Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woods

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Whilst searching for birch seeds I stumbled upon something else too...


I now have an electric fly swat and a tea strainer in the post, any ideas what I found?

 

[tf riley]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Static grass!!

And may I say, what a fantastic idea and amazing output! Followed and bookmarked, drooled over, etc.

 

[Harry]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

You really have been living under a rock all this time haven't you.

 

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Bin wantin' to get this one going for a long time now.

Static grass!!

Yes indeedy. I've been using static grass for ages, but never new you could make it even more static and stand it up! I'd just been sticking it on in clumps.

On an aside, the next batch of Oakbound miniatures are being cast next week so expect photos of them in situ as soon as I can find time to paint them!

 

[Harry]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Yes indeedy. I've been using static grass for ages, but never new you could make it even more static and stand it up! I'd just been sticking it on in clumps.

This was what my living under a rock comment was referring to.

You can also try rubbing a couple of boy scouts together.

Did you also discover grass tufts?

 

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Yup, schweet.

 

[Harry]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

I forgot to say .... Painted green, the birch seeds make fantastic looking Ivy rambling over things.

 

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

Do you have a local source of Birch seeds Harry?

 

[Harry]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

It is one of the UK's most common trees.
Any Birch tree will do.
They drop about a million seeds every year.
Just fill your pockets late summer.

Or you can buy them online.

 

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

I was thinking that since it's not exactly 'late summer' sourcing them might be a question of finance rather than walking in the woods...

The fly swat and teas strainer have arrived.

 

[Fimm McCool]

Re: Can't see the woods for the twigs! Building Oakbound Woo

http://fimmmccools.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/lost-in-oakbound-woods-part-4-preparing.html

Wanted to try and get a few damn near finished for Dragonmeet this weekend: