The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 4

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This is how it looks after the "sieve treatment".



While that was drying, I went back and fixed the other wet stained area.

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I forgot to mention if you need to add a little more dirt from the sieve to cover a wet spot, do it while the matte medium is soaking up the sieved dirt.

Once it was all dry, about six hours later, I removed the blue tape and had a nice fine line so the structures would fit flat when replaced.



You can see the stark separation from the structure base and the new dirt road.

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I used the soft brush to blend the dirt into the base as shown below.



There are many steps in the making of a natural looking dirt road, but the result is worth the effort.

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I finished the dirt road water stain fix and then put all my scenery material back on the cart for another day.

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Here are a few bonus photos of the last area where scenery was added.

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Done for today.

[deemery]

Tom, after you brush/push the dirt under the structure, do you secure it, or is that left loose/unglued?

dave

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Tom, after you brush/push the dirt under the structure, do you secure it, or is that left loose/unglued?

dave

Dave,

I leave it loose as it may be necessary to remove the structure later.

It can be glued/secured, but not worth the hassle when removing the office once glued.

Tom

[Jerry]

Tom thanks for all the info.  it will come in handy.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Tom very nicely done and thanks for the tutorial; I'll file it away for future use.

[Lynnb]

Terrific tutorial on the dirt roads, I've never been one to purchase dirt but had found that baseball diamond dirt works well when you sift it, I was doing some scenery one winter and found that our lumber store actually carried it. I would use earth colored latex paint as the base and put down the dirt and let it dry and vacuum.

[nycjeff]

Hello Tom, wonderful work on the dirt roads and thanks for the tips on how to do them.

[Rick]

Tom, thanks for yet another great how-to and the additional pictures.

[Vietnam Seabee]

Much to learn from your tutorials, Tom...thanks for taking the time to post
terry

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom, the landscaping is proceeding well. Thanks for the chronicle.  Have fun, mike