tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777066647675257012.post5547871494526048429..comments2023-11-19T18:06:58.855-05:00Comments on Chesapeake, Wheeling and Erie Railroad: New Scenery at SJ Cabin- Part 2Tom Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787028891178734529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777066647675257012.post-23597175876796840072012-01-17T18:24:07.774-05:002012-01-17T18:24:07.774-05:00Thanks, Tom, for your quick response. If I have s...Thanks, Tom, for your quick response. If I have some other questions and you wouldn't mind allowing me to contact you directly, send me your email address by clicking on my name above and getting my email address from my profile.<br /><br />By the way, my friends are starting scenery work on a West Virginia coal-themed layout, so we are all inspired by your work here. The layout's website: www.nfwrailroad.com<br /><br />BrianBrian Macharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213140735915458137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777066647675257012.post-58111912276645074682012-01-16T06:57:14.788-05:002012-01-16T06:57:14.788-05:00Brian-
Thanks for the kind comments. Yes- it'...Brian-<br /><br />Thanks for the kind comments. Yes- it's green latex paint over plaster. I use the tried and true method of cardboard strips covered with plaster impregnated gauze. Specifically, I use two layers of Scenic Express Plaster Wrap and cover that with coat of USG Structo-Lite plaster. This forms a reasonably strong surface, but not one that will support much weight. I then paint the plaster with the same green latex paint that I use for the fascia and valance. The paint for the plaster is thinned 50% with water. As I mentioned in the blog on the MRH website, the chicken wire was just an experiment. The trees are polyfiber tufts that I push into toothpocks that have been attached with a hot glue gun.<br /><br />I haven't published any articles on scenery construction yet, and I can't think off-hand of any that I've used over the years. Let me know if you have any specific questions- I'd be happy to let you know how I've put things together.<br /><br />TomTom Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787028891178734529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777066647675257012.post-54538801267643387802012-01-15T22:06:33.093-05:002012-01-15T22:06:33.093-05:00Tom--Just started following your blog after seeing...Tom--Just started following your blog after seeing your article in MRH along with your stunning scenery! Can you provide any details on your scenery methods as to your background? Is that just green paint over plaster or some type of textured green product over styrofoam prior to the chicken wire? If you can point me in the direction of any published articles on your techniques, that would be great.--Thanks, Brian in MinnesotaBrian Macharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213140735915458137noreply@blogger.com