Scenery from start to finish | October 2020 WHATS NEAT Model Railroad Hobbyist
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- mrhmag.com - Model Railroad Hobbyist roving reporter Ken Patterson's October's What's Neat show this month includes:
- Scenery from start to finish with Tim Schreiner
- Texture, color, and dirt
- Rock castings
- Ballasting track
- Bushes and trees
- And some great runbys
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I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful input, and comments. Also thanks to everyone who went on my Facebook page, and my own UA-cam channel. Always feel free to contact me with any questions, or suggestions. I’m always happy to help. This tutorial was a lot of fun to do, and hopefully it was a inspiration for many.
Found this video to be very helpful and inspiring have been hesitant to do scenery, Thanks
Im a novice in this hobby. Im so happy someone finally explained the droplets of detergent. The best dirt on earth is SW Az. I call that home!
I have never yet found dirt for doing scenery that is better in color, and form than that in southern Arizona. Particularly in the area between Tucson, and Phoenix.
This is hands down the best scenery "How To" I've watched. Wish I would have seen this video 10 years ago but nonetheless, perfect for people getting into the hobby. Great job Tim and thanks MRH for introducing Tim to all of us. Bravo sir and will definitely follow your FB and webpage.
Thank you, and I’m glad you liked it!
What a great demystification of scenery making. I most appreciate the commentary around "Technique doesn't matter much! Just go with the flow until you get what you like" Best part is about the products to use, especially the adhesives. Great piece!
I really appreciated seeing Tim's techniques painting, using real sifted dirt, and various types of ground cover. Been using some of the same principles. GREAT SHOW!
Rick Covert thanks Rick!
If you need more inspiration, check out Luke Towan. He also uses dirt to great effect.
I am just starting my first layout and scenery and I was very nervous! Well, I found all I needed with the help of Tim's Scenery Creations. What a great demo! Simple, straight forward and now I feel confident to move forward. Thanks !
Love Bragdon Enterprises rock molds. They are SERIOUSLY realistic in nature and make wonderful casts
Great idea of adding the molds to the scene while still moist. Brilliant! Really allows the castings to become part of the scene!
Great video as always, Ken.
I must say though as a tip for those inspired by this: you should try static grass. It is so much better scenically than fine turf especially at ho scale. I would have given all the foreground a static grass carpet.
I also liked seeing the ballast spreader. I have never seen one in action.
Absolutely amazing
If only this type of foam was nation wide. Can't find it in my neck of the woods. Makes scenery way easier. Thanks for sharing gentleman.
Another great and informative video!! The clip of the Amtrak was looking really good till 2:32-3 when a fly swooped over the loco and landed in the background!! Still a great video Ken!!
I love that its not exact. Its what works best for you. Great job!!
I have never tried the molds before never had the confidence I'm sure I could attack it now head on great segment... thank you for sharing
I am not in this hobby but it was pretty amazing to see this. Great job!
Absolutely great video. Thank you for sharing your technique Tim, and thank you Ken for sharing this with everyone. Truly a great overview on creating a scene with great video, instruction and tips. Well done!
Great video...thank you!!!
Exactly the kind of scenery guide I've been looking for! Thank you.
I learned a ton tonight. Tim is a great artist.
Great job man, turned out awesome! There were a couple points I was sure I wasn’t gonna like it, but I’m glad I waited till the end. There’s a couple things I do differently, but we get our desired results and that’s all that matters
The idea behind soap in the water is to “break the surface tension of the water” ;)
Interesting way of using molds an slightly wet plaster, I felt that that speed up the process a lot. . And it looked great as well. Thank You for sharing this.
Thanks Tim Schreiner I try this and it work great.
Awesome!!
I loved watching the diorama being made, I too use that same pray paint that he does for when I color my tracks... I still have not gotten into using rock molds but I am only onto my 4th HO scale diorama.
On the good news side: this is a wonderful scenery video. On the bad news: it is one of HUNDREDS of scenery videos and clinics that assume we are modeling mountains! Come on now people, trains do NOT always run in mountains. How about the midwest? I model the Nebraska area. We might have a few limestone or sandstone outcrops, but the terrain is usually clay or loess and the terrain is quite different. We do habe fills and cuts and other features that are interesting but very FEW scenery videos touch on that. Mountains are cool as heck but how about some equal time for the effective modeling of the prairies?
He is an artist, for sure!
Exactly what I needed! Thank you
Y’all never disappoint! Great show guys have a blessed weekend.
Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.
Awesome looking, job well done Tim!
Thanks David!!!!!
Thanks for making the video!
Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏼
Wow! I really like what Tim did and will checkout his FB. I just got back into HO railroading after about a 55 year hiatus (I'm 72) . LOL! Is the Caboose the same place that was owned at one time by the late Gary Coleman?
OUTSTANDING!
Never thought of using spray adhesive for this, things just changed for me in making scenery.
Wow, that turned out better than I expected!!
I can't find your web site...On and different thought, have you ever tried "Finish jet dry" liquid instead of dish soap? Great rocks, now I will have to go do some now. Thanks
Dave Luehr it’s www.timsscenerycreations.com.
Dave Luehr btw thank you!
@@tim01433 Palm to forehead I and the closed captioning missed the double ss, link now works great, thanks again
Very insightful.at the risk of being a negative Nancy haha, my only constructive criticism, is for tighter framing, focused on the areas you are working in. Too often, you can see your full body, and 2-3 feet of work space past your right shoulder, that doesn’t add anything to the instructional video. What’s in your hands and what you’re doing with them, is what’s important.
Great episode!
Outstanding video. Thanks.
Great job. Great shop. Are those all torpedo levels up above? hahaha
also, could you link his website???
Incredibly helpful as always - My dilemma - built a 32" x 80" hollow core door upon which I have planned my n scale layout. The idea is to to create a Christmas scene which I'd (with the help of friends) carry up from the basement for the Christmas season. Then bring it back downstairs sometime in February (yeah, sure...) I'm looking for advice on how to keep it from getting too heavy. Of course the easiest one would be to to build it upstairs, but that's not really an option. It wasn't so much a discussion as a look... from my wife. Any suggestions? No, I mean in terms of lighter materials?
I use isopropyl alcohol, it is even better than detergent.
diluting the paint like that. is it the same as wash paint, you just made it yourself?
When you spray the track with the spray paint, how do you ensure good electrical conductivity on the track and at the turnouts? Are there any particular precautions you take, or do you just clean the track with the Bright Boy afterwards?
Just clean the top of the rails, and any switch points, and you should have no issues.
Nice. I think he is quite artistic. That helps. BTW is there any specific spray bottle for the water? Mine work for about 15 minutes. then they are shot, so to speak.
Try the spray bottles sold at auto supply stores, or where they sell commercial cleaning supplies
Wonderfull, thanks
You were clearing your throat when you were telling us who made the molds. Can you tell me who makes the molds
Looks great! How many hours did it take without the edit? I am so ready to get my HO modules built and start the fun process of scenery again. My N-Scale might have to come out of storage also.
Tom P I thinks it was a couple hours.
High Five, Ken!!!!
Terrific video, two questions if I may, for doing the painting on the rock faces, is it the paint you're using that allows the paint to adhere and get absorbed by the castings or is it the type of plaster you're using? I'm using the Bragdon molds with plaster of paris and find I sometimes have to wait a week before the Woodland scenic rock coloring system leopard spot sprayed technique or it won't get absorbed.
For the trees can you tell me the manufacturer please , thanks Lynn
The paint absorbs into the plaster, to a point. I never tried Woodland Scenics rock coloring. The trees are a combination of faller, Heki, Grande Central Gems, and probably some others. I had a box of various trees, and just grabbed them randomly for the project.
@@tim01433 Thanks Tim.
Try British Railway Modelling for a magazine!! It’s one of the three I read, but there again, I’m an Englishman, not an American!!
Great show, as usual!
Awesome work
What color is the camouflage paint
Camouflage brown
Great video. I have seen rock molds like these before, but didn't completely understand how they are used. Is there a place where the rock ballast can be bought?
I highly recommend Arizona Rock, and Mineral. Here is their website armballast.com/
Hydrocal and plaster heat up when curing because the chemical reaction is exothermic, not friction!
Awesome video. What brand is the Spreader? I see several on the market in videos but can only see two today? And I will have to check out the AZ company for ballast. thanks!
This is great, do you need to prep the molds in between uses or just throw the plaster back on?
It depends, but basically I clean them every time before the next pour.
@@tim01433 Got it, thanks!
What color Krylon Camo paint did you use for the track?
Brown Camo
Tell us about this ballast speader ? Who made that ? Nice tool !
It’s made by Proses.
what color was the spry paint used on the rails that tim painted ?
Camo brown
Is that Ultracal 30 Gypsum or is it Ultracal hydrocal?
Is the ballast spreader made for n-scale
Allen Barnes Bachmann, and Proses makes them in N scale
Where can you but these molds and what is the name of the manufacturer?
Here is their website. www.bragdonent.com/index.htm They make the best molds, and have a vast selection.
Hey train all you train guys! I wanna make a new table top frozen Christmas mountain for my Christmas tree, I have a potted live bonsai tree I use. I have an N scale train in a box I got years ago. I want the train to wind up the mountain, polar express style... the mtn gonna be around 18-24 inches high. Can I just hide a steep downhill run in the back to get the train back down to the far side of the layout? This setup sits on my Amish fireplace, it’ll be roughly 16 deep and ~3ft long/wide. I’m trying to find out if my idea on getting the train back down the mountain will work. Mtn will be around 1/3 of the 16x36 inch footprint of the layout, hidden downhill tunnel in the back, down to a tunnel outlet in the far rear corner, bend/turn around that side, and runs back along the front of the layout back to the mountain. Is a ~20inch drop in 3 ft unrealistic?? There will be a turn at the bottom of that, maybe make the hill steeper so I can have a few inches of flat track right before it turns out of the tunnel? I just don’t want to build it and waste money and time if it won’t work...
Great stuff.
He said you don't want dirt with clay. What is his reason for that?
The dirt will crack, and not glue properly. I live in eastern Oklahoma, and anything that is a suitable color has clay in it, and unfortunately won’t work.
If you cannot collect dirt without clay you can use grout, it makes great dirt.
I use it as well. Especially for dirt roads. I also mix colored grout with dirt to add color, and change the texture.
You get much nicer looking rocks if you cast them solid first and attach with sulptamold.Most of the rocks on this piece have lost their definition. Looks ok overall though.
Richard Allsebrook the problem was that I rushed the process a bit, causing to loose some definition. I disagree with the process of casting them first then applying them. Neve looked natural, and no nice rock flow.
👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌 Bravo
Made a real mess of Ken’s dining room table.
What a show! I just love Mr. Schreiner's technique scenery is just amazing! The ballasting of the railroad tracks is a no brainer! Yes, i will visit your website...timsscenerycreations.com Thank You so much for the video & your techniques! Till Next Time! "The Best Hobby In The World" MoPac Jack Model Railroading Is Fun! Please Be Safe! Please visit your local hobby shops!
The website is timsscenerycreations.com. And thank you for the comments!
@@tim01433 Thanks Tim for the correction! Always Be Blessed! MoPac Jack
My biggest problem is with what the California state Senate jerks did a couple of years ago , outlawing sheet extruded foam .
Being about 80 miles away from the state line .
None of the hardware stores or insulation suppliers can get it .
Pink or blue sheets .
I tell them that I need it to build a HO layout and instead of sticking to what they know , they want to start arguing about how model railroading is dying hobby .
My response is always this .
" Before the pandemic the hobby averaged $ 1 . 5 Billion annually and the last time I checked the hobby broke it's own record of $ 2.7 Billion dollars this last year alone " . Then my followup with " Yea right " .
I'm in Nevada . If you can see about helping me with information on locating the sheet foam without backing . It would be very appreciative .
P. S.
Lowe's and Home Depot cannot get them either .
Pink is from Corning ( ? ) , blue is from Dow .
I couldn’t find the thicker foam in Arizona when I lived there. Seems more available in colder climates
@@tim01433
Thanks
Where can I buy the plaster molds? Thanks in advance.
8:30. “It’ll also feel warm from the friction of it setting up”??? It’s an exothermic reaction actually, meaning the chemical process gives off heat, not sure where friction comes into play. Otherwise it was a good video.
way not clay as i live in the south
It doesn’t take glue well, and cracks really bad. I tried it on a previous layout of mine, and I had to constantly go back and fix it.
I meant BUY
Get rid of the background music. Doesn't add to the video.
This guy is terrible!