we're back!

thebuisnessman · Post by **thebuisnessman** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:57 pm

Stunning Rock Faces there! Top Job

Spavo · Post by **Spavo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:04 pm

Brilliant rock faces, top quality......

Gav.

mortyfootball · Post by **mortyfootball** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:11 pm

Brilliant work there mate!

Shaun

TerryB · Post by **TerryB** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:26 pm

Those rock faces are impressive .......lookin forward to seeing more.

Ijdagger · Post by **Ijdagger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:27 pm

absouloutly stunning, those rock faces look imposing (in a good way).

Brilliant

Mr P · Post by **Mr P** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:40 pm

To be fair the rock faces that are painted are made from chicken wire, covered with plaster cloth then brushed with fine filler. All in all took 2 days to complete. Painted with a wash of Woodland Scenics yellow ochre, oversprayed with halfords zinc primer and then drybrushed with some creamywhite emulsion. The expanding foam you can see in the other pic is an experiment but so far is costing too much. The first range (photo 1 & 3) is about 6 foot long, it will have 3 tracks at the base with various buildings dotted around. Toying with the idea of a mountain road but we'll see.

Thanks for the comments guys, watch this space....

joshing_man · Post by **joshing_man** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:42 pm

Looking good Steve - will be in touch soon to drop the NRM van off so it can be seen in your fantastic layout(s).

Andrew

Lofty · Post by **Lofty** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:37 am

That Expanding foam picture is like a scene from a sci-fi movie

The all devouring sticky mass moves on endlessly

Lofty

Philip.E.Thomas · Post by **Philip.E.Thomas** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:17 am

That is one wicked cliff face Steve, you just have to get a couple of climbers on there

Good to have you back, look forward to more photos

bricklayer · Post by **bricklayer** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:22 am

LOOKING FANTASTIC.....GOT THOSE LOG WALLS IF YOU WANT 'EM.....

FishBowlMan · Post by **FishBowlMan** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:40 pm

As everyone else has said - brilliant work.

I will be interested in comparing the end results of the 2 methods you're using,

John.

ollyg16 · Post by **ollyg16** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:57 pm

I agree........................great stuff......

Olly

Mr P · Post by **Mr P** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:44 pm

forget the expanding foam idea !

You get the same effect as just using the wire mesh and plaster bandage except it cost about another Â£32 per 4 foot of hill !!
Worthwhile experiment but can't see any great benefit at the end of the day. Will post some more pics later when I have sorted the lighting out a bit more.

Mr P · Post by **Mr P** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:02 pm

been fiddling around in the shed tonight and have some prelim photos for your comments? Obviously no detail yet but hopefully you get the idea...

Stuart Reid · Post by **Stuart Reid** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:16 pm

Very nice, particularly like the loco close-ups. Going to be a pretty dramatic layout in scenic terms by the time its finished. Look foreward to more.