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MikeC Former Member
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Here's how i'm going about representing a soily/rubbly area interspersed with patches of grass. Because of the way my layout is constructed - white polystyrene foam on top of doors - this technique might need some adaptations to work on a hard surface. To start things off, the bank I'm working on here has pieces of surgical lint glued down on the white foam with PVA, then painted with any old earthy colours once it's dry. This gives a tough surface with a bit of give. My grasses are made with Edco cleaning cloths - cheap, fine fibre cloths from the supermarket. These I paint with acrylics and pastels. I use them for grass tufts and patches. After hacking little bits out of them I end up with some bizarrely shaped remnants that are absolutely ideal for representing the random nature of grassy patches.  I snip off a nice piece and try it on the layout. When I find a likely home for it, I daub some PVA onto it and press it down.  Then I use a small screwdriver and a skewer to ram it home, piercing the tough lint and forcing the grass edges down into the surface   For soil I like to use air-drying clay. This is cheap stuff from the craft shop. I leave some chunks out for a few days, then pound it to powder, leaving a few bigger pieces for variety. I carefully daub some glue onto the surrounding areas and into the holes in the grass, then sprinkle on the clay. If some goes onto the grass, that's fine. The only thing I don't want on the grass itself is glue.  The clay is gently patted down, then I add a variety of powdered pastels - raw umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna and grey, this time. [img]"> |
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MikeC Former Member
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grrr lost the second half of it. The clay is gently patted down, then I add a variety of powdered pastels - raw umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna and grey, this time.   Scrape them directly onto the grasses and soil. Again this is all gently patted and rubbed with the fingers, taking care to avoid getting glue onto the grass.  The bigger pieces of clay add variety. They can be glued down if they missed the initial gluing, and they can be painted if required. I might add more rocks at some stage. They would need to be painted to make them belong there.  Obviously you could paint your cloths any colour you want. I see some edges just right of centre - an easy fix with the screwdriver. I hope someone finds this helpful. Mike |
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Sol Former Member
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Mike, your comment:- I hope someone finds this helpful. I am someone that finds this very helpful. |
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Marty Enjoying the Journey 
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Yup 
____________________ Marty N Gauge, GWR West Wales Newcastle Emlyn Layout. Newcastle Emlyn Station is "Under construction" |
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gordons19 Legacy Member 
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Many thanks Mike for an excellent tutorial. First class stuff....
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ddolfelin Straight man to the stars. 
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It's that good I expect that's how the prototype was made.
____________________ http://dddioramas.webs.com/ 11 + 2 = 12 + 1 |
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Alan Former Member
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Speechless, are you God by any chance 
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owen69 Former Member
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that is brill Mike, I know how to do mine now.  |
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Wayne Williams Member 
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Thanks Mike, that was very useful. Now if I could only find the Edco cleaning cloths here. Not had much luck yet, but now as I'm typing this I had a thought. I do have a fine fiber cloth that just might do the same thing. It's blue in color, but as you say, it can be painted. I'll let you know. Wayne ____________________ My Layout "The South Shore Line": http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=509&forum_id=21 |
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phill Hello 
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Thanks Mike i shall put that into practise when i start my new bit on my layout, its going to be a nope i shall post in my layout thread when i recieve certain items. Phill |
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pnwood DON'T SHOUT my hearing is fine 
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Mike , that's excellent, not my colours I'm afraid but a very useful technique. Do you just leave the pastels and rely on the glue to fix them or do you fix them in some other way afterwards? ____________________ Nick AKA Woody ------- Much Murkle GWR a layout in the making Much Murkle website |
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MikeC Former Member
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Glad this could be helpful! Nick you could spray it with a fixative if you wanted to, but I find the pastels survive very well without it, because the clay and lint ground cover are very receptive. So is the grass, once it's painted. Speaking of the grass, Lesley bought me some Chux cleaning cloths yesterday, and they seem almost identical [not the old blue Chux - these are fine fibre cloths much like fake fur] Mike |
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Neil Wood Member 
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Thanks for the tip Mike, very useful. cheers Neil ____________________  |
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Ianbo Legacy Member 
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Not alot more to say is there:wow
____________________ Bozzy(never known to pass a pub) |
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Petermac Admin 
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It's amazing what can be done with a few household items and chalks in the hands of an artist !!! You make it look so easy Mike but I've said before, it's your ability to "see" things that most of us just don't register as being there and replicate them in minature that is really impressive. Now all we have to do is copy it - can't be that difficult !!!!   ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Robert Legacy Member 
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Yet another for the Forum Index. Thanks Mike.
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phill Hello
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Petermac wrote: Now all we have to do is copy it - can't be that difficult !!!! Now steady Peter, we dont want you getting all confused and mising the show due to it  Phill |
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Les Member 
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Just caught up with this thread Mike and it is superb. May I ask a couple of questions? Are your microfibre cloths a neutral colour to begin with? (Heaven knows where I'll get some though) How do you paint them i.e.Do you spray them or just go over them with a brush? You say you use surgical lint. This is as rare as hens teeth both in Spain and the UK but I have hung on to some from a previous project/technique. Did you tear this into pieces before sticking it down or just lay it in sheets? (I presume it is the green stuff under your dyed microfibre cloth). I'm experimenting with real soil which I have dried and pulverised and wondered if you had tried the same method? Sorry to be a bore but you know how much I value your opinion in matters like this. Les ____________________ Devon Junction Kernow Junction |
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sparky Member
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A bit of old flannel might do the job Les. ____________________ reg |
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henryparrot Former Member
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Reg Hes got plenty of old flannel already Les teddy bear fur the wifes mink coat In fact a lot of furry type fabrics covers would do use a wire bush to tease the fibres up Brian |
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