09-17-2023, 04:24 PM
A whole lot of progress.
I moved the module into my workshop, using the diplay stand that I built of the 'Hemsley Diorama. I then painted the filler and sanded the edges of the fascia. After that dried I applied ground foam to the slopes and up to the river on both sides. I used Woodland scenics fine earth blend held down with Matt Mod-podge. Looks not bad, but a bit mono-tone.
Tht's a bit better, I added some different shades of fine green gound foam.
Next, I turned my attention to the river. I sealed the ends around the fascia for when I pour the 'water'
Then I added the river bed. I used woodland scenics talus rock in two slightly differnet colors and some fine sand in places. After that I wanted to add a bit more dimension to the ground foamed areas.
I applied static grass over the gound foam. I used 7mm static grass, followed by grass flocking it fill in the areas. I still have a few places where the gound foam underneath is visible.
I'll probably use my airbrush later to get a bit of diversity of color for the grass. I did run out of static grass halfway through and the new package was slightly greener than before, but I don't think it's tht noticeable.
After the glue dried I peeled the masking tape away from the module where the trestle's footings will go and painted all the foundations.
And with that I glued the trestle into the module. I used weldbond glue and added some weights to the top of the trestle to hold it down as the glue set up.
It has pretty good alignment side to side but I found that one end was about 1/16" high. I added a basswood shim on the end and I'm waiting for that to dry before I can finish up the trackwork.
I moved the module into my workshop, using the diplay stand that I built of the 'Hemsley Diorama. I then painted the filler and sanded the edges of the fascia. After that dried I applied ground foam to the slopes and up to the river on both sides. I used Woodland scenics fine earth blend held down with Matt Mod-podge. Looks not bad, but a bit mono-tone.
Tht's a bit better, I added some different shades of fine green gound foam.
Next, I turned my attention to the river. I sealed the ends around the fascia for when I pour the 'water'
Then I added the river bed. I used woodland scenics talus rock in two slightly differnet colors and some fine sand in places. After that I wanted to add a bit more dimension to the ground foamed areas.
I applied static grass over the gound foam. I used 7mm static grass, followed by grass flocking it fill in the areas. I still have a few places where the gound foam underneath is visible.
I'll probably use my airbrush later to get a bit of diversity of color for the grass. I did run out of static grass halfway through and the new package was slightly greener than before, but I don't think it's tht noticeable.
After the glue dried I peeled the masking tape away from the module where the trestle's footings will go and painted all the foundations.
And with that I glued the trestle into the module. I used weldbond glue and added some weights to the top of the trestle to hold it down as the glue set up.
It has pretty good alignment side to side but I found that one end was about 1/16" high. I added a basswood shim on the end and I'm waiting for that to dry before I can finish up the trackwork.