Got a landscaping crew in today…

[AirbrushNo5]

This summer I went to the east coast…. At the beach I got a bag of fine sand with the intention of using to fill in some of the bald spots on the layout…
Wet it’s a bit on the red side, but dry (2nd pic drying) it’s more blonde…I may have to airbrush mist it with some Deck Tan or Desert Sand..but we’ll see…
Photos are helpful because I just noticed a white glue drop on the roof sill of the SCL boxcar

 

[santafewillie]

Photos are helpful because I just noticed a white glue drop on the roof sill of the SCL boxcar

Photos show a lot more than we wish to see. But they do help to improve the scenes.

 

[AirbrushNo5]

More ground work today…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Misted a coat of Tamiya Desert Sand over the sand and stones I added…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Dull coated and barrier reinstalled….

 

[AirbrushNo5]

More Woodland Scenics cactus, beach sand and construction site pebbles installed today… 2 of these plants together look better than one…
And the plants could stand for a repaint….

 

[migalyto]

Looks great, well done!

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks…
More to come…found a water bottle full of white beach sand from a trip to Phuket years ago….
I have some Cuban white sand somewhere as well…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Put down some of the white Phuket sand last night…

Painted the sand around the purple/blue cactus…dropped some more sand/water-alcohol/water-white glue on it…still drying…

 

[Rico]

First time I’ve heard of Phuket although I have said that a few times in the train room.
Looking good !

 

[migalyto]

First time I’ve heard of Phuket although I have said that a few times in the train room.

Well played , Sir!!!

 

[AirbrushNo5]

I bet…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

More work ( if you can call it that ) today…mini , big , some sand and pebbles…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

More this AM…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Some more this AM… I lost a bit of the purple/blue cactus last night…there were 6 pieces of it white glued last to the table last night…this AM 4 pieces remain…
I am thinking 2 pieces stuck to the drill bits I placed on either side to prop it upright and when I remove the bits they disappeared into room somewhere…?

 

[Marlin338MX]

Great job, thanks for sharing!

 

[Rico]

I am thinking 2 pieces stuck to the drill bits I placed on either side to prop it upright and when I remove the bits they disappeared into room somewhere…?

Look for all the coupler springs, that’s where you’ll find them!

 

[flyboy2610]

Maybe you have some desert tortoises you don't know about?

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks… lol…on a hunch I opened the shop vac and found the 2 pieces of missing cactus…

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Rock painting crew arrived today in a MOW car….