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Ol' School
Thanks Deacon, they are just super simple to put together.
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Ol' School
Continuing with the tree build, I opened the last package of dead limb material, and, well, not really what I need.....
Look at the size of this stuff. Pretty much all the small residue in the bowl is from the first two bags. This big stuff is from the 9" tree kit that comes with 15 trunks. Way too big for limbs, I'll use it as deadfall...........
But, a few weeks ago I filled a cardboard box with these armatures from a plant called Rabbit brush, growing here in the high desert of Oregon.
Lots of small twigs on this plant for limbs and the grey color makes a good contrast.
Happy Modeling!
Look at the size of this stuff. Pretty much all the small residue in the bowl is from the first two bags. This big stuff is from the 9" tree kit that comes with 15 trunks. Way too big for limbs, I'll use it as deadfall...........
But, a few weeks ago I filled a cardboard box with these armatures from a plant called Rabbit brush, growing here in the high desert of Oregon.
Lots of small twigs on this plant for limbs and the grey color makes a good contrast.
Happy Modeling!
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Ol' School
Meanwhile, over at the Bulk Transfer Station, all of the material piles have got their basic shape.
Starting on the right-hand side, going clockwise, black cinder, Perez, red cinder (came from the same pit as the black cinder,) pumice, woodland scenics coal load, Umpqua, Lower Lake. I hate the wet look of this kind of material when its glued down, so after I get each pile trimmed up and ready, I was going to coat each pile in glue, and then cover with the appropriate material......
Happy Modeling!
Starting on the right-hand side, going clockwise, black cinder, Perez, red cinder (came from the same pit as the black cinder,) pumice, woodland scenics coal load, Umpqua, Lower Lake. I hate the wet look of this kind of material when its glued down, so after I get each pile trimmed up and ready, I was going to coat each pile in glue, and then cover with the appropriate material......
Happy Modeling!
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Ol' School
Creek scene update.... Grass tufts are in, ground cover and painting......I got out the fir tree kits because I wanted to use some in this scene. To continue with tree assembly, I ordered some more material from Coastman's and Roger was kind enough to send some 6" trunks as a bonus. I like the look of the 6" trees here so I'm going to install a few more. The others are 11" and 9" trees.
Right now, I'm waiting on some WS fine leaf foliage to help fill in with the plant foliage......
Happy Modeling!
Right now, I'm waiting on some WS fine leaf foliage to help fill in with the plant foliage......
Happy Modeling!
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Ol' School
Thanks Mike...this is my experiment corner. I have never done any of this landscaping before......so this is one big experiment!
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Ol' School
While commenting to Mike made me think of the two biggest uh oh's on the grand landscaping experiment!...so far.
I stippled a dark green on the base of the wall as part of the tree background. When the paint dried, where it was thin, against the blue sky, it was a bright green. Looking toy-like was the first thing that came to mind..... I picked up an Americana very dark green paint and went over the bright areas. That toned them down considerably. Lesson here, be sure and use dark background colors.
The other thing was the ground up leaf litter......that looks like sawdust.
I put it down before any shrubbery or trees. I think it would look better if I put it down last, were I can place under the trees and areas I want.
This is leaves run thru a blender, kind of bright, I'll probably try and tone a batch down with some camo paint........
More trees.......
Note the difference between the structure of these three trees and the tree in the first pic of this post. These are the first three I made, I like a thicker tree, hence the first pic.
Happy Modeling!
I stippled a dark green on the base of the wall as part of the tree background. When the paint dried, where it was thin, against the blue sky, it was a bright green. Looking toy-like was the first thing that came to mind..... I picked up an Americana very dark green paint and went over the bright areas. That toned them down considerably. Lesson here, be sure and use dark background colors.
The other thing was the ground up leaf litter......that looks like sawdust.
I put it down before any shrubbery or trees. I think it would look better if I put it down last, were I can place under the trees and areas I want.
This is leaves run thru a blender, kind of bright, I'll probably try and tone a batch down with some camo paint........
More trees.......
Note the difference between the structure of these three trees and the tree in the first pic of this post. These are the first three I made, I like a thicker tree, hence the first pic.
Happy Modeling!
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Ol' School
Almost everything above the very bottom level of dead fall on the trees is Rabbit Brush armatures......
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Ol' School
I was beginning to wonder if I could make a post. I kept getting an error message.......
Anyway, here are some poles from Rix, since the creek scene has some in it.......
With the whole sprue green, you have to paint everything but the insulator.....
I sanded the gain and the back of the crossarm lightly, then used Plastruct's Bondene cement to attach the crossarm.
Happy Modeling!
Anyway, here are some poles from Rix, since the creek scene has some in it.......
With the whole sprue green, you have to paint everything but the insulator.....
I sanded the gain and the back of the crossarm lightly, then used Plastruct's Bondene cement to attach the crossarm.
Happy Modeling!
KriegslokBR52
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That's a nice job on the poles, i especially like the clear green insulators.
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Ol' School
Thanks Rico.......I have some of the Atlas white insulator poles I thought I'd modify and use next to buildings....
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Ol' School
Thanks Kriegs.....they are very fragile and pretty tedious to work with, but I like the looks, I like details!
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Ol' School
The logging level project I'm working on right now is a McGiffert loader. This one is from Rio Grande Models, an all white metal kit. I primarily used gel super glue to put it together.
Basic frame work, and truck axels w/drive gears on piece of track.
A truck assembly...
At the tip of the arrow, the holes are supposed to line up, not look like the figure 8. A rod is supposed to go thru the mounting holes on the frame work so the trucks will swing down for transport. If I install the rod, in the up position, the trucks still hang down far enough that a log car will not fit under the frame. As I wanted cars to go under the frame, I just left the rod out and glued the trucks under the frame in the up position, so at least the skeleton cars will pass underneath (the stakes need to be folded into the inside of the log bunks). Flat cars with cheese blocks will not clear. If there was another scale 2- 2 1/2 foot added to the legs of the loader, the flat cars would fit.
The front end with the cable suspension for operating the front and rear trucks
The unfinished top piece is the deck supplied. It would work if I turn it up side down, with the smooth side up, but I had some left over decking so I cut a piece with proper hole plaecment.
The kit came with two small rectangular water tanks..... I had a piece of 1/2 inch dowel I covered with scale 2x6 Redwood lumber.
Water tank mounted on loader....the filler cap came with the kit, the bands I made from 0.010 wire.
While we're here, the boiler I made from a piece of 3/8 dowel, the smokestack came with the kit, but no boiler........
I just finished putting the 2x4's on the boom, and its ready for the cover. Wood & tin is supplied for a basic cover on the machine.
Happy Modeling!
Basic frame work, and truck axels w/drive gears on piece of track.
A truck assembly...
At the tip of the arrow, the holes are supposed to line up, not look like the figure 8. A rod is supposed to go thru the mounting holes on the frame work so the trucks will swing down for transport. If I install the rod, in the up position, the trucks still hang down far enough that a log car will not fit under the frame. As I wanted cars to go under the frame, I just left the rod out and glued the trucks under the frame in the up position, so at least the skeleton cars will pass underneath (the stakes need to be folded into the inside of the log bunks). Flat cars with cheese blocks will not clear. If there was another scale 2- 2 1/2 foot added to the legs of the loader, the flat cars would fit.
The front end with the cable suspension for operating the front and rear trucks
The unfinished top piece is the deck supplied. It would work if I turn it up side down, with the smooth side up, but I had some left over decking so I cut a piece with proper hole plaecment.
The kit came with two small rectangular water tanks..... I had a piece of 1/2 inch dowel I covered with scale 2x6 Redwood lumber.
Water tank mounted on loader....the filler cap came with the kit, the bands I made from 0.010 wire.
While we're here, the boiler I made from a piece of 3/8 dowel, the smokestack came with the kit, but no boiler........
I just finished putting the 2x4's on the boom, and its ready for the cover. Wood & tin is supplied for a basic cover on the machine.
Happy Modeling!
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