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Northern Pacific history enthusiast
I think you will pull it off, what method did you use to make the rocks and outcroppings?
I used two different plastic molds from scene a rama. Need a bit more of a variety moving forward....
Feedback please? I've don't and redone these rocks three times. Can't decide if they are legit.
Thanks



Northern Pacific history enthusiast
In general, your progress is impressive;
The third shot looks best, whatever you did there. Could add some fine ground cover in some flatter spots to look like moss/grass growing out of cracks, could also add a little pulverized dirt or talus/rocks at the base to look like sediment/erosion/; adding a few clumps of brush over the ground cover between the rocks and maybe a couple at the base?
Also, will look better when some material covers the mesh. All in all don't expect it to look super until everything around it is in!
I am thoroughly enjoying the extreme realism of your railroad. Soaring drills in the distance and tiny stretches of track across a complete void. I love it! No, seriously... That wasn't sarcasm. It pleases me to see someone else's table looking like mine does 99.2% of the time (the other .8% is when I'm trying to take a picture of something and pretend that I don't have a complete mess everywhere most of the time.

As an aside, I like your lumber mill very much. Did you scratch build that? I think something similar would work very nicely in a place where I "need" a mill.
Thanks Paper Tiger! Here's an image I found of the mill....i cut the waterway off but still have the little shed and the tower structure. I have not done any scratch building yet...not sure if I'll ever get to that skill level! Usually I paint then build structures, or repaint them of I get them at a show or online. (I searched HO lumber company If that helps)

I just realized I cut the entire track part off....all the way to the base of the building
A little progression of an area I'm working on.
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
Your latest rocks really turned out nice! Thanks for the update.
I am a little late on this build, still catching up on things from being away but have to say - it is looking really good!
Bought this at a show a couple weekends ago, and could not decide what to do with it.....


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A vast improvement (thought at first it might be a big green rubber ball manufacturing plant, but then I enlarged the picture

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