Driline wrote: SouthCoastRail wrote: The grass is laid out over foam ready for colouring The grass has been coloured and a garratt steam loco comes byBob That grass matt really looks good. What kind of matt did you buy to make it look so real?
SouthCoastRail wrote: The grass is laid out over foam ready for colouring The grass has been coloured and a garratt steam loco comes byBob
The grass is laid out over foam ready for colouring
The grass has been coloured and a garratt steam loco comes by
Bob
That grass matt really looks good. What kind of matt did you buy to make it look so real?
I also want to know what you used to color it with too. Was that fake fur? Please tell me your step by step.
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SouthCoastRail wrote: The grass has been coloured and a garratt steam loco comes byBob
Hey Bob - That grass looks amazing !!! Care to share a few secrets on coloring (etc.) the fake fur grass you installed .... I really need to try that !!!
Mark.
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Apparently I wasn't the only one thinking the same thing at the same time !!!
So Bob .... you better be lettin' us know !!!
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Hello and welcome to train room clean-up weekend, here's the new work and area and only one shot from the layout.
Guys,
thanks for your kind comments on the grass on my layout, I didn't think it would draw so many replies.
Due to the time difference it is now 6.20am Monday and I'm about to set sail for work.
Just briefly the product is available ( and should be there). It is called Edco Wonder cloth and is available in the laundry section of supermarkets.
I will give further details when I get home tonight, but further pictures are available on the web site below in the section Bad news/ goods news.
regards for now
http://southcoastrail.blogspot.com/
loathar wrote: MAbruce-GREAT picture! POOR choice in teams!GO TRIBE!
MAbruce-GREAT picture! POOR choice in teams!
GO TRIBE!
Thanks, and in a few hours we'll see about my choice in teams...
Dave V - I really like that first shot. An outstanding scene!
Overall another weekend of great pictures! A Sox win will top it all off.
Here's another weekend project. Not completely done - it still needs a little more solvaset, some touch up painting and some weathering, but its good enough to share.
First, follow the link to the prototype:
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=19034
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.Here's the project car. it's not an exact match for the prototype, but it is close enough to be believable.
While the other thread wants to argue about whether graffiti should be modeled or not; is promoting gang activity, blah, blah, blah - it is prototypical, can be done in good taste, and fun and challenging to model.
jktrains
Been working on improving photo taking skills and still cleaning the train room...
JK-all I have to say is: That came out great!
(Yeah I remember the proto pic when it was 1st posted-I "thought" about doing it, but figured it'd take me at least a year to do that)
jktrains wrote: Here's another weekend project. Not completely done - it still needs a little more solvaset, some touch up painting and some weathering, but its good enough to share.First, follow the link to the prototype:http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=19034......Here's the project car. it's not an exact match for the prototype, but it is close enough to be believable.While the other thread wants to argue about whether graffiti should be modeled or not; is promoting gang activity, blah, blah, blah - it is prototypical, can be done in good taste, and fun and challenging to model.jktrains
To those who have enquired regarding the grass on my layout picture, to get full details of how it was done there was an article done in the Australian Model Railway Magazine issue No 259 for August 2006.
Back copies are available at http://www.australianmodelrailways.com/amframe.htm if you would like a copy of this excellent magazine and also learn a bit about the hobby down under.
I stated above that the cloth is not fake fur but merely a product called wonder cloth which is advertised as a polishing and cleaning cloth.
As this is probably not the appropriate thread to detail the procedure and as the forum page seemed to be unavailable for a few hours tonight I will put some details hopefully tomorrow on a thread called " How do you make cheap and easy tall grass" http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1240320/ShowPost.aspx
Todd McWilliam wrote:JK Trains, how did you remove the fans? I want to do this, but am unsure of the best way. Any instruction would be appreciated.
The holes are done by hand with a tapered reamer. Just take your time and in a few minutes you end of with the exact sized hole and perfectly round.
loathar wrote:Mike-Love the little detail of the jet liner in the first pic. I think that's the first time I've seen anyone do that.
That was pretty cool.
jktrains wrote: Todd McWilliam wrote:JK Trains, how did you remove the fans? I want to do this, but am unsure of the best way. Any instruction would be appreciated.The holes are done by hand with a tapered reamer. Just take your time and in a few minutes you end of with the exact sized hole and perfectly round.jktrains
A Reamer! Pffffft...Baby STUFF.
HERE'S WHAT I USE!