Larry, great video on doing scenery. Appreciate you sharing some of your tricks with us. I am taking notes for my layout. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Ken
Dear Larry, now that’s a great natural view. How the backdrop fades into the blue of the horizon on the matching greens in the forefront. Great tips, thank you 🙏
I'm within days of tackling adding scenic elements such as ground cover, trees, bushes, etc. so this video was extremely helpful and timely. Thanks for branching off from DCC to cover this topic. I'm looking forward to your upcoming seamless extended backdrop video, too.
To add the effect of sunlight instead of foam I will hit the trees with just a touch of yellow from my airbrush at a distance. You can also just hit it with a touch of yellow spray paint again from a distance before putting it on the layout. Another great video Larry.
I use oops latex paint something like a dark brown make a wash then mix the plaster in the wash, I read about this trick in Model Railroader some years ago.
What a really excellent Video, love your ideas for the Backdrop especially that lovely misty, blue effect of the distant Views. You can understand what they mean about the Blue Mountains. It is always difficult to get that transition between the actual model Trees/Bushes and Photo Backdrop. Thank you for great Videos.
Great video. I'd like to see your take on ballast. While there is no real right or wrong way to model something, ..... I have always been bothered by those whom put ballast down first. A coat of primer paint Brown, tan or some sort of green even before the track is laid. Then dirt and some grass right up to the ties. You can always come back and add more grass later but you need that first coat of ground cover in first. Then one should consider weathering there track. Next we added ballast. As you said you can see the pink foam or white showing threw and how that tares up the scene. Ballast has the same problem.
I usually paint the track and ties first, then the surroundings with a green or brown paint, then apply ballast. Once that all dries I come back with a light weathering overspray to the track, ties, and ballast. After that all settles I will finally add scenery. I figure the plants grow back each year whereas ballast is only refreshed about every decade so I want the greenery encroaching on it instead of the reverse, unless it is to have a freshly applied look.
Did you show in an earlier episode how you built the gauntlet track bridge and power the frogs at each end? I have a gauntlet bridge on a swing gate at the entrance to my layout and am wiring it now. thanks for your interesting shows. Capt. Brigg Franklin, Pacific Cascade Railway in HO gauge.
Nice video Larry. I can't replace my backdrops so where I could I painted a tree over the seam and then sprayed dulcoat over it. In other places I stuck a tree in front of it but not where it would produce a shadow. Still other I place a building. It worked in most places. Also when I cut out sky I painted the white edges the color on the print not black which was the trend years ago. That really works well. Again enjoy your videos keep them coming. Bob
One thing I plan to test before I remove the old print is to run a sharp Xacto blade over the joint to see if having the two sections match up perfectly will help disguise the joint. If the have any overlap at all it might do the trick. However I know you can get very long prints made at Staples for a reasonable price. They make banners for business displays and they can be as long as the roll of paper. You can get them in heavy paper or various weights of vinyl.
@@TheDCCGuy one long one is nice but unwieldy and I still ( after about 90ft. Of backdrop ) haven't found the ideal glue. Either it dries to quickly or I missed a part not to mentioned it wanting to fold over on it's self.. yet as you say the end product is gratifying . Have a good day and happy model railroading. Bob
No, the hoboes drop off the freights as the train slows going through Rockfish on the approach to the bridge. That far outside of Lynchburg and Monroe, they are pretty safe from the local gendarmerie and railroad police but can still grab a pie cooling on a farmhouse porch or windowsill.
Great Scenery tips!
I so enjoy your videos. Thanks for making the hobby great. Keep it up.
Larry, great video on doing scenery. Appreciate you sharing some of your tricks with us. I am taking notes for my layout. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Ken
Thanks Larry!
Dear Larry, now that’s a great natural view. How the backdrop fades into the blue of the horizon on the matching greens in the forefront. Great tips, thank you 🙏
I'm within days of tackling adding scenic elements such as ground cover, trees, bushes, etc. so this video was extremely helpful and timely. Thanks for branching off from DCC to cover this topic. I'm looking forward to your upcoming seamless extended backdrop video, too.
To add the effect of sunlight instead of foam I will hit the trees with just a touch of yellow from my airbrush at a distance. You can also just hit it with a touch of yellow spray paint again from a distance before putting it on the layout. Another great video Larry.
Great ides, I’ll give that a try next time.
I use oops latex paint something like a dark brown make a wash then mix the plaster in the wash, I read about this trick in Model Railroader some years ago.
What a really excellent Video, love your ideas for the Backdrop especially that lovely misty, blue effect of the distant Views. You can understand what they mean about the Blue Mountains. It is always difficult to get that transition between the actual model Trees/Bushes and Photo Backdrop. Thank you for great Videos.
Great video. I'd like to see your take on ballast. While there is no real right or wrong way to model something, ..... I have always been bothered by those whom put ballast down first. A coat of primer paint Brown, tan or some sort of green even before the track is laid. Then dirt and some grass right up to the ties. You can always come back and add more grass later but you need that first coat of ground cover in first. Then one should consider weathering there track. Next we added ballast. As you said you can see the pink foam or white showing threw and how that tares up the scene. Ballast has the same problem.
I usually paint the track and ties first, then the surroundings with a green or brown paint, then apply ballast. Once that all dries I come back with a light weathering overspray to the track, ties, and ballast. After that all settles I will finally add scenery. I figure the plants grow back each year whereas ballast is only refreshed about every decade so I want the greenery encroaching on it instead of the reverse, unless it is to have a freshly applied look.
Did you show in an earlier episode how you built the gauntlet track bridge and power the frogs at each end? I have a gauntlet bridge on a swing gate at the entrance to my layout and am wiring it now. thanks for your interesting shows. Capt. Brigg Franklin, Pacific Cascade Railway in HO gauge.
No that was an article in MR back about 2014.
great tips Larry. We can all use these tips and ideas
Nice video Larry. I can't replace my backdrops so where I could I painted a tree over the seam and then sprayed dulcoat over it. In other places I stuck a tree in front of it but not where it would produce a shadow. Still other I place a building. It worked in most places. Also when I cut out sky I painted the white edges the color on the print not black which was the trend years ago. That really works well. Again enjoy your videos keep them coming.
Bob
One thing I plan to test before I remove the old print is to run a sharp Xacto blade over the joint to see if having the two sections match up perfectly will help disguise the joint. If the have any overlap at all it might do the trick.
However I know you can get very long prints made at Staples for a reasonable price. They make banners for business displays and they can be as long as the roll of paper. You can get them in heavy paper or various weights of vinyl.
@@TheDCCGuy one long one is nice but unwieldy and I still ( after about 90ft. Of backdrop ) haven't found the ideal glue. Either it dries to quickly or I missed a part not to mentioned it wanting to fold over on it's self.. yet as you say the end product is gratifying . Have a good day and happy model railroading.
Bob
Lots of foot traffic around the bridge, did I miss trail system along the river.
No, the hoboes drop off the freights as the train slows going through Rockfish on the approach to the bridge. That far outside of Lynchburg and Monroe, they are pretty safe from the local gendarmerie and railroad police but can still grab a pie cooling on a farmhouse porch or windowsill.
g'day Larry! just wondering what scale size your bridge sections are?
I used MicroEngineering kits for those and they come in 30, 50, and 85’. I think mine are 50’ but I’ll have to confirm that next time I am down there.