Thanks but I'm finding that I'm going through the same mistakes that I would have made back then, only remembering after I make them!
Case in point.
I started to add the rock castings when I found that I had made the mountainside too close to the track and had to pull half the mountain down to trim it back on one side. Then I re-hardshelled the area before I add the rock castings.
During this time I ran out of Hydrocal so I went to a nearby building supply dealer and picked up a 50lb. bag. That should be enough for the entire layout, plus some. I did have a strange thing happen when the first hardshell use of the new bag turned a light gray instead of white, my next application was white.
And this morning I mixed up some more plaster and blended in the castings to the mountain. Tomorrow I hope to start staining/coloring the rockwork. Any holes/gaps between the casting are going to be filled with bushes and other vegetation.
And these are the rock molds that I used, sorry for the mess. A member of our club passed away about 6 months ago and we inherited his scenery supplies which included almost 20 WS rock molds.
Case in point.
I started to add the rock castings when I found that I had made the mountainside too close to the track and had to pull half the mountain down to trim it back on one side. Then I re-hardshelled the area before I add the rock castings.
During this time I ran out of Hydrocal so I went to a nearby building supply dealer and picked up a 50lb. bag. That should be enough for the entire layout, plus some. I did have a strange thing happen when the first hardshell use of the new bag turned a light gray instead of white, my next application was white.
And this morning I mixed up some more plaster and blended in the castings to the mountain. Tomorrow I hope to start staining/coloring the rockwork. Any holes/gaps between the casting are going to be filled with bushes and other vegetation.
And these are the rock molds that I used, sorry for the mess. A member of our club passed away about 6 months ago and we inherited his scenery supplies which included almost 20 WS rock molds.