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RE: It's been a long time.... - doctorwayne - 03-14-2019
That looks pretty-darn decent to me, Shane......
(03-14-2019, 09:20 AM)tetters Wrote: .....I'm not looking for Bob Ross level scenery painting....
...but you're right - I don't see any "happy little squirrels".
Wayne
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 03-14-2019
Thanks Wayne. ;-)
RE: It's been a long time.... - jim currie - 03-14-2019
(03-10-2019, 07:13 AM)tetters Wrote: Hi Jim. I assume you're referring to the Schlitz beer reefers? Those were Roundhouse RTR cars I picked up a few years ago.
I do also plan on adding some green on the wider ledges...when I decide to get around to it. LOL.
the reason I ask about the beer reefer is I have a old metal varney one that looks just like it .
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 04-05-2019
So things are progressing...slowly. I finished up an area of rock work that I'd been avoiding for awhile. Plus Ive been doing some scenery work on the Club layout as well...primarily making trees for it.
Anyways. After mulling it over I ending up painting my entire mountain cliff face a stone grey colour. As opposed to the light clay colour you've seen in previous pics. I then gave the entire feature a wash of watered down black and brown acrylic paints.
Now jump ahead to today. Seen above are the results of an afternoon of playing with some more acrylics and a combination of wetting the paint with water and some dry brushing. I found the best results I got came from using a fine point brush and applying it in streaks and then using a wet stiff bristled fan brush and dragging it downward sideways to make streaks...trying very hard to not get too carried away. I like the results so far. The next step after this is to do some weathering powders to dusty things up a bit. Suggestions and comments are always welcome of course.
RE: It's been a long time.... - ngauger - 04-05-2019
That looks Great!!!!
RE: It's been a long time.... - jim currie - 04-05-2019
looks quite realistic , will see if I can find some of the photos I took of the Yampa river canyon years ago.
RE: It's been a long time.... - Tyson Rayles - 04-06-2019
RE: It's been a long time.... - ezdays - 04-06-2019
Agree, very realistic. I'll give you 100% for how well it looks
RE: It's been a long time.... - sailormatlac - 04-07-2019
Wonderful work! It's a lovely little layout. Your backdrop efforts are quite good. You captured the majestic appearance of Rockies with your use of colors and shades.
Matt
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 04-07-2019
Thanks for the compliments guys. I really do appreciate them.
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 04-10-2019
So....you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs...am I right? After some thought (it honestly only took a second) I decided I didn't want to use the snowshed I had built infront of the tunnel portal for my mountain area scenery. The problem was the plaster rock behind it had been shaved and carved flat to accommodate it. So with some degree of courage I grabbed my oscillating tool and carved out the section of plaster. Once I carefully knocked it loose with a small hammer I mixed up a fresh batch of plaster and gooped it in place. I really did...it's sort of the consistency of not quite soft ice cream. Anyways...as it sets up I can start shaping it and then carving it to match the surrounding area. Next steps are my base coat of grey paint, a wash coat and then the colouring stage.
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 04-11-2019
I think that went rather well. Once I applied the wash and allowed it to dry thoroughly I started applying my paints and doing my wet and dry brush method. I'm also using a fine tipped brush to apply paints in tiny streaks which seems to add a nice effect to me. As I do this I'm thankful that I haven't finished work on my float and tug at this time as the lake bed provides a nice shelf to rest my colour pallette on as well as a comfy place to rest my arms as I work on the cliff face. This feels like a battle of inches as I creep along.
RE: It's been a long time.... - ngauger - 04-11-2019
Wonderful!!!
RE: It's been a long time.... - tetters - 04-14-2019
https://youtu.be/Pr5g8Ct6Fgo
Sometimes we have to stop "working" on the railroad to remind us why we work on the railroad. #letsrunatrain
RE: It's been a long time.... - Charlie B - 04-15-2019
Very nice indeed. Nice recovery, great repair.
Charlie