Thought I'd just start a new string every time I put something up because of 'time expired' issue I get using Facebook
as my photo host.
First up, remake of older trestle and tunnel portal.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/95175358_630038544520087_998297210162511872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=m6tK3dp6MJAAX8eIxaS&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=4f1ffd267c4ce06c64cdfe89f502ef16&oe=5ECB911B)
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/94473299_630038644520077_6327334902660333568_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=g5KD5VDBZdAAX92wC8-&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=747c961d05792719c9c977572b663367&oe=5EC9E719)
...A lot more blending in to do...
Here's one behind this trestle.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/94487681_630038204520121_8274047443960594432_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=jXr0BVBRxS0AX9yM73R&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=6f1984e1b6f58b69e56d05ad7998484e&oe=5ECC1C8C)
I made the rock formations using crumpled up aluminum foil as a plaster mold.
Nobody goes back there anymore.
Here's an abandoned stamp mill...got closed down...
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/94579182_630038481186760_7245296046631288832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=FqCCxJAdzIQAX_S7P50&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=b4b977577d2dcb969422554a6db0a06f&oe=5ECC9627)
Since the shutdown, the wildlife has started to return.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/95214842_630038331186775_5076673445773705216_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=ZbklQfKzBu4AX-QFhhY&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c6aaae9928bfebc510d59841527f6792&oe=5ECCA212)
...and here's one for Terry...
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/94495967_630037774520164_5018999929138315264_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=fSgVkS1rbUEAX_UIYBV&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=02803a8a49050c571cf1b54c143b43dd&oe=5ECB7DF4)
Thanks for looking.
Ken
Ya' know Ken. Wiser minds than mine have said that those hand rails and truss rods like that could be replaced with metal ones. :)
Tin foil rock molds... genius! Rocks are my nemesis. I appreciate the inspiration. Thanks for sharing some more photos.
Regards,
Jonathan
I'm glad I'm modeling the coastal prairie back home. No rocks.
Rocks are one of the most interesting aspects. I would love to figure out how to model anticlines and synclines convincingly.
From the looks of this, all it would take is a comb wtih a tooth or two missing dragged along the cliff face while the plaster was still soft...
(https://theusefulweb.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/anticline.jpg)
Len
First get some old ceiling tile and break them apart. Stack them together and paint with a thick coat
of latex/acrylic paint.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/95101076_633362414187700_4879564129406287872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=U8sIkubM1noAX-T6Dn_&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=de501ed18c801a8b5f0e1b1e5aa75a85&oe=5ED06B1E)
Cast an RTV mold of it.
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/94883271_633362564187685_59794882587262976_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=obpJZzbAVWEAX8v4_8b&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=b3017a0ca4805d8f0b2ee5717fa60233&oe=5ED1E18D)
Make plaster copies and color with your favorite earth tone
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/95561998_633362820854326_5167132213011021824_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=43Jiu9v61eoAX8cmd6J&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=584fa1862a0d91de63ccd29dd74cabd0&oe=5ED057D4)
Here's a close-up:
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/95492977_633363030854305_2628000118015524864_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=iEGEQeIVW_wAX89L3S_&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=c43e6e501ec5fe6fe24ed9686ebd2e04&oe=5ED2BDDE)
Enjoy,
Ken
I did enjoy your rock face tutorial. That's some very educational work. Something I will come back to when it's time for rocks on my layout. Thanks for sharing, Ken. Great stuff.
Regards,
Jonathan