Re: [OT] modelling Q

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:51:29 -0500, "Barclay, Tom" <tomb@bitheads.com>
wrote:

>Also seeking suggestion on tree basing. Right now, I'm using circles of
>cardboard about 3" across painted green, but they are kind of thick and
>_not_ bottom weighted. I'm mounting 6" pine trees. I'd ideally like to
get
>something with a bit of weight (lead?) that is about the same dimension
that
>I could then prime and flock easily... any idea if anyone makes such a
>beast?

Ooo! Ooo! Fender washers.

You can pick them up in any hardware store. I use them to mount figures,
as
well. They are just flat steel disks with a hole in the middle. They
come in
different diameters and with different hole diameters.

For figures, I use 1" diameter washers with the smallest inside hole I
can
find. However, I do have a couple of massive washers 3" wide. I use the
largest ones for mounting a Dark Young of Shub Niggurath figure (a Call
of
Cthulhu critter). I use 1 1/2" to 2" diameter (not sure which, off hand)
to
mount my trees. They work great. Prime them, spray some flat green paint
on
them, glue the trees onto them, then flock. Works great.

I buy them by the box, at about C$8 per box of 100 at Home Depot.

Allan Goodall		       awg@sympatico.ca
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