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Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 02-14-2010
Well we moved a little further along today, just need to complete the center of the tracks. Build a few dozen(read hundreds) trees and ballast.
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Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 02-15-2010
And the construction contiues.....not sure how my time in the basement is so forthcoming lately......maybe the boss forgot I am down here :hey:
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Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 02-15-2010
And we continue with gluing down more risers. Maybe later I can even get some roadbed glued down.
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Re: The New Layout - Trucklover - 02-16-2010
WOW! Those hills look great!! Keep up the great work
Re: The New Layout - TrainNut - 02-16-2010
I think it looked good before (darker), but now, it looks really good. Have you ever seen the Woodland Scenics tutorial on coloring Hydrocal rocks?
Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 03-03-2010
Well still plugging away at it, Making trees, looooooooooooooooots of trees. These are some of the 40 or so trees i made tonight for the front section of the layout where you can easily tell the difference between a toothpick with a ball of foliage on it and these. The bases will be removed before planting and some different stains will be applied to the trunks just before planting.
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I will snap some shots once they are planted.
Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 03-03-2010
Well I stuck a few in to see how it would look.
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Re: The New Layout - Brakie - 03-04-2010
TW,What size trees did you use?
Re: The New Layout - screen48 - 03-04-2010
Great progress - look forward to more!
Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 03-04-2010
Brakie Wrote:TW,What size trees did you use?
There the Woodland Scenics 3/4" to 2" bag.
Re: The New Layout - ocalicreek - 03-05-2010
Here's a tip I once used to fool my friends and family:
Plant as many more trunks as you have already trees, but behind and among the trees already there. This will increase the size of your forest greatly. I was planting on a ridge line and just stuck a dozen twigs in the hillside, followed by as many actual trees. My friend wondered how I had managed to make so many trees so quickly, and was impressed when I pulled a few of the real trees out to reveal the trunks.
In your case against a backdrop you could even just paint an area as high as the forest a darker color with a few trunks painted on and a few twigs planted infront for an effective illusion.
Looks great!
Galen
Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 03-05-2010
Well tonight we made a little more progress.
First I started to plaster the hills around the mine.
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And started to get ballast into this area.
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Re: The New Layout - Steamtrains - 03-06-2010
Looking really good..!!
Is that the tunnel you so often refer to..??
Re: The New Layout - TrainNut - 03-13-2010
TrainNut Wrote:Have you ever seen the Woodland Scenics tutorial on coloring Hydrocal rocks?
Re: The New Layout - Trains Winnipeg - 03-14-2010
Yup seen it a few times.