Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!
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These locos never much appealed to me, but that really is a lovely model.
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Thanks for the comments. I did think about the M/N for the whole weekend - should I - shouldn't I Then thought why not. I am not starting a collection of M/N's in their original format - really!!
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First attempt on a small field with the static grass (summer beige) - I think this will be taken up, and something a bit greener tried. Not happy with it at the moment - may have to attend evening classes Have I been a bit heavy handed with the grass??
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!
Personally, I think the shade is spot on. Possibly a little thick but it looks good to me.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!
For what it is worth I always sprinkle very fine sieved garden soil across my static grass as it tones it down a shade or two and creates variations / shadow effect……….. a covering of hair spray usually keeps it safely in place.
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Ps - I think your small field looks pretty good to me, but perhaps a few bushes or small trees would break it up it up a little, or a tractor or old piece of farm machinery just to distract the eye.
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Ps - I think your small field looks pretty good to me, but perhaps a few bushes or small trees would break it up it up a little, or a tractor or old piece of farm machinery just to distract the eye.
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Thanks Steve and Richard - this was the first attempt on the layout, and there was this small area that needed "something". I had already got some W/S ground cover on the site, so just sprayed on the layering spray, added some 2mm green followed by more layering spray and the 4mm WWS Summer Beige - which I think I did over do it somewhat. I'll get some hairspray for future use and do some more trials using mixed greens. A few bushes, and something to catch the eye.
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The colour looks good - perhaps add small areas of a slightly greener colour and some brown areas as bald patches. It may be a bit thick. Could it be rubbed off a bit in places? Not sure if this is possible. I too am starting out on my first area of static grass so am learning myself. If I’ve made silly comments, please ignore them!
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Mick, you are on the right track about varying the thickness although rubbing it off won’t work (tried it, failed).Bandit Mick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:42 pm The colour looks good - perhaps add small areas of a slightly greener colour and some brown areas as bald patches. It may be a bit thick. Could it be rubbed off a bit in places? Not sure if this is possible. I too am starting out on my first area of static grass so am learning myself. If I’ve made silly comments, please ignore them!
I find the way to do it is to put down a 2mm layer over the whole area using basing glue. I let it dry overnight then hoover up the excess before using a layering spray to add a thin to medium layer of a 4mm burnt grass.
The trick then is to use more layering spray to add thicker patched to create variations of shade and texture.
That’s the position I have got to on my layout but I had some more fibers and fine coloured foam to create wild flower tufts when I get some time. I also hope to add some poppies and buttercups to the lower level fields and some white cotton grass to the fellsides.
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Hi Steve - "I can see it in my head - the question is whether I will be able to see it in the photos". I think that's the problem we all have from time to time.
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