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[packers#1]

You're definitely nailing the Southeastern kudzu look.

As for the pines, I think one fellow over on nscale.org had used the part of the crepe myrtle tree which holds the flowers; you just have to get it after the seeds have dispersed.

[nsbob]

You know you must kitbash a MOW weed sprayer  to pass through the area once a week!

[sizemore]

Looks good Dave!

The S.

[Philip H]

Dave, as another transplanted southerner - who needs to model a patch of this stuff - you have officially nailed it.  Job well done.  Now go hang some light blue vinyl flashing over those cinder blocks in the distance and you.ll have a backdrop.

WAIT - befor eyou do that post the product numbers of your polyfibre and leaf flock so I can do my kudzu.

[davefoxx]

Dave, as another transplanted southerner - who needs to model a patch of this stuff - you have officially nailed it.  Job well done.  Now go hang some light blue vinyl flashing over those cinder blocks in the distance and you.ll have a backdrop.

WAIT - befor eyou do that post the product numbers of your polyfibre and leaf flock so I can do my kudzu.

Philip,

I'll get those numbers off of the packages tonight.  Believe me, I need to document that information anyway, so I don't have to figure this out again.  Can you imagine the brain overload of a colorblind guy standing at the Scenic Express tables at Timonium trying to figure out the right materials and color?   #1.  I also have about $30.00 of materials that I cannot use for kudzu.   #2.

DFF

[jpec]

That's Railway Models from Edgewood, MD. He has a sheetload of brick sheets...believe he may have a website as well.

Jeff Peck

 

Dave, Kudzu gets darker leaves further into the patch, so adding a darker shading away from the edges would help.

Also, there was a dealer to the left in the center room as you looked at Tex N Rails who had nice N scale sheet brick, and black styrene sheets too. I left some. Sorry our paths didn't cross during the day like mine did with Ed.

[jpec]

Looking good, Dave!

Jeff

[davefoxx]

Kudzu materials:

Woodland Scenics Poly Fiber "Green" #FP178.  I bought two 16g (0.56 oz. bags) at MBK for $2.99 per bag, but I haven't even used a third of a bag yet.

Scenic Express Super Leaf Scale Leaves "Spring Green."  I bought one 24 oz. ECO-Pack from Scenic Express at the show for $9.99, and I have only used probably one-half of the package.

Fortunately, these materials go a long way.  As compared to the cost of the Silflor horsetail foliage material, which would give a similar look, we're thankfully talking pennies per square foot, rather than dollars.

Hope this helps,
DFF

[davefoxx]

That's Railway Models from Edgewood, MD. He has a sheetload of brick sheets...believe he may have a website as well.

Jeff Peck

Thanks, Jeff.  I'll check him out.

DFF

[nscalemike]

This is a very nice little layout.  The way you have been defining your scenes and the way you photograph it makes it look much larger.  I've been reading along carefully and although I can't say I know what kudzu is or ever seen it in real life, it looks good to me.  Also, I especially like the new tracks in the engine facility and looking forward to the shed.

Nice job Dave and keep it up!

Mike

[wm3798]

Astonishing.  Very well played.  All you have to do now is make a couple of trees every night...

For a photo backdrop, just go to Staples and get a sheet of foam core board in white.  If you're so compelled, add some washes of blue to it, or laminate some sky blue poster board to it.  I think they even have a sheet of poster board with clouds printed, but I think it's oriented vertically, so it's harder to get a wide angle on.  I kept a small piece of styrene sheet that I dolled up for temporary photo backgrounds...



Even now, it serves me well...


Lee

[davefoxx]

Astonishing.  Very well played.  All you have to do now is make a couple of trees every night...

For a photo backdrop, just go to Staples and get a sheet of foam core board in white.  If you're so compelled, add some washes of blue to it, or laminate some sky blue poster board to it.  I think they even have a sheet of poster board with clouds printed, but I think it's oriented vertically, so it's harder to get a wide angle on.  I kept a small piece of styrene sheet that I dolled up for temporary photo backgrounds...

Thanks, Lee.  Heh, if I make a couple of trees per night (I sincerely doubt that I could keep that pace), it will probably only take several months to build all the trees I'll need.   

Great idea on the backdrop.  Glad I thought of it. 

DFF

[davefoxx]

I think some folks expressed concerned that what I had in mind for the A&R's enginehouse wouldn't fit on my layout.  So, tonight, I cut up a cereal box to mock up a new enginehouse that at least somewhat resembles the prototype.  I really just want the building to fit my space and hold two four-axle units under roof on each track.  I am not concerned about making an exact scale replica, so the dimensions of this mock-up are close enough for me:


The A&R fleet likes it enough, that they've moved in already:


Even though it's just raw cardboard, I like it much better than the steel building.  One of these days I'll get around to building the actual enginehouse out of styrene.  Last weekend, I found some styrene at MBK that looks like corrugated metal, but I still need to find a source for brick sheet.  Until then, this is a decent stand-in.

For reference, here's the prototype A&R enginehouse in Aberdeen, North Carolina:


DFF

[eric220]

Hawt.

[conrailthomas519]

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