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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2007Trees
The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new plastic ones. Does anyone know if these can still be obtained? John > The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a > previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new plastic > ones. Does anyone know if these can still be obtained? "New plastic ones"? Where have you been living for the past half century? :o) (kim) >> The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a >> previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new >> plastic ones. Does anyone know if these can still be obtained? > > "New plastic ones"? 'New' is relative to what you are comparing it with : - )) Compared with the old fibre ones they are new. > Where have you been living for the past half century? :o) Well I do live in Mid Wales. :)) John >>> The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a >>> previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >John What a coincidence. Was only talking about the old fibre type last week when lack of a suitable plastic fitting was holding up a younger person than me from doing a job. While showing him that in this instance a couple of quickly whittled wooden wedges hammered in to the wall would provide a fixing the subject came up. We decided there might be a market in selling Organic wallplugs as anything with the word Organic in it seems to be the new buzz marketing word taking over from the word Digital. G.Harman >>>> The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for >>>> a [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > G.Harman Too late, think theyre called matchsticks - thats what I use most of the time. Cheers, Simon > The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a > previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new plastic > ones. Does anyone know if these can still be obtained? Yes you can still get them e.g. Toolfast Direct in Scotland If I was a plug short for a job I raided the children's pencil box for an old pencil nub and used that. OK how do you make model trees from fibre rawl plugs John ? Chris >> The previous thread on airbrushing reminded me of when I made trees for a >> previous layout using the old fibre rawl plugs rather than the new [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Chris I just use them for the trunks. I get a long length of wire - usually the earth wire from an electrical cable, obviously not the stranded type :-)) I stick one end into the rawl plug to the length I want the trunk to be then I bend the wire back on itself at the height I wish the tree to be so that you have a single wire in the rawl plug and a double wire for the rest. Stick the top end in the vice and insert strands of the old ( again) type of string ( the white or creamy stuff that comes apart easily) from the top downwards as you twist the wire in the vice . Finally trim the finished tree to preferred shape and spray it to choice of colour . John |
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