Cliffhanger

[pilotfriend]

There is just the cutting above the tracks and the wooded area to complete now. The boards are interchanged for now for access reasons. The site of the future lido is clear.



Much of the funicular will also be wooded.

[Tigger]

Looking good - faintly reminiscent of the 'French Gulch' area on the G&D.

[pilotfriend]

All the carving and plastering is now complete and we have made a start on the oak trees. Most are blobs of expanding foam which grow to perfect proportions. Once hard, a small amount of pruning is needed, then paint and scatter. Only about two lines of 'proper trees are needed to complete the picture. If we are hungry, all we need is some cream and we have endless meringues!

[Tigger]

Now that's CHEATING!!!  I like it very much.  Just trying to think of anywhere I can use that technique on the L&TR!!!

[invercloy]

That's an interesting technique.  Intrigued to see how you treat them.

[pilotfriend]

My very own contribution to railway modelling!

That is one of the reasons I like to start off carving forms in white. Colours do not distract and you see shapes for what they really are. I first used it on a museum diorama which had a lot of topography which was held together with expanding foam, just like this one.

[pilotfriend]

[Tigger]

Exceptionally convincing John.  Just been comparing it with a couple of the prototype photos on this thread!

[pilotfriend]

From Google Earth. I am not sure whether the Rhodos would be there in 1935

[pilotfriend]

We are now at the 'oh my God phase'. Jenny says it looks like a giant sheep! It will take one day to 'prune' it using rotary wire brushes in a Dremel and then I guess two days to coat and detail it. There are still a lot of 'real trees' to be added of course but that happens after the rocks are complete.

The composition is working well for my taste. I think it will be the largest 'forest' on the exhibition circuit!

[tedp]

Most impressive. I like the foam technique - I'm looking forward to seeing this oak 'rain forest' grow.

[invercloy]

Jenny is right, it does look like a sheep!  :D

[pilotfriend]

I think I prefer it to look like a sheep rather than a 'Far West' layout.

[Andy_Elms]

That is at one-and-the-same-time genius and obvious. Great work!

[pilotfriend]

'Real trees' will front the meringues!