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I did a little more yardwork today:

Nother

God it looks so real.  Where did the leaves come from?

Jerry

You are one crappy dang landscaper!  But it sure does set the scene.    -- Dallas

Chuck, you really ought to maintain your home more meticulously. Other than that it looks okay. -- Russ

Chuck, what do you use to hold the leaves and other detritus in place? It looks completely "loose", and there's no visible sheen of glue, etc.

Perfect work.
I really like the corner area close to the steps.
This is really well done, and it also let appreciate your fabulous concrete texture and coloring.
Once again, when you're doing something you're doing it the best.
Impressive.

Very realsitic work as usual! Perfect!

About glue.....I use a wood glue diluted with water and a drop of dishwash detergent, dries dead flat. You can soak a whole pile of leaves etc. with a syringe. I also have a super glue (gel) that leaves no trace whatsoever! Both are Swedish products so no point in mentioning the brands here.

Anders

Thanks!
So far the ingredients are fairly organic-plaster of the realm, cast pretty much exactly as Marc Reusser's last garage dio. Then Jute macramé, sawdust, ground bark from bottlebrush twigs, model RR ballast and real sifted dirt. After reading Narayan's Bigelow Street article, I also used real leaves for the leaves. I found some tissue paper thin leaves at work-I have no idea what they are from. I will likely get some commercial leaves to add some more defined shapes. The main weeds and larger items are affixed with white glue, and the smaller bits are attached with liquid Dullcote. I brush it on in various thicknesses, sprinkle on the items and let dry. Then wash with acetone to break up the clumps and to thin the Dullcote. Everything in the pictures is glued on, though I wouldn't pick at it much.   

This is exactly like my back yard step - I trip up it although I know its there and the dog pee's up it -
lovely bit of modelling just that bit would do me in a frame.
Barney 

Chuck,   I picked up a pair of Gas pumps today....there not 1/16 scale I believe there a little bigger 

Wow Craig, you snagged some Bennetts...are you going to restore them or? Looks like at least one is a Sinclair, which is the scheme I am planning to do.

Chuck,   They both are Sinclair... I started cleaning one pump last night and spraying W-d 40 on bolts so to make it easy?? to Gut the pump this morning started taking all the heavy stuff out today....what a Pain took me 3 hours just to do 1 pump.  I got both of them up [For Sale] they do look good restored.

Craig,
Instead of wd-40 try a 50/50 mix of acetone and auto trans fluid.

-Marty

Ultra realistic Chuck! Sometimes, your model looks even more realistic than the real things!

Perfect!

Franck