Another bridge too far

Cheers guys, but I think you do artists a great injustice, but the technique is simple (otherwise I couldn't get it to work) and effective.
I think the method used on Luib Bridge will be more widely used - a light grey base coat (the Homebase Dove Grey would do), black wash, and a lighter grey (Homebase Silver Grey, or your light grey base coat + a little white) for the high lights, it didn't require the mid grey layer adding, and will do for most grey based rocks - Chalk, Limestone etc, the darker grey works well for the Bassalts, Slates, Millstone grits etc.
Buff / Cream rocks (Cotswold stone, Yellow sandstone etc) Homebase's Matt Stone would be a good start, with either a black or a brown wash.
Not sure what I'd use for Red Sandstone, but a good place to start would be the paint colour cards with a terracotta type colour in it, this will give a highlight colour to choose.

Today, other chores (fitted a new lock to the back door, grass cutting yada, yada, yada), but have added some plaster to the pinnacle and the end of Toto's culvert, just waiting for the paint to dry, for the black wash.

Will post pic's later.

Paul

 

Black wash applied - still drying

Dirt track, base coat of mat stone applied, with a brown wash.

Early night tonight as I'm back at work in the morning, nice early start as well

Paul

 

I'm sure that Toto fella said straight on at Swindon

Paul

 

I think the driver has nipped out to see a man about a dog - or maybe a sheep if he's an Aberdonian

 

A bit of a non-event day today, just about heading for bed, when I got a call from work, 4am by the time the issue was resolved and production restarted, just about got the pillow warm, when I had to get up to take SWMBO to get two teeth out, and a plate fitted. Then tried to catch up on some sleep

But have made a small start on the green stuff.

Now does it make a difference if the hairspray has Pro-vitamin B5, or would I be better off with a more negative vitamin B5 , decisions decisions

Paul

 

I'm trying for something in the Ben Lawers area, between Killin and Kenmore.

Here are links to some images on the net - if the images are removed by the owners the pics will disappear







Desolate, barren and not a tree in sight, now that's how to pick a location

 

Hi Gary I'm confussed, apart the the rain direction, please define the difference between spring and autumn - Scotland Spring - wet & windy, Scotland Summer - wet & windy, Scotland Autumn - wet & windy, Scotland Winter - wet &windy, with snow and the occasional sunny spell (only when temp below -5 and 5" of snow).

I was thinking of late summer to avoid some of the vivid greens.

Hi Kevan

Nice pics, as York Paul pointed out, we used to get a lot iron slag around Eturia, from Shelton Bar Steel works, then of course there was the spoil heaps from the local mines, which were continuously being moved around to top the going on fire, and then the open cast quarries for Marl - a form of clay used in the manufacture of bricks. Lots of modelling potential in the Stoke area.

Paul

 

Is there any other - some bits can have the white bit all year round as well - although it's melted this year - global warning finally made it to Scotland - you can have it back thank you, how am I supposed to get away with "it's raining dear so I'll just work on the railway", when the sun is splitting the pavement, starting to think God is a woman married to a railway modeller

I've doing a bit more but will post piccies later.

Paul

 

When working on the rear section I made up some plaster with some black added to give a pale grey mix.
Rather than throw the remains away, this time I let it fully dry out, then broke it up using a screw driver handle to crush it into smaller pieces.
The result was

This was applied to the center and edges of the dirt track.

Then the greenery added

Made a mistake tho', I should have applied the black wash first, then dry brushed the rocks before adding the greenery , next time

Made a batch of brown sawdust - a mix of Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre, this being applied first, then the green mixes added after.

And started working around the stream / culvert area.

The exit pipe still needs painting and fitting.

Paul