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It is estimated that over 400 million tons of rubble covered the devasted areas of Germany alone by the end of WWII. This is often the environment that military modelers choose to display their vehicles and figures in. This rubble is not limited to WWII alone. This rubble contains debris such as bricks, shingles, mortar, stone, and wood. This can be dumped in and around your building. This kit includes glue so once you have arranged the rubble you may affix it by spraying with a solution of warm water mixed with a few drops of liquid detergent to help it penetrate.

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Slate is a hard metamorphic rock formed from clay sediments.  Its laminated structure enables it to be readily split into thin slabs or sheets for highly durable, low maintenance roofing material.  This type of roofing has been in almost constant use in Europe & North America for hundreds of years.  Traditionally, slates are attached to horizontal battens nailed to the rafters.  The spacing of the battens are one at the top edge of the slate, one at mid-point, and a third placed at the lower edge.  

These slates were designed with military modleres in mind.  The majority of available kits today are of damaged structures, which usually do not contain details such as debris, rubble, or roofing material.  This product was designed to be used along with Hudson & Allen's 9816 Urban Debris, 9517 Red Bricks, 9518 tan bricks, 9607 Plumbing, and 9606 gutters & downspouts to fill this void.  The use of white glue is recommended to affix the slates to your scale battens or debris piles.

examples of use of this versatile product in diorama settings:  

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In developing this product, Hudson & Allen tried to offer the modeler an alternative to ground foam or laser-cut products. Autumn leaves have always been difficult to model and as a result, some modelers avoid it completely. H&A Autumn Leaves are a natural product similar to that used in their Ivy, HA-9402, and Foliage, HA-9712, and Forest Litter, HA-9403. It has not only a leaf like shape, but has dimensional surface detail.

Although already dyed autumn colors, you may add color variations with almost any commonly available paints. The Autumn Leaves may be affixed to branch structures with common white glue or spray adhesive. For branch structures, try using dried flowers such as caspia or sweet annie. Plant roots can also be used and can be quite long lasting if treated with a water and glycerin mixture. Let the roots dry completely, then mix the glycerin with warm water and soak the root structure in it overnight. If you wish to have even more control over the shape and density of your branches, try twisting them out of fine fuse wire and paint over with artists’ tube acrylics to fill in the wire and shape the branch.

Don’t forget to use H&A forest litter under your tree to create a classic fall look.

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To use, add warm water and mix with a palette knife to a thick paste. The more water you add, the longer it will take to dry and the more it will shrink. The mix contains adhesive and is pre-colored white to match HA-9604, snow. You may even apply HA-9605, slush, to the surface for variations.

One of the chief advantages of the longer drying time is the ability to place objects into the groundwork of dried winter grasses and weeds so they appear to grow out of the ground and are surrounded by snow. Grass and small twigs can be “planted” by dipping the base to into white glue and pushing into the wet winter groundwork. Small stones, debris, slush or snow can be sprinkled on then lightly pressed into place with a soft brush.

Try special effects like adding snow to cover the groundwork to create a sparkling cold effect or add H&A slush and gloss medium mix to a still wet road to create that “driven” look. Don’t forget to add wheel and tank tracks to the still wet road!

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Woodland debris comes ready to use and requires no painting or dying. It can be used loose to cover bases of figures or it can be permanently affixed to your scenic base. To permanently fix in place simply apply a small amount of white glue to the area of your model where you wish to place the debris. While the glue is still wet, sprinkle the woodland debris over the glue and allow to dry. It may be necessary to spray more diluted glue over the debris to anchor loose particles. You may wish to arrange the debris so the larger leaf-like particles are at the top. When completely dry, you may wish to seal with a flat, clear sealer.

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