BearClaw Valley Railroad

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Trestle looks great. If you have some earth color paint you may have an even better vision with the white gone.
 
You are right Lynn , its time to get rid of the snow and bring on springtime :) I was able to do the rockwork that I think I want .

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Now I will start putting some color on .

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The bracing Lynn is built in to the benchwork . Right out of view to the left is support down to the floor and on the right it is fastened into the studs in the wall . The benchwork in this area is all 2x material so I feel pretty good about that. As for the fascia , I have given it very little thought actually . On the rest of the layout the bench work is all right angles , but the top cantilevers out over the benchwork in a freeform design ( again I was not thinking about fascia ) so I don't know how I would be able to put it on the rest of the layout . I had briefly entertained the thought of putting a curtain up to hide all the storage underneath the layout and may still end up doing that. I am open to any suggestions for solutions to my short sightedness on the fascia.
 
Jim I was basicly looking at the form in the photo and was thinking it might have been a bit fragile, didn't want to send you in the opposite direction of your scenery.
 
jim81147 said:
So what do you think caused the discoloration when I used hydrocal over hydrocal ? you can see it in picture #2
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Sometimes its the amount of water used to mix the product that makes the color take differently...maybe a wash of A/I would help it blend a little better. I think it looks great, youve done a fantastic job so far.
 
Welcome to the board Charlie . I had not considered that different amounts of water would affect the way it took color.
 
Jim,

Happy new year and all the best! The trestle looks amazing and the mountainous scenery around it is very impressive and well executed. Thank you for posting!
 
JIM Simply outstanding work on the scenery and the trestle. That is going to be an awesome scene when completed (it already is).

About your fascia: You might be able to get away with the same idea that Jim has done on his latest two layout builds.
I am talking about extending the scenery downward to create a fascia.
http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...Pinacle-Creek-Mining-amp-Timber-Co-RR/page358
Also, take a look at his previous layout build where he talks about getting away from a fascia altogether.
 


I'm really looking forward to seeing the completed scene. Saw the photos on my phone over the weekend but wanted to see them on the computer. That is some really excellent work.
 
Maybe someone here can help with an issue I am having . On my first waterfall I did not like that the rocks around the falling water looked dry . On some scrap I have played around with some black and brown washes but it still looks like dry rock , just darker . Does anybody have a suggestion on how to make the rock behind a waterfall look wet? I did also try some WS water effects and some realistic water . I did not really like the results of that either . Any suggestions?
 
My rocks ended up looking wet and it was not on purpose. I poured envirotex in the pond and it kind of crept up the rocks a little and they have a wet appearance. You could spread out small rocks in a throw away pan and pour it over them or just try pouring it over them down the waterfall and it may adhere.

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I had not thought about the envirotex David . That's what I use to pour my water also . Maybe I will try to brush some on a sample and see what turn out.
 
Whew ... that stuff is expensive!

OK .. How about painting the rocks with some gloss spar varnish, or that stuff they put on bar tops?
 
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I think the 4 oz sampler covers about a square foot. It goes a pretty long way, I did all my waterways with a container costing $25 and only used 1/4 of the amount. Not very good math on my part. I will be adding a few more ponds as a result.
 
Sherrel , I believe that the envirotex is the stuff , or atleast one choice , for doing table tops . The spar varnish might work well also but I already have some envirotex and it does not smell near as bad a spar varnish while drying. If it does not work though I will try a sample of the varnish .
 
So I got some more rock coloring done

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and did some streambed prep work

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and put down the first layers of landscape

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