Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.
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Greetings , well you don't disappoint Richard, and glad I've not missed too much. These things take time and well worth the wait.Comment
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I picked up this idea from a YouTube build using plastic rods cut at equal lengths and melted at both ends and flattened to create the ridge, then gluing the ends together to form the stalk/trunk.
I started by cutting a batch of different diameters of plastic rod, each with its constant length.
I used an incense stick to melt the ends and smashed them on the glass top table.
Contrary to beliefs, not all bamboo grow straight and true. So to get it to look natural I thought this would be one way to do it and bloody 'ell they don't look half bad even before painting.
I'll need to cut triangular shaped apple wrapping paper to attach the base of each segment...this is where the shoots spring from. I will be using Japanese carpet grass shoots for this as I find they look quite similar to bamboo shoots in this scale.
More pics later when I've done more.
Cheers,
RichardComment
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Look's very convincing Richard, a cleaver idea.
Your " Chopper " looks a lot cleaner and newer than my poor old thing, is this another replacement ?Comment
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