Hi guys

Hey does anybody know of a good place to buy dio supplies online. I need some ground work and other details.

Thanks
Wolfsix

What kind of stuff are you looking for exactly? I guess it kind of depends on what you need. Give me some ideas of what you need.

Micromark http://www.micromark.com/ is a good place for tools and raw materials. As far as ground work, I get celluclay at Michaels and spackle at Lowes, foilage I get out back (sticks) and at Michaels.

If you have specifics I'm sure lots of guys have gone on line to get stuff. Just let us know what you're looking for.

Hi guys

I'm looking for some ground cover for my RMG dio. Static grass maybe something I can make bushes out of. Plus I need to to make a chain link metal fense.

Wolfsix

I agree. For the ground, your best bet is celluclay (Michael's) or Durham's water putty (Home Depot). As for static grass and other "earthy" products, you can get big canisters (32 oz for $8.50) of Woodland Scenics products at most hobby shops that sell train stuff, or Hooby Lobby, or http://www.micromark.com/. However, the back yard usually contains tons of great stuff - rocks and sticks.

As far as a chain link fence goes, try these

http://www.dickblick.com/zz334/08/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=2030

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/23462&page=1

Hope this helps

Hi guys

Thanks you've been a big help! I ordered some static grass from MicroMark last night. I'll order the fense material in a day or so. I normally do use the yard for supplies but at the moment its 9 degrees and under about 6 inches of snow. #:-) Thanks again

Wolfsix

Kind of late but Scenic Express

Wolfsix,
You might hit the fabric store to get the material to make your fence. Tulle, the stuff they make veils out of, comes in different mesh sizes and a square yard of the stuff cost about a dollar.

I would check there before I order something more expensive online.

Just a thought.

Shaun

Hi guys

Matt
the Scenic Express site has been added to my favorites list and I'll be visting it again soon.
Shaun
Right now due to personel problems I'm forced to rely on the net, but thanks for the heads up.

Wolfsix

i would also try to dig under the snow !! you never know what kind of treasure you could find!!!!

Goose

Its 9 degrees outside I'll wait untill spring to do the digging. I like having the feeling in my fingers.


Wolfsix

Try poking around at your neighborhood florist, arts/crafts store, and dollar store for dryed plants, flowers, etc. The smaller stuff can be pulled apart and used for flowers, or grass, or weeds. Complete branches of tiny foliage can be combined to make bushes, and when you add them to pieces of tree root, entire scale trees can be built up. Most of these stores have quite a variety of dried plants, so with a bit of imagination most kinds of trees and shrubery, including evergreens, can be simulated. It's cheaper and more realistic than using model R.R. trees, which usually look like 'bottle brushes', or Woodland Scenics products.

Try- www.squadron.com