does thid ground cover look real?? does it look good all coments welcomed
It looks like brown stucco.
Its very hard to judge from such a high angle with the low sun peaking between the deck railings and the trowel marks in it.
It may be great but I can't tell from the picture.
Dave H.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Is this your scenery base (dyed or colored plaster)? A shallower angle and interior lighting will show it better. I always will work my scenery colors under an approximate or actual lighting of the layout. I had many areas that had been sceniced and when the final halogen track lights were installed the greens were totally wrong and had to go back and doctor up the grasses and some trees.
This was the trouble spot
The burnt grass ended up too washed out from the halogen light.
This part is the brighter newer grass
This base is dyed plaster then ground foam
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
The color looks like it could be pretty good, assuming desert. As far as real, in that context, it looks like real brown spackling. To see how it looks as a groundcover, it needs to be in a least some kind of layout context. Otherwise there's no way to see you the texture and scale work out.
Jeff But it's a dry heat!
tryed apicture in the room on the layout table with only the over head light and what comes in the window seem to come out real dark mabe it will help...
Hobojim wrote: does thid ground cover look real?? does it look good all coments welcomed By hobojim at 2007-11-19
It reminds me of a book I once read. "Spots on the Wall" by Who threw poo.
bogp40 wrote:Is this your scenery base (dyed or colored plaster)? A shallower angle and interior lighting will show it better. I always will work my scenery colors under an approximate or actual lighting of the layout. I had many areas that had been sceniced and when the final halogen track lights were installed the greens were totally wrong and had to go back and doctor up the grasses and some trees.This was the trouble spotThe burnt grass ended up too washed out from the halogen light.This part is the brighter newer grassThis base is dyed plaster then ground foam
I really like your train room. Is it planted in your family room? It looks very professional.
Driline wrote: bogp40 wrote: Is this your scenery base (dyed or colored plaster)? A shallower angle and interior lighting will show it better. I always will work my scenery colors under an approximate or actual lighting of the layout. I had many areas that had been sceniced and when the final halogen track lights were installed the greens were totally wrong and had to go back and doctor up the grasses and some trees.This was the trouble spotThe burnt grass ended up too washed out from the halogen light.This part is the brighter newer grassThis base is dyed plaster then ground foamI really like your train room. Is it planted in your family room? It looks very professional.
bogp40 wrote: Is this your scenery base (dyed or colored plaster)? A shallower angle and interior lighting will show it better. I always will work my scenery colors under an approximate or actual lighting of the layout. I had many areas that had been sceniced and when the final halogen track lights were installed the greens were totally wrong and had to go back and doctor up the grasses and some trees.This was the trouble spotThe burnt grass ended up too washed out from the halogen light.This part is the brighter newer grassThis base is dyed plaster then ground foam
No, this is a club layout in a 10,000sq' building. So. Shore Model RR Club in Hingham, Ma. ssmrc.org The building was a Naval weapons storage facility that was serviced by rail. 10 years of hard work by many members. The building itself took years to restore before starting the layout.
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Color is good, but application method incomplete. After your spread it out with your square edged trowel, go over it with a wet wide brush to smooth it out. If brush marks bother you, sprinkle some sand or gravel or grass over it, and if the brush marks still seem too visible, waith till it sets up soft and tamp it down with your fingers or sand it smooth when dry.
The only place I've see square edged corners and straight lines in dirt is on a construction site.
New picture as you can seee this is a small canyon on my new layout not much done yet i am useing ez track with black roadbed the strip of track with caboose is only there for the picture...
Hobojim wrote: New picture as you can seee this is a small canyon on my new layout not much done yet i am useing ez track with black roadbed the strip of track with caboose is only there for the picture...
Is it possible for you to look at the photos you are posting so you'll know what you are showing. I can't tell anything from the last photo: no canyon, no EZ track, no caboose.
Ray
Hobojim wrote:New picture as you can seee this is a small canyon on my new layout not much done yet i am useing ez track with black roadbed the strip of track with caboose is only there for the picture...
HoboJim - When you view this page, do you see a caboose?
- Harry
new picture hope this is right as my eyes not too good
well i figured it out lol anyway heres the promised pic this one you can see the caboose at the top of my little canyon still working on it i have sanded it down and fixed it some since this picture.. hobo jim.
That's a good color, I like it. I can't see the details, because the pic doesn't enlarge, and that's perhaps a good thing. It would take about 20 minutes to download a picture as big as that one says it is on my dialup connection, but fortunately, all I get is the thumbnail.
Don't sweat the picture posting, it will come to you, already you are getting better.
On the dirt, I like how the sanded areas get lighter in color. In the real world, high ground tends to dry sooner and get lighter, just like yours.
For texture, try using a wire brush for dried material, or a paintbrush while it's wet, and always work the fall lines. In the real world, gravity works downward, not side to side. A lot depends on how the area will be treated. If you sprinkle sand, dirt, grass or other foliage on the dirt later, then strong brush lines will look pretty good. If the dirt will be a finished surface, medium grit sandpaper may be a better choice.
new pic shows the track with a passanger car wich will be a bridge when done you should also see the top of a paassnger car just below to show the deep of canvon and ofcorse the caboose on top edge of canyon if you want full size picture to see details pm me thanks hobo jim
Bob,
Your layout is fantastic, very inspiring. I think I speak for all of us when I say, we need more pictures.
J.P.
I just saw that you posted the link to your clubs site. I'll go there to check out more photos.