Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thank you very much I have never had an audience with baited breath before just look at the bark on that tree, lovely or what? I love the flex-bark rmweb381trees37 and just to start you off the deep dark black in the crevices rmweb382trees this is unfortunately the last photo but one tonight. I'll quickly go do one of the whole thing so you can see how far I got. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Jaz... Its looking better with every photo you upload, and more like it the photos of the real thing... well done... Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Blimey Jaz, you certainly don't hang around weighing up your work through half shut eyes. That Das plasticene clay is real slam wham blam stuff. .......still don't see how you are going to get those trees' feet to actually walk about.....realistically (thats it, I nearly forgot:the magic word for railway modelling) dhig/Rar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Blimey Jaz, you certainly don't hang around weighing up your work through half shut eyes. That Das plasticene clay is real slam wham blam stuff. .......still don't see how you are going to get those trees' feet to actually walk about.....realistically (thats it, I nearly forgot:the magic word for railway modelling) dhig/Rar Yes nothings seems to stop Jaz once she's on a roll. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes nothings seems to stop Jaz once she's on a roll. Jamie After reading all this lot, I need a bacon roll................ Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) mmmmm bacon......last pictures and off to be....oooh they are on another tab...one sec.......I do more juggling than a clown. One tab for the posts, some times more than one if queuing them, one tab for the uploads, one tab to watch everyone else, and if possible get a word in edgeways if i have the time, a tab for research, oh basically i have a lot of tabs open LMAO a view of how far along I am. rmweb383trees39 lets hope making the joins tomorrow won't prove too difficult....I suppose I should do the wet tissue and cling film to protect it. rmweb384trees40 as a matter of interest the size of the copper wire I am using for the small branches rmweb385trees41 Edited January 28, 2014 by Jaz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 After reading all this lot, I need a bacon roll................ Cheers, Mick That sounds good Mick Big 'M's' isn't doing them yet, and although I have bacon in the fridge, I only have bread, as my rolls is in the garage mate. ha-ha Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Jaz you are defiantly on a production line tonight, banging them out like there no tomorrow. lol Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 Now roots are often visible because of erosion, so I set my tree on a little bump, knoll, whatever rmweb371trees27 Then I need to anchor the tree in to the PIR, some of the original wire roots are pushed directly into the PIR, others are 'pinned' wit spare copper, as below on the left you can see i am starting to work the DAS, the roots are round underneath, it all depends on whether they are exposed enough for this to be noticeable. rmweb372trees28 That's a waste of a nice wedge of mozzarella 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks for that Jaz. Will have to look in tomorrow night when I eventually get in from w*rk Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sasquatch if that was mozzarella, it wouldn't last two seconds in this house, my son is like a mouse where italian cheese is concerned....it's pasta and cheese in no time, and consumed even faster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's great to sit down with the afternoon cuppa and see what Jaz has been cooking up! No excuses for all the likes either!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 go to bed you rotten lot.......... lurking at the bottom of the page in the how many browsers on this forum is not going to produce any more pictures tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 I made the jumbo shell dish with British sausage meat, onion, spinach, parmesan stuffing. tomato-basil sauce and gorgonzola sauce over the top. Took 3½ hours to make and was gone in under10 minutes! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 Don't know about bed but Mrs' S just caught me on here without a paint brush in my hand again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I have to get up early in the morning. so goodnight all. I'll get on the tree in the morning...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass0four Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) I'll be cat-napping - up all night as usual. 'Upsides a teensy weensy bit of modelling might get done, although her Ladyships digestive system is like early warning modelling radar. Why can't I get the smilies!!! JESTER EMOTICON Sheesh! Tony. nite nite Jaz. Edited January 28, 2014 by Brass0four Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Because we keep handing you the supportive one instead....LMAO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Nice work with the tree Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass0four Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 And it's way past time my MOTM was over! (Moan of the month) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm bushed....I may go back to bed instead of modelling. I feel like a hamster on a wheel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hi Jaz, I'm afraid I missed being part of the live audience last night, as I was busy, but thank you very much for posting all those wondeful photos, it really shows how you go about getting believable looking trees. Looking forward to more, when you wake up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 So what number is the Oven set at and for how long? hahhahah One Backed Tree please waiter With Worcester Sauce of course. And Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Well you'll be glad to know I have been beavering away this morning...... so...... rmweb386trees42 I have been added more baby branches When I decided that the canopy was a bit thin, so I cut some more green covered wire and started filling in, I can't go back down to the floor and bring the trunk up which is my preference, because as we all know I modelled it, I could attempt a second main trunk but there is still plenty of room to add branches. I do have to be careful not to make the canopy top heavy, and you must always ensure the branches get thinner as you go up... I check the area where I want to add a branch and measure a length and some spare and push one end into the exposed wires, give it a twist round the trunk, then do a second one, in the middle to the right there is two straight wires sorry for the poor photos light is terrible today rmweb388trees44 oops forget a picture here, I then twisted the pair and shaped them. Edited January 28, 2014 by Jaz 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Also at this time I had to address the fact that this small wire can only go so far up the branches, and then need to appear to get thicker, I have two thickness of offcuts of wire, and the thicker ones are used to make small branch off shoots, then I do the same herringbone fish with the finer copper rmweb389trees44 the result if you can focus on it is in the bottom left corner, these branchlets are not held on by much, so a guck fix with the flex-bark is needed, and so I coloured the whole lot This picture is to give you an idea of the size of copper I am working with rmweb390trees46 The thin stuff is the end branches, the thicker stuff is attached to the green wire, and the thinner stuff added to it, everything fixed in palace asap. FYI. The stainless steel tray is constantly revolving as I view the overall canopy. Working on a tree in a static pose can lead to a very lopsided affair. Notthat trees can't become lopsided but it is better to avoid it when modelling as it makes it more likely to fall over. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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