SRMW - Wrisley Paper

[nextceo]

Great start Eric...looking good. Cant wait to see how it turns out!

Alan

[EricQuebec]

Great start Eric...looking good. Cant wait to see how it turns out!

Alan

Thank for your comment Alan, I much appreciate it

Eric Québec city

[postalkarl]

Hi Eric:

Very nicely done. love the colors.
Karl

[ollevon]

  looks awesome Eric,  Great job on the rock work, colors and all.
  Sam

[Mike Engler]

Eric, this is a wonderful build-thread. I went through the entire thread last evening and I was very impressed. One thing I really liked was the great job you did on the main roof. Each row of shingles was precisely overlapped the correct amount. Many modelers on this type of roof will not overlap enough and will allow observers to see the end of the scoring cut between shingles- making it obvious they are not individual shingles.


One critique I have that may not be valid, since there is only one photo, is that the chimney on the main roof appears to be slightly crooked. It may be just the camera angle.


At any rate, a very enjoyable and informative thread. I look forward to seeing the rest of the scenery. Like yourself, and many of us here, rocks and foam and plaster are certainly not in our comfort zone. I prefer the structure building- it is orderly and by the numbers. I like your approach to the scenery, and it will be fun to watch.

[ranny9]

Nice save on the rocks, they look great.

Jeff

Thank you Jeff. Yes, finally I'm satsisfied by the rocks. IN addition to the wash of ocher and Unmber colors, it was necessary to make several dry brush  with white, ocher, a little bit of sienna and Umber.  Next time I will follow the instruction to blend my plaster.

Eric QUébec city

Bob Parrish suggested to me to SEAL the plaster FIRST, with a clear matte from a spray can. And I spray them in between the layers of color. I dilute my colors with alcohol, not water. It worked wonders for my rocks.

[Mike Engler]

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"Bob Parrish suggested to me to SEAL the plaster FIRST, with a clear matte from a spray can. And I spray them in between the layers of color. I dilute my colors with alcohol, not water. It worked wonders for my rocks."
Randee Today at 12:41 PM


Randee's rocks rock!

[ranny9]

QUOTE"-

"Bob Parrish suggested to me to SEAL the plaster FIRST, with a clear matte from a spray can. And I spray them in between the layers of color. I dilute my colors with alcohol, not water. It worked wonders for my rocks."
Randee Today at 12:41 PM


Randee's rocks rock!

Thanks Mike! I forgot I promised to post some pics on my other thread...maybe tomorrow.

[UP Fan]

Eric, you have one fantastic build going.  Beautiful work.  The rocks turned out great.  Match your stone wall perfectly.  I am very impressed.  Thanks for sharing your build with all of us.  You've certainly raised the bar for the rest of us.

Bob

[donatode]

Eric I enjoyed following along with your build immensely.  I just love the meticulous attention you give to each and every aspect of the build.  I have to learn to do likewise.  I have a tendency to jump in with both feet, hands and heads and try to attack the build as if I was in a race.  I have to learn to slow down and savor each and every step like each and every sip of a fine cognac.
 

[EricQuebec]

Hello Everybody,
First I want to thanl Bob and Donato for their last comment, I apologize for delay before my answer. Thank you very for your comments guys, I much appreciate them.

It be a long time since the last time I update this thread. They're many reason of that . First the progress are very very slow. I've ever said that I haven't a lot of skill in scenery, so each skil is new for me and must be learnet and practive before I do somethings. In this way I will thank all of you that post regulary pictures of your dio and explain how you achieve your result. I Learn a lot be reading your post.  The second raison is I've absolutely do nothing during almost 3 week, because I was bored  to do scenery and make virtually no progress. After this 3 weeks I've decide to begin on other kit and make scenery too on the dio. But I must confess that since 2 week, I'Ve make a stop on this dio, all m time was dedicated to the Railroad Camp Kit form SW..
SO what's new on the Wrisley Paper DIo.
First, I've finsih to weather the several casting contain in this kit and added some of them under the coal trestle.


Then I've put the track in place. This task was a first time for me, 'cause there no matter to use  a cammercial track on the coal trestle that I've Build in wood. SO no plastic tie. I never do that, and I don't have any gauge to align the two rail at the right spacing. Finally I've found an original solution to do that, I've removed 90 % of the tie of a commercial flex-Track and put the remaining tie between the wood tie of the trestle, then I've make small Holes where the nail must be glued to maintain the rail in place.
Then I've remove the last tie and nail dthe rail in place . You can see on the pictures some of the plastic tie (in grey) during the process.

Then I've build the Power pole  with his three transformer.

And decide to make the wire between the main building and the Power pole. SO I've scratchbuild the some details between the electric meter and the wire (sorry, I don't know the specific word to explain what I've do).

An finally, I've glue he main builing on the brick base, and  glue the  Power pole n place on the dio, and  begin to wire all of them

To be continued
Eric Quebec city
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[EricQuebec]

Then I've glue some casting on the long dock of the main building.

and scratchbuild a stair for the small dock on the front of the building

After what I've decide to take time to doing somes trees. All I've read about trees call for using magic trees or sagebrush. I'don't have any kind of this stock. SO I've used some natural stock That I've found last summer near my home. For the trunf I've used two kind of  bushes, don't ask their name, I don't know

and glue them together, one for the trunk, the other for the branches to make a respectable tree.

and finally glue some woodland scenic foliage on the branches.

After what I've decide to make somes evergreen. FOr that, I will specially thank Johen Siekrik, for his excellent tutorial about evergreen, so i d'on'T know the sort of evergreeen I've do, but I call them Siekirk Pine.
For the trunk I've used wood dowel of different dianmeter and sand them to give them a needle shape, for the branches I'Ve used Caspia (with one branches of caspia buy from a local fleurist for a few bucks, I've make 22 trees)


To be continued

[EricQuebec]

ANd make  several small hole in the dowel to glue the branches in places. Here's the 4 first evergreen I've made.

Juste before gluying the Pine in place, I've shoot them with haire spray and woodland scenic fine dark green turf
Here'S some view of the dio with somes trees in place.

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The last pictures illustre the begin of a pine tree forrest jsut behind the building. ALl the trees are  between 18 to 42 scale feet.

At this time, I must finish the Pine forrest,  gluying the casting around the brick building and his small wood addition, adn make the river.
I studdying the thread of Jaime, who He explain how he have done his river on his tucker and sons dio. Thank you Jaime for your informations.

To be continued.
As usual, feel free to comment.

Eric Québec city

[coors2u]

Eric, everything looks fantastic. I always enjoys seeing your scratch work. Please post picture of the Rail Road camp as you progress with it.

[EricQuebec]

Thank you very much Dustin for your comment, I much appreciate it.
Eric Québec city