Jaz Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm wandering if I went a bit far with the burnt grass effect.....still added some road signs..... parking sign rmweb2602kalboro41 National speed limit sign.. rmweb2606kalboro45 why there is water on the road I have no idea...a leak??? give way sign.... rmweb2607kalboro46 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted July 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2014 The burnt grass effect looks good to me not over done at all. Then again it wouldn't!!! The signage adds a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) The burnt grass effect looks good to me not over done at all. Then again it wouldn't!!! The signage adds a lot. I can't decide whether to add a central white dotted line or not, there does not seem to be a specific length, on the dot dash dot effect. But it is not a wide road and googling lay-bys shows them with and without white lines and no central dotted line, and the road on the layout thins immediately....so I think better to not. I can't think of anything else to fit there.... hare bin binbags signage vehivles grass and one flower fence road and a white lines and a puddle....... ..........so these last 3 pictures and I'm on to my cows... rmweb2603kalboro42 rmweb2604kalboro43 rmweb2605kalboro44 Edited July 27, 2014 by Jaz 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2014 Hi Jaz, that looks great, as the old saying goes, "the other mans grass is always greener" execpt when it's burnt grass. all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 loving the tarmac effect on the road kal. terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 mooooooo cows straight out of the pack rmweb2609kalboro48\\ attacked with scissors and file to remove hors...as jerseys don't have them rmweb2610kalboro49 commence painting mix white and lightest brown rmweb2611kalboro50 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) too creamy.... rmweb2612kalboro51 mix white with a darker redder brown rmweb2613kalboro52 rmweb2614kalboro53 whiten the eyes and the nose and the legs and the bely...oooh and the edge of the ears black on the eyes the nose in the middle of the white......and the hooves rmweb2615kalboro55 on paper for better definition rmweb2616kalboro55 so humbrol white tamiya XF-68 flat earth citadel abaddon black....and bingo bobs yer uncle Edited July 27, 2014 by Jaz 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Heck that's good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Lovely work Jaz, as ever, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) The strange thing is the plastic models are actually pretty good, and Modelscene could have painted these the brown and white colour with ease, and a dab of black is not hard. Then they would have had a really nice looking cow. Leaving the white plastic untouched stops you seeing the definition on the plastic model. The modo has nice muscle definition. The eyes are visible. The iPad I use at present does not take a good picture. These next 3 are off my iphone rmweb2602kalboro59 b2621kalboro60 so you see the model is actually nice....I should get another set and paint them with the horns, rather than removing them. One of the sitting cows still has horns. Ill leave them on. just missing the black definition rmwermweb2622kalboro61 so three colours....absolutely no weathering paints, though the white and black were not pure colours....because that is too stark....i often don't even wash the brush between changing colours. And some nice natural light....so the shadows are in evidence.And a better camera. Although when doing the layout the softer focus on the iPad can help over look stark deficiencies, or work yet to be improved on. The unfinished cow on the right has more white mixed with brown. I will probably darken it, but all jerseys are not exactly the same colour, so a little difference never hours, and once of the layout without the start white to set it off the difference is not so noticeable, and sometimes placing the light one in front or behind can help give 'distance' in photographs. Edited July 28, 2014 by Jaz 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Nice Job Jaz, I have seen these painted as Herefords as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I have just spent an hour trying to photograph them so the colour and tone shows up nicely but the light is appalling so ill look in the morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 We have plans to do Wrecrail again this weekend, this small show is wonderful as you get a real chance to speak to people....I believe they all hit the local pub after as well. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/77854-the-wrecking-crew-presents-wrec-rail-2-son-of-wrec-rail-august-2nd-2014/&do=findComment&comment=1202621 Some exhibitors are the same as last year which I can heartedly recommend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 might just try and get there myself if nothing more important to do this weekend 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2014 I can't decide whether to add a central white dotted line or not, there does not seem to be a specific length, on the dot dash dot effect. But it is not a wide road and googling lay-bys shows them with and without white lines and no central dotted line, and the road on the layout thins immediately....so I think better to not. I can't think of anything else to fit there.... hare bin binbags signage vehivles grass and one flower fence road and a white lines and a puddle....... ..........so these last 3 pictures and I'm on to my cows... rmweb2603kalboro42 rmweb2604kalboro43 rmweb2605kalboro44 Being an ex highwayman I can answer your question on central road markings. Google "traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5" and you should come across a pdf to download. Page 13 has all the dimensions you could wish for. The other sections cover any roadmarking eventuality you can dream up. Should solve the issue of sleepless nights! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) might just try and get there myself if nothing more important to do this weekend if you do...... speak to Mick / Newbryford he will probably be in the middle with a few yellow locos...he'll point us out. Although last time it was spooky...they guessed who we were. Apparently not many women turned up so that did partly account for it. Oh and the fact we said on the Wrecrail thread we planned to go. . Would be lovely to say high especially as we live quite close. Then we can grill you about the telecoms. . Pete Harvey will be there and I want one of his telecoms towers, need to get my order in..but Kal needs to confirm what he wants too. Pete will bring it to Wrecrail so we save postage....which is cool. If anyone else is interested PM him, he asked us to order on the site, and if he has in in stock he will bring it on the day. Bonus. Edited July 29, 2014 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Being an ex highwayman I can answer your question on central road markings. Google "traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5" and you should come across a pdf to download. Page 13 has all the dimensions you could wish for. The other sections cover any roadmarking eventuality you can dream up. Should solve the issue of sleepless nights! Thank you very much, that will prove invaluable for several parts of AV that need updating...and had been left so it was not done wrong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 sheds...... rmweb2623kalboro62 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaz Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Whilst in the loft it was getting really hot...and all I could think about was an ice-cream..... rmweb2628kalboro67 rmweb2629kalboro68 unfortunately he has no real ice cream.....so I raided our freezer instead..... oh and I turned the 50 mile sign the other way.....until i have carefully read the link 2ManySpams kindly left above. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Great work on the road and the cows Jaz. Personally I like the road without the centre line. I don't think you need to darken the right-hand cow - certainly the Jersey cows we have down-under can be quite a light brown - but perhaps they are all sun-bleached (or perhaps like some African tribes they bleach their hair using a natural product they have close to hand/hoof). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You've nailed it with that road scens Jaz...excellent stuff. You can't have too much burnt grass,...esp. this time of year. That cow's a work of art too! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You've nailed it with that road scens Jaz...excellent stuff. You can't have too much burnt grass,...esp. this time of year. That cow's a work of art too! Dave To be honest once you have a reasonable grey and weathering, and a bit of fluff......The3 white lines are free hand I put a ruler down and measured 1.5cm in 2.00cm gap. The white was mixed with a little black to stop it glaring too much. I like the light haze from our open velux....it makes one think of light try trees. it is really all down to the light....real shadows (i.e. not artificial light) and those wonder vehicles which barring the postal van hav not had anything done to them since they came out of the box. The signs were bought...and tho i cut the pole and the sign out of a sheet....the hard work was done. I do colour the white edge of the signs. Black or red get tip as appropriate. A number of items look much better to the naked eye.....it can't focus to show brush strokes..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 and still chasing some decent light for the cows....but I had a few successes here is one......... more later rmweb2630kalboro69 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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