{"id":2863,"date":"2021-03-13T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gregamer.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2021-03-13T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:30:36","slug":"landscaping-a-little-bit-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gregamer.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/landscaping-a-little-bit-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscaping – A Little Bit Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This week has been full of short work sessions to get a little done each day and it\u2019s paying off. I was able to make some shrubs, tress, and ballast the Industrial Lead track.<\/p>\n

Landscaping<\/h3>\n
\"Foreground<\/a>
Landscaped area between the SIG driveway and Seattle Lighting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"First<\/a>
I used a natural tree armature and sprinkled it with static grass and ground foam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Last<\/a>
I used a naturals armature and sprinkled Noch leaf material on this tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Evergreen<\/a>
I purchased this beautiful custom evergreen tree at a train show a couple of years ago and have been itching to get it installed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"A<\/a>
I made this landform berm as a car stop for the Odom track. The prototype just track just kind of dwindles into the dirt. I wanted something that would be a little more functional.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Shrubs\"<\/a>
A closeup of the shrubs. These were made by gluing ground foam to lichen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Overgrown<\/a>
I used static grass tufts, weeds and ground foam to depict the neglected garden area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Trees<\/a>
I found the natural tree armatures at The Electric Train Shop<\/a>. They were pretty dry brittle and deformed. I boiled them and hung them to dry to reshape and revitalize them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As with everything I do, it\u2019s pretty much a running experiment as I progress. I started making trees by spraying glue, sprinkling with static grass, spraying adhesive again then sprinkling with ground foam. This makes a pretty nice tree. I eventually settled on making trees by spray painting a little khaki on the trunks, spraying adhesive on them sprinkling with Noch leaves. They come out a little more airy that way.<\/p>\n

Ballasting the Industrial Lead<\/h3>\n

I found a bottle of Scenic Express Natural Soil and Dirt at The Electric Train Shop<\/a>. It was pretty coarse for HO ballast, so I strained it into 3 sizes; fine dirt, HO ballast, & too big for HO.<\/p>\n

I used all of the HO suitable ballast on the Industrial Lead. It is was a little off color; the prototype has a large amount of pink rocks, the Scenic Express product was more light brown. I airbrushed the ballast with MIG Shaders Light Clay color to give the ballast a more pinkish hue.<\/p>\n

\"Light<\/a>
I used MIG Shader Light Clay color to give the Industrial Lead ballast a pinkish hue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ballast<\/a>
I used MIG Shader Light Clay color to give the Industrial Lead ballast a pinkish hue. The ballast on the left is shaded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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