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Suggestions For N Scale Cow Patties

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, July 1, 2018 9:01 PM

I do not have any white glue.  I have the Elmers wood glue which is a light yellow.  I also have numerous acrylic paints.  I can mix them to get the correct colors and apply with the tip of a pin.  Does anyone have any suggestions on the approprite aroma to go with cow patties?

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Sunday, July 1, 2018 7:39 PM

Tiny drops of white glue, painted a brownish dark green when dried.

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Posted by 7j43k on Sunday, July 1, 2018 7:05 PM

I haven't spent near enough time styding cow patties as I should have (that's probably true of many others out there).  That said, it seems maybe Elmer's would dry kind of shiny.  And it would seem a cow patty would be not-shiny.  I guess Dull-cote would solve that problem, though.

An N-scale cow patty is gonna be kind small--about 1/32".

An interesting question, for sure.

 

Ed

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Posted by tstage on Sunday, July 1, 2018 6:33 PM

How about Elmer's glue mixed with brown food coloring?  And a variety of medium brown and dark brown portions would help accentuate the "fresh" from the "drier" batches.

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Suggestions For N Scale Cow Patties
Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, July 1, 2018 6:17 PM

I have finished making my N scale Slaughterhouse.  I have three pens with cows in them.   Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make N scale cow patties to put in the pens?

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