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Foilage?
shonen_red
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Posted: Monday, December 25, 2006 - 10:39 AM UTC
Hi! I'm looking for a suitable material to be used as foilage for my Panther G in progress. I don't want to use real plants cause they turn yellow in time. Also, aftermarket parts are a no-no. Any help?
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Posted: Monday, December 25, 2006 - 11:37 AM UTC
Dried plants from the flower shop can be painted with hobby paints, so yellowing is not an issue. Alternatively, you could create branches and such, using small roots dug up from your yard and dried. Add a little glue to the branches and sprinkle dried herbs like tea leaves or oregano for the leaves. Allow to dry and paint.
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Posted: Monday, December 25, 2006 - 12:30 PM UTC
Gday Ralph
Gerald is on the ball here with some good ideas...
Have a look at your garden for some plants with a small branch/trunk system, which will be of a fitting scale.
Or if money is no object, I'd highly recommend Woodland Scenics fine-leaf foliage, especially for decorating a vehicle as it will be under heavier scrutiny to look realistic!
Cheers
Brad
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Posted: Monday, December 25, 2006 - 02:18 PM UTC
Sea foam with some spices might do the trick (that's what I use)
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Posted: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 10:22 PM UTC
Hi guys! Thanks for all the inputs. To those who had used organic herbs, do they yellow or had they turn yellow over time?
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Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 06:29 AM UTC
Ralph,

I have used various dried herbs often relocated from my wifes kitchen and as they are dried anyway they always seem to retain their colour.

John
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Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 09:19 AM UTC
marjoram is a good herb for forest litter or if you buy a bottle of a more "greener" color it might be good for trees it has the shape of small leaves
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 06:08 AM UTC
Just get a Bonzai tree....i think theyre about 1/35 scale
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:29 AM UTC

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Hi guys! Thanks for all the inputs. To those who had used organic herbs, do they yellow or had they turn yellow over time?



I don't find that the herbs change much from their original color. I do find that you will have to experiment with different spices for different colors. Orgegano make for good green. Tea leaves make for good brown leaves
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Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 07:37 AM UTC
I like using the deer or spagnum moss for bushes...paint the moss "branch" color and mist with glue, then sprinkle with foliage color{s} of your choice to look like a dense branch packed bush or ever green.
Another idea is to use flower roots, yeah, real ones, as trees and/or small bushes. They tend to be pretty soft and flexible, so spray them with hair spray or paint{or both} to stiffen them up, then add foliage or moss to simulate leafs, or leave bare to look like winter or fall.
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