So on to the hay bales. These bales are made of rubber of some kind and will be very forgiving when hit by your cars. They are soft to the touch and BTW bounce quite well. ( We found this out thanks to my son Jake throwing one on the ground and bouncing it off my face. :roll: )
They are very easy to paint I used yellow ochre from Woodland Scenic, followed by a light wash of a mixture of black India ink and 70% alcohol. For the bindings I thought about painting them but in the end went the safe route and tied black thread around the bale. Like Harry always says it looks good enough for my eye.
Here's a pic of the bales after I painted them( a little blurry but you get the idea.)and then a comparison of the unpainted and painted,(unpainted on right, they come molded in yellow) then lastly a shot for scale comparison. Art suggests a VERY small amount of Gorilla glue to hold them in place but I may leave mine unglued so I can move them if I want. They are a little expensive at 10 bucks for 10 bales but worth it if you have ever been frustrated by trying to make your own. In the end I will buy more. They are easy to paint
(Jake did 1/2 of them and he's 12), they won't hurt your cars and won't make a mess like my 1st two attempts. Thanks for reading Jim
