Backwoods NE in Florida

[cuse]

What a great build! Love this model. Really nice job.

Only, I have to ask, where's the marine?

Craig, Here's another photo for context...Pendleton Marine is about 50 HO scale yards from the harbor.


Also, I've attached photos of two very prominent corners of my layout with some rock outcroppings and scenery dropping off to the fascia. In my quest for real estate, I'm considering some smaller scenes suspended on pilings out over the rocks. I think it would add tremendous interest as the first thing you'd see walking into the room. I'm not planning on going too crazy on this, but I'm getting close to entering the "details, vehicles, rolling stock, and figures" era of my layout after I finish a couple more builds and a river scene... Can't wait!


John

[Keep It Rusty]

Makes total sense now! Appreciate that wider view!

Also, are these the rock faces you prior mentioned to me?

[cuse]

Yes...kind of hard to really evaluate the scene from those pics (or any) but I could certainly configure some kind of intricate (goofy) stairway/wooden walkway to get to a suspended scene.


John

[postalkarl]

Great looking water scene. Love it.

Karl

[cuse]

Thanks Craig and Karl. Good to be back in the game again.

[Zephyrus52246]

Pendleton's looks great.  Your layout is incredible as well.  Glad to see you working on it again.


Jeff

[GPdemayo]

The layout is looking great John.....

[cuse]

Thanks Jeff, and great job on the truck. I've got a bunch of those in my future.


Greg...Thanks and hope to see you soon. It's been a long time.

[nycjeff]

Hello John, your layout looks great, I really like the look of the rock faces in the shadowbox.   Jeff

[cuse]

Thanks Jeff.


Here's another...

[SteveCuster]

Layout looks great John! All the scenery flows into the structures really naturally. Looks great! What did you use for the water? Specifically the ripples on the water surface?

[cuse]

Thanks Steve. The water is simply multiple coats of Mod Podge over a smooth painted surface. Up close you can really see the bubbles...when the dust (literally settles), I'll give it a bath and another couple coats.

[S&S RR]

John


The layout looks wonderful.  I recently had problems with bubbles using Mod Podge in the little pond in the Beach Farms scene on my layout. It was after multiple coats and I was really liking how it was going and then bubbles. I may have got it on too heavy but I'm not sure what caused the bubbles.  Anyway, I decided to paint over the pond bubbles and all and start over with the Mod Podge - no more bubbles.  You may want to give it a try in a small area and see if it works for you.

[ACL1504]

John,

The waterfront looks great. I used Mod Podge on my Suwannee River Lagoon area and didn't get any bubbles at all. However, I did apply it in very thin layers.

Tom 

Before -



After -

[cuse]

Thanks John and Tom...I may well have laid it on too thick to get more texture and, as a not great side effect. some bubbles.