tompm Active Member Jul 15, 2007 #1 Part of the layout that I have been working on is an area that I called the mountainside. It is not much of a mountain but it the best that the RK&M has got. On one side of the mountain there are three houses along the road as seen here:
Part of the layout that I have been working on is an area that I called the mountainside. It is not much of a mountain but it the best that the RK&M has got. On one side of the mountain there are three houses along the road as seen here:
tompm Active Member Jul 15, 2007 #2 This area has sat dormant for about five months now as I worked on the other side of the mountain now known as Drexel Ridge. Now is the time to revive the mountainside layout construction. First thing I worked on was the wall for the blue house. I carved the mortar lines with a razor knife. Next I painted the wall with Folk Art Light Gray. Then using a brush I dabbed on the following colors in order (all Folk Art): • Barn Wood • True Burgundy • Dark Gray • Raw Umber • Settlers Blue. Then I did it a second time in the same order. Next I went over the wall with a wash made from one part Raw Umber and one part blue windshield washer fluid. After that dried I went over with a wash of one part Linen and one part blue windshield washer fluid. This time I wiped off the wash before it dried.
This area has sat dormant for about five months now as I worked on the other side of the mountain now known as Drexel Ridge. Now is the time to revive the mountainside layout construction. First thing I worked on was the wall for the blue house. I carved the mortar lines with a razor knife. Next I painted the wall with Folk Art Light Gray. Then using a brush I dabbed on the following colors in order (all Folk Art): • Barn Wood • True Burgundy • Dark Gray • Raw Umber • Settlers Blue. Then I did it a second time in the same order. Next I went over the wall with a wash made from one part Raw Umber and one part blue windshield washer fluid. After that dried I went over with a wash of one part Linen and one part blue windshield washer fluid. This time I wiped off the wash before it dried.
tompm Active Member Jul 15, 2007 #3 I also began coloring the road. This show the road painted with Dark Gray.
R RexHea RAIL BENDER Jul 17, 2007 #4 Tom, nice work going on. The rock wall looks very weathered and real. It's all going to make a great scene.
Tom, nice work going on. The rock wall looks very weathered and real. It's all going to make a great scene.
N NZRMac In Training Down Under. Jul 17, 2007 #6 Yeah Tom those houses are neat, I see the folks in the blue house have re-mortgaged and are adding an extension, maybe he's building a bigger layout? Ken.
Yeah Tom those houses are neat, I see the folks in the blue house have re-mortgaged and are adding an extension, maybe he's building a bigger layout? Ken.