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Needed space in my workshop so I installed 2 of the Mara Harbor modules where I originaly designed them..as part of the Cardigan Bay Coastal Railroad..also made a start to rip out al the greens on Nolans Wharf to get them up to my new standard..

Thanks !! And it grows and grows, almost done wih greens around the lobster restaurant...

Thanks !! Pff have luck, just dust on the sensor and no dead pixels I think..tuesday evening modeling night, since almost a year I try to model every tuesday together with John a friend of mine. Decided to change the roof cover of the enginehouse from rolled roof to shingles. John already made a dormer and now he's handlaying shakes...quit a project..in the mean time I try to finish the last part that needs green before the wharf.. Anyone seeing dots, please let me know !

Boy oh boy, pictures shot at the show sucked..to much blue in them..so I set up parts at home for a shoot..couple of pics done and a funny dot appears in the pic...have some days to the deadline ...handpainted a sign on a building to..

Almost forgot, did this part to, nice opportunity to shoot some bonus pics..

Reworked more trackwork, with a show coming up next weekend it looks a bit funny when only 2 of the modules sprayed..used Vallejo dark german brown and rust for the rustparts and 3 colors for dirt. Clean the track with Vallejo airbrush cleaner, also use this to blend all the colors..

Reworked track, airbrushed a bit more color onit..have to do all modules now, booked for a show the weekend of the 17th..John a friend of mine is working on the enginehouse, he's doin a dormer at the moment..

Well now I have them painted and weathered. Leave the trucks for now alrhough I think the would look better with narrower trucks...added a bit of detail like real coal..just have to paint steps, styrups and breakwheels..

Started weathering a couple of coalcars, still a bit unshure about the trucks on this 18' Bmann, the look a bit wide in my eyes..maybe I should replace them with BVM T-2's..

I did try them all John, Work with the 35 and 55 in my workshops. They really good value for the money, well build machines. The difference between the RTS and the Noch is the thick aluminium bottom in the cup. Charges the fibers way better.. See no real use for this flockbox, you can do the same with every static machine..

Besides doin grasses I do use this static machine for more stuff like bushes trees and so on.. DSC_2525_819 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3485_1634 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3717_1840 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3717_1840 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3186_1379 by milocomarty, on Flickr

Mainly Mininatur and the new series from Modelscene..but I do mix them to get the natural colors I want..

Hi John, thanks for the nice comments, and I do have rubber soles under my shoes ...no no need for that..Ithe maag is one hell of a machine but for those who serious like to model grasses and stuff I recommend the RTS greenkeepers..value for the money, although they are not cheap they are way better as anything else I tried.. http://www.rts-greenkeeper.de/ The 35kV is the same price as the Noch 2.0 ( recommended price) but you have a couple of V's more

Yeah, love topics about static grass !! Startin in modeling in 2010 I bought the Noch grasmaster 1.0 but didn't like it because it lacks power. Converted it to run on 12V and attached a lead to to sieve to have it's power on the fronr end. Still although the Noch says it produces 15kV, it lacks power and on 12V it can generate 12kV. Experimented a lot with grasses tey asked me to green a layout 300m2 in Essen Germany. First time I worked with a Maag Eroflock, and man thats the machine, 70kV of pure power but not affordable for the average modeler. Still making it my profession I bought the 975 euro without VAT machine. Lotta people over the pond started to see mee as an expert on modeling grasses and stuff Noch profided me with their new 2.0 , it's way better then the new one, but I model 0 scale and like to use 12mm fibers..they wouldn't stand te way I wanted them. Another package came in for test runs. New company from Germany called RTS. Their Greenkeepers come in the range from 15, 35 and 55 kV . Although used to the explosive power of the Maag I truely can recommend these RTS's. A clever design wich makes use of the power the device generates. For 00 and 0 scale the 35kV will do, with lots of longer fibers used they have a 55KV. Static power you can smell.. Want grasses like this.. DSC_3145_1345 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3361_1515 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3454_1604 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3459_1608 by milocomarty, on Flickr DSC_3477_1626 by milocomarty, on Flickr You need power...a converted flyswatter won't work IMO

Couple of things done, painting figures..what a job ! Time consuming and then you place them in a coach car... hardly visable but well they are maybe to modern for the era, 1:50 Preisers..finished one more.. Love that scen !! Into crate building to, couple to finish couple already on the layout.. and I redid the water, was way to busy IMO..

Thanks guys ! Almost make me blush Picked up playin around with an airbrush lately. Most of my rolling stock still needs to be weathered and I ordered a cheap chinese clone a long time ago. Picked up a couple of Vllejo weathering sets to do the job.. First project on hand a Bmann Forney.. painted completely with Vallejo modelair, modelcolor..

Love to build trees out of florist wire, most of them look like this when the frame is ready.. cover them with a mixture of PVA / latex wallpaint and MDF sawdust out of the shop (got plenty of that ) thicken trunks by adding several layers..paint them with wallpaint and artist acrylics and start adding Noch 12mm fibers with a static applicator.. work in layers and keep it easy on the fibers..adding a coat of 6mm fibers and a final layer of 2mm fibers.. when done a quick spray with a camopaint out of a rattlecan, think this is olive drab... next a coat of fine scatter material think this is from the model tree shop, ordered it on the net.. Do use sprayglue in all these steps and try to spray as much as I can on the outside of the branches..as final I spray a matte laquer to get rid of the stickyness andto glue it all even more together..fibers and scattermaterials on place I don't want them...brush them away with a stiff brush and mineral spirits.. I do keep in mind that most of the time trees grow in small groups..so I do build groups of 3 to 5 or even more trees Finaly placed on the layout..

Hmm, this is hard to go back, easier to post your progress...most of all I love it to create real looking nature in model..so I post a couple of pics...

Thanks for the warm welcome gents.. Dava, the peeling / distressed paint is a technique I adapted from Chuck Doan, after a wash with a grey A/I solution I add mineral spirits to the boards. Don't let this dry but when it looses its shine I paint a first coat of acrylic paint over it. When dry a second coat of paint. Let dry for a while nd score it with an #11 blade with the grain lightly. Now you can use a goord sticking tape to get rid of the paint... David I do use a static machine like the grassmaster, but the lack of power on the Noch decided me to buy the Maag Eroflock. This is a huge 70kV machine I also use for profession. Besides that, I'm realy into the static stuff I have 3 machines from RTS Germany called the Greenkeeper, they go up from 15 to 55 kV. I know a lot of you say its expencive but I believe you need a good machine for doin this..

Hi all, dunno if I'm at the right place here, could post in the USA department or the narrow gauge but it's a layout after all. Started way back in 2013 on this layout. Promised the OntraX show in Utrecht NL a new layout and stepped down from a 16 meter round about to a 8 meters straight one. Although it's part of a bigger layout the Cardigan Bay Coastal Railroad it's in my workshop since then. After less then a year with a couple of days to go the layout looked like this.. I went full steam ahead to give it a least a bit of a finished look before the first 2014 show. So I attended the show after 3 more days work..still lacking a lot of detail.. After the show it was time to finish it, starting with the modules close to the fiddle and work my way around to the wharf. Ment building over 70 large trees and an incredible amount of small bushes..so I'm now halfway to the wharf finishing the area around the engine house and the turntable..will follow with some random shots of the work done in 9 months time.... A couple of shots more to give a general idea how the modules look today.. Starting to shape up the way I like it, massive scenery and small trains... Slowly inch by inch I'm moving on adding tufts, bushes and weed. Although I own a 70kV static device I find it easier and less messier this way.. Adding greens around the enginehouse and the back of this module, some in the space between the tracks...almost done.. Dipdabdab....bit of paint added to the waves...black, phtalo blue and titanium buff as part of the latest scene added.. A pier with shacks, floating pier added and a small boat under contruction.. Getting late around here and I quit for now. Hope you like it, I'll be back with more detailed shots in the coming days. Feel free to ask questions if you hav'm Grtz Martin