First attempt at some Scenery

[woko]

Happy New Year folks its been a while since I have posted anything, blame that thing called Christmas and life that always seems to get in the way, but thanks to all the tips and advice on here especially from Simon on HeatonLodge and Milocomarty who have been producing some inspirational stuff on this forum so thank you for sharing all your tips and knowledge guys much appreciated, and so I had a lot of fun working on this for my dads model railway. The rocks where sculpted in plaster of paris on top of the usual insulation built up form work, then painted, with a series of washes to get the look I wanted for the stone. The static grass is war world scenics, mostly because I had trouble trying to get hold of mininatur stuff, although I agree the simpler colours without all the crazy reds and blues in them work better, so when I plan to make my own MR, I think I will definitely going for a lighter plainer shade! Anyway my dads happy that is the main thing right :) The stone bridge abutment is an early piece of 3d printing, (I would definitely redo this now I have learn't a lot more about 3d printing) it connects to a Girder bridge above, which will have to be fixed and made good once this section is in place. 

As for the Tree it was built using the same method as I posted before, wire stem, built up with model filler, then sea foam added afterwards, the plants for me though are the most fun, and these consist of dried out sedum heads, sprayed dark to create shrubs, and dried out Astillbe flower heads which have also been used as is, or covered in flock or Noch Leaves which seem to give a reasonable effect. I want to experiment more with some different looking plants and shrubs on the next section, which will hopefully include some of those 3D printed buildings I have been beavering away on! Cheers Rob

[Stubby47]

Wow!

 

Very impressive. 

[Phil-Essex]

That looks great.

[Kylestrome]

You’ve obviously had a lot of fun with that and have produced a really convincing rock cutting. 

 

You are critical of the bridge, but the only thing I can see wrong with it is that it probably doesn’t need the wing walls, because it is built into solid rock. The wings are usually there to support what would otherwise be an unstable (eg. earth) embankment.

 

David

Edited January 11, 2020 by Kylestrome

[Adrian Stevenson]

Superb!

[woko]

4 hours ago, Kylestrome said:

You’ve obviously had a lot of fun with that and have produced a really convincing rock cutting. 

 

You are critical of the bridge, but the only thing I can see wrong with it is that it probably doesn’t need the wing walls, because it is built into solid rock. The wings are usually there to support what would otherwise be an unstable (eg. earth) embankment.

 

David

David you are of course exactly right, I hadn’t even thought of that, but true the wings don’t make any sense because its solid rock.... school boy error! Something to think about for my next model thank you!

 

And thanks to everyone for their kind comments cheers folks!

Rob

 

 

[Kylestrome]

6 minutes ago, woko said:

David you are of course exactly right, I hadn’t even thought of that, but true the wings don’t make any sense because its solid rock.... school boy error! Something to think about for my next model thank you!

 

Is it too late to change it? The great thing about scenery work, is that any modifications and afterthoughts can easily be disguised with a bit of undergrowth or scenic scatter. That's certainly been the case on my layout so far.

 

David

[woko]

1 hour ago, Kylestrome said:

 

Is it too late to change it? The great thing about scenery work, is that any modifications and afterthoughts can easily be disguised with a bit of undergrowth or scenic scatter. That's certainly been the case on my layout so far.

 

David

Well nothing is ever to late to change I Imagine in the model railway world, though In this instance I have shipped it off to my dads who seems happy running trains past it already, I shall mention my Engineering error to him and see what he says, and if he wants it changed I will rip out the wings and sculpt some more rocks in place  , though in the meantime I have 20 other odd sections I should crack on with as although his model railway isn't large, 11ftx6ft there hasn't been any scenic work done on it since he put the track down several years back hence I promised to do something for him, and the grandkids to enjoy! 

However David your feedback is most welcome as its all a big learning experience for me, and the next time I come to do this I shall be thinking.... Ahhh do I need these retaining wings or not!!  

[Phil Howe]

I scrolled to the second picture expecting that one to be your take on the real location shown in the first; this is a beautiful and realistic bit of modelling, and cannily photographed to boot!

[grahame]

First attempt? It looks like the work of a seasoned and experienced modeller. Very nice. If your next attempts improve on the realism of your first, then . . . .