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Dioramas: Flora & Fauna
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cheyenne
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Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006 - 10:57 PM UTC
Well I must say that after spraying some glue on the one tree [ I've had a few of these on a shelf for 2 or 3 yrs. ], then sprinkling some Parsley then some Tarragon [ dark green then lighter ] on them they look really good.
Check out the bark look on the trunk.
It took all of 10 seconds to make this tree, and I really don't know if anything else need be done.
They are going to make excellent Winter trees and a grove of them crowded togeather are going to look nice.
Cheyenne






MiamiJHawk
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Posted: Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 12:53 AM UTC
Cheyenne:

These do look good. . . and the time it took you to add
the "foliage" was taken note of by the old Jayhawk,
here. Hokay, I'll admit I'm not much of a cook. In fact,
eating what I fix sometimes makes me sick. . . kinda
like Walther Matheau in The Odd Couple! So I was
not familiar with the spice "Tarragon". But I get the idea
as you sprinkle the darker leaves closer to the center
of the trunk and the lighter leaves (more exposed to
the Sun) more toward the outer "limits" (?) of the
branches. I'll have to go down the spice aisle some
time. Maybe the cashier can tell me where that aisle is
. . . . Sheeeeze. . . why didn't I take cooking one oh one,
instead of that pud course, underwater basketweaving?
beachbum
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 05:51 AM UTC
As seen from the photos in your earlier thread they were well branched roots Cheyenne. Yup nothing beats representing Mother Nature than Mother Nature herself. If I may make a tiny suggestion I think once the glue dries you may want to slap on more PVA glue and sprinkle more Parsely. Mixing the Parsely with Oregano as well help add more shape and character to the leaves. More leaves will give the trees a full look unless your aiming for early spring or late autumn.
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