MrWolf Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hello Rob, I found that the water itself was surprisingly easy, it just requires patience. Ok, it was easy until the patience part. I doubt that you will have any problems with subtle colouring of the bed of the watercourse, given your abilities with anything else that stands still long enough! It's pretty much the same colours plus a little sap green. Having had a go, I'm wondering why I thought water is a black art. 7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) It is good to see you back Rob. But then on the other hand all our bridges have remained intact. All that scene is missing is a couple of ducks and maybe a few waders in the shallows. Edited September 15, 2021 by Gedward 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Gedward said: All that scene is missing is a couple of ducks and maybe a few waders in the shallows. Do we think the Stuka's are now not effective enough and we need to break out the tank busters? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 8 hours ago, MrWolf said: Hello Rob, I found that the water itself was surprisingly easy, it just requires patience. Ok, it was easy until the patience part. I doubt that you will have any problems with subtle colouring of the bed of the watercourse, given your abilities with anything else that stands still long enough! It's pretty much the same colours plus a little sap green. Having had a go, I'm wondering why I thought water is a black art. Thank you. That's reassuring. I can feel a test piece coming on.........when I get five minutes. As for the bridge........ "It’s a mother, beautiful bridge," Just look out for the P47s.. R 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Good to see you posting again Rob, I have a River scene to do, but now having seen yours I'm having second thoughts. BTW do you do commissions? 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemonkey presents.... Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Welcome back Rob, great stuff. The water looks perfect especially in the shallows. Edited September 15, 2021 by Bluemonkey presents.... spelling 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: Hello everyone, after what can only be described as an interesting few weeks... ("Challenging" has been banned in this house as a bull**** buzzword...) I'm back with a little bit of progress to report. The river board has always been a bit of a bête noir because I haven't even attempted to model water since a rather disappointing experiment with resin when I was about twelve. For this scene to work, I had to get things right. I have deliberately made the river about 20% narrower towards the backscene in order to create an illusion of space and distance. I also made the river banks separately using a stiff mixture of plaster and PVA to give a crumbling soil effect to the bank's as per the real river Clun. I spent a fair bit of time mixing a sandy pink acrylic paint base layer for the soil. That received a brown wash, followed by highlighting with progressively lighter shades of the base colour. I then put in a short of tide mark for the natural water table. Next I got to do the more fun part, I built up the areas of deposited stones below the banks and the scattered larger stones in the watercourse itself. The stone is the real thing, gravel recovered from the banks of the river Clun during the only vintage motorcycle event that we have been able to attend this year, held just a few yards up the road from Broome station, the facility that actually served Aston on Clun. The bed of the river was painted with a mix of brown, tan and green that as a base coat looked like fresh cow muck. Lighter and darker shades were brushed in to the wet paint. Then came my non favourite part. Coffer dams were constructed of masking tape and a thin layer of Rustin's gloss polyurethane varnish Wes dropped in with a large brush and worked amongst the stones with a small brush, so that the tops of exposed rocks remained dry. A bin liner was stretched over the area to keep out dust and the river ignored for a week, before repeating the process. In high summer, the movement of the water is barely noticeable from fifty feet, so I wasn't too worried about trying to model ripples. Normal viewing distance is over 200 scale feet remember. (That's my excuse, dissenters will be sent for re-education / special treatment.) I think it's kind of worked! We are likely to be moving house in the near future, but neither of us think that is a valid reason to stop building Aston. Good to see you back Rob. River looks great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 I too add my congratulations on the river scene. Really looks the part. I hope Aston will be an easy move to the new abode whenever that happens. Also hope that whatever has kept you away is sorted or at the very least is being sorted to your satisfaction. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 Great to see you back Rob! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 The water looks superb! Well done that man 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2021 Looks about right… 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) This is the sort of thing I am aiming for with the river. Edited August 20, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 I realise that there are sheep in the second picture... 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) On 15/09/2021 at 06:57, 57xx said: Do we think the Stuka's are now not effective enough and we need to break out the tank busters? Excellent, I'll take two! Can I get them with a CD player/whitewall tyres and vinyl roof / furry dice? I know it's not on a bridge, but you know how it is when you get a shiny new dive bomber... you just can't wait to see what it will do... Edited August 20, 2022 by MrWolf Rotovating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 16 hours ago, Andrew P said: Good to see you posting again Rob, I have a River scene to do, but now having seen yours I'm having second thoughts. BTW do you do commissions? Thanks, it's good to be back. As for the river, you really should have a go. The base is painted plywood, the stones were scattered onto neat PVA and covered in dilute PVA as per ballast. The varnish finds its way into the shallows quite by itself when pushed around with a brush. There has been no attempt to level up the varnish. It has been allowed to find its own level. I use Rustin's gloss polyurethane varnish because it flows really well, I usually use it on antique radio cabinets and the like. It's around £6 for a half litre. 1 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: I realise that there are sheep in the second picture... Spiffing. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 hours ago, MrWolf said: I realise that there are sheep in the second picture... Ewe are not wrong there. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 hours ago, MrWolf said: This is the sort of thing I am aiming for with the river. Rob, that isn't the River Lugg is it? Looks very familiar, and is the look I'm going for with Chuffnell Regis as well. In fact I recently got a static grass gizmo, so might have to start playing with that soon! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) On 16/09/2021 at 07:53, Graham T said: Rob, that isn't the River Lugg is it? Looks very familiar, and is the look I'm going for with Chuffnell Regis as well. In fact I recently got a static grass gizmo, so might have to start playing with that soon! I have a similar situation with a static grass gizmo, I'm just psyching myself up to use it! The river Lugg isn't too far away and the topography is very similar. Then there's the Wye, much bigger and crossed by bridges like this, which if time, money and room were infinite.... That's Redbrook bridge. It's a mother beautiful bridge and - it's still there. See? I said something righteous and hopeful for once! Edited August 21, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Graham T said: In fact I recently got a static grass gizmo, so might have to start playing with that soon! 24 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I have a similar situation with a static grass gizmo, I'm just psyching myself up to use it! https://youtu.be/8FWCD_MMD_M 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2021 50 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I have a similar situation with a static grass gizmo, I'm just psyching myself up to use it! The river Lugg isn't too far away and the topography is very similar. Then there's the Wye, much bigger and crossed by bridges like this, which if time, money and room were infinite.... That's Redbrook bridge. It's a mother beautiful bridge and - it's still there. See? I said something righteous and hopeful for once! Redbrook is at Tintern if I remember rightly. A beautiful spot, and would make a gorgeous layout (time, money, and space permitting!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Graham T said: Redbrook is at Tintern if I remember rightly. A beautiful spot, and would make a gorgeous layout (time, money, and space permitting!) Yes north of Tintern south of Monmouth. Great shame the line is no longer open (same with the Hereford - Ross on Wye line). Both pass through stunning countryside I took a walk along the Wye Valley line last week starting at Tintern station, and heading towards Monmouth. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: That's Redbrook bridge. It's a mother beautiful bridge and - it's still there. Not accessible to buses then? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Nick C said: Not accessible to buses then? Apparently not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) This is the bridge across the Wye nearest to Tintern abbey. The scene would be quite a tricky but incredible thing to recreate. I know that there's a number of people on here who could manage it with a couple of empty Frosties boxes and some paint! Edited August 20, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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