The most difficult part of model railways in my oppinion is trying to emulate God. That is, trying to create a landscape like the big fella has done and make it look half reasonable and slightly believable. The first part of this process is what I call terra forming. Last weekend I finished the basic terra forming for the area around Fairy Hill Loop.
I use styrofoam and cut it down and shape it to get the basic contours and this was followed by the first coat of the plaster (half on Saturday and half on Sunday) over the styrofoam. As previously stated I use tissues dipped in plaster and lay this over the styrofoam.
After a visit to a mate's house this last Tuesday (for our fortnightly Tuesday Nighter's meeting) and just seeing the detail in his scenery I decided that I would try and bite the bullet and progress to the next step after terra forming and jump into creating the dirt and the grass in the latest section of scenery I had plastered. There are still a few more "creation" days left in the emulation excercise following this, with fences, bushes, trees, weed tufts, animals and man made junk, etc. to follow, but I thought I might share the results of this and last weekend's activity in the shed.
Craig, great to see you keeping up your planned Sunday updates. What a difference the green over the white has made, spring has sprung and the snowmelt has begun! It's looking good, Geoff.
ReplyDeleteCraig,
ReplyDeleteI agree with geoff, What a differance a litte colour has made. I have to ask, what brand or type of scatter have you used so far.
Keep up the good works and keep us infromed of your progress ( makes me get inspired to get the shed finished )
Regards Wayne
Hi Craig
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the foam from? I am also looking at adding a cutting to my layout (http://vrwv.blogspot.com/) - also how do you apply the scatter - do you simple paint on the white glue and sprinkle the scatter?
Cheers
Shelton.
Hi Shelton,
ReplyDeleteThe styrofoam has come from many places. Packaging from things I've bought, friends have offered it, you can buy 8' x 4' sheets of it - check out the yellow pages. You can also get scape bits from these companies.
I apply a mixture of wet water and white glue from a spray bottle. Then throw on by hand various coloured sands and dirts, adding another good squirt between each colour, then the various scatters with more squirts.
Craig
Oh ok - can you tell me what scatter do you use? Do you use Woodland scenics?
ReplyDeleteCheers
Shelton.
Shelton,
ReplyDeleteGo to the next entry - Scenicing Solutions. I list the types of scatter there.
Craig