Buffalo Canyon Mining Company in On30

[Philip]

 

[Rick]

Mike, to see the progress you're making.
Told you it would be fun. 

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Philip and Rick, thanks for following.

Today I started painting on the layout, in between moments at the bench, finishing the scrap car.

Here are the three main colors I will be using and reference photos of Caprock Canyon.  The lightest color will be enhanced with white and brown pigments to make it appear a little more tan.  The base color is in the middle and is a decent match for the Caprock Canyon and Quiteque soil.  The darker color will be for the lower sections of the rock and accents.

Photos of Caprock Canyon Park




Color swatch of purchased paints.



Layout before paint


One third is painted with the base color.




That's it for now.  Bending over the layout, stippling all that foam is painful on the back.

Have fun,
mike

[Rick]

Mike, nice start on the paint.

[Jerry]

A little paint sure makes things come to life.  Great start Mike.

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

Great painting start Mike. I didn't realize that you are doing a western themed layout. I'll be following with interest.

[Philip]

Looking great! 

[friscomike]

Mike, nice start on the paint.

Thanks for the encouragement.  ~mike

[friscomike]

A little paint sure makes things come to life.  Great start Mike.

Jerry

Jerry, thank you.  I agree that paint makes things start looking real.  ~mike

[friscomike]

Great painting start Mike. I didn't realize that you are doing a western themed layout. I'll be following with interest.

Curt, thank you for your support.  The layout is based on Caprock Canyon in the panhandle of Texas.  I love those red tones. ~mike

[friscomike]

Looking great! 

Thanks for your compliment, Philip!  ~mike

[Larry C]

Mike nice start with the coloring; when finished it should look great.

[Philip]

I hope you can replicate this scenery. Pretty badass!

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