cigar boxes

scissors, small X-Acto knife with #11 blades

Tri-Tix rubber cement, Elmer’s glue

black construction paper, index cards or similar weight cardboard

paper clips

small palette knife or spatula

spray cans of paint, black rubber-base paint

piece of plate glass about 12” square

In addition, you are apt to need ...

Pliobond cement (manufactured by Goodyear)

tooling aluminum or copper (from craft or hobby shops)

Balsa wood in ½ and 1 thick boards, or slabs of styrofoam plastic. Balsa wood from hobby shops; styrofoam from florists, ten-cent stores, or insulation companies.

assorted twigs and dried weeds, collected in the Fall

sawdust sifted into fine, medium, and coarse grades

“Rit” or “Tintex” dye—greens and browns

lichen (from model railroad shops)

gravel and fine sand

nut picks, leather modelling tools, dental tools, etc.

assorted jars with lids, cans, other mixing containers

paper mache mix (explained in text)

model kits, novelties, souvenirs, post-cards, etc.