Andrew P Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Superb post, Scott. At the moment, the base of plaster is a base and anything is possible. I like your last photo - just like the one you posted a while back: 1424609826_4a58d0199b_z.jpg The original intent was for a mini-river - virtually no meander. That was replaced when I saw your photo. So it's shallow with meander somewhere between your red and blue, I'd say! Jeff Hi Jeff, I think the rocks will hold the key to the flow and look of the Stream / River, and also the size of the banks of the said water course will be worn away on the twist and turns. Keep enjoying Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 How about this one Jeff http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7745740702_563bf6a82a_z.jpg 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 GRASS GRASS Did someone mention GRASS Bodgit I'm sure I said that we needed to get onto the next page. Now there'll be nothing but grass mentioned Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 A couple of pics of today's plastering activities. It may not look much, but it took nearly 2 hours - mixing and applying... Crikey! That's a lot of plaster. The valley is looking very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted March 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm sure I said that we needed to get onto the next page. Now there'll be nothing but grass mentioned Duncan And all different types, colours, shades, height, spread, etc judging by Aberdare's contributory picture. 100s of packs, plenty of PVA, an abundance of artistic interpretation..... Gonna be good, methinks. :sungum: :sungum: Vegetating Lune Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 And all different types, colours, shades, height, spread, etc judging by Aberdare's contributory picture. 100s of packs, plenty of PVA, an abundance of artistic interpretation..... Gonna be good, methinks. :sungum: :sungum: Vegetating Lune Followed by trees of different colours, shapes and sizes. Just a thought, how do you plant trees in plaster? A drill, plenty of dust and even more PVA. Next question, do you do the ballast and buildings before or after the grass and trees? or do you do the trees first? More questions than answers tonight. Duncan - Contemplating Lune 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 13, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2013 How about this one Jeff http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7745740702_563bf6a82a_z.jpg That's a very good one, Jim. Better than the dozens of images I scanned through on Google. You obviously put different search parameters in. It'll be fun making one of those if I can get the stone walling technique sorted! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 13, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2013 Crikey! That's a lot of plaster. The valley is looking very good. Thanks Kev. I'm beginning to feel like I live in the damn valley!! I really need to paint the plaster - I almost need sunglasses to go and work on the layout!! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 13, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2013 Now then Polly and Duncan. Don't get me in panic over the ridiculous amount of scenics that'll need doing. A bit at a time.... and I'm not mentioning the G word in case Bodgit's about! And to answer your question.... You put the structures in first and add the vegetation (good use of technical term to avoid G word!) later. Fortunately, there aren't that many trees in the S&C environment. I made all my own on the last layout. They were ok, but I need something better on KL. I'll probably buy a few specimen trees and make all the shrubbery and low-lying stuff myself with Woodland Scenics kit. It wont be long before I have to by an electrostatic-vegetation-applicator!! Lol. Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Now then Polly and Duncan. Don't get me in panic over the ridiculous amount of scenics that'll need doing. A bit at a time.... and I'm not mentioning the G word in case Bodgit's about! And to answer your question.... You put the structures in first and add the vegetation (good use of technical term to avoid G word!) later. Fortunately, there aren't that many trees in the S&C environment. I made all my own on the last layout. They were ok, but I need something better on KL. I'll probably buy a few specimen trees and make all the shrubbery and low-lying stuff myself with Woodland Scenics kit. It wont be long before I have to by an electrostatic-vegetation-applicator!! Lol. Jeff Jeff Nice to see that I have been given the opportunity to quote Jason about the amount and variety of subjects still to be covered. "You've only just begun and we are all strapped in for the full journey." Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Followed by trees of different colours, shapes and sizes. Just a thought, how do you plant trees in plaster? A drill, plenty of dust and even more PVA. Next question, do you do the ballast and buildings before or after the grass and trees? or do you do the trees first? More questions than answers tonight. Duncan - Contemplating Lune Grass will grow OVER the edge of the ballast. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 That's a very good one, Jim. Better than the dozens of images I scanned through on Google. You obviously put different search parameters in. It'll be fun making one of those if I can get the stone walling technique sorted! Jeff I know a man that can, hhahaah Bodgit, NOT ME I might add Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Now then Polly and Duncan. Don't get me in panic over the ridiculous amount of scenics that'll need doing. A bit at a time.... and I'm not mentioning the G word in case Bodgit's about! Jeff I am watching Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Jeff, Young Man, Senior Citizen sorry, Lune, Now did I read somewhere way back around page 35 or so that you had the floor reinforced in antisipation of a lot of plaster, FOR GOODNESS SAKE MAN, this is only the FIRST CORNER for heavens sake, get out more and get a life, :no: :no: hahhahehee Bodgit Von Lumpy Lunester Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 14, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Jeff, Young Man, Senior Citizen sorry, Lune, Now did I read somewhere way back around page 35 or so that you had the floor reinforced in antisipation of a lot of plaster, FOR GOODNESS SAKE MAN, this is only the FIRST CORNER for heavens sake, get out more and get a life, :no: :no: hahhahehee Bodgit Von Lumpy Lunester The old layout survived in an upstairs bedroom on a 44mm x 44mm frame with a considerable weight of plaster on it. This one's stronger and I think the underlying mass of planet Earth might just manage to cope with the super-Matterhorn structure rising from the depths!! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 14, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Grass will grow OVER the edge of the ballast. Bodgit Wow! The man took the G word in his stride without drawing breath... Internal door is being fitted into the bunker today - hopefully this morning. So operations are suspended until the job gets done and I can work unhindered. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted March 14, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not in the early 60's Andy; the ballast and cess was kept incredibly neat back then. If you look at old photos, there is very clear definition between the edge of the cess and the vegetation, neater than most people's well tended gardens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 14, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not in the early 60's Andy; the ballast and cess was kept incredibly neat back then. If you look at old photos, there is very clear definition between the edge of the cess and the vegetation, neater than most people's well tended gardens! Which makes my job a lot easier. Here's one of Dave (unravelled)'s B&W photos - shown ages ago - of the S&C, illustrating Jason's point: Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 14, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Door fitted, effect pretty instantaneous. Room temperature at 12C with just the lights on - it hasn't reached that all week with the heater on. I'm working on the hillside, tidying up some of the top and also at the well end of the stream, left-hand side. Will show some pics later - they won't show much, but I know some of you like them. I may eventually - tomorrow? - reach the left-hand embankment.... Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Door fitted, effect pretty instantaneous. Room temperature at 12C with just the lights on - it hasn't reached that all week with the heater on. I'm working on the hillside, tidying up some of the top and also at the well end of the stream, left-hand side. Will show some pics later - they won't show much, but I know some of you like them. I may eventually - tomorrow? - reach the left-hand embankment.... Jeff Jeff Good to hear that the door is in place and worth it. It must feel positively tropical in there now. You may even nbeed to open a window before you get too hot. No BBQ's though Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not in the early 60's Andy; the ballast and cess was kept incredibly neat back then. If you look at old photos, there is very clear definition between the edge of the cess and the vegetation, neater than most people's well tended gardens! Point taken Jason, but what I was referring to is the fact that the ballast would be lower and therefore the grass would be over it along the edge, wherever the edge happens to be. I hope that makes some sense. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Door fitted, effect pretty instantaneous. Room temperature at 12C with just the lights on - it hasn't reached that all week with the heater on. I'm working on the hillside, tidying up some of the top and also at the well end of the stream, left-hand side. Will show some pics later - they won't show much, but I know some of you like them. I may eventually - tomorrow? - reach the left-hand embankment.... Jeff PLEASE DON'T PUT YOUR SHORTS ON :nono: :nono: Anonymous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted March 14, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 Definitely no shorts Andy! It's much more comfortable in there but I draw the line at shorts. Might get my mankini out, though!!! Maybe some photos later - of Lune Fell, NOT the mankini!! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted March 14, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've now got this image in my mind..... Is it a vile green mankini per chance? Andy g (Trying to think of anything else to get that out of my head....) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Definitely no shorts Andy! It's much more comfortable in there but I draw the line at shorts. Might get my mankini out, though!!! Maybe some photos later - of Lune Fell, NOT the mankini!! Jeff That is just WRONG :nono: Desperatly trying to get that image out of my head Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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