wiggoforgold Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 First bit of ballasting done and playing with scenic ideas for the quarry. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 15/01/2023 at 20:19, wiggoforgold said: I’ve reached a conclusion: There is no quick way to paint track On 15/01/2023 at 20:53, F-UnitMad said: Or ballast it Correct on both counts, but these things can make all the difference to the overall appearance of the layout, especially in the unforgiving gaze of modern digital macro lenses! 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 After posting this mornings picture I realised that my picture of the track leaving the tunnel was not of the final ballasting but after the cess had been treated but before the ballast proper was applied 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 The tunnel scene is really looking like the Forest, Alex. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted January 30, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2023 Experimenting with the positions of trees 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hi- the rocks are really well done. Andy R 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 That's really looking good and like an awful lot of countryside. I'm looking forward to planting trees too. That "company" house gives a sense of place too, is it one of your creations? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: That's really looking good and like an awful lot of countryside. I'm looking forward to planting trees too. That "company" house gives a sense of place too, is it one of your creations? Thanks Rob. The real cottage is at Soudley and appears in a number of photos of the line. I'm not the first person to have modelled it! It's made from card and fits over the hinge block joining the two halves of the layout. Alex 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted February 1, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2023 This is all coming along nicely Alex. Can't wait to see it progress. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 12, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 I’ve been working on the quarry Scenics this weekend. This is Whitehill Quarry at Lydbrook Dean. 18 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2023 4 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: I’ve been working on the quarry Scenics this weekend. This is Whitehill Quarry at Lydbrook Dean. That looks exceptional, Alex. The undergrowth and the rock faces are some of, if not the best I've seen. Rob. 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2023 I love the puddles too! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2023 How did you do them? Varnish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Graham T said: How did you do them? Varnish? Hi Graham. The puddles are a work in progress. I start when making the yard surface. Holes are cut in that where I want the puddles to be. They are then given a coat of plaster of Paris which is sanded back to leave a depression which is paired with a dark brown acrylic. This is the stage I’ve reached in the pictures. In due course the holes will be filled with something to give a wet appearance. I was initially going to use gloss varnish, but I’m currently using experimenting with Woodland Scenics “Realistic water” which I have used for the damp areas on the rocks. I’ll post more when I’ve tried it further. Alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 13, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2023 Thanks Alex. Look forward to seeing how that works. The puddle in the second pic, next to the track, looks especially good already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 15 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: I’ve been working on the quarry Scenics this weekend. This is Whitehill Quarry at Lydbrook Dean. The quarry scenics look superb and subtley different to what a Portland quarry would look like. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, mullie said: The quarry scenics look superb and subtley different to what a Portland quarry would look like. Thanks Martyn. As I don’t live in the FOD, Kit Hill has much to answer for 😊 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 It's a funny thing looking at certain models that done so well that you get the feeling that you've been there, or somewhere very similar, because there's a similar image stored in the memory. This time I have it on the phone too! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 I particularly like the under cut in the top picture. I've got some more carving to do tonight so it comes at a good time Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 I had planned a grassy slope on the cutting where the line exits he tunnel. However, having covered the landform with earth powder I felt the slope was too steep for grass and decided to rework it as a rock face. This allowed me to take photographs of the stages on construction The rocks are cast in Hydrocal using Woodland Scenics rock moulds. The rocks are bedded in to place and blended together using more Hydrocal. When dry the rocks are carved with a modelling tool to enhance definition and to further blend them together. They are painted with washes of Woodland Scenics earth colours, using the “leopard spotting” technique they recommend. First they are given partial washes of yellow ochre and burnt umber. The whole rock face is then given a wash of slate grey. When dry, I felt this was too thick, so it was partially washed off using a soft brush dipped in plain water. This was allowed to dry. Some of the rocks were stippled with white to represent lichen and the rock face was dry brushed with white and yellow ochre to create highlights. This is now being left to dry overnight, before some additional shading with weathering powders. 8 2 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 13/02/2023 at 17:19, wiggoforgold said: I particularly like the under cut in the top picture. I've got some more carving to do tonight so it comes at a good time Alex I got the impression that the quarrymen had blasted through a natural cave there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 A sprinkling of earth powder round the rocks, followed by static grass and a sprinkling of fine turf at a the base. 11 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 18, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2023 Water running down the rock face from woodland Scenics realistic water. Muddy track in the quarry and pools of water at the base of the rocks both use Woodland Scenics realistic water. 14 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 The quarry is taking shape. Next I want to finish the lights before working up the station area 21 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2023 I shall have to add some of that WS realistic water to my (rather long) shopping list. It looks great running down the rocks, as do the small pools at the bottom of the rock face. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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