| MATERIALS  Wire is available in three different lengths. These vary slightly according to availability, but are generally  7 or 9 inch of around 0.4mm thickness for £1.00;  12 or 14 inch of around 0.5mm thickness for £1.50; and  20 inch of about 0.7mm for £2.50   
						Postiche plait about 250mm for £3.00 It comes in green, mid or dark brown for normal use, and in beige for early autumn or floral trees; then in auburn for deep autumn trees.   Cohesive tape is available in green/brown/white for £1.75 Clay is £2.00/packet - this is airdry resin clay - very light, non-shrink.   Horsehair comes in three sizes: approx a 6 inch square at £1.50 approx a 12 inch square at £5.50 and a strip of approx 6 inches by 36 inches at £7.50   PLEASE NOTE:  I have seen folks use steel wool as a scatter carrier for foliage.  Please don't do this.  It is used by the army as a primer for a detonator, and, especially if you use DCC, you run the risk of your layout going up in smoke which happened to a friend of mine.  Just try putting a piece of steel wool across a battery! |