Good to hear Charlie, hope you won't have too much discomfort from it.
cheers, Koos
Koos, so far the only major discomfort happened when I had to open my wallet
Charlie
Charlie - that aerial shot is awesome!
Charlie good to hear things went well at the doc's ! Picture #2 is my favorite.
That is a great shot! I also like the way the decal sign looks on the brick wall. Did you do more weathering onthe wall?
Ralph Wrote: That is a great shot! I also like the way the decal sign looks on the brick wall. Did you do more weathering onthe wall?
Hi Ralph,
I wasn't happy at all with the decal, I printed it too dark (first attempt at decals) so I lightened the picture (overdid it a bit) and printed it on plain paper. I let the ink dry overnight then I sprayed the paper with Krylon crystal clear, 3 heavy coats, and let it dry for a week, then I spread a layer of Elmer's white glue on the back of the paper and rolled it in place on the building. Next was to let it dry for a couple of days. I added some more weathering to the building (a little black and brown and a little white for the cracks.) I let that dry for a couple of hours and sprayed matte finish on the whole thing. Add a EG&E car and it makes a nice spot.
Charlie
At the rate you're going, Charlie, you oughta have the layout pretty-well finished by the time of my next visit.
I especially like that Barney Secord-style aerial view, but the diesels, the faded lettering on the building, and the tree armature all look good.
Wayne
Yep, the aerial shot for the win!
Matt
I played around with the "furnace filter trees" today. I wanted to make some large trees as I have lots of little ones.
There are many tutorials on the web but It doesn't take too much, and you have to play around a little.
I used the green from the one use filters which were 4 for 2.88 at Walmart, the only green I could find anywhere. I got 9 large trees from a filter. I cut the fiber into strips about 3 inches wide, and did an accordion fold. I used a painted skewer stick for the trunk. I applied some glue to the "trunk" and slid the folded material on it. Next I used a strip about 2 inches wide and did the same thing, then I used one about an inch and a half.
After the material was on the trunk I cut the folds so there are separate layers, then spread them apart. Then I sprayed some dark green paint over it to give it a little body and let it dry. the final step was trimming (holding over a trash can.) I was trying to resemble a Hemlock.[
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If you want a different look, spray a very wet coat of clear on it after trimming and add some ground foam.[
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Charlie
Looking good Charlie. BTW, your new billboard on the warehouse is quite convincing now, it blends well with the surrounding area. Hard to tell it's not a decal.
Matt
Good looking trees Charlie!
Tyson Rayles Wrote:Good looking trees Charlie!
Thanks Mike, they are easy to make too, but I found I like using golden rod stem instead of skewers because it looks more like a real trunk.
The weather here has been just yucky for want of a better word, too cold to railfan and just all around damp.
Railcop inspired me so we made a large quantity of rock and wall castings so I decided it was time to work on some cliff faces and see if I could get my stone viaduct looking more realistic.[
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I hope I can make this work.
Charlie