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Title: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: Last Hussar on 28 May 2016, 09:29:48 AM
I bought some N gauge flexible hedges and walling.  They are strips of a sponge like material covered in flock.  The hedges look great, the fact that some flock fell off in the bag enhances, because you can see the sponge and it looks like the branches/twigs showing through the leaves.  Obviously with the walls this is a problem.

I tried PVA and tipping the sheddings back on, but it is difficult to apply the glue evenly.

Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: Fenton on 28 May 2016, 09:42:41 AM
Would rubber sealant work?
Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: old smokie on 28 May 2016, 09:45:10 AM
I sprayed mine with a good coat of gloss varnish then matt varnish once the gloss was dry, worked for me I have tons of the stuff
Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: petercooman on 28 May 2016, 11:15:19 AM
I never had problems with mine, so haven't tried it, but if you are basing it, you could glue some lichen against the damaged parts to look like shrub growing against it.


here are mine, from javis scenery:

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC02559_zpsb9a29cee.jpg)

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC02561_zps854be229.jpg)

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC02560_zpsb1b135cf.jpg)
Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: Last Hussar on 28 May 2016, 11:28:18 AM
Mine are also Jarvis.

I've sealed the hedges, its the fact the walls came out the bag with gaps- its not preventing, it's repairing.
Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: fsn on 28 May 2016, 11:33:59 AM
Could you fix the walls with filler? The fact that the walls won't look homogeneous could be very attractive realistic.

Quote from: Fenton on 28 May 2016, 09:42:41 AM
Would rubber sealant work?
That's going in the clean punchline/dirty joke thread.


Title: Re: Rescuing flexible walling
Post by: petercooman on 28 May 2016, 06:51:00 PM
Quote from: Last Hussar on 28 May 2016, 11:28:18 AM
Mine are also Jarvis.

I've sealed the hedges, its the fact the walls came out the bag with gaps- its not preventing, it's repairing.

Must be a bad bag, because i have had mine since '13 and they have shed some flock, but no noticable gaps.(or, i just didn't notice)