Hi,

I'm actually ready to scenic a part of the club layout. The track is fixed on top of a embankment made of rock. This embankment is made of large rocks to stabilize it.

Here'S a few pictures of what I'm trying to do:




I wondering how to glue the rock in place. I already have prepared the rock themselves. Should I put glue on the slope and sprinkle the rock? Used glue just as we do with ballast? I'm at lost.

Matt

There's a long and interesting thread on another forum by an Australian modeling scenes in Maine, which is not too far south of your prototype. His approach has sometimes been hit-or-miss, but he does discuss a generally successful rip-rap project at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thewhistlepost.com/forums/ho-scale/11046-winter-new-england-mark-ii-4.html">http://www.thewhistlepost.com/forums/ho ... -ii-4.html</a><!-- m --> I would say for something like what you're doing, try what seems to work and stick with what works best! I've done a little rip-rap on my layout. I put up a basic scenic contour with cardboard web and plaster cloth, cover that with Sculptamold or Celluclay mixed with extra white glue, and then add layers of the pre-selected rocks, pushing the first layer into the Sculptamold while it's still soft, then adding more layers on top. Soak the finished layers with a good spray of wet water, then drizzle a lot of white glue over that, then spray with more water and wait overnight to see what you've got.

Thanks for the link JWB,

The roadbed is already done in 2" styrofoam and plastered.

The idea to press rocks into a sculptamold layer isn't bad at all to start. Then add more rocks layers and debris...

I thought I could use some kind of acrylic medium used by painter used to create relief and cover it with the rocks.

EDIT: I once saw this layout somewhere on the web! I didn't know it was australian, he really did a nice job modelling scenes between two seasons.

Matt