Mike, that's some very great work you show here. I really like your way of modeling and the new pallet factory fits perfect to the rest of the layout.
I'll also post a very tiny update to my Southern project this evening...

Keep up the good work, Gerd

I must repeat myself. It is amazing what you are doing in scale 1:160.

Super work in Nscale! My compliments.

Thanks for the nice comments guys! Gerd I'll be looking forward to seeing your update!

good work !!!

Thanks Harry!

Starting on the creek area. The gray paint is latex, the coloring of the rocky areas is done with pastel chalks.

Yet another use for the Dremel tool when you run out of push pins. The second pic is with the most basic of ground cover and third is as far as I can go until I do the water. So no large bushes or trees yet.

That sure shaped up nicely! Blends in perfectly wih the surrounding scenery. Nice little "how-to" as well. I have an unopened can of polystain that works like your dremel tool. Good looking additon to the Nantahala Midland!

That's really coming together nicely, Mike, but I'm wondering about the boulders in the creek bed: are you planning a series of small waterfalls at each of those points, with "water" material on the upstream side filled up to the top of the rocks? Otherwise, I'd think that a watercourse able to cut such a deep gorge would have simply diverted itself around the obstacles, carving a new path.
I do like the way you've done the tree canopy and how well you've blended it into the backdrop. The scene looks like it goes on for miles.

Wayne

doctorwayne Wrote:I do like the way you've done the tree canopy and how well you've blended it into the backdrop. The scene looks like it goes on for miles. Wayne

Wayne, you should see it in person !!! Yeah, it's that good.

Mike, I like the way you brought the "creek" on, and back off the layout. I'll be watching to see how it turns out.

Thanks guys! Wayne these creeks while not always large in size are pretty much whitewater all the ways so there will be a series of minfalls if you will. Keep in mind the creek isn't is deep or the side quite is steep is it looks in the pic I think. Certainly not out of line with what's around here in real life. In scale the widest point of the creek is about 15 feet and the deepest about 2 foot. If it was any smaller it would be called a branch in these parts. Those rocks you see are really to small to qualify as boulders although it's very hard to tell that in the picture.

Tyson Rayles Wrote:Those rocks you see are really to small to qualify as boulders although it's very hard to tell that in the picture.

This brings up an interesting question......Understanding that the Rock of Gibraltar, is not "small", where do rocks, and boulders fit ( smaller/larger ) by comparison ?

Around here if it's bigger than a dump truck it's a boulder anything smaller is just another Indian sex stone ( just another freaking rock) according to our RDPer's* Pete.


* RDP = Registered Dirt Pusher (The local guy that does backhoe/bulldozer/grading work)

"Around here if it's bigger than a dump truck it's a boulder anything smaller is just another Indian sex stone ( just another freaking rock) "

Sounds more to me like ( just another bolder statement) :evil: