Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 3) Started 7/27/19

[jerryrbeach]

John,


This scenery is really coming together.  I like the way you stacked the foam both horizontally and vertically to get the look you want.  You are building an amazing scene here with the horse barn and shingle mill so far from the aisle.  Anyone standing here will have so much to hold their attention.

[S&S RR]

John,


This scenery is really coming together.  I like the way you stacked the foam both horizontally and vertically to get the look you want.  You are building an amazing scene here with the horse barn and shingle mill so far from the aisle.  Anyone standing here will have so much to hold their attention.

Jerry


Thank you for the kind words.  I liked the idea of having something in the distance to create more depth to the scene.  They are both smaller buildings that also helps to give the scene some depth. I will be planting trees in a couple days and that will add even more depth to the scene.  Larger trees up front and smaller trees as you move back. It really does add depth to the scene.  I'm going to surround the barn and shingle mill with an aspen grove to make them look like the older original buildings on the site.

[ACL1504]

John,

Well done my friend, very well done!

Tom 

[S&S RR]

John,

Well done my friend, very well done!

Tom 

Tom


Thank you for the encouraging words. I made some more progress today, and will be sharing the photographs this evening.

[S&S RR]

It has been awhile since I was in aspen tree production so I thought I would post a picture of the operation, again.  We are about to pass the aspen tree number 2000 mark on the S&S RR. In this process I dip the trees in mat medium and sprinkle on the flock material.

[S&S RR]

I also made some progress on the landforms that will be behind the Beach Farms diorama.  This is a picture after the second layer of sand has been added over the foam.  The sand is put on dry and I use a trowel to move it where I want it.  Then I wet it down with a spray bottle and wet water.  After it is good and wet I then spray it down with mat medium 4:1. It takes a while for it to dry - usually 48 hours. I will be adding a layer of darker soil over the sand, and then start with the scenic materials. The higher elevations in this area are going to be covered with aspen trees. The lower level will be a paster for the horses and a fence line leading to the tunnel - an old abandoned tunnel from the narrow gauge line that was used to log this area.  It now provides access to the pastures on the other side of the mountain.













You can only add so much sand in each layer or you will end up with a mud slide when you wet it down.  These two pictures show the first two layers of sand.  I think one more layer of the dark sand is going to do it - but will reevaluate one this is dry.

[Jerry]

John that's some amazing landscaping you have going there.  Everything is blended so well together.


Jerry

[S&S RR]

John that's some amazing landscaping you have going there.  Everything is blended so well together.


Jerry

Jerry


Thank you,  I'm doing some serious crawling and reaching to get to this spot.  I have the sore mussels to prove it.

[S&S RR]

I should mention that I'm designing this area so the tunnels are hidden in the trees.  I really like the affect of the train disappearing into the forest.  I have plenty of tunnel scenes on the layout.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Scenery is looking just great.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

Scenery is looking just great.

Karl

Karl


Thank you, I made some more progress, today.  I will post pictures this evening.

[S&S RR]

I continued with the back ground scenery for the Beach farms diorama, today.  Here is what the land forms looked like after adding the darker dirt.

[S&S RR]

I should point out that these pictures were shot with wet glue so the colors will be darker.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture from a little latter in the day. The horse barn and the shingle mill have been planted in position - more sand has been added along with the dark dirt and first layer of scenery materials in the foreground. This is moss colored fine turf which is the underlayment for the static grass to follow.

[S&S RR]

Finally, for tonight, the trees are staged within reach and ready for the tree planting that will be going on in the next few days.  You can see that I have the hatch open so I can reach the back of the scene first. I do everything within reach and then move to the front and work my way from the back to the front.