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Post by smr on Jan 12, 2018 17:16:19 GMT -5
.... with the final backdrop precisely adjusted in order to simulate depth.....   |
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Post by smr on Jan 12, 2018 17:36:44 GMT -5
.....in real sun light........   |
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Post by smr on Jan 12, 2018 17:46:36 GMT -5
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Post by neverland on Jan 12, 2018 17:48:58 GMT -5
You have certainly captured the dune system along the SE Atlantic coast. I have s small cottage on NC's Outer Banks & this is a familiar scene, minus the train of course! Their loss!😊
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Post by Commodore on Jan 12, 2018 21:04:28 GMT -5
You have certainly captured the dune system along the SE Atlantic coast. I have s small cottage on NC's Outer Banks & this is a familiar scene, minus the train of course! Their loss!😊 ....I like when friends talk about their "small place at the beach." Usually it ends up that the house takes up 3 waterfront lots. You're right. Nobody has trains running close by except maybe in Charleston or Jax. |
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Post by neverland on Jan 13, 2018 3:05:33 GMT -5
[smile] In my case it really is small and well back from the beach by design. Seen what storm surge can do so chose a spot 35 feet above sea level up in the maritime forest. Can hear the ocean & be on the beach in less than 5 min. Those beachfront mega mansions are an insult to the eyes as far as I'm concerned. My place is small & cozy, tucked low into the dunes. Instead of train whistles I have to settle for the hoots of s Great horned owl. Y'all come!
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Post by neverland on Jan 13, 2018 13:06:26 GMT -5
What I need is a Z scale dead rise!
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Post by neverland on Jan 15, 2018 8:14:47 GMT -5
Thanks for pointing out the Great Blue heron on a previous entry. Have ordered some.
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Post by neverland on Jan 15, 2018 8:15:42 GMT -5
May I ask where you bought the fishing boat? |
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Post by smr on Jan 15, 2018 9:51:46 GMT -5
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Post by jhrailroading on Jan 15, 2018 23:25:43 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the link. Those are some nice ships. On a different topic, I've always loved your representation of sand. May I ask what you used?
-Jason
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Post by smr on Jan 19, 2018 3:13:45 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the link. Those are some nice ships. On a different topic, I've always loved your representation of sand. May I ask what you used? -Jason We use real sand which we collect at the coast of the Northern Sea. The sand is microwaved, cleaned and all "bigger" parts removed using a fine kitchen sieve (colander) several (!!) times until only the very fine sand grains are left. Best, Sven |
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Post by neverland on Jan 19, 2018 9:28:50 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the link. Those are some nice ships. On a different topic, I've always loved your representation of sand. May I ask what you used? -Jason We use real sand which we collect at the coast of the Northern Sea. The sand is microwaved, cleaned and all "bigger" parts removed using a fine kitchen sieve (colander) several (!!) times until only the very fine sand grains are left. Best, Sven How do you glue it down & fix it? |
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Post by smr on Jan 19, 2018 10:06:53 GMT -5
 You apply it together with wood glue (e.g. Ponal) at a consistency comparable to potato mash on your layout super-structure.  |
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Post by smr on Jan 19, 2018 10:09:55 GMT -5
 If you add some color you can create variations of earth or other coverage .........  |
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