09-21-2010, 08:46 PM
Was exhausted when I got home, so took a nap, then headed out to the train room. Played around with the scenery around the bridge a bit.
Photo of the real thing:
And some unglued foam and such around the bents. The effect is fine, and I could live with it, but the bushes really don't match or give the "feel" of the real thing. Much more tall grass and less bushes on the real one. I'll keep experiemnting. Only problem is, the Heki grass like Kurt and Steve use is 3 weeks out on delivery.
For the vines on the piles, I used some green scouring pad "scothc brite" stuff, torn into stringy pieces. It is a bit too green, may soak it in some paint to get a better color, and then putting on a few orange flowers as with the proto would be a nice touch.
But like I said, I just may drop the entire "like the prototype" thing and just do it with the materials I have been playing around with.
Photo of the real thing:
And some unglued foam and such around the bents. The effect is fine, and I could live with it, but the bushes really don't match or give the "feel" of the real thing. Much more tall grass and less bushes on the real one. I'll keep experiemnting. Only problem is, the Heki grass like Kurt and Steve use is 3 weeks out on delivery.
For the vines on the piles, I used some green scouring pad "scothc brite" stuff, torn into stringy pieces. It is a bit too green, may soak it in some paint to get a better color, and then putting on a few orange flowers as with the proto would be a nice touch.But like I said, I just may drop the entire "like the prototype" thing and just do it with the materials I have been playing around with.
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