RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Those stone gate posts look superb great modeling. Mike Thanks Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've placed the gate and gateposts on the diorama, along with some dry-stone walling made of cat litter. Here's some photos: I'm going to look at creating some wild flowers next, using the technique that Neil (Class "66") mentions, using grated wax crayon. Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Well that answers the question about the gate. It just keeps getting better. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi Al, you have captured the colouring on the gate to perfection, it's got that lovely rotten mossy look to it. All the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Once again Al, its superb detail and colouring, I had to look twice, TREE TIMES at the pics above mate, BRILLIANT, just BRILLIANT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've been experimenting with a few things this evening. First, as I said earlier, I wanted to try doing flowers using the technique highlighted by Class"66", using grated wax crayons. So here's some jam-jar lids with some gratings of crayon: I took a single conductor of ethernet cable, stripped off the plastic insulation, and seperated the strands of the copper conductor: I then painted the individual strands in green and set them aside to dry. I made up a dilute mix of PVA (another jam-jar lid) and dipped each strand (now cut seperately) into the PVA and then into the crayon gratings. Once dry, i placed them on the scene, the idea is that they represent foxgloves: I'm not sure about them, what do you think? Al 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi Al, Yes I like, BUT like you, Not sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Al, Some look better than others but I think you will get a better feel for them when you make the rest of the plant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Al. Got to agree with Andy. I like them but I'm not sure either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 The other thing I've tried is all my own idea. I wanted to try and get the look of a mowed lawn, using static grass. If successful, this will end up on the Stationmaster's garden on the layout. So I started with a piece of kitchen foil, laid out flat, and then covered in a layer of neat PVA glue: Then I covered it with a sheet of newspaper: and then I dampened the newspaper by brushing with water: I made up two jam-jar lids of acrylic paint, using artists acrylic Burnt Umber as the basis - one mixture is neat, the other has Humbrol Matt sand mixed in to make it a lighter colour: I used an offcut of 10thou plasticard to delineate the edge of the paint, and began painting alternating stripes of the two colours: Here's what it ended up like: I took my trusty fly-swatter tea strainer static-grass applicator, and connected it's croc clip to the tin-foil base: I used Woodland Scenics 4mm Mid Green static grass mixed with some 1mm light green from WW Scenics. I gave it an even layer all over: I left it to dry a bit, and then shook off the excess static grass, to leave this: I think you can see the different stripes do show, but not sufficient to be jarring. (Of course, what I really did was cut it with this:) Thanks for looking, Al. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi Al, Yes I like, BUT like you, Not sure Al, Some look better than others but I think you will get a better feel for them when you make the rest of the plant. Al. Got to agree with Andy. I like them but I'm not sure either Thanks guys, I'll give it some thought. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 The lawn looks great Al.very nice work indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Afternoon Al, That grass is more realistic than most of the static applications I've seen - some resembling Boris Johnsons hair more than grass! Wonder if a version of your flower/crayon effort could be adapted for the purple/red weed (the name I've forgotten!) that grows on railway embankments and yards all over the network? Kind regards, Jock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Afternoon Al, That grass is more realistic than most of the static applications I've seen - some resembling Boris Johnsons hair more than grass! Wonder if a version of your flower/crayon effort could be adapted for the purple/red weed (the name I've forgotten!) that grows on railway embankments and yards all over the network? Kind regards, Jock. Rosebay Willow Herb? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted March 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hi Al, those dry-stone walls. Do you just arrange them with your fingers and get covered in the stuff or do you use some sort of mould? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hi Al, those dry-stone walls. Do you just arrange them with your fingers and get covered in the stuff or do you use some sort of mould? Hi Jonathan, I use a piece of cling film. I lay it flat, run a bead of neat PVA, sprinkle on some cat litter, then fold over the clingfilm to shape it, then add another layer of PVA and litter, and so on. Cheers, Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I don't think the flowers look bad at all, maybe a different adhesive would hold more to the stem? I think also that if you added leaves to the bottom it would make a difference. Great job on the stone walls, very effective ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just a quick update this evening, to show how the barn and lorry diorama fits in with the rest of the layout. As you can see, it fills in a wasted corner above the cutting, and hopefully will provide a part of a cohesive backscene to the layout. I've got some work to do to blend in the landscape around it, to make it all fit, colourwise, but this is a rough idea: Thanks for looking, Al. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hi Al, that fits in well mate, nice job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Al, it fits in perfectly. An absolutely cracking bit of modelling. Have you got any more areas for dioramic fills? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 It fits in well Al. Personally I would adjust the top of the cutting so it is level with the patch and then rises near the tunnel. I nice post and wire fence will keep the stock in while allowing the trains to be viewed easily. Actually I am thinking GWr who used a lot of post and wire maybe the midland went for a different option. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 Al, it fits in perfectly. An absolutely cracking bit of modelling. Have you got any more areas for dioramic fills? Thanks Lee, there's still the stationmaster's garden to do, and then the station yard itself, so plenty of scope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 It fits in well Al. Personally I would adjust the top of the cutting so it is level with the patch and then rises near the tunnel. I nice post and wire fence will keep the stock in while allowing the trains to be viewed easily. Actually I am thinking GWr who used a lot of post and wire maybe the midland went for a different option. Don Hi Don, thanks. I was going to level up the yard with the top of the cutting so it all flows nicely, and then some more drystone wall. I'm not sure, and wonder what you think, but where the cutting sides are so steep, would the railway boundary be at the top of the cutting, or immediately trackside? Cheers, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2015 Railways would have to buy the land they needed to excavate or build up so the fence line ran along the top of cuttings and the bottom of embankments as I hope these pictures show If however the cutting is made in a slope the fence will be along the top of the cutting side and appear to be at the top of a bank on the other. That is becasue the bank was already there the railway did not need to buy the land. Similarly if the railway runs along the foot of an existing hill the fence will seem to be at the bottom of a slope but it pre-existed the railway. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Just been catching up and your raising the modelling bar once again ,lovely looking corner filler Great modelling Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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