Terraforming
Using thick polyurethane insulation foam offcuts and Sculptamold in home made latex rock moulds, the landscape is taking shape. There is the narrow gorge of Amaco Canyon through which the line threads with Mount Simon to the left. This will be the site of the famous Dan's (Daddy had to make an appearance) Treacle Mine that provides revenue for the RR and opportunity for detail. There will be a short spur with a small dock and the track then takes the bridge over the deep and treacherous inlet of Troubled Waters before running through tram track at road level to the depot on main Street. Off to spend the day tomorrow with the girls at Birmingham Symphony Orchestra stuff for kids so no more work here until Sunday.
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| Amaco Canyon |
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| Mount Simon to the left, the dip on top will be a small dew pond with deer etc drinking. |
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| The bridge over Troubled Waters |
Rocks take colour
As I want to depict granite with all its variations I used a base wash of very thin grey acrylic followed by some spots of umber and ochre acrylic spray diluted further with clean water and then, when dry a wash of thin phthalo blue then more ochre. Then a light grey acrylic dry brushed all over. It will need further thin washes before I'm happy with the final result but it's going well. The beauty of this method is that the white of the Sculptamold continues to show through as highlights.
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| I could not resist adding a small arch tunnel for the girls. Another piece of foam suitably hacked to shape, pinned to the main part with a couple of toothpicks then plaster bandage and Sculptamold. They are just butted together now but will be joined with more Sculptamold when the track has been laid, ballasted and tested. |
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| Looking into Amaco Canyon |
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| The inlet |
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| More granite colouration plus I'm reworking the little shed as the entrance to the treacle mine |
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