk certainly needs a bit of work as it's just one colour and a little shiny, although it's hard to see in the pictures.