The New Layout

[Trains Winnipeg]

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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[Trains Winnipeg]

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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[Trains Winnipeg]

And we continue with gluing down more risers. Maybe later I can even get some roadbed glued down.
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[Trucklover]

WOW! Those hills look great!! Keep up the great work

[TrainNut]

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?

[Trains Winnipeg]

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.

[Trains Winnipeg]

Well I stuck a few in to see how it would look.

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[Brakie]

TW,What size trees did you use?

[screen48]

Great progress - look forward to more!

[Trains Winnipeg]

TW,What size trees did you use?

There the Woodland Scenics 3/4" to 2" bag.

[ocalicreek]

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

[Trains Winnipeg]

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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[Steamtrains]

Looking really good..!!
Is that the tunnel you so often refer to..??

[TrainNut]

Have you ever seen the Woodland Scenics tutorial on coloring Hydrocal rocks?

[Trains Winnipeg]

Yup seen it a few times.