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I was looking on Flea bay the other day and someone was selling rocks made of bark. Next day I was in the wood shed and came up with a few likely candidates.
The two smaller pieces are of oak and the longer piece is maple. I found ash to be too flaky. Pine strikes me as a possibility but I don't put softwood in the stove and didn't think my neighbours would take kindly to macheteing a chunk from their tree. First I brushed any loose growth and dirt off with an old toothbrush and sprayed with grey primer. Next, I drybrushed with raw sienna. Then a dark brown wash coat. I followed this up with dry brushing black. Don't look too shabby. I'll probably finish with a black washcoat. Cheers |
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John - those look great!
I've read about using cork bark for rock, but I could never find any around here. I've also read about using rotted wood for granite - very believable looking (we have a lot of that around here) |
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Here's a look at how those rocks turned out on the layout.
Not too shabby. Cheers John |
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Those rocks are looking pretty darn good!
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Thanks Tom
My buddy actually came up with the same result but with less work. He just cleaned them up and gave a light spray of the grey primer!! |
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I just picked up Augusts edition of MR and there on pg 51 is an article on making rocks out of bark. You heard it here first.
Cheers John |
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