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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2021 17:05:12 GMT
Thanks mucker  |
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Post by SteveM on Feb 25, 2021 17:20:32 GMT
Looks just like my garden Very nice work buddy  |
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Post by beano on Feb 25, 2021 18:26:48 GMT
Nicely done fella 👍
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Post by PorcoRosso on Feb 25, 2021 18:37:34 GMT
Looks very good indeed Boots.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Feb 25, 2021 19:30:16 GMT
Fine work mate looks just the job for the model.
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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2021 20:08:09 GMT
Thanks fellas... |
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Post by tommygunn on Feb 26, 2021 1:11:26 GMT
Top job but now the wife will want you out weeding your own garden now!!!!
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Post by Marco on Feb 26, 2021 11:56:32 GMT
Simply beautiful!
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Post by Armorguy on Feb 26, 2021 21:08:17 GMT
I like that gardening art too.
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Post by JEFF on Feb 27, 2021 13:34:24 GMT
Fanfreakintastic, Bub. Very well played.  |
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Post by Ian H. on Feb 27, 2021 16:05:52 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Feb 27, 2021 17:57:04 GMT
Ian it's a typical scrapyard scene |
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Post by Boots on Mar 2, 2021 19:43:20 GMT
Most kind of you all my good fellows Well........i told a little white lie  , i thought i was finished but......i then decided after staring at it for about an hour that as much as i was happy with the foliage something was niggling me  , i added the barbed wire around the top of the fence but that still didn`t solve the problem........to me the issue was height!!........here`s my theory....if ya gonna have a back drop it needs to be seen, with the car on the base it hid a lot of the ground work........soooo.....after a few evenings of gluing/shaping/adding more variations of colour i gained about another 20cm in height so when the car is in situ you can now see it slightly above the roof so it fills that dead space better.........also the darker tones on the car are more complimented by the light back drop rather than nothing at all.........much happier now , i`ve also matched the corner`s in their respective lower colour........i did this because the rusted section was just a big dark block, the added colours tend to break that monotonous tone down.............as i said......that was my theory and i think it worked....i think  ............you tell me!!
I`ve opted for a early spring whereby the newer colours are breaking thru the older stuff....... i only used just a very small amount of the Sage colour just to catch the eye and not over power( i did have some larger clumps in originally but i found myself constantly being drawn to them due to the lighter colour......so i lopped them and went much smaller).....hence why i set it in the corners
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I tried using C/A at first but that weren`t a lot of use with this stuff.........i did have some PVA and that was ok but took a while to dry but i happen to be in The Range craft store and i bought some of this........it`s the nuts for gardening
The car is virtually finished so next pics should be done and dusted
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Post by SteveM on Mar 2, 2021 19:51:36 GMT
We didn’t think you could improve on it but you’ve only gone and done it I’ll keep my eye out for that glue too buddy |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Mar 2, 2021 20:03:28 GMT
That's so realistic, it looks like it grew there .
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Post by tommygunn on Mar 3, 2021 0:25:48 GMT
Yes, it’s GRRRRREAT!!!!
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Post by Paul B on Mar 3, 2021 4:53:02 GMT
Nicely solved your problem be  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 3, 2021 5:24:38 GMT
Now that does look good mate, a perfect spot for the model to rust in peace!
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Post by Marco on Mar 3, 2021 10:38:17 GMT
Ferkintastic work! It's bootiful!
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, i thought i was finished but......i then decided after staring at it for about an hour that as much as i was happy with the foliage something was niggling me 
, i added the barbed wire around the top of the fence but that still didn`t solve the problem........to me the issue was height!!........here`s my theory....if ya gonna have a back drop it needs to be seen, with the car on the base it hid a lot of the ground work........soooo.....after a few evenings of gluing/shaping/adding more variations of colour i gained about another 20cm in height so when the car is in situ you can now see it slightly above the roof so it fills that dead space better.........also the darker tones on the car are more complimented by the light back drop rather than nothing at all.........much happier now 
