very nice, I love the scratchbuilt house!
The only thing that doesn't feel "right" to me is that the trees are really green!
Thanks,
Spit
Like the trees. Like the house. Things going well. Next step for me would be to add a little fine ground foam to some of the trees that is a little darker or light than the tree itself. The variation between trees is MUCH better. Now a little variation within each tree. I would also have a couple of trees that are less healthy looking. I love what you are doing and look forward to your progress.
A young forest will have lots of deciduous trees, a middle-aged forest will have a healthy mix of both conifers and deciduous, and a mture forest will be 80% conifer. Later in any given year, and later in its life, a forest's deciduous trees will show signs of stress for such things as insect infestation or drought. That means that you will still get some fall colours (plenty of browns and yellows, for sure) scattered here and there when you fly overhead.
You have taken a great leap toward realism here, and I would encourage you to continue bold experiments to give life to your forests. As I suggested earlier, some mosses can be added in places for variety, and certainly at least another two shades of green (add more yellowing to your green paints). Joe Fugate spritzes the tops of some of his trees very lightly with a can of spray paint in yellow to give the tops a sunlit look. I would say that it is highly effective.
mikesmowers wrote:OK, From what I gather here is that I need a half dozen shades of green, ranging from a very dark (I have put some on today that are almost black)to a very light yellow green. Is this correct? Thanks for your time & help. Mike
Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon
Your trees' form and placement are great, but your coloring is still off. They should either be a lighter, dull green, or a dark green, not the brillant green that makes them look fake. Hope you get them worked out!
Mike...you most definitely need to check out Joe Fugate's scenery clinic. He does a better job building trees than Mother Nature :-)
Conagher
Mike,
What kind of materail did you use to make you trees? It looks like filter materail of some kind. But they look really good.
Best Regards, Big John
Kiva Valley Railway- Freelanced road in central Arizona. Visit the link to see my MR forum thread on The Building of the Whitton Branch on the Kiva Valley Railway