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I recently decided to make a little Jungle Cruise model for my home office. I'd like to share the process in case others might want to do something similar.
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I started by cutting a 2"x2"x1.5" block out of floral foam. You know, the stuff you put at the bottom of vases of fake flowers.
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I then carved a waterway.
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Applied paint.
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Sprinkled generous amounts of fine modeling turf onto the fresh green paint. Once dry, I blew it off.
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Added additional paint and modeling shrubs.
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These spiffy little trees are called Fine-Leaf Foliage and come in large clumps. They are a product of Woodland Scenics and can be found at your local hobby store.
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I chose to construct the tiny Jungle Cruise boat (old-style) from styrene plastic strips.
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After the waterway paint was dry, I added a liquid product called Realistic Water, also from Woodland Scenics.
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Several thin layers later, the waterway is nice and dry and very clear. Notice how the boat measures up to a penny?
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More foliage.
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Tiny palm trees at this scale can be difficult to find. Had to make my own out of straight pins and watercolor paper colored with a Prismacolor marker.
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Painted the pins.
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For a sturdy frame, I purchased a strip of a nice wood at the hardware store and cut it to fit.
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Glued the frame in place.
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And finally....... the finished product.
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Up on the shelf it goes. Right next to my Ward Kimball Mars and Beyond homemade robot. Read about him in this earlier blog post.
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