RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 29, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2011 SWMBO bought me the Ratio Engine shed for a Father's day present - it seems rude not to use it, so here is my 2nd challenge entry. It's supposed to be a little corner of a BLT, set into a bit of a hillside, with just the shed and a second siding. The intention is to fill it full of overgrown weeds and other planty-type things, with piles of scrap / spare track components / signal pulleys and point rodding / etc lying around in rusty heaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 1, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2011 First layer of kitchen roll covered in dilute pva now added. Big tip - don't get pva on your fingers whilst eating butties with white cream cheese..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grafarman Posted July 1, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2011 Big tip - don't get pva on your fingers whilst eating butties with white cream cheese..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 1, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2011 The basic groundwork now has a second coat of paper & dilute pva - no butties this time ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I haven't really started on mine, and your already almost done with the second! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 7, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 I haven't really started on mine, and your already almost done with the second! (The 3rd one is going to be a lot trickier, but is inspired by Viewpoint...) Should get chance to play with green stuff at lunch time today... photos later , unless it's a complete disaster ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 7, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 Made a start with the green stuff... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 7, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 Coming along nicely Stu. That grass isn't bad, may I inquire as to the brand please. Regards, Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 7, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 Thanks for that Nick, it's the Woodland Scenics 'Learning Kit LK954 Landscape"; the grass is mainly 'Green Blend Blended turf' with some 'Burnt Grass Fine Turf' sprinkled in some areas. The back section is all Green Blend. It will need a good shake to remove the non-stuck stuff, then a few more passes with various other blends and then some more clumpy stuff for the thicker grass. I've also purchased a starter kit from International Models, which has flowers and ivy-type stuff in as well, which should be fun to try when it gets here. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 7, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 International Models has some wonderful stuff! Honestly I will have to limit what I buy, because I could go bankrupt from ordering their site! Regards, Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 7, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 The IM package was waiting for me when I got home, so once the domestic duties were completed, I cleared the kitchen table and got started. I'm not sure I'm overhappy with the results so far, it looks too neat & tidy, I think I need more longer grasses and some bushes, not to mention more weeds. What do you all think ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 7, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'd go for some Heki grass or something similar, it would break up the appearance a bit and make it a bit more natural. Something like this perhaps? Regards, Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 9, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2011 Track is now down, painted, ballasted and some weedy-grassy stuff added. (The wonky buffers have been seen to !) And here's one with a recently weathered wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2011 The wagon is nicely weathered Stu. Did you airbrush of just brush paint? Have you seen the Right Track Wagon DVDs? Really good tips that Iain Rice talks about. Regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 9, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hi Nick, no air brush was used in the weathering, it's 3 years old and still unused in the box... I just dry brushed and wiped with a kitchen paper towel. The ends could do with more work, they look a bit too clean. No, I've not yet seen Iain Rice's DVD - it's perhaps something I should do. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 9, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2011 I've added a fence... And a couple more shots of weathered wagons. These are by me... and these are Kernow's, straight out of the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 10, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2011 Obligatory size shots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted July 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2011 Blimey...you work fast Stu That first shot looks like you can extend it another 3" I do like the stepped landscape...works very well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2011 Lovely stuff Stu. I tell you what you should build and that is a china clay cameo scene, a bit like Trerice, but in 00. At your speeds you would have built it within a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 10, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks for the comments, I managed almost a full day of modelling yesterday which meant I got quite a bit done. Pete, the size was determined by the size of the foam board, I didn't see the need to extend it just to be full length. Not sure what's at Terrice, Nick, but I do have a sort of China clay diorama half started ( Drinnick Stores), as a back drop to the BWT. Now, a question. Should I add a small coaling stage between the two tracks, and should I also add some sort of water supply, maybe with a header tank on the bank above the track ? Ta Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2011 Not sure what's at Terrice, Nick, but I do have a sort of China clay diorama half started ( Drinnick Stores), as a back drop to the BWT. Iain Rice built Terrice, which was a small china clay layout based on the Cornish clay lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Looking really got there Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 13, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thanks Mike. A couple of self-indulgent close ups... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 13, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2011 The buffer ends are a really nice Stu. This is Iain Rice's Trerice, something to wet your whistle Stu! Regards, Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJH584 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 That is coming on very nicely Stu - well done. Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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