| Most viewed - August 2010 |
Left Hill828 viewsScatters added to the hill on the left hand side of the layout. The colours dont match because the glue is not dried - it usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to completely dry.
This is the result of my small tutorial shots.
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Lower Tunnel Portal447 viewsThe lower tunnel portal sanded in.
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A Landslide434 viewsClearly they built the retaining wall too short, and the soft sandstone has collapsed.
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Lower Rock Face.427 views
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Site of the Miners camp410 viewsFuture sight of the miners camp
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More holes filled409 viewsAnother hole in the layout has been filled. This rockface hides the expanding foam used to fill the gap above the hidden track
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Trestle Details408 viewsBolt holes have been added into the trestle to add detail to it.
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How its made 1: The foam407 viewsfirstly, expanding foam is squirted on and cut to an approximate mountain shape.
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The small Weir405 viewsA weir was added to supply water to the kitchen and toilet blocks for the miners camp, which i am yet to add.
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Trestle blended in397 viewsThe trestle has been blended in with the crused sandstone.
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How its made 2: Glue396 viewsPVA/Wood Glue is then spread to cover the entire foam block. This will not only glue the sand to the foam, but will seal the foam once dry, preventing it from deforming and causing the sand to crack.
You can also add a layer of interior filler before the glue to seal the foam, in this case, wait for a week to make sure the plaster has had some time to cure before applying the glue.
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Lower hill sanded386 views
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How its made 4: Glue385 viewsusing a pippet, drop watered down glue (5:1 water to glue) gently and slowly at the top of the hill, slowly moving down. the glue will be drawn down into the sand and spread. You want it to look very wet with the watered down glue visible at the surface.
Sprinkle various colours of sand into rock strata.
Then sprinkle grass scatters, foliage, and or bushses if you wish. The glue on the surface will be slurped up by the extra sand and scatter. You shouldn't need to apply extra glue. Finished Pic. later.
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Kato Chassis378 viewsAs it turns out, the Kato Shorty Chassis (11-104 (or is it 103?)) is almost the perfect size to fit the shell of the Bachmann Nscale Plymouth - a bit of modification is required to the chassis, and some extra weight is needed.
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Modified Bachmann Plymouth377 viewsThe Plymouth shell was extended upwards to add more space for a decoder.
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The loco roster so far376 viewsI also plan to add a Kato NW2, and Kato SD70ACe to my roster soon.
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How its made 3: The base372 viewsWhile the glue is wet, cover it all with crushed up sandstone.
I walked around the garden picking chunks of sandstone of three different colours - each progressively more red. These were then sorted and each colour individually crushed in a bag with an hammer. If you leave some lumps it give alot more realism that pure sand.
For vertical faces, hold your hand up as close to the vertical glue faces without touching it, then pour sandstone mix down between your hand and the glue.
Pat sand into glue
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