Meanwhile, somewhere in Europe

[rtfoe]

Forgot to say - the finish on the loadbed was done with a thin wash of 'khaki drill', with the metal picked out with the base colour, as wooden boards will lose the colour, but the paint 'stays' on metal.

Thats good observation Gerry to put on the list.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Gerry
What a great idea. Watching with interest.
Jim

[GerryW]

Now getting the contours in and finding levels, also finding out just how smaller space I'm going to have for the figures and vehicles - dropped the towed PAK, so a bit more space to play with. Looks a right mess at the moment - had to 'widen' the uphill side road (good old Paint Shop Pro). Almost all of the cardboard will eventually come out, to be replaced by balled up paper (should then give humps and hollows) the walls are represented by folded card, but giving an idea of the space needed.


Next stage is getting the base cut (at the moment it's just sitting taped to a work area) and the 'groundwork' can be started

[Mini Me]

That is quite the undertaking Gerry. I expect you will be at it for some time, but I think the concept is exceptional and I am looking forward to seeing how this develops. :thumb2: Rick H.

[GerryW]

That is quite the undertaking Gerry. I expect you will be at it for some time, but I think the concept is exceptional and I am looking forward to seeing how this develops. :thumb2: Rick H.

So am I looking forward as to how it develops! :tongue-out3:
Trouble is, I've got the ideas, just hope that I've the skill/patience/time to 'pull it off' - my only hope is that it doesn't develop into a nightmare!
Still, I've the dimensions for the base now - 397mm (width of photo) x 340

[GerryW]

Getting the 'ground supports' in - only corrugated cardboard, but should hold the 'ground' (no matter what I put on it) though looking at it, might have to use a different base material, as it's starting to bend across the corrugations! Never had that problem with this stuff! :angry: Hope that I can sort it - otherwise it'll mean having to try and cut straight lines with wood - and I've never had much luck with that!!!!



Have a load of this cardboard, got it when I was delivering some Chinese mopeds to a shop and thought that "it would be useful" - it has been used for loads of things, from target backboards to sending a heavy tool through the post!

[GerryW]

Well, getting along, some of the rock faces are in. Still a long way to go.

[Mini Me]

Nice! those rock formations are very sedimentary looking.....should be easy to work with. :thinking: Rick H.

[GerryW]

Nice! those rock formations are very sedimentary looking.....should be easy to work with. :thinking: Rick H.

Not too hard, considering will have to crumble a bit that I've got sat here for the talus areas at the foot of each area. Looking at the mountain in the background, that's sedimentary rock (actually 'syn-Grenvillian deposits' according to a geological map of the area:upside, so at least they 'fit' in, rather than use igneous style rock.

[Mini Me]

Perfect....you have it together in the "Rock" world. Rick H.

[GerryW]

Perfect....you have it together in the "Rock" world. Rick H.

I knew that it was a 'sandstone' in the area, but had to use Google to get the type - so not that clever!
Just had to 'find' a suitable source for the rocks, short walk and "That might work!"

[scottie3158]

Gerry,
Count me in mate, I will follow this with interest.

[GerryW]

Gerry,
Count me in mate, I will follow this with interest.

Welcome aboard.

[GerryW]

Needing a bit of advice, not 'urgent' but something that crossed my mind while doing a bit more 'leveling' - what's the 'normal' way of holding figures in dios? Would it be a peg/pin that's attached to the figure & pushed into the base, glue them in place or stand them & hope?

[Tim Marlow]

I hav3 used a pin in the heel/leg that fits into a hole in the landscape. Only done this at 1/72 for railway modelling though, not with larger figures at 1/35....