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Modelling => Scenery => Topic started by: Doug Dickson on June 20, 2016, 15:32

Title: Ivy - wall climbing and over-roof spreading.
Post by: Doug Dickson on June 20, 2016, 15:32
Moments before I was about to add this to a thread 'How to do climbing plants?...' I realised the thread was dated 2014...

Anyway, having hoiked the pictures into Photobucket I decided to post it anyway in case it is of interest/informative.

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This shows a Woodland Scenic product FC 58 'Foliage Cluster' sliced into very thin layers with a whole Stanley snap-off blade used without a handle. It's an almost rubbery 'lump' of stuff which can be cut very thinly into semi rigid slices. I think it does a good job of imitating the small leaved dark green ivy that grows flat against an exposed surface like a roof. I stick it straight on with Anita's Sticky glue, and when dry, rough up the cut surface with a toothbrush.

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This shows another Woodland Scenics product, F51 'Foliage', a loose net-like product that can be pulled out into long thing stringy threads with flock attached. On this buttress I applied it over dried Thyme twigs, having moistened it with neat Roket card glue. To ensure the glue was applied only on the 'underside' I spread a little glue on a small piece of glass and pressed the stretched product down, picking it up with two pairs of tweezers to lay it in place. Several layers later I sprinkled a little of the waste detached flock that inevitably falls off the fine strands of net.

I hope this has helped someone,

Doug
Title: Re: Ivy - wall climbing and over-roof spreading.
Post by: engerth399 on June 20, 2016, 16:11
Yes it has helped, I've been thinking of something along these lines for a building I recently did.

Peter
Title: Re: Ivy - wall climbing and over-roof spreading.
Post by: Andrew Emery on June 20, 2016, 16:39
Looks great, Doug. Thanks.

Andrew