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 Posted - February 26 2008 : 6:03:24 PM
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I've gotten the basic shape of my mountain using crumpled newspaper, and a very thin layer of paper mache. Now I'd like to put some paper towel dipped in plaster over top. Can anyone tell me how thick the plaster should be???
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Posted - February 26 2008 : 6:21:50 PM
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It would probably be easier just to get the rolls of stuff, that basically is the paper towels with dry plaster, just cut to size, dip in water and fit it on. I found this to be a lot easier and cleaner than the other way.
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Posted - February 26 2008 : 6:26:19 PM
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Hey Jeremy. I have looked at those, but they seemed kind off expensive compared to just dipping paper towels in plaster. $10 per role of plaster cloth vs. $3 for a box of plaster. Plus, where's the fun if you don't get really really messy.[:D] [:D] [:D]
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Posted - February 27 2008 : 03:28:48 AM
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| Cheez--the plaster should be close to a soup mix so the towel will abosrb the plaster. The brand of plaster mix i use is DAP and is sold at Lowes-ACE hardware-Wal-Mart and probably most other hardware stores. The plaster rolls from woodland scenics work great also. The tub of DAP will make a lot of mtns. Have fun getting plastered!![:)]
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Posted - February 28 2008 : 6:19:25 PM
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I got the paper towels dipped in plaster on the mountain yesterday. BIG MESS....GOOD FUN.....good good fun...[:D] And its not over yet....I still need to spread some thicker plaster on top just to smooth everything out a little. I pulled the crumpled newspaper out of the shell today, and just kinda piled it next to the mountain...it looked good, and now I'm wondering if I should make the mountain longer.[B)] Anyway, here's what I got done so far:
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Posted - February 28 2008 : 7:49:13 PM
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| Hi CHEEZ--They look great. You should consider Woodland scenics tunnel portals--They really enhance the openings. I hope you made a cut out in center to get to any derailments--when i built my first mtn--train ran fine and then derailed-had to get jig saw and cut out holes to retrieve train--easier to install access before built than after. Use flat green or brown spray paint on the plaster before adding earth materials or leave white for snow capped mtns--just a suggestion on the paint.
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Posted - February 28 2008 : 8:12:10 PM
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I'm not entirely sure what to do about portals, but i'll take a look next time i'm at the hobby shop. There are no holes cut in the middle of the mountain, but all the track exits are big enough for me to get my arms through, and on the back 2 tracks share one exit which is fairly big. For paint, the steep walls by the track are going to be stone grey and the rest is going to have green ground foam sprinkled on it, with green or brown underneath.
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Posted - February 29 2008 : 12:23:15 AM
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Lookin' good so far.
I have made portals out of cardboard to represent pored concrete portals.
I saw a how to some where on how to carve stone portals from foam board. I'll have to see if I can find it.
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Posted - February 29 2008 : 11:56:58 PM
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That was EPIC[:D] I tried making concrete portals for 2 of the tracks and I think they turned out pretty well. On the inside loop I put concrete walls on either side of the track. They should look much better once they're painted. The finish is now very rough and bumpy...LOOKS GREAT[:p]
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Posted - March 01 2008 : 07:36:25 AM
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| The portals look great!!! Nice job. You could use gray primer for the concrete color or FLoquil concrete color paint. The gray primer you can get at wal-mart for $0.99
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Posted - March 01 2008 : 1:33:51 PM
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Your making great progress.
Just wait until you start painting and scenicing, you'll be amazed at the transformation.
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Posted - March 19 2008 : 11:11:24 PM
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Hey Ray. You were right! I started the scenery on the mountain and it looks great. I did a thin coat of watered down brown acryllic paint, followed by Woodland Scenics green undercoat and then blended turf. I also painted the portals and rock grey. I'll have to go back and weather the rock and portals cuz right now they almost look blue[B)]. And then I'll add shrubs and trees and stuff...
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