tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post3127598493335776968..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Tree BlightMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-10333791801956710832012-01-11T07:53:02.222+00:002012-01-11T07:53:02.222+00:00I fear my forest is doomed! My tree collection is ...I fear my forest is doomed! My tree collection is a big mix & match - I made up trees permanently and put them on plywood bases, but I made them up by putting all the pieces of each type of tree in a big heap and producing the best set of combined trees, so keeping the stable and unstable trees separate is not an option! At least they spend most of their time in the dark.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-14004861424321213062012-01-11T02:10:40.015+00:002012-01-11T02:10:40.015+00:00Stryker - They'll be the Marx copies, they are...Stryker - They'll be the <i>Marx</i> copies, they are often a hard/brittle syrene polymer to start <br />with?<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-35399796090128496252012-01-10T22:42:13.955+00:002012-01-10T22:42:13.955+00:00A good forest for Jagers and Chasseurs!
Regards
Ra...A good forest for Jagers and Chasseurs!<br />Regards<br />RafaRafael Pardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482026140017463557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-15177567504003732362012-01-10T20:09:53.102+00:002012-01-10T20:09:53.102+00:00My brother has all our old Merit trees shut away s...My brother has all our old Merit trees shut away somewhere in a shoe box so maybe they'll still be ok - I hope so as I was planning to use them again! Most of ours came out of the "Blue & Grey" ACW playset from around 1963 so they are getting on a bit!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-15058476890745938302012-01-10T15:52:37.813+00:002012-01-10T15:52:37.813+00:00I have some of these trees as well purchased off E...I have some of these trees as well purchased off EBay over the last few years and luckly so far not plastic brittleness - wish somebody would reissue them .Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-82179896489311372232012-01-10T12:38:34.100+00:002012-01-10T12:38:34.100+00:00I was going to PS on the trees on the previous pos...I was going to PS on the trees on the previous post...sunlight is the virus here and once they are going they're gone!<br /><br />Also - the free radicles released by the damaged trees will acelerate any latent damage in the molecular structure of the otherwise fine ones, so you should get rid of brittle ones or store them seperately.<br /><br />Like all this early plastic it is hit and miss, and lots are still fine, so as Clive hints; FeeBay will provide!<br /><br />Spraying flocked trees thouroughly with Humbrol matt varnish deals with the loose fluff and detritus problem!<br />HughHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-40064411115046541312012-01-10T12:09:39.683+00:002012-01-10T12:09:39.683+00:00For a while I had fir trees which were taken from ...For a while I had fir trees which were taken from a cheap plastic Christmas tree - they attached to a plastic skeleton of branches to make up the full tree. I also tried the Zvezda tree set you can find here:<br />http://www.netmerchants.co.uk/product.php/4015/tree_set<br />though I found them fiddly to assemble - they are still in parts in a drawer in the loft.<br />Some of my Merit trees actually came from Terry Wise and may be some of the ones you refer to. At some time I will check in the loft if I have any spares. I acquired most of mine (apart from the Terry Wise ones, which are mounted in groups on pieces of plywood) through fleabay, so it may be possible to replace them gradually.Vintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-7098142099803948122012-01-10T10:12:55.659+00:002012-01-10T10:12:55.659+00:00My Merit trees are OK, so far, but you've got ...My Merit trees are OK, so far, but you've got me worried now!<br /><br />I feel the same about them; the various fluff concoctions come and go.Steve Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784652695519954845noreply@blogger.com