Work has been slow on this section of the layout but it's now time to give it a face lift. The rock face was constructed using left over King Span insulating foam when the loft was insulated.
This material is ideal for cutting & carving with a bread knife. The surface was then given a coating of plaster which was also left over from the loft conversion into the model room.
The painting of the first rock face has now been completed & I used a method I found on YouTube, basically it involves using only three colours, yellow ocre, burnt umber & nero black.
The technique is very straight forward in that you start with the yellow ocre & carry out what is known as leopard spotting, you cover half the surface area in this colour, you the do the same with the remaining area using the burnt umber.
A colour wash of the nero black is applied over the full rock face which tones & gives shadow to the final look.
This same method will be used on the left hand rock face once the plaster coating has been applied.
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| The rock face has just been given the paint treatment & is still wet |
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| A close up inspection showing the detail |
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| Trees & shrubbery have been added for visual effect |
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| Hanging basket liner has been used for the rough grass look. |
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| Swans on the canal complete the visual effect |
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| Tufts of grass add further height |
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| View across the canal looking at the new rock face |
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| Closer look at the rough grass area |
There is still a load more detailing to do in this area but slowly the area is being pulled together into a very effect display. At present I've not glued anything in place as I prefer to complete laying the grass & shrubbery loose until I know I'm 100% happy with the end result.
Only when I'm happy will I glue everything in place with normal PVA glue. I'll post more photo's of this area once I've completed the detail work.
