10-22-2023, 09:30 PM
Thank you Charlie and Don.
I finished up the module over the last couple weeks. Starting with painting the Fascia:
It took two coats of black house paint to cover. I like the way it draws your eye to the scenery, as though the Fascia isn't even there.
Then I needed to finish off the river. I glued some logs and deadfall made from trigs and weed stocks. I also added a couple ties that might have fallen in during construction.
I used some two-part epoxy resin for the water. I found both enviro-tex and this product by Craftsmart at Michaels. The Craftsmart was half the price on envirotex so I though I'd give it a try.
And it worked just like the enviro-tex product. It did have a slight smell for about a week as it aired out. I also had to pop a few bubbles with a pin before it cured. It's a bit flat though...
I used Woodland scenics water effects to made waves, ripples and rapids. I had never used it before on a larger body of water. I simply squeezed it out of the bottle in lines and used a paintbrush to make the features.
The water effects dried overnight and then I used some of WS white water to create foam and whitecaps.
The last things I did was add some more deadfall, bushed and stumps. I also added a stack of ties to one of the trestel apporaches.
Speaking of the stumps:
I was given a bag of these years ago. They are hydrocal castings but I don't know where they came from or who made them, anyone know?
And with that I consider the module pretty much finished. I might add some more details as time goes but now it's sits above my computer dest, waiting for the next free-mo set up.
I finished up the module over the last couple weeks. Starting with painting the Fascia:
It took two coats of black house paint to cover. I like the way it draws your eye to the scenery, as though the Fascia isn't even there.
Then I needed to finish off the river. I glued some logs and deadfall made from trigs and weed stocks. I also added a couple ties that might have fallen in during construction.
I used some two-part epoxy resin for the water. I found both enviro-tex and this product by Craftsmart at Michaels. The Craftsmart was half the price on envirotex so I though I'd give it a try.
And it worked just like the enviro-tex product. It did have a slight smell for about a week as it aired out. I also had to pop a few bubbles with a pin before it cured. It's a bit flat though...
I used Woodland scenics water effects to made waves, ripples and rapids. I had never used it before on a larger body of water. I simply squeezed it out of the bottle in lines and used a paintbrush to make the features.
The water effects dried overnight and then I used some of WS white water to create foam and whitecaps.
The last things I did was add some more deadfall, bushed and stumps. I also added a stack of ties to one of the trestel apporaches.
Speaking of the stumps:
I was given a bag of these years ago. They are hydrocal castings but I don't know where they came from or who made them, anyone know?
And with that I consider the module pretty much finished. I might add some more details as time goes but now it's sits above my computer dest, waiting for the next free-mo set up.