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Trying to do something like this with a cut:
Got a ways to go. the inner cut needs to be extended towards the inner rail, more. Too far away. Too close
and it will foul passenger coaches. Hill needs to be less jagged, more smooth.
Adding in some lineside fencing, as British rail was entirely fenced to prevent livestock incursions.
I won't fence every foot of the railway, as will start to draw attention to the circular nature of the
route, as well as being a huge task.
Turf is added along the base of the EZ track, which has been washed in dilute India ink to mute the
sheen. The addition of turf will soften the look of the rigid plastic roadbed from the ground.
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 Posted - January 26 2023 : 2:39:47 PM
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That is a gorgeous backdrop for your layout.
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Posted - January 28 2023 : 9:54:18 PM
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Nice work on those hills/rocky areas, Chops. Will you be adding Woodland Scenics clump foliage to the hills as well, or trees?
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Posted - January 30 2023 : 3:12:05 PM
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| Thanks, I am looking to smooth out the hill so it is round with rounded lumps. Hedge rows and some trees in the hedge line, different shades of grass for divided pastures. Needs to be rounder, and the left embankment closer to the inner track. Got some days off to plink at it some more.
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Posted - January 31 2023 : 05:53:06 AM
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Nice Chops. That is one nice-looking mountain very realistic.
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Posted - February 01 2023 : 12:09:23 AM
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 To clear up any confusion, the "back drop" is only a downloaded image of what I am trying to
replicate. The hill has a ways to go. Needs to be smoother, rounder.
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Posted - February 01 2023 : 10:46:18 AM
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| the can of krylon looks out of place :D
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Posted - February 02 2023 : 5:25:22 PM
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The hill inched a few inches closer to the inner rails. Still a bit bumpy, but a little better.
The green paint is to dull down the bright white of the plaster underneath for when the
scenic flock goes on.
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Posted - February 17 2023 : 7:12:32 PM
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Progress is slow. The yellow patch will be bounded by a hedgerow. Tree lines and more
hedgerows due to come.
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Posted - February 17 2023 : 10:15:55 PM
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Looking really good, Chops!
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It looks properly English now but it needs sheep, lots of sheep.
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Posted - October 11 2023 : 02:48:22 AM
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Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! Much appreciated. Sheep. Yes.
We will need sheep. In the meantime, I planted a giant trilobite excavation, in
regard to my fascination with stones and bones.
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Posted - October 15 2023 : 5:00:18 PM
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| That turned out great, Chops! Did you use the pre-plastered cloth strips that just need to be dipped in water and placed? One of the tricks I've learned, and you used enough grass foam for it not to matter, was to mix a thick batch of plaster of paris and paint it one the hardened mountain to smooth everything out.
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Posted - October 16 2023 : 10:47:28 AM
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Looks nice Jeff.
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