Here's a little something that's still in the "experimental" stage. While doing some yard work, I came across some blossoms from an oak tree. These are basically long, flexible, and very fine strands with very tiny blossoms attached along their lengths. What got my attention was a cluster of these, which seemingly had collected on the roof, then, when enough had massed together, were blown to the ground. This loose ball of material was a light brown, with small off-white blossoms.
I stretched some of this stuff on a sheet of newspaper, sprayed it with some cheap hairspray, then sprinkled on a little ground foam.
I plopped down this wad of "underbrush" alongside the unfinished Speed River. While it could probably use a little more ground foam, I'm curious to see how well it stands up.
It was late spring when I discovered this stuff, so there was not much to be had - next spring, I'll try to get it when it's a little fresher. I think that it may be suitable for simulating the underbrush that grows along roadsides and railway embankments, if it doesn't fall apart over the course of the winter.
:-D
Wayne
I stretched some of this stuff on a sheet of newspaper, sprayed it with some cheap hairspray, then sprinkled on a little ground foam.
I plopped down this wad of "underbrush" alongside the unfinished Speed River. While it could probably use a little more ground foam, I'm curious to see how well it stands up.
It was late spring when I discovered this stuff, so there was not much to be had - next spring, I'll try to get it when it's a little fresher. I think that it may be suitable for simulating the underbrush that grows along roadsides and railway embankments, if it doesn't fall apart over the course of the winter.
:-DWayne
, but I don't want to walk into the layout room to discover denuded "hairballs" along the riverbank, with all the foliage heading downstream. 