I finally got around to finishing my river - a single pour of two-part epoxy resin. Before the water was poured: I spent well over an hour teasing out the edges with a bamboo skewer, and fitting the water around the rocks and timber I had glued down. I placed a few more rocks into the wet resin. Riverbed is painted with acrylics. Mike
As usuall Mike, very nice job. Also thanks for the tidbit about some of the extra work it required to make it what you wanted it to be.
Cheers, John. The landscaping side of things is written up in my ideas for groundcover thread in the H0 section: Some ideas for ground cover - Page 3 - TrainBoard.com Mike
Mike, you have an exceptional talent. Your stream easily could be of the Ammonoosuc, Swift, or Cold Rivers in northern New Hampshire. The scene is so perfect that I expected to see some Brook or Brown Trout facing upstream just taunting me to drift a dry fly towards them. What epoxy did you use? Is it a hobby product that might be available in the States?
Thank you all for the comments, much appreciated! Hank I use this stuff - http://www.glasscoat.com.au/ I think Magic Water is very similar
As a beginner I am in awe of the results that you get. But more importantly I am grateful that you, and all of the experienced modelers are willing to share the methods that you use. Many thanks Jim
Thank you guys. I'm grateful for your comments. Hank Those are three beautiful rivers. Since you mentioned them I've been able to find many useful reference photos :thumbs_up: Thank you. It makes me wish for more space so I could make the whole area look more rural. Mike
Mike, I believe you would get a far better perspective of that area if you were to take a two-week vacation in northern New Hampshire. Bring your fly rod, tackle, and a camera, but leave your flies at home 'cause New Hampshire trout don't speak OZ...:tb-wink: Pick up a couple of two-week non-resident fishing licenses, the other for your wife, naturally. Fish from dawn to about nine, then take photos of your next modeling projects for the rest of the day...after eating the trout you just caught. Forgot to mention that you should carry a small frying pan while you fish. Nothing finer than sitting on a rock, cooking a Brownie or Brookie less than 15 minutes out of water....:tb-cool: One of those rocks under your bridge would do just fine....:thumbs_up:
Hank that sounds like a slice of Heaven, even if I am the fly-caster from hell cute: Oh - and my wife always catches more than I do. I've been experimenting with a painted backscene for the river, painted with acrylics on MDF. It was a pretty useful exercise, and from looking at the photos I've decided the distant water level is a tiny bit too high, and the trees are too low. I'd want to see them above the bridge. The first few photos were taken with a different camera than I'm used to, and they look a bit too green to me.
This last one was taken with my usual camera. I aimed the floodlight down into the scene to get rid of any shadow on the backscene. The plan is to install another fluoro directly above so I hope it won't be a problem after that. It's only a trial scene at this stage, and open to change.
That's just a trial scene? You can paint backdrops for me, any day! If only my art was half as good.... Boxcab E50
Mike, the bottom photo shows excellent colors for your late fall, early winter theme. However, the left hand portion of the scene would blend better if the strokes were more vertical. My first impression upon seeing that area was of a fire storm or cyclone, not of skeleton trees which I believe you are trying to emulate. The right hand portion of the scene is a good representation of the starkness of New England winters. The white foot bridge (I assume) is an excellent touch.
Thanks Boxcab and Hank Hank yes I think I got a little carried away with the bushy trees on the left. Your comments are spot-on - and very welcome! Mike
