Homemade Tombstones & Headstones

[Commander Vyper]

Marco!! DUDE!!!!!  How? The fence... how?!?! 

Only problem is that they'll look wooden - I plan on coating them with PVA glue first. I'm hoping that will give me a good surface to paint the stone colors on.

Well my 6 attempts at cutting the Popsicle Sticks into crosses has failed. D@mn wood kept splitting!  The rounded top stones are great. Tried it with a modeling knife & dremmel tool.  Got to try something else for making those.

Lollysticks will be a bitch to cut, get some balsa wood, that and a good craft knife and you'll be good to go.

[Remgain]

Warrenss2,

thank you!

Well, the fence huh? It's a long story...
I started trying to assembly a fence with pins... it worked but it was an infinite project.
Then... I saw what I need in a DYI store!
There were several different types of a kind of green plastic "net" to protect plants from birds and/or to "hinder" gardens, etc.
Some were nets with squared holes, or symilar, but ONE... that was THE net!!!
It had a not regular shape; that is there were rectangles of different dimensions.
The main problem is it was sold in rolls of 1 meter x 3 meters.
Too much for my task.

So I take my Swiss knife, always quietly sleeping in my pocket, and quickly cut a slice 10 cm x 30 cm.
Well, I'm not very proud of this theft, also because I'm not a kid and that action could have been very embarassing, but... what the hell: I need that net and I got it!

So, my suggestion is to BUY (not steal) it in hardware or DYI stores.

As for crosses, I built them with wooden listels, stiffened with paper (that is: cut a cross in paper, then glue the listels on it!).

Hope this helps!!
Marco

[Wirelizard]

check out craft foam sheets as well - Ummm... I guess I could PVA the sides to hold the paint. Might be able to make a mausoleum this way. Every graveyard should have at least one.  

Craft foam actually holds paint pretty well, without coating first in glue or any other special treatment.

I've got a thread on craft foam over in the Workshop forum - photos and an update to that thread this coming week, I promise. Maybe event this weekend, if I get organized.

[dexter]

Warrenss2,

thank you!

Well, the fence huh? It's a long story...
I started trying to assembly a fence with pins... it worked but it was an infinite project.
Then... I saw what I need in a DYI store!
There were several different types of a kind of green plastic "net" to protect plants from birds and/or to "hinder" gardens, etc.
Some were nets with squared holes, or symilar, but ONE... that was THE net!!!
It had a not regular shape; that is there were rectangles of different dimensions.
The main problem is it was sold in rolls of 1 meter x 3 meters.
Too much for my task.

So I take my Swiss knife, always quietly sleeping in my pocket, and quickly cut a slice 10 cm x 30 cm.
Well, I'm not very proud of this theft, also because I'm not a kid and that action could have been very embarassing, but... what the hell: I need that net and I got it!

So, my suggestion is to BUY (not steal) it in hardware or DYI stores.

As for crosses, I built them with wooden listels, stiffened with paper (that is: cut a cross in paper, then glue the listels on it!).

Hope this helps!!
Marco

I just asked them for a sample  and they happily gave me a strip about 3 x 12 inches

[warrenss2]

There were several different types of a kind of green plastic "net" to protect plants from birds and/or to "hinder" gardens, etc.
Some were nets with squared holes, or symilar, but ONE... that was THE net!!!

Like this stuff? http://www.amazon.co.uk/PLANT-PROTECTION-NET-8M-2M/dp/B001674IKO
Does the netting squares come in different sized squares? Most of what I'm seeing is 10mm squares, I think that might be too big for a fence. Do you remember a brand name?

I'm just trying to narrow my search parameters down from "plant protection netting".  

sign... Once again everything cool is on the other side of the Pond.    
You guys are very inspiring.

I'm going to have to check out Lowes and some gardening stores.

[Remgain]

Warrenss,

this is what I mean:



"sign... Once again everything cool is on the other side of the Pond.    "
Oh, well... weird! It's absolutely the same for me on this side of the Pond!

Marco

[warrenss2]

So it's just a protective border around the plants then? Not trimmed down from some netting. Do you know of a brand name that sales this?

Okay. Back to digging around on the net to find some of this stuff.

Things are better on YOUR side of the pond because you've got   Rhona Mitra  
 

[Remgain]

No, it was trimmed (pls, read the Swiss knife story) from a bigger net (1 meter x 3 meter).
The pattern is this, replicated over and over.

Ciao!
Marco

[warrenss2]

Here are a few miniatures that I'm going to mount on chess piece bases to make statues for my graveyard.


AND


Two should be enough don't you think? Don't want to over do a good thing.

Well, got to go. I'm off to Lowes to check their gardening section for some fencing.

_{Now where did I leave my Swiss Army Knife?}

[Tom Reed]

Those are most excellent!
I especially like the second one.
Where did you find them?

[warrenss2]

The first picture is a Dreamblade miniature. Can't remember the name of it off the top of my head...     "Saint of Roses", I think.

The second picture is of a Dungeons & Dragons miniature collecting game... called "Animated Statue".

[white knight]

The second picture is of a Dungeons & Dragons miniature collecting game... called "Animated Statue".

Looks more like an unanimated statue though...

[warrenss2]

sigh.... 

 

[white knight]

which makes it perfect for your needs.

[warrenss2]

All too true, White Knight. 

Marco. I cannot find that that fencing stuff anywhere! Would you be willing to ship some to me for a price?