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Title: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Alfrik on 17 September 2010, 02:52:08 AM
A short while ago someone had done a small garden plot of various greens and such. In it they had used something for heads of lettuce that was right on the mark looking good. Anyone remember what article it was so I can view it? I tried the search engine for Lettuce and garden but no luck for me.

Thanks
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 12:16:15 PM
Quote from: Alfrik on 17 September 2010, 02:52:08 AM
A short while ago someone had done a small garden plot of various greens and such. In it they had used something for heads of lettuce that was right on the mark looking good. Anyone remember what article it was so I can view it? I tried the search engine for Lettuce and garden but no luck for me.

Thanks

I think I know what you mean, I just have to think hard of what search criteria to use to find it. I'm pretty sure the garden stuff was all pre-made products made by a German manufacturer, but I don't remember the name.
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Blackwolf on 17 September 2010, 12:26:11 PM
Quote from: Alfrik on 17 September 2010, 02:52:08 AM
A short while ago someone had done a small garden plot of various greens and such. In it they had used something for heads of lettuce that was right on the mark looking good. Anyone remember what article it was so I can view it? I tried the search engine for Lettuce and garden but no luck for me.

Thanks

 I think in may have been Capt. Blood in his ECW post?
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Silent Invader on 17 September 2010, 12:31:52 PM
The Captain did somehting lovely with cabbages on his F&IW board.

I've also seen a few examples of little rose buds (or similar) from card making suppliers used as cabbages.
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 12:39:18 PM
Quote from: Silent Invader on 17 September 2010, 12:31:52 PM
The Captain did somehting lovely with cabbages on his F&IW board.

I've also seen a few examples of little rose buds (or similar) from card making suppliers used as cabbages.

You can get silk paper roses/rosebuds from craft/hobby/decoupage stores, I think, intended for cards and 'scrapbooking', yes. They might actually be worth a try.

Now I want to make a cabbage field.  o_o
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 12:40:33 PM
Quote from: Bezzo on 17 September 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Anything from Railway model manufactureres tends to be extraordinarily expensive.

The ones I'm remembering were on the expensive side... but VERY nice...
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: psyberwyche on 17 September 2010, 01:07:45 PM
Scrunched up pieces of tin foil work a charm!
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Alfrik on 17 September 2010, 02:40:45 PM
Do belive Cabbage was what was made from some sort of flower bud? Plastic or decorative for cake decorating? It was a fairly close up shot of a garden plot with 3 or 4 different types of plants in it, including the cabbage. I keep seraching :)
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Poiter50 on 17 September 2010, 02:46:15 PM
I bought some Busch HO scale Vegetables & lettuce via Ebay from a seller/shop in Portugal. Reasonable price & postage. Got Pumpkins as well.
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 02:56:20 PM
Quote from: Poiter50 on 17 September 2010, 02:46:15 PM
I bought some Busch HO scale Vegetables & lettuce via Ebay from a seller/shop in Portugal. Reasonable price & postage. Got Pumpkins as well.

I think Busch is the manufacturer I'm thinking of. They make some fantastic scale plants. The pumpkins are high on my wish list!!
Title: Re: Garden Lettuce Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 02:57:34 PM
Quote from: Alfrik on 17 September 2010, 02:40:45 PM
Do belive Cabbage was what was made from some sort of flower bud? Plastic or decorative for cake decorating? It was a fairly close up shot of a garden plot with 3 or 4 different types of plants in it, including the cabbage. I keep seraching :)

It was probably Captain Blood's, then - I just cannot find the thread  :?
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Aaron on 17 September 2010, 03:03:43 PM
The Lard Island News had a nice little article about making them with artificial rosebuds: http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/ (http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/) . You have to scroll all the way to the bottom.
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Argonor on 17 September 2010, 03:07:09 PM

"Some of you may be familiar with the self-adhesive paper flowers that can be had from hobby stores to be stuck on random things, usually when some poor sod is foolishly persuaded to wed"

 lol lol lol
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Mancha on 17 September 2010, 03:22:26 PM
I don't know if this is a viable option for you, but I really like Siflor products.  Here are cabbage and couliflower heads at Scenic Express:

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=FC1700

(http://www.sceneryexpress.com/images/Red%20Cabbage.jpg)

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=FC1698

(http://www.sceneryexpress.com/images/Cauliflower.jpg)

As well as other gardening stuff:

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CA0100
Title: Re: Garden Cabbage Heads
Post by: Captain Blood on 17 September 2010, 09:00:15 PM
Like this...

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/577_25_12_09_5_50_36_4.JPG)

These are just Woodland Scenics medium green 'bush' or 'clump' foliage pieces, stuck on indiviudally in neat rows.

I think it gives the effect. Honestly I doubt anyone's going to be paying that much attention to the accuracy of your 28mm scale brassica  ;)

(Although I suppose it looks a bit more like curly kale...  :D)