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Anyone middle aged (and geeky) enough to have given this a go?
Started making a snowy diorama for a Lego train to go on (steady on ladies, I’m taken!)
I’ve made some wire trees and don’t want to spend extortionate amounts on the flocking. Any tips on what to use for leaves?

I seem to have inadvertently pioneered the ASIA variation on the EAGLE format, but unfortunately, this is a genuine question

Wtf is a diorama?

It's a situation where you're about to shart yourself.

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:53 am Wtf is a diorama?

I would tell you but you’ll think I’m too cool…


OK. It’s like a display terrain for a model to go on.

I’m hoping to make some actual stop motion animations in the future, and so making a background for my Lego train seemed like a good experiment into how to make sets.
It’s quite fun, but a slow process cos of how much drying time everything needs

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:53 am Wtf is a diorama?

It's this. Keef is making this.

That looks much better than mine

Can’t believe I’m answering this .Tracing paper, green dye it green varnish it let it dry cut to size

For realistic foliage?

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:07 am For realistic foliage?

For leaves on a tree, however if you want ground foliage DIY store sell fake grass but you would have to cut it down or a model shop that sells Hornby may help

Just cut up actual leaves?

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:15 am Just cut up actual leaves?

Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:18 am

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:15 am Just cut up actual leaves?

Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

Use Matt varnish

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:21 am

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:18 am

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:15 am Just cut up actual leaves?

Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

Use Matt varnish

How much does he charge?

Do you make them then? Any chance of a pic of something you’ve made?

Papier-mâché it’s always a favourite to make bales of hay and things like that. Hope that helps

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:22 am

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:21 am

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:18 am


Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

Use Matt varnish

How much does he charge?

I don’t know but how much is a Greek earn ?

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:23 am Do you make them then? Any chance of a pic of something you’ve made?

When I was young I used to belong to a history club that re-enacts battles,I had and still have a napoleonic (British Wellington army) made out of lead also a confederate army also made out of lead worth a fortune I suspect to the right person. Would down load a pic but am useless on poxy computers

This is where I’m currently at. The snow looks crap at the moment cos it’s literally poly filla for the general shape of the drifts, but I’ve got some sprinkly snow that I’m going to dust over the top on areas that I prepare with PVA

Wouldn’t mind escaping up that tunnel

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:38 am

This is where I’m currently at. The snow looks crap at the moment cos it’s literally poly filla for the general shape of the drifts, but I’ve got some sprinkly snow that I’m going to dust over the top on areas that I prepare with PVA

Snow you might try cotton wool?

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:21 am

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:18 am

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:15 am Just cut up actual leaves?

Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

Use Matt varnish

Its Mat, he gets upset if you use two Ts.

But what is Matt short for?

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:59 am

Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:21 am

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:18 am


Leaves rot, but also, cut up leaves don’t look like foliage - foliage when looked at from afar looks a bit softer than that

Use Matt varnish

Its Mat, he gets upset if you use two Ts.

Thought you were skiing tuffers

Making wire trees turns out to be really easy and good fun.