12-28-2021, 06:57 PM
More progress:
I ballasted the track that I repaired/ re-laid with Woodland Scenics Fine gray ballast. I decided to experiment with making my own scenic cement using Mod-Podge. I mixed it @ 1:3 ratio with water and added a few drops of dish detergent and it works great. It seems to have the same or better holding ability as Woodland Scenics cement but at less than 1/3 of the cost.
When the ballast was dry I added ground cover using WS earth blend ground foam with their grass blend sprinkled on top. I know it's not a match for the original ground cover but one of my goals was to lighten/ green the diorama up a bit. I sprinkled some of my ground cover in some existing areas to blend the two in a bit.
My next step is to add some static grass to give the ground a bit more of a 3-d effect and blend in the areas a bit more.
I ballasted the track that I repaired/ re-laid with Woodland Scenics Fine gray ballast. I decided to experiment with making my own scenic cement using Mod-Podge. I mixed it @ 1:3 ratio with water and added a few drops of dish detergent and it works great. It seems to have the same or better holding ability as Woodland Scenics cement but at less than 1/3 of the cost.
When the ballast was dry I added ground cover using WS earth blend ground foam with their grass blend sprinkled on top. I know it's not a match for the original ground cover but one of my goals was to lighten/ green the diorama up a bit. I sprinkled some of my ground cover in some existing areas to blend the two in a bit.
My next step is to add some static grass to give the ground a bit more of a 3-d effect and blend in the areas a bit more.