09-10-2023, 06:01 AM
Thanks everyone.
Color!
I jump ahead a bit, forgetting to take a few picture in between but I colored the rockwork and painted the rest of the ground.
I used Woodland scenics rock coloring pigments, usng their 'leopard spot' technique. They have a great tutorial on their youtube page. Then I painted the non-rock areas in a tan paint. When that was done I started to work on the facsia.
I used some 1/8" hardboard for the facsia. The local home improvment store also cut my 4X8' sheet into 2X4 sections. I then taped the hadboard to the sides on the module and traced the outline of the scenery.
Some short work with my jigsaw and a fine blade and I had the two pieces of fascia.I also cut out the UP-5 holes.
I decided that the fascia was going to be permanet so I used some construction adheisive to attach it. This stuff has a stange smell, not very strong but enough that I moved the operation outside.
each side was glued one, taped into place (it didn't really need clamps) and let to set an hour before flipping the madule over and gluing the other side. once a couple hours had passed these weren't moving, let alone ever coming back off.
I them filled the gaps between the facia and the scenery with some spakling. Don't worry about the pink, this stuff goes on pink and turns white when it dries. When it does dry, I'll sand the edges of the facsia down and paint the filler.
Color!
I jump ahead a bit, forgetting to take a few picture in between but I colored the rockwork and painted the rest of the ground.
I used Woodland scenics rock coloring pigments, usng their 'leopard spot' technique. They have a great tutorial on their youtube page. Then I painted the non-rock areas in a tan paint. When that was done I started to work on the facsia.
I used some 1/8" hardboard for the facsia. The local home improvment store also cut my 4X8' sheet into 2X4 sections. I then taped the hadboard to the sides on the module and traced the outline of the scenery.
Some short work with my jigsaw and a fine blade and I had the two pieces of fascia.I also cut out the UP-5 holes.
I decided that the fascia was going to be permanet so I used some construction adheisive to attach it. This stuff has a stange smell, not very strong but enough that I moved the operation outside.
each side was glued one, taped into place (it didn't really need clamps) and let to set an hour before flipping the madule over and gluing the other side. once a couple hours had passed these weren't moving, let alone ever coming back off.
I them filled the gaps between the facia and the scenery with some spakling. Don't worry about the pink, this stuff goes on pink and turns white when it dries. When it does dry, I'll sand the edges of the facsia down and paint the filler.