Mass produced plastic tents, , by nature of the production, are uniform, ie; each tent of the same style looks exactly like the next one, same folds, same creases etc. With most everthing else, Bods, nags, tanks, carts, etc, it´s easy enough to give Variation between each individual Piece, converting, adding bits (Guyropes) or recreating damage/wear and tear..but tents?
I was going to use some Renedra tents, nice in thier own way but as I´ve mentioned, too uniform. Put in "Rows of tents" as a Picture search and you´ll see what I mean...same make and style of tents (in a lot of the pics) but they each have a character of thier own.
With this in mind I decided to make some of my own "mass produced" tents.
How it´s done I´ve already shown HERE
Now onto the "camp scenery" and a Mess tent....then the adventure can begin.
But, before that..a 1:1 mini adventure.
After several days going out at dusk in search of a couple of Baby Tawny owls, only getting some dark blurred Pictures, Today, at around 14.00 hours local time, the squawking of blackbirds gave thier approximate locality away and after a painstakingly slow creep into the Woods (Lasting 1/2 an hour for a few meters there and the same back) I finally got some half decent photos.
They´ve been named...from left to right..Pudding and Pie
A couple of blurry Close ups
Like the tents, simple but so realistic!
ReplyDeleteAnd Pudding and Pie, WOW so cute...
Thanks.
DeleteOne Thing that doesn´t Show in the pics is them moving thier heads in the way owls do..I made a film of them but they had stopped doing it ..camera shy maybe :-D
Great work on those tents Paul! But what I really love are those pictures of Pudding and Pie! Really wonderfull!
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter
Love these tents, excellent job...and very cute latest pics!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the owls! The tents look really good too.
ReplyDeleteSplendid work Paul and adorable owls.
ReplyDeleteReally impressive results!
ReplyDeleteNice tent camp, seems very realistic..
ReplyDeleteI like these. They have the option of having a figure inside looking out.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul loving your Owl pictures. I planned to put up a Tawney nesting box, however after doing some research it turns out the mother is very aggressive in defence of her young. In Switzerland they call it the strike owl. So just be careful when approaching the young as the mother maybe close by and she doesn't pull her punches. I have a little boy and two cats and so my plans for a box were binned, I took it back to the shop. very lucky find though, beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteI´ve got some even better pics the last couple of days, I can get within 5-6m of them, they´ve got that used to me creeping about under thier roost. I reckon they are the last I will take though, I don´t want them getting too used to me or the prescence of People in General. Before I realised that there was a nest or Young about one of the parents kept a beady eye on me..but she owes me one, I saved her fromthe chimney of our Wood burner after she fell in.
DeleteI want to build an owl box. Problem, they are sticking to thier Habit of staying in one area so putting a box up at the Moment is a bit of a Problem.