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-Steve
Thanks Phil, glad to see you got some time to work on the layout.
Appreciate that Steve and I tried to have the side stairs a bit more gray for a bit of contrast but I continued to drift towards "grunge".
Great minds huh Ed? Yea, I figured being a ground level walk way the look of dirt ground in and packed between the boards with some small short weeds or tufts of grass poking through along the edges would look good.
The peeling paint on the windows is as good as it gets. It looks like pieces of paint could be torn off with tweasers. Well done. Your buildings don't need details to make them interesting.
In addition to all that has been mentioned so far, it's worth noting the treatment on your tarpaper roof. So well done!!
How do you add dirt and grime to a surface that's already black? You go lighter, of course.
All the "dirt" accumulates where the water collects. The last place to dry out is the place where the gunk and grime builds up the most.
Look at the angle and pitch of the Dry Goods store roof: once again...Ken nails it!
Your work is so inspiring Ive dropped down a scale and ordered Bretts HO scale Railroad camp anniversary edition.
Keep up the motivational modelling brother.
Way to go Wes!...I had Railroad Camp previously but ordered the Anniversary Edition also...couldn't help myself. Sounded way to good to pass up. Thanks for your thoughts my good man...
miles to go before i sleep.....
Quick update...hand cut and detailed 87 ties and glued to the diorama base.
Initial detail on the cross ties.
When you say 87 ties, do you mean to tell me that you used 87 ties on a 1/87 diorama.... that seems kinda fateful... but knowing you, it was more likely great planning, I like it.
Karl.A
In my mind, this takes away most of the possible landscaping creativity and useability of this as a top layer, It may be great as a sub base but if you cant contour and manipulate it then its useless to me as a top layer.
Karl.A
Jim
More to come Ed...