Glue shell in Patterson, and ground cover in Possum Hollow
Bob has been doing good scenery work in possum Hollow, and I have been doing some basic Glue shell scenery in Patterson.
Year ago Dr Tom and I used to get a material called Fab u drape at a local craft store. it was cloth that had been soaked in a water based glue. when yous soaked it in water the glue softened, and you could lay it over your land forms, and when it dried it was hard, and then could support plaster, or be painted and get ground cover on it.
Tom and I liked it a lot because it was a lot neater than traditional plaster hard shell. Years later when it was no longer available, I experimented with making cardboard lattice for a scenery form, painting it with full strength white glue, placing thick paper shop towels (like you can get at auto zone), which is thicker and stronger than other paper towels; and then painting the shop towels with undiluted white glue.
When they dry, I'll add plaster if I want to carve rocks, other wise I will paint it brown, and then add dirt and ground cover on top of it.
I have been working on the log pond area, and remembered to bring my camera
Photo #1 Bob working on the newly named Possum Hollow branch.
photo #2 Cardboard scenery support strip before adding shop towels
Photo #3 paper shop towels glued to cardboard formers and painted with white glue
Photo #4 paper shop towels have been painted with acrylic paint; the shine will dull out when it dries. this will all be covered up with carved plaster or ground cover, the purpose of the paint is to insure that if a spot is missed it is brown, and not blue.
the paint on the log pond is just to seal the wood. after the holes get filled, I will add some dams at wither end and will pour a smooth plaster surface for the log pond, to cover up some of the irregularities
Bob has been doing good scenery work in possum Hollow, and I have been doing some basic Glue shell scenery in Patterson.
Year ago Dr Tom and I used to get a material called Fab u drape at a local craft store. it was cloth that had been soaked in a water based glue. when yous soaked it in water the glue softened, and you could lay it over your land forms, and when it dried it was hard, and then could support plaster, or be painted and get ground cover on it.
Tom and I liked it a lot because it was a lot neater than traditional plaster hard shell. Years later when it was no longer available, I experimented with making cardboard lattice for a scenery form, painting it with full strength white glue, placing thick paper shop towels (like you can get at auto zone), which is thicker and stronger than other paper towels; and then painting the shop towels with undiluted white glue.
When they dry, I'll add plaster if I want to carve rocks, other wise I will paint it brown, and then add dirt and ground cover on top of it.
I have been working on the log pond area, and remembered to bring my camera
Photo #1 Bob working on the newly named Possum Hollow branch.
photo #2 Cardboard scenery support strip before adding shop towels
Photo #3 paper shop towels glued to cardboard formers and painted with white glue
Photo #4 paper shop towels have been painted with acrylic paint; the shine will dull out when it dries. this will all be covered up with carved plaster or ground cover, the purpose of the paint is to insure that if a spot is missed it is brown, and not blue.
the paint on the log pond is just to seal the wood. after the holes get filled, I will add some dams at wither end and will pour a smooth plaster surface for the log pond, to cover up some of the irregularities