The Empire

[postalkarl]

Hi Jeff:

Looks great. You're getting there.

Karl

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
Your scenery is coming along nicely, looking forward to further progress.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Karl and Jerry.  I did the preliminary ground cover on the rest of the area last night.  Today, perhaps some static grass will be applied.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Static grass applied.  The problem is I'm running out of the main type I use ( I mix four different types together).  I don't know what the product is.   


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Looks great. I have done the same thing with names of things I use. After having to do research a couple of times I now keep all manufacturer tags or if necessary write it down and everything goes in a file.

[PRR Modeler]

Looking good.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Curt.  The glue is dry so I pulled up the tape and there are some issues.  The tape pulled off some of the chalk weathering from the asphalt in front of the garage.  Also there's some white spots showing, I thought I had covered them all.   

[Zephyrus52246]

There's also some leakage of earth colored paint under the tape in several spots.  Also my "pipe" here (a blue straw) had it's rust colored paint removed with the glue/matte medium.

[Zephyrus52246]

On the other side of the drive way I remembered to use a piece of corrugated metal for the pipe.  It's paint came off as well.  Also there's earth paint leakage again, and you can see exactly where the tape was.   

[Zephyrus52246]

The weirdest thing is that there is static grass stuck to the side of the corrugated panels and a small spot at the back edge of the roof.  I can't get it off.  I didn't get any glue there, and the building was protected when I sprayed the matte medium the day before.  I think a tree will need to be planted here.    Of course, that means I need to get some trees.   

[PRR Modeler]

Think of it as the green stuff that has to be pressure washed off. It's prototypical!

[tom.boyd.125]

Jeff,
Great progress photos. Keep the camera rolling. All the new structures turned out really nice !
Tommy

[Mkrailway]

Jeff,

I have this love/hate relationship with my static grass. I love how it looks, most of the time, but hate how it will stick to anything. I've tried picking off, but it was a futile exercise. A stiff brush does help, but the chalks and paints come off while leaving the grass still there. Sigh!

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
Looks very nice, your scene is coming together well.

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

I'm just now getting caught up on the thread. The structures on the hill and surrounding scenery are wonderful. I really like how you tied the scenery, roads and structures into a very believable scene.

Fantastic job Doc.

Tom