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As its been a while since I posted any updates here is where I am with this layout .

 

I have been experimenting with hanging basket liner as groundcover for the embankments , the first ones I tried were from the Poundshop but some of the woolen fibres were a bit too nuclear green and just didn't look right  , I then got some from a local garden center and they were a much more natural looking colour , I also used some Wodland Scenics turf to add a bit more texture .

 

As can be seen I have also ballasted the track although it took a few attempts to get a colour I liked . I first used Woodland Scenics fine grey on its own , when dry it just looked too monotone so I decided to mix a few colours together to get some variation , the final mix is the Woodland Scenics grey and Javis fine granite chippings ( these I sieved as I thought they were a bit too big  ) with a bit of Javis brown ballast .

 

The seafoam foliage isnt final yet and was more to get an idea of the foliage needed todisguise the end of the pipe.

 

As usual question , comments etc are more than welcome ,

 

Cheers .

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18 minutes ago, ModellerChris said:

Great update. What have you used as ground cover at the back of the layout - where the figure is standing on pic 3 please? 

 

 

Hi , the groundcover at the back is just builders sand ,  my next door neighbours had one of those big Hippo type bags delivered last year to lay slabs in their garden so I mangaed to wrangle a few tubs of it.

 

The sand itself is a good mix of sand and grit so you get the contrast of larger stones within the sand to add that realistic look of rough groundcover . Its just layed onto neat PVA and once dry it was coloured with a mix of weathering powders to blend in with the ballast .

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Been working on the end of the siding today , I thought it needed an excuse for loco's to stop at this point , so I decided to gate the siding  to protect the main works line beyond the scene ( so to speak )  the conceit being all drivers must stop and ask permission and go and wake up the gateman in the crew room !

 

The gate is a slightly modified Peco crossing gate ( although from what I gather from a thread on here any sort of gate would do , even a basic farm type gate , just depends on what the owners had available ).

 

As usual comments and questions more than welcome .

 

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On 19/04/2019 at 20:34, ModellerChris said:

Great update. What have you used as ground cover at the back of the layout - where the figure is standing on pic 3 please? 

 

Thought  I would take a few pics just to show the stuff I'm using for this , obviously some of the gravel is far too big but the sand and some if the smaller stones give a great effect .

 

As can be seen just laid onto neat PVA and will be coloured when dry with a mix of weathering powders .

 

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This is looking really good. I like the blending you did on the sand ground cover, really ties in the colour with the ballast. The ballast is a really nice mix too, is that a mix you made yourself or one you bought? Props on the cement wagons too, those are nicely weathered.

I'm thinking of doing a similar layout as a way to testbed some embedded track and scenery techniques. I'm leaning toward an esso oil terminal, using the sentinel painted in a faded red.

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4 hours ago, marc smith said:

This is progressing nicely :)
I agree that the ground cover, ballasting and subdued earthy colours are looking superb

 

Yes - looks realistic because its the real stuff -  blends in so well.

 

Excellent

 

Ian

 

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I use real crushed slate and brick dust from abrading house bricks together for natural scatter  - A good thread this for learning from someone who has obviously experimented in different techniques - that's what this forum is at its best.

 

Ian

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On 30/04/2019 at 04:23, Stoker said:

The ballast is a really nice mix too, is that a mix you made yourself or one you bought?

 

 

 

Hi , yes the ballast is a mix I did myself as I started out with just Woodland Scenics plain grey ballast , to me it just didnt look right so ended up with a mix of a darker fine granite chippings from Javis scenics , the Woodland Scenics stuff and some buff coloured ballast also from Javis scenics.

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Crisis Rail said:

I use real crushed slate and brick dust from abrading house bricks together for natural scatter  - A good thread this for learning from someone who has obviously experimented in different techniques - that's what this forum is at its best.

 

Ian

 

 

Thanks for that , high praise indeed !

 

I think thats the key , experimentation , although I must admit not everything works , heres a pic of my first ever layout which I ballasted with bird grit from Wilko ! ( although the flash makes it look worse than it really was ) .

 

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I must admit I surprise myself ( and my partner ) with some of the things I pick up or see lying about and think " ah , I could use that " .

 

 

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5 hours ago, col_kilgore said:

 

 

Hi , yes the ballast is a mix I did myself as I started out with just Woodland Scenics plain grey ballast , to me it just didnt look right so ended up with a mix of a darker fine granite chippings from Javis scenics , the Woodland Scenics stuff and some buff coloured ballast also from Javis scenics.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for that , high praise indeed !

 

I think thats the key , experimentation , although I must admit not everything works , heres a pic of my first ever layout which I ballasted with bird grit from Wilko ! ( although the flash makes it look worse than it really was ) .

 

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I must admit I surprise myself ( and my partner ) with some of the things I pick up or see lying about and think " ah , I could use that " .

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, col_kilgore said:

Hi , yes the ballast is a mix I did myself as I started out with just Woodland Scenics plain grey ballast , to me it just didnt look right so ended up with a mix of a darker fine granite chippings from Javis scenics , the Woodland Scenics stuff and some buff coloured ballast also from Javis scenics. 


Very good to know, many thanks. Javis is a name I haven't heard in a while, good to know they're still around.

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I have finally got round to bedding in the shunters cabin , I have also added a shed from the Wills garden shed kit to add a bit more interest to this area .

 

As you can see I have also started filling in the foreground section using card fro a concrete hardstanding , this still needs a bit of weathering to tie it in with the rest of the scenery and I need to fill in the gap with a bit more of the sand based ground cover.

 

As usual comments , questions more than welcome .

 

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