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gasser59

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Well, I started this a number of months ago and it morphed into a complete campsite with a campfire, camping furniture, flyfishing equipment, etc. As it sits, I entered it in Desert Scale Classic this past Saturday. I have a bit more to do to it including a new base with grass, bushes and trees. I also want to add a few more items to the camper.

 

The entire camper is scratch built with the exception of the frame, it was an off road motorcycle hauler. The shell was made with sheet styrene and the hatch hinges are from the lHS in the dollhouse section. The entry doors hinges and fridge hinges were made with aluminum printing plate as was the counter cover. The table and chair were fabricated with basswood and piano wire, then stained and aged. The bed cover was done with my printer on fabric paper purchased at Michaels.

 

Here's a few pictures.

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Hope you enjoy and comments welcome.

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Danno……I second that statement………just a magnificent piece of work……..Brad just an Awesome job on this build…….I could not stop looking at it on the table…….Congrat`s on your wins too…….very cool :)

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Thanks much CJ.

 

Here's a couple of shots of the trees so far. There are two larger trees and two smaller trees with one of the smaller ones partially done and the other still needs limbs. Once completed, they'll need a dousing of Static Grass applied with aerosol hair spray. I'm having a challenge sourcing some Static Grass locally so I may have to order online.

On to the shots.

Trees1-vi.jpg

Trees2-vi.jpg

These are quite easy to do but you need to use the right materials. Wooden dowels, Natural Aire furnace filters, white glue and some paint. I'm quite pleased with them so far and don't compare to the cheepo ones in the stores.

 

Comments welcome.

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