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Bamboo huts
pfc
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Oklahoma, United States
Joined: October 13, 2002
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 02:20 PM UTC
Has any one ever made pheasant huts for a dio if so need some pointers.
basturk
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: July 19, 2002
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 03:14 PM UTC
Eagle has made a peasant hut for the winter diorama campaign and it looks good! You can check it out at the gallery............
basturk
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 03:18 PM UTC
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?set_albumName=albun41&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php try this link.
Eagle
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003 - 11:07 PM UTC
Basturk,

I think PFC is thinking more about the Bamboo peasant huts from the Vietnam era......
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 12:33 AM UTC
Nope - never made them myself.
Here's what I might investigate first. Go to the local Michaels of AC Moore (of flower shop) and head to the dried flower section. Check out any long dry grassy looking stuff.
If you wont be able to see in your hut you can simply make some card stock walls and glue the grass on. If you will see it I would look at some type of balsa/bass wood framing. Round over the edges of the balsa, cut to length and glue into a frame. Then glue the grass on the outside.
If you live around a mashy area you may be able to get some reeds from the marsh. Pick them let them dry totally and try to use them. I would put a good seal of dull coat on them to keep moisture out to give the natural pieces more of a shelf life.
GeneralFailure
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Joined: February 15, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 01:24 AM UTC
Verlinden had some of those in the past - maybe still has. The pictures can be interesting as a reference - but I'd prefer to make my own. Cheaper and much more fun. I'd start by looking for a pack of wood barbeque skewers (the thin ones, kind of toothpicks in XXL format) and glue those on a plasticard background close to eachother. Even better would be to "roll" thin bamboo sticks from modeling clay or miilliput, carve those typical bamboo lines in them, and use those. It would look splendid, but that'll be expensive. Some trial and error will get you there for sure. I'll see if I can find those pics for you.
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