help requested and early pics - dog and butterfly

[olsbooks]

Trying to figure out how to make a basketball net cheap and have it look descent for next project underway. Ditto for flowers...something like morning glories or daffodils perhaps.  1/25 scale. Ideas solicited.

Edited May 7, 2019 by olsbooks

[Matt Bacon]

If you can get a short piece of co-ax aerial cable, it has an outer plastic case, then a woven copper layer, then a plastic tube spacer and solid copper in the centre. The woven copper layer is very flexible, and you could spread it to wrap around a hoop,  rolling the cut ends over to attach it, and then expand the other end as needed to look right. Then spray the whole thing with primer/colour as needed to cover the copper. For flowers, I’d look at dolls house stuff and see what could pass as something else at half scale, or garden railway scenery, which is the right size...

best,

M.

[olsbooks]

Outstanding idea on the coax. Trying to get the dimensions/shape and that taper correct is tough but that might work since it can be cinched. Window screen proved too stiff and uncooperative. Shaping fabrics and plastic webbing/netting has been futile so far. Chain remains the undesired plan b.  Thanks.

[olsbooks]

A very early in the build photo. Objectives: Freshly washed truck, wet cement, hose, bucket, etc. Want fence covered in morning glories or similar.  Visitor on top of hood ornament.

Edited May 7, 2019 by olsbooks