I posted the following as a Wordless Wednesday (WW494) exactly one year ago today . . .
I'm ashamed to confess that - yes - I started on the Miller Street grade crossing scene over a year ago. Well, in my on-going effort to catch the Valley Local Blog up to the current state of affairs, here's the latest progress that's occurred over the past few weeks . . .
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| Foamcore street base added, along with foamcore structure bases, and scenery supports. |
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| "KEY" houses & garage, scratchbuilt by Bill Schneider and mocked up in place. |
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| Scenery base filled in (plaster cloth over cardboard lattice & foam). |
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| "Lister Goop" added to cover add "ground" |
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| Couldn't help but mock up the scene following the prototype photo. |
With Bill's indispensable help with the structures, this scene is really coming together nicely! I'm not too happy with Miller Street itself though. I used my "easy tar & dirt road" technique, but it looks far too dark compared to the photo. I'm going to try and lighten it - but still noodling exactly how . . .
I don't mind taking my time (even if it is over a year!) to get it right. Such an iconic scene certainly deserves the attention to detail . . .
Bill Gill: That's looking really good.
ReplyDeleteYou might be able to lightened the road with VERY thin washes of lighter shades. Wet the entire road, dab on the washes and let them spread out. Let each dry before adding the next wash because it's that last bit of drying that reveals the final effect.