RE: [OT] modelling Q

How about corduroy?

Cut very thin strip across the ribs. Soak in white glue/water mixture.
Bend
into shape and let dry. Prime heavily (to fill fibre holes). Paint and
attach.

Have not tried it, but it seems like it would be easy.

After having some of my cruisers fall over on the new (plastic) stands,
I am
now going to mount the stands for cruisers on fender washers. I had
originally purchesed them to weight my 1-2" trees.

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barclay, Tom [SMTP:tomb@bitheads.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:51 PM
> To:	Gzg Digest (E-mail)
> Subject:	[OT] modelling Q
> 
> To any scratchbuilders out there.... any suggestions of how to (even
> remotely) simulate (in 25mm) a disintegrating link ammo belt? I've got
an
> HMG stand or two (House Kurita HMG with crew) for which ammo boxes are
> supplied, but it doesn't seen they are meant to attach to the side of
the
> MG
> (besides, the MG is too fragile to have such a big box installed high
up
> the
> side....). So I want to simulate (somehow) a link belt (heck, even
> something
> flexible I can paint to look like a sealed flexible feeder from the
> box/cassette to the weapon would do). 
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
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