Anthony Ashley Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Dear All, Further work on the foam and wire for the mountain. I have ply supports at the back of the foam to attach staples to hold the wire, I did a little experimentation with some plaster cats as possible cliff face instead of the foam. They would be attached by a hot glue gun if I use this technique in at least some areas. Did a little more sculpting and stapled the wire to the ply supports. Then cut the excess wire. Photos are below. A few of the flat plaster casts which could be used to make at least some of the cliff face. Ply has been added behind the foam and the wire stapled onto the ply and foam, with excess foam trimmed off. I have not yet finished the stapling process stapling and trimming the foam so more of that tomorrow. Then onto paper mache on the area between the bottom road and the top of the foam. All comments suggestions or ideas are very welcome. Regards, Anthony yAshley 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Anthony re the wire and staples and foam and wood, it all looks very much how I would envisage. I'm not seeing how the plaster helps, yet, but interested to see how you develop that. I think the hot glue makes sense. atb Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Dear Simon, My thoughts on using the plaster casts was that they more provide a more realistic finish for the cliff face. But I shall assess over time. I am really not sure if they will look better or not. 1st layer of paper mache has now been completed for the lower area. I am happy with the effect and the blending from wire to foam. Needed to ensure that the paper was well secured to the foam to educe lines. I shall continue the papering process with probably about 8 hours of work to complete it, Regards, Anthony Ashley 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Impressive...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2019 It's looking very good Anthony. Looking forward to seeing it with some colour on it. Regards Lez.Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Simon and Lez, Thanks very much for the encouraging comments. I shall do some more work on the layout today, mainly paper mache. Ross has sent me some photos to publish on the blog to give an idea of the possibilities using plaster molds to create a cliff area. Simon we thought these photos of Ross's layout would give you better idea of one possible option. Photos are below. These are not of my layout but from Ross. Regards, Anthony Ashley Edited January 12, 2019 by Anthony Ashley 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Dear All, A fairly quiet day with another layer added to the lowest pat of the paper mache. I have included photos with my faithful double decker bus to give a sense of scale. Bus on the upper road below the cliff. Bus on the rail viaduct. Bus on the lower path. REgrads, Anthony Ashley 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Dear All, A very hot day making working on the paper mache quite difficult, particularly when I was at the top of the shed on a ladder for most of it. 2 hours was as much as I could handle during the day as the heat was just too much so close to the roof! I have completed another layer over the whole of the section being worked on. That is about 4 layers for the top half and five for the bottom. Perhaps another layer on the top half. I have enclosed photos of behind the mountain to show how the supports are holding it up. The other shots are of the area still to be started. It is just about the same size as what I have done so far, but much much steeper in gradient. Another layer of paper mache and then I need to decide my next step. Do I bother to put plaster on at all or just use the paper mache and foam as my surface to add dirt, sand and colour? Any thoughts would be appreciated from the wise knowledge base reading this blog. Regards, Anthony Ashley 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Anthony, paste a thin layer on the inside to hold the papier to the wire mesh! best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Simon, thanks for the idea, but the paper is rock hard ans is not going to move of the mesh, It is very secure. I have had a busy week end but added a little further relief to the mountain in a couple of spots to create deeper and longer gullies IAW the photos I have. The photos of the efforts are below. Looking at painting the underside of the mountain IAW the suggestion by Simon next to minimise moisture effects. The maybe painting but perhaps plaster. Regards, Anthony Ashley 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Dear All, Work has begun again at a frantic pace. I have managed to cover the small mountain or hill from the Bangor side of the layout. Coffee is my cover of choice with a dash of tea to add more contrast, Photos are below I am about to buy a 55 kV Green keeper grass applicator for grass and weeds. Best place seems to be in Germany. Anyone know of a good supplier in the UK. Regards, Anthony Ashley 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Can’t help with the grass applicator - mine’s a “Flockit” the hill looks good. Looking forward to seeing the mountain with some ground cover. best simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpgibbons Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Anthony - it might be worth contacting Dave McPhee at Modeller's Warehouse. He is based not far from you in Petrie and he specialises in scenic materials. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted February 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2019 Excellent progress, Anthony; always a pleasure to see that you have posted . The mountain with the bus looks spectacularly imposing! Impressive stuff indeed. Best Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Dear Simon, DP Gibbons and Scotty, T%hanks for the encouragement. Work has been flat out but only just over 2 months to go to retirement. I have painted both sides of the mountain, underneath and on top. Painting underneath was interesting with the wire catching most of the paint as it was not always resting on the paper, I enede up with a completely white arm and hand painting upside down for an extended period. The top of the mountain was obviously much easier. Results are below. Wagon shows the scale of the mountain. View from the viaduct. View from the other side of the layout. Underneath the layout. I need to find enough sand and gravel to cover the layout. I think I have the right colour but need more. Regards, Anthony Ashley 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, Anthony Ashley said: only just over 2 months to go to retirement. Ha ha, I remember you saying that last year! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) John, The last time I said I was retiring I had not reached my statutory retirement age. Now I have !! Reserve work only soon as I have to retire unless the law changes. Regards, Anthony Ashley Edited April 27, 2019 by Anthony Ashley 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Dear All, Some work on the mountain in terms of scenery. I am happy with the result. Much more to go as I am only experimenting. Regards, Anthony Ashley 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted May 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2019 Anthony, that looks very effective as scree on the hillside, very well done. Once again, the full scale of that mountain is shown to good effect. Best Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Scotty, Thanks for the comment. Although it is only a tiny patch the results above were promising!! I have done a little more, using my coffee ground technique for the dirt. With a sprinkle of rubble over the top of the coffee it blends the scenery nicely. I have also added a small rock fall in the gully shown. I have also covered the track above the ares with scree added a few days ago. I will need to fill in hte brown sections poking through the dirt with more scree to blend the scene further. Happy with the results. It is quite a slow process as any section needs to dry off before touching any where near it. Will continue the process. I have also got a sand section to complete. Regards, Anthony Ashley 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2019 58 minutes ago, Anthony Ashley said: Scotty, Thanks for the comment. Although it is only a tiny patch the results above were promising!! I have done a little more, using my coffee ground technique for the dirt. With a sprinkle of rubble over the top of the coffee it blends the scenery nicely. I have also added a small rock fall in the gully shown. I have also covered the track above the ares with scree added a few days ago. I will need to fill in hte brown sections poking through the dirt with more scree to blend the scene further. Happy with the results. It is quite a slow process as any section needs to dry off before touching any where near it. Will continue the process. I have also got a sand section to complete. Regards, Anthony Ashley You're going to have to drink a lot of coffee Anthony... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: You're going to have to drink a lot of coffee Anthony... Or the right friends . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 John, You have no idea how much coffee grounds I have stored away. We have been saving it for the last 3 years!! The mountain actually will use very little as it is mainly scree slope. Regards, Anthony Ashley 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 5 Bar, Thanks for the comment. My daughter works at McDonalds, so if I needed more coffee grounds I have an almost unlimited stock. A little more scenic work on the mountain. I have some reddish scatter(sand or similar) which I shall add as a highlight later. More photos below. On the photo below you can see the scree piled up on the track. I need to hoover the excess up once the glue has dried. I tried this technique prior to adding the last lot of scree and the vacuum cleaner work very well. Just made sure I cleaned it out before vacuuming and all of the scree can then be tipped back into the container. Of course a lot of the area needs a lot of vegetation added, mainly low bushes and long grass. More scree to be done. Regards, Anthony Ashley Edited May 25, 2019 by Anthony Ashley 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Dear All The mountain scenery process continues with further scree being thrown at the mountain vertical surfaces and then vacuumed up. The technique appears to be working well. Further photos for those interested. Still more areas of scree for completion!! Regards, Anthony Ashley 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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