Meanwhile, at the cottage...a scratchbuild!

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I hope your wife is feeling better soon. All the best for a speeding recovery

Thanks again. She's feeling much better. Our hope now is that the kids won't get it!

I did get a few minutes after everyone was asleep a couple nights back to airbrush the trees. There's something too brown for my liking about Woodland Scenics tree foliage. I've never been a big fan of polyfiber trees anyway as it's all too easy to over-coat them in ground foam. Why use polyfoam at all if that's the result? WS instructions are pretty clear about stretching it thin. I may even go back and trim out more of what I put on the two I just finished.

Anyway, the overspray. I used a couple drops of Delta 'Seminole Green' with a couple drops Delta Varnish added, then thinned with water well over 50/50. This I airbrushed liberally on all exposed sides of the foliage. Not sure the varnish makes that much difference but I didn't want it to look too matte. Leaves do have a bit of a shine and that should show up, especially on foreground trees like these.

Once I get further along I'll get a few good shots under some decent light to show the green on the trees. It's a subtle but marked difference that, to my eyes, just makes it seem fresher and more alive somehow.

Galen