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Active Member 56 posts wsdimenna Active Member 56 posts
wsdimenna

48" by 17" Module for O
5/23/2012
As part of modular group display a drop on module with water scene is being constructed. This is the terminus of a long river scene not shown. Small inlet becasue of the size constraints.

the following laser cut kits were used.

Harbor Masters Office- Atlantic Scale Modelers.


 
Up the Creek Paddle Company- banta modelworks.


Cabin Creek Company House-BTS


The base is luan to which foam has been glued or bare. A line of clear silicone caulk (white -still wet) was used as a stop for the magic water pour.  

A piece of adhesive drywall tape was placed along the leading edge of the luan so half was not on the board. This will act as a scenery flap for the drop on section for a nearly seamless look from the viewers perspective.



the next photo shows the application of tinted fusionfiber over the adhesive tape.  1 1/2 teaspoons of brown tinting powder from Scenic Express was mixed with 2 qts of water and fusionfiber was added until thick and pasty. We also used Colorado clay tinted with some black powder for a redish grey color.




The fusionfiber is spread over remainder of scene, except where paddle co and harbor master building are located. In this case the fiber is spread about just inside the of the footprint. The buildings are pressed into the wet fiber.



The larger stones, deadfall, are added followed by ground covers and the area misted with wet water. Static grass was applied on one small section.


let this dry and hopefully finish it this week. got to make some trees in the meantime

5/29/2012

Today I did the first pour of magic water tinted pale green over the blue green bottom. Bit too blue in center. Will continue with another light green pour.  Did a small experiment of using static grass gun on a section of the magic water pour.  I liked the results so did it along some of shoreline. The green color in foreground of static grass is green weathering powder mixed into the wet magic water



After the next pour I'll insert the retaining wall into fiber along back left.  Add some reeds etc.

Still learning the water thing. 


 

 

 

http://www.truescene.com
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Kevin Rowbotham Prolific poster 2,336 posts
Kevin Rowbotham

Very Nice

I'm not familiar with Fusionfiber, I'll have to Google that!

The water, as you say, is a bit too blue but otherwise this is a great scene you are putting together.

I like the effect of the static grass along the edge of the water pour also.  The weathering powder seems to give the impression of algae floating on the surface near the grass growing out of the water.  Like I say, a very nice scene.

Hope to see more as you continue along.  Thanks for sharing this.

Cheers,

~Kevin

Appreciating Modeling In All Scales but majoring in HO!

Not everybody likes me, luckily not everybody matters.
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wsdimenna Active Member 56 posts
wsdimenna

fusion fiber

Kevin,

FusionFiber is the product of truescene link in my signature. There is a 15 minute video on the basics on page. No scenic cement was needed doing the basic ground covers, including the fine cinder followed by fine grey ballast for the driveway.  Misting with wet water allows the glue in fiber to absorb upward into the top layer.

Bill D

 

http://www.truescene.com
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Kevin Rowbotham Prolific poster 2,336 posts
Kevin Rowbotham

Fusionfiber & Truescene

Thanks for the info and the link.  Interesting stuff.

Are you connected with Truescene by any chance?

~Kevin

Appreciating Modeling In All Scales but majoring in HO!

Not everybody likes me, luckily not everybody matters.
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Dave K skiloff Prolific poster 4,031 posts
Dave K skiloff

Looks good

I recently purchased some FusionFiber from Scenic Express after seeing one of your posts, Bill.  I'm a little ways away from using it, but I'm looking forward to trying it out.

Dave
Playing around in HO and N scale since 1976
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Russ Bellinis Prolific poster 3,335 posts
Russ Bellinis

Color of water depends on a lot of factors.

Sometimes we get used to seeing the lakes or rivers where we live and think that all lakes should be the color of the lakes where we live.  If the lake bottom is mud, the water will be darker.  Bill's lake water color is just about perfect for the lakes found in the mountains out here in the west.  I haven't been to too lakes in Oregon or Washington much, but I don't remember seeing a lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains that wasn't blue where it is deep and more turquoise color in the shallows.  Slow flowing rivers tend to have more mud or silt in the bottom and tend toward the dark black or brown colors that we modelers like to do.  I remember my wife then girl friend taking me to a lake in upstate New York 40 years ago (can't remember the name of the lake) that was known for lime stone caves under the water.  It was very green to turquoise in color.
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wsdimenna Active Member 56 posts
wsdimenna

color of water

looking for color similar to lakes and waters in upstate NY / ontario area in late summer when there has been little or no rain. Tends towards very green. We did one final pour of light yellow.  Added some weathering powders. Will post photo after it dries.

http://www.truescene.com
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wsdimenna Active Member 56 posts
wsdimenna

more progress

Started planting a few trees.  The pines are stuck like a pin into the dry fusionFiber.  The foreground trees hole was sliced out with pen knife to eliminate flying foam.  Still needs root structures.  



To solve the issue with water water I did the first coat with acyrlic gloss medium (Golden brand) for ripple effect. Photo shows just after application while still white.



In the background are two modules done by Kent, a member of FCTT.  Now three modules that total about 12 ft.





this photo shows Kent use of a mix of sculptomold and FusionFiber.





Still need to color rocks with weathering powders or washes.
Bill D

http://www.truescene.com
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