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   Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PMLocation: Portland, OR Posts: 2112 | For modeling corn fields, there's a couple of things I've seen. One is to use etched brass corn stalks per Bill Darnaby's article in MR. There's also Busch's HO scale corn stalks. If you're at all into scenery, you need to download Scenic Express's catalog. The catalog is a 100+ page gold mine of hard-to-find scenery materials! [ Edited Tue Jan 01 2008, 11:58PM ] Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting!  In video ... | ||
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| JeffShultz |
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  Registered Member #6 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:30PMLocation: Stayton, OR Posts: 582 | Busch has an HO Scale cornfield. I've purchased it, but it's still in the box. Search walthers.com under Scenery for "corn" and this will be the first entry: 189-1202 Corn Field -- 40 Square Inches - 100cm Square; About 400 1" 25mm Tall Stalks There is a photo (and better explanation) of it on page 352 of the 2008 catalog. I want to say that MR used it in a Dream Plan Build video, but I'm not positive on that one. Jeff Shultz Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch W&P RR Photo Gallery | ||
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| Dingy |
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 Registered Member #780 Joined: Tue Jan 01 2008, 07:06PMLocation: South Lyon, MI Posts: 23 | Thanks for the info! I was looking at it more from the do-it-yourself angle (and after all, what fun is it NOT to get your hands dirty)?  I believe I saw what you indicated in the Walther catalog, and have already downloaded the Scenic Express catalog. As always, 101 ways to skin a cat! As always, thanks for the help! Mike Dingeldey | ||
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| Tutaenui |
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  Registered Member #414 Joined: Tue Jul 11 2006, 09:29PMLocation: New Zealand Posts: 15 | for yet another cheep electrostatic grass applicator take a look at http://www.009.cd2.com/flyswat.htm I haven't tried it but looks interesting <<Chris>> PS while your there take a look at the rest of the site. Its interesting and informative [ Edited Fri Jan 04 2008, 05:33PM ] | ||
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| Tutaenui |
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| Registered Member #414 Joined: Tue Jul 11 2006, 09:29PMLocation: New Zealand Posts: 15 | Further to my previous post if you are sick of static grass take a look at http://www.009.cd2.com/grass_page.htm about half way down the page he describes making organic grass which is a quite revolutionary. | ||
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| joef |
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| Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PMLocation: Portland, OR Posts: 2112 | We try to keep our cat out of the train room, but while we were at the hospital for my wife's surgery, someone left the door ajar to the train room ... And we came home to find the cat in the train room. When we called him and he came out, he had ground foam stuck to his face (uh oh) but fortunately, it looks like he was merely nosing around my unplanted tree stash under the layout. But if he ever gets on the layout and destroys things, the organic grass article could be our cat's future!  Reminds me of what a friend of mine said at work one day when the boss (an animal rights lady) asked the team which they liked better -- dogs or cats? My friend replied "I prefer cats, they taste just like chicken!" The room busted up, but the boss was not amused.  [ Edited Sat Jan 05 2008, 01:38PM ] Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting! In video ... | ||
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| Airwolf Crazy |
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| Registered Member #802 Joined: Wed Jan 30 2008, 06:59AMLocation: Lancaster, PA Posts: 35 | Tutaenui wrote ... Further to my previous post if you are sick of static grass take a look at http://www.009.cd2.com/grass_page.htm about half way down the page he describes making organic grass which is a quite revolutionary. That organic grass technique was great! My sides hurt after reading it! I have two of the renewable resources so I should have my layout covered in half the time. Christopher [ Edited Fri Feb 01 2008, 08:46AM ] | ||
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| kd7txg |
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  Registered Member #810 Joined: Wed Feb 06 2008, 07:34AMLocation: Vancouver,WA CN85rq Posts: 3 | Hello Joe poking around here and so far ... like what i see. my chosen size is N. and since i grew up not far from the Alhambra branch in L.A. area my chosen flavor of train is SP. oh yes with a dash of ATS&F sprinkled on top. Thanks for all the info on scenery i will soon be building my Quail Hollow, Quilt Valley Transportation & Rail Road and your videos will come in handy thanks again 73' kd7txg mark | ||
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| cwclark |
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 Registered Member #355 Joined: Thu May 04 2006, 06:34AMLocation: Crosby, Texas Posts: 246 | If you want to cheap out and forget the brass cornstalks a freshly plowed field can also surfice for a farmland scene at minimal cost. I take a piece of corregated cardboard and remove the top sheet of paper which leaves row upon row of corrigated paper. glue it to the layout with the corregated rows facing up and then cover the rows with dilute glue and then sprinkle in some fine sifted sand or dirt. Don't forget a John Deere tractor in the scene. Works for me...chuck | ||
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| joef |
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| Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PMLocation: Portland, OR Posts: 2112 | I've gotten lots of requests from folks on how to build your own static grass applicator for less than $30, which is part of the realistic long grass chapter in video volume 5, due out in April. Since we're now doing downloadable videos, if you want to know how I built this applicator, I've posted the segment on building your own applicator in the downloadable video section of the Model Trains Video web site.  SUBSCRIBERS TO VOL 1-5 If you're a subscriber to the vol 1-5 series and you're dying to get this info right away, contact me by joe©fugate.com and I'll make the download available to you for free. Make sure and let me know which format you prefer: iPod (10 min), DVD (40 min), or HD video (2.5 hours). The times are typical download times on broadband. If you're not sure about the size, check out the video page link and watch a preview to help you decide. [ Edited Tue Apr 22 2008, 08:30PM ] Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting! In video ... | ||
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