tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post6495595935200128484..comments2024-02-14T03:57:08.734-08:00Comments on The Valley Local: Modeling Monday - Scenery SetbacksChris Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-90065195794713633382019-01-20T19:43:56.965-08:002019-01-20T19:43:56.965-08:00Hi Gordon and thanks for weighing in! I actually c...Hi Gordon and thanks for weighing in! I actually checked out some grout per your suggestion & all I could find were big bags of it(!) but I'll keep looking - especially since that's such a great idea. Hadn't thought of mixing the colors together and am looking forward to trying that out. Good tips on the overpainting and shorter grass. I'll be sure and try that as well when I get back to this scene. Thanks again for leaving a comment - hope you're enjoying the blog!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-31278808432364533302019-01-20T19:41:37.276-08:002019-01-20T19:41:37.276-08:00Hi George - always great to hear from you! I do pl...Hi George - always great to hear from you! I do plan to finish the grade crossing at some point, but I figure it'll be one of the last steps in the scene. No hurry to get to it and I want to be sure to do it right. Thanks for the suggestion wrt the planks - that's exactly what I plan on doing!Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052818057825432279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-7687827535977910422019-01-14T10:38:06.861-08:002019-01-14T10:38:06.861-08:00Chris, consider fine tile grout for your coal lot....Chris, consider fine tile grout for your coal lot. You can get earth and black in smaller quart size containers. Mix the two together to kill some of the black intensity. Don't like the salt and pepper look... paint it. I've done this with natural stone in a stream bed to blend in better with scenery.<br />Yes, add shorter static grass to get rid of the sparse look.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Gordon SpaltyGordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221545829540616583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376057412116187041.post-74812135113416402542019-01-14T00:28:55.534-08:002019-01-14T00:28:55.534-08:00Hi Chris, thanks for all your efforts to share you...Hi Chris, thanks for all your efforts to share your work with us. Maybe you should pave the grade crossing on the dirt road somehow (with planks?), even if it's temporary, as it draws the (railfan's) eye. Hope this suggestion is helpful. GeorgeGeorge Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757492147030651557noreply@blogger.com