Recent content by Ginns

Very cool! By the way, I don't know if you still are trying to make supports for the bridge, but you can use lego building bricks to make a form for the piers as well. Wayne obviously created extremely nice and detailed ones, but legos can work quickly and plaster poured in them turns out just...

I am not positive but I think this is how it is supposed to turn out. It looks a lot like cottage cheese when it is mixed, but you can smooth it out nicely with a finger.

Thanks for all the comments, its cool hearing from you guys when I have admired and learned from all of your great work :cool: I think I will try using ground up leaves on my layout as ground cover. My only concern with them was that they would begin to decompose on the layout or promote fungi...

As far as access to the mountain, I cut a 9 inch by 10 inch hole in the side of the fascia. I plan on attaching hinges to it so I can open and close it when needed. I decided to make an *official* grade measurement and it ended up being 3.3%. I had originally cut the blocks for 3%, but...

I really like the looks of this layout and I think you are coming along great. :thumb: Those trees look excellent as well, did you make them? If not, what brand of commercial trees are they? Ginns

George- I do not have a food processor so I am just going to use a blender. I figure I will run some tests tomorrow, using brown paper bags and maybe post the results if they go well. In other news, I carved some more rocks on the mountain and painted them. The earth color was adjusted a...

Thanks for the comments, any encouragement at this point is appreciated :thumb: The incline is a little over 3%, maybe 3.15% I think. The trestle on the other side of the mountain will be my next big project. I hope to get that started over Christmas break. :mrgreen: I also would like to...

Here are the rocks, I am pleased with how they came out. They are about 50% molds from Woodland Scenics and 50% carved. I mixed up a soupy batch of plaster and just kept on working it with a plastic spoon until I thought it looked good enough. It took a while but I kept on wetting it with a...

Here is the mountain that I built. You can see the stages of it from right to left. On the far right is the paper towels, no plaster. Then the plaster and paint and finally rocks are added. By the way, sorry for some of my pictures being too dark. They turned out really red and darker...

Hey everybody, I figured i should probably update what I've been up to in the last month. I can never remember to take pictures or log my work but I'll try and be more consistent :rolleyes:. I've been working on my layout 3-4 hours on the weekend, and have managed to get all the track done...

Wow! Those trees sure came out lookin great, and they are the right price :thumb:. I can't wait to see what you do with them on the mountain. I think it is always good to jump into things, you can usually even come up with something that looks pretty good :mrgreen:. Ginns

By the way, I think some of those track plans are a little larger than the room you specified. Assuming the grid lines are 1 foot apart, I think you would have to fit the plan into the space marked 0.0 with the green dot. Also, be very careful of those "s" curves that you have drawn into the...

Thanks for the input everyone Glen Haasdyk, the wood ones are from woodland scenics as well. They really make some fine stuff over there and the detail is great. Acrylic paints are my preferred medium, and all three of these tunnel portals are entirely acryllics. I have been trying to use a...

And here are the current, up to date shots of the layout. Sorry, it isnt pretty yet but I'm working on it :p The only real improvements are the completed reversing loop and right fascia. No need to worry though, I'm workin on it :thumb: Also, does anybody got any good suggestions for visual...

Here are some tunnel portals I did. I still have one more stone portal to do, but i am having trouble darkening the stone. I have been trying a black wash, but it only seems to make the portal fade. They are plaster woodland scenics ones, so I am not to confident with the permanent coloring yet...