Caravan Camp
Caravan camping sites were one of the characteristic features of Cambrian Coast. Again Geoff Plumb’s excellent photo archive homepage gives several nice examples (e.g. http://plumbloco.smugmug.com/Trains/CambrianCoastLines/16750125_TBdHnX#!i=1496685980&k=V3bv9ww&lb=1&s=A ).The following little cameo is not based on any real location but I hope that it gives a feeling of a happy summer holidays in Wales.
The camping site is first covered with a mixture of Polyfilla, abrasive blast sand, PVA glue and Woodland Scenics earth undercoat colour the same way that I did in my country lane blog earlier. Then I sprayed the camping site all over using suitable light earth colour (in this case Humbrol Pale Stone, number 121).
I try to avoid a uniform thick spray paint layer, rather I prefer light transparent paint layers here and there over the Woodland Scenics earth undercoat colour. Moreover, I use constant low-angle spraying direction over the rough surface in order to get a shadow effect, emphasising the spotted nature of the soil. This image shows how the shadow effect highlights the texture of road.
My personal preference for a basic ground covering is Heki’s grass mat. Irregular grass patches can be easily teased out to cover a sandy area and the edge of the grass mat can be blended in quite nicely with the rest of the surface. The grass patches are glued with a small amount of PVA glue.
The grassy strip in the middle of the road is a ready-made static grass mat strip, this time Noch’s product.
Finally, the caravans are welcome to populate this new Cambrian Cost holiday resort. Obviously the camping site needs a little bit more detailing and perhaps caravan trailers benefit of the light weathering but I hope that this last picture gives an idea what I look for.
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