N Gauge - Marty�s Project � Pentrecourt Halt
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i agree,don`t be too over critical Marty, it looks ok to me.Heading in the right direction. Very, very nice!
Mike
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Those 'low relief' trees make a big difference:doublethumb
'Kev
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Just goes to show how a little bit of thinking can come up with a novel way to overcome a problem. Now we can all pinch your method and improve our backscenes :exclam:exclam
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So am I :???:Now we are all waiting to see the top bit finished,
Thanks Jeff
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having read the comments about the cut out trees can i suggest a torn edge at the top rather than a cut one,
Thanks John,
You've confirmed my thinking, somehow I need to create a fade between the trees and the sky and some further attention to breaking up the linear edge is required.
I think tearing before cutting would work but as the backscene is already stuck down the fade will have to be done in place.
The plan… first to use the craft knife blade to carefully nick out tiny sections of trees and allow the sky to show through, then carefully wet down the backscene so that the paper goes a bit soggy and "fuzz" up the edges of the cuts with my thumb while the paper is wet. :roll: :shock: :???:
We shall see.
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How's this?
Isopropyl (sp) alcohol sprayed along the join line while the diorama was on it's back, 50/50 PVA glue and water applied by eyedropper where needed and flock/foliage sprinkled to blend the join between the wood and the sky.
The step and bridge have had an undercoat and Colonel Sandringham (rtd) from the Ministry of Transport is inspecting the workmanship.
The path through the wood can just be seen, Jarrah sawdust glued as above and compacted once wet. The redness fades with exposure to air, the brown scatter on the bank is the same sawdust a month later.
The rest of the wood's trees are now permanently in place along the bank behind the platform along with various shrubs and grasses.
Below 1472 and autocoach at the Halt to pick up Colonel Sandringham.
Pulling out across the bridge over the Afon Teifi towards Pencader.
… and along the line.
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Cheers mate… I was stressing :roll:
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:pathead:patheadthumbs:cool:
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Mike
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I do think you've solved the backscene problem in a way which atually adds to the overall impression. Very often we come up with an idea that solves a problem, but is a compromise, this is one idea that I'd use (and will be using) even if the problem did not exist.
Well done, mate.
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Sometimes the naked eye and photos see things differently, does it look that good in real life?
Wayne
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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