The Empire

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Curt.  I was worried that paint would leak around the stencil, but using a not very wet brush and stippling, I only had one spot where it got a little out of the lines.  I've drawn some tar repair lines on and added a few patch fixes.  The road is reasonably new and doesn't need much repair.  Not like the streets around here.    I used four different grays and a very small amount of black pastels to weather this.  Used a small amount of my background dirt on a brush where the parking lot meets the dirt areas as well.  I'll let it sit an hour or so and see if I need to fix anything, then add some bushes, etc.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Bushes, shrubs and ivy added.  How much longer can I put off making the trees?   


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Great looking scene Jeff. Before I make trees I will jury rig something similar to what Tom has.

[Zephyrus52246]

I've added the power wires from the buildings to the power poles.  A bit of a pain, but better than I expected.  I only used one wire for Tiny Lou's.  It doesn't need much power.  And I'm lazy.   


Jeff

[ReadingBob]

Great looking scene!   

[PRR Modeler]

Great scene, the power pole and wire is a really nice detail.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, guys.  I'm going to try to wire the poles as well with some EZ line, but wanted to add the trees first.  So today is Super Tree Day on the Empire.  These are my first three attempts.  Basically they were soaked in matte medium, dried, spray painted, sprayed with adhesive and foliage added.  The one on the left is the foam flock that came with the kit.  The other two are Super leaf flake.  I think they both look good, but I like the leaf flake better.  I have some noch leaves here to try as well.  The one on the right was done in the Turbo Tree, where the fan blows the leaves on instead of me just dropping them on.  I should have left it in a little shorter time, almost too dense.  But I like the way these turned out.  Next up is trying to straighten some bendy trees with a soldering iron.  I tried a heat gun on one and started roasting it.  It also didn't seem to help straighten it. 


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Trees look great.

[jimmillho]

The Scene looks Great.........but what is the blue buzzard doing

Jim

[Zephyrus52246]

Jim, the blue tape on the one pole was when it was the only pole present (on the originally place diorama).  I did that so I wouldn't hit the pole accidentally when adding the other buildings and ground cover.  I think I only hit it twice.   


Jeff

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
Great scene, looking forward to seeing it with your super trees added.

[Zephyrus52246]

Some trees with Noch leaves in the first pic.  A bush (on the right in the second pic) made with the Super Tree Material as well.  The bush on the left is the Woodland Scenics fine leaf foliage.  They both look good, and the contrast adds some variety.  The soldering iron did a good job straightening the trunks.  I'm waiting for some more of the Super Leaf material coming from Scenic Express. 


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job Jeff.

[Zephyrus52246]

Well, starting last September, we had the Raymo build challenge.  I wanted to finish this area of the layout with the South River kits.  There was also a CCK build to do.  Scenery was attempted, and I learned how to make Super Trees.  Finally, it's finished.  Thank The Maker.  All the trees aren't perfectly straight,  and after adding some wiring, neither are the power poles.    But I think overall, it came out looking pretty good. 


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful job Jeff.