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  1. Sep 2, 2017 #181
    Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    Cheers Dave, great ideas, I did buy a hanging basket liner but ours are made from a coconut type material and again not quite the effect I had in mind. Im going to stick this fake fur down, give it a trim with the hair cutters then spray it and detail it and see how it looks.Thanks again for the suggestions, always welcome :thumbs:
    Kim
     
  2. Sep 2, 2017 #182
    Kimbo

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    well i'm in the "PINK" now !!! :facepalm:
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  3. Sep 2, 2017 #183
    RALPH

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    Hi Kim, Only a suggestion on test piece, spray across top with a very light coat ( 2/3 shades lighter )maybe give the grass a bit of depth :scratchchin:
     
  4. Sep 2, 2017 #184
    Gary

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    Hmm, pink eh ?? :scratchchin: :avatar::avatar:

    Looking at your test piece, I'm sure you'll get the desired results your after. Steve Fay's layout Severn Tunnel East uses this same method with faux fur, and we know how well that turned out ! :thumbup:

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  5. Sep 2, 2017 #185
    StevePower

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    I think the Pink Teddy Bear fur really looks great, honest.
    I would love to do the same to my layout but just don't have time at the moment as I'm spending so much time trying to wire in Flickerfree units to my brake vans.
    I watched the link you sent me, it will look great once you are done.
     
  6. Sep 5, 2017 #186
    Kimbo

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    Thanks Gary, Ralph & Steve. :thumbs:
    Speaking with Steve today, he suggested spraying with Acrylic paints and varying the colours. So out with the spray gun and a few pots of different shades, it soon became evident that this was going to take more paint than I had due to the length of the fur which just swallowed up the paint but still looked pink. :facepalm:
    PLAN B.
    So plan B, off to Bunnings and buy some spray cans. I purchased three shades of green and set about mixing the colours, starting with a few blobs of the darker colours and then finishing off with the lighter colours, so far so good, apart from having to vacate the room due to the paint fumes :faint:

    Dark "spots" of paint first......
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    General misting with the other two colours.....
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    I "combed" the fur with an old hacksaw blade and sprayed about 6 inches away to allow the paint to reach the deeper parts....
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    building up the layers of colour........

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    Still a bit of the natural fur colour showing, but these will be dealt with after its all dried......
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    Another misting and its starting to look how imagined it....the edges will be done with dirt ballast and then some static grass to blend it all in, but this will not be done till the track-work has been weathered.

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    So, what do you all think ? Kim
     
  7. Sep 5, 2017 #187
    jakesdad13

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    Coming on a treat Kim :thumbup:, blending in the colours gives it a more realistic look. If you wanted to vary the length of the fur, you could try some electric hair trimmers, you would get a more realistic look than hacking at it with scissors. But as it stands. :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:.

    Cheer's, Pete.
     
  8. Sep 5, 2017 #188
    Toto

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    I think it will look fine once the edges are finished off a bit. The track work looks great as well.
     
  9. Sep 5, 2017 #189
    Kimbo

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    Thank you, kind sirs :thumbs:, yes I have trimmed it a bit with both scissors and some blunt hair cutters, :facepalm: I must buy some new ones.
     
  10. Sep 5, 2017 #190
    SMR CHRIS

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    That's looking Fury good Kim

    The colour mix breaks it up nicely
     
  11. Sep 8, 2017 #191
    Kimbo

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    Thanks Toto, Pete and Chris. :thumbs:
    A bit more done today after gluing down the ballast last night. Its getting there slowly. A few missed spots of ballasting to do.
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    Steve has sent me some of his flower collection made by "miniNatur", they look very good, so once I'm happy with this area I will add them to the scene. Cheers Steve :thumbup:So back to ballasting again :facepalm: Happy weekend modelling :tophat:
     
  12. Sep 8, 2017 #192
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    That's looking great mate. The yellow flowers just lift it nicely.
    I have no idea what I'm going to do with all these pink ones I have here. I could send them over if you like? No?
     
  13. Sep 8, 2017 #193
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    Looking good Kim, and as Steve said the yellow makes a nice difference,as for the pink, you had enough to start with :avatar::avatar:
     
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    Steve Fay

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    That's looking great
     
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    What a fantastic idea , when I saw Pink fur - I thought - well you know ??? but now it is done it looks great - even when you were doing it - I could not see the end result // scene of the week -- and well deserved regards Dave
     
  16. Sep 10, 2017 #196
    Kimbo

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    Thanks you Mr Power :thumbs: Looking forward to planting your flowers.
     
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    Kimbo

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    Steve Fay wrote:
    Thanks Steve, I appreciate your kind comment.
     
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    Toto

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    The flowers do a great job of breaking down the large expanses of grass. It looks spot on.:thumbs:
     
  19. Sep 10, 2017 #199
    Kimbo

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    Thanks Toto :thumbs:
    Well the scene is starting to take shape, still lots to do, as always. Here's a little video clip, which I hope you all enjoy, to show where I'm at with this section.There's another project wagon load at the end of the clip been pulled with the 08.:thumbup:
     
  20. Sep 11, 2017 #200
    RALPH

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    Looking great so far Kim, love the 08 with Tank on the well wagon Plus the Tanker's Great to see and watch. At this rate You will soon be getting contracts for Landscaping as well :avatar::avatar:. Looking forwards to seeing your next video post.
     
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