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3D printed greenery

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I had foam plants which I used alongside some pavement and in parks in JollyOaksField, but it started to crumble badly. Not just the spongy bits fall off the plastic stems, but actually going to microplastic dust. As they can't be saved, I figured that a more permanent solution was needed.  Time to get cracking! I had some varied green colors of filament left after I printed several decor items for our future home. I designed some flower soil covering plants, which look great between 2 strips of pavement. Easy to design: just look for some free shrubs  and flowers to print, comine them, copy paste till you have a row. Here is one installed: I printed way more then the current diorama has space for, so I would be set to start after we move. I placed one in between curbs below, so you can see the result, which is to offer a delicate touch in alleys. Hope you like them!

Additional Town buildings

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I always keep looking at all of my Town houses to see what could make it even better. It's a happy gathering of  Town series buildings: real, rip-off lookalikes, plus 3D printed. One thing which always struck me, was the lack of a few colors to make it look more complete. I am not into dark colors, except for details, like a dome or a rim. The Town series seems to have come to an end, unfortunately, even with the rip-off brands. So, I bought some dirt cheap last items to feed my OCD, as it just would not shut up, lol!  My Xmas store is a square setup made from stores in matching colors, except the old pink part of the Grand Department Store. That always stuk out like a sore thumb to me, so finally some courage was applied to split it up. There are already plenty of colors going on in that large assembly of buildings and old pink was just one too many. Now, the xmas store is more unified. I lack the space in my house to make a wide U-shape out of the lot, but in my final d...