Hello
This post was meant to be published over the Christmas Break but with RMWeb taking a short break plus other things I have only just managed to get it done! I hope it was worth the wait!
OK, just before Christmas I had some unexpected time off work so as I was stuck at home I decided to have another go at some trees so my good friend Gina and myself sat down and made a few more. Now one of my goals for Highclere is that the trees on the layout are reconisable, so to test this out I have created a little quiz / test to see if it works! Now I know what the trees are meant to be but can you folks reconise them from the photos below? Let me know what trees you think they are...(Trees 1 to 5)...
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(Thank you Andy for helping with this one!)
The trees are made using the age old method of twisting wire together to form the shape, the only difference I do is to solder the wires together once formed to strengthen them a little. The tree is then sprayed with aersols ('cos i am lazy!), covered lightly in Woodland Scenics Polyfibre, then with Gaugemaster Leaves (thanks to Lee m22 on his layout thread Hares Run for the tip-off), all held together with copious amounts of hairspray! The leaves I feel give a wonderful effect as shown below...
Finally I got a SR Brakevan etched kit for Christmas and I couldnt bear it ending up in my gloat box with all the other kits so I built it!
Thank you Andy
Missy
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