Kawartha Scale Modellers Damp Effects and Pine Needles

HowTo Scale Model Damp Effects & Pine Needles

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Wet Coniferous Needles In Scale

Using AK GLOSS VARNISH & Abteilung 502 Oils

In addition to the leaf post using coffee filters seasonally coloured with acrylics and leaf punches for deciduous tree species, here is a coniferous effect.

Static Grass 2 mm in length will work. Longer static grass needs to be cut to scale length.

The grass fibres can be coloured to emulate fresh and older brownish dried needles.

Static Grass Conversion on the 1/35 Scale

  • white pine needles are 6 (2.36 in) to 12 (4.72 in) centimetres long
  • 2 mm static grass is 2.74 in long
  • 4 mm is 5.48 in which is a relational scale for White Pine
  • 2 mm static grass is the optimum length for the majority of coniferous species with the exception of Ceder.
  • pine needles are thin so shaft diameter is relational in size

Check out the article on Scale Groundwork Leaves & Branches.

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Abteilung 502 Oils

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