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November 18, 2021     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Page A—32 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 4 By Dave Pierik Shelton—Mason County Journal FUNWITH BRIDGES. ‘ bridge go nicely the trees, roads and buildings of our Tree Village diorama. Tools: Ruler and marker, scissors, paint brush, and a knife (an old kitchen Styrofoam: 2 triangles, 4" wide x 2.75" tall, tapering 5.5” This does not knife will work) V have to be pretty, it's for support. Cardboard: 4" wide x22" long (road, Materials: Styrofoam, cardboard,'craft Sticks, 4 wooden Clothespins, paint, a to bend over the Styrofoam), over the top of a base piece, 4" wide x 20" glue, masking tape, and a bit of dried moss. ' long. 2 lengths (curbs). .25" wide x 22" long. This'example also uses 4 side A Plan: Here's what we want: something solid (We’d rather not build it A covers, triangles 2.5",tall taperigg to 5.5" g, twice!) that can go over either roadster Water. Ourfiroads are about 4" '9 wide and most vehicles. At this scale range are around 2” tall or less. Note‘that you might need to glue Styrofoam together and let dry, then Use your masking tape to keep it together until the glue can dry. Before it cut it to size/shape with your old table knife. Place the Styrofoam triangles completely dries, go to step 4. r on the base and test-fit and mark the road over the top, then bend (don’t . cut) the road along you'r marked lines. Glue all together. _- . Make sure your bridge will be wide and tall enough for what you want ' Glue down the strips, leaving some room on the outside (the width of a to do, and adjust as needed. Now is‘the time to make sure it's coming Clothespin). Then put more glue along the inside of the strips and‘flock together according to your plan. Tick-tock, the glue is drying! ‘ with sand, the same as we did with roads in a previous Crafty Time. Let . dry. .~ ~