What I've Been Up to Lately:Passenger Station Diorama

That's really coming along, Tom.

I have a couple of those Rix bridge kits, but I got the one with the modern concrete sides, rather than the wrought iron fence. This is the first time I've seen the kit as mine is still in the packet.

Jon

 

Thanks, Jon

I finally am getting around to some progress photos on the Passenger Station Diorama.

Using some light weight spackle and some wood I made a cap for the abutment. I need the cap to provide a flat even area for the bridges to rest on. Also the beams on the highway require a stepped abutment.

 

Next I painted the cap with Folk Art Linen.





Now I need to set the highway bridge pier height and paint the highway bridge. I also can begin the other creek bank and the island for the trolley bridge pier. After looking at the trolley bridge pier I think I need to paint it some.

 

I have now painted and assembled the highway bridge.







The bridge was airbrushed with Folk Art Linen thinned 1:1 with blue windshield washer fluid. The beams were airbrushed with Folk Art Amish Blue thinned 1:1 with blue windshield washer fluid.

 

Next I weathered the bridge and added the double yellow lines.







I weathered the pavement by:
Painting it with Folk Art Licorice thinned 1:1 with blue windshield wiper fluid.
Wiping off the paint with a paper towel.
Painting it with Folk Art Linen thinned 1:1 with blue windshield wiper fluid.
Wiping off the paint with a paper towel.
I then added the yellow lines with a yellow paint pen that I traced along a beveled ruler.
Next using Folk Art Light Gray I added some concrete patches.
With Folk Art Licorice I added some oil droppings.

The beams were weathered by dry brushing Americana Burnt Sienna for Rust and Folk Art Charcoal Gray.

The parapets were weathered by dry brushing Folk Art Charcoal Gray.

Folk Art Licorice was dry brushed on the beams and parapet over the track area to simulate smoke and exhaust stains.

Lastly the entire structure was painted with a wash of Folk Art Charcoal Gray thinned 4:1 with blue windshield washer fluid.

 

To look more like bridges around here you need to knock some chucks off...

As always, nice work!

 

Thanks Darren!

The diorama has now officially moved into another stage of construction. Work has begun on the outside creek bank. I took a bunch of pink foam and glued it in place.

 

I also began painting the trolley bridge pier. Here it is covered in Folk Art Clay Bisque which will be the mortar color. Next color the stones.



The pink foam is now cover with plaster coated paper towels. Pictures coming soon. Next will be smoothing out the ground with a layer of plaster of Paris.

 

I have placed paper towels that were dipped in a “wet” plaster of Paris mix over the foam pieces in order to start shaping the ground.

 

Next with a normal mix of plaster of Paris I went over the plastered paper towels and smoothed out the ground shape.

 

Now I began coloring the stones on the trolley bridge pier. First I dabbed on some Folk Art Red Oxide with a cosmetic sponge.

 

Next I dabbed Folk Art Amish Blue and Folk Art Raw Umber on the pier.

 

Lastly I dabbed Folk Art Charcoal Grey.





I want to see how it looks after it dries before I do anymore. I may go over it again with a lighter grey.

 

As always

 

Thanks folks!

I decided to go over the pier with some light gray. I used Anita’s Quarry Stone to go over the pier one more time. I then had to use some light weight spackling to smooth out the area where the pier was to be placed. While the spackling was drying I attached the pier and smoothed out the ground.

 

I added the bridges for a trial run of how they would look.

 

Paul

I am going to paint it and then use Woodland Scenics Blended Turf and various shades of green and texture.

 

I have now painted the ground with Folk Art Acorn Brown.


(Sorry about the blurriness)





Next is painting the stream bed different shades to reflect depth.