CONSTRUCTION TIPS  
(this page is under construction your patience is appreciated) MINIATURES MAIN

 

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FRETS WITH FLOWERS

 

LUPIN

 

ANENOME

 

USE A SHARP PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT THE PARTS FROM THE FRET, NEXT START TO BEND THE PARTS INTO SHAPE (IT WILL BEND EASILY WITHOUT BREAKING)

TO FIX FLOWERS ONTO  STEMS OF PLANTS  USE SUPERGLUE GEL (OR SIMILAR) AND APPLY A TINY AMOUNT OF GLUE TO THE TIP OF THE STEM, THEN USING A PAIR OF TWEEZERS PUSH THE FLOWERS ONTO THE STEM - HOLD IT IN POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS.

WHEN ALL OF THE FLOWERS ARE FITTED AND THE GLUE HAS DRIED APPLY A PRIMER TO THE PLANT AND LEAVE IT TO DRY (HUMBROL SPRAY PRIMERS AND  SPRAY PAINT ARE AVAILABLE FROM MOST HARDWARE STORES), SPRAY THE PLANT GREEN AND HAND PAINT THE FLOWERS TO FINISH.

ANENOME

FRETS WITH FOLIAGE ONLY
 

IT IS EASIER TO PRIME AND SPRAY WHILE THE PARTS ARE WITHIN THE FRET, WHEN THE PAINT IS DRY THEN CUT THE PARTS FROM THE FRET AND BEND INTO SHAPE - TOUCH UP ANY AREAS USING A SMALL PAINTBRUSH.

 

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