Mountain retainning wall project

[NYC_George]

I started a mountain and retaining wall project yesterday.



George

 

[NYC_George]

The project is on the other side of the viaduct.



George

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Interesting idea and a good one ... will be interested to see how it all blends in when completed.

 

[NYC_George]

Tony it looks better in person than in the photo. Maybe when I paint it tomorrow with the expansion joints that you cannot see and the top of the mountain installed. In real life I built a lot of these walls.

George

 

[goscrewyourselves]

George,

Understand, photo's never seem to do things justice.

 

[NYC_George]

With limited art skills I finished painting the wall today.



George

 

[KB02]

Looks great! Well done!

 

[Red Oak & Western]

Nothing to be ashamed of at all. It came out really nice and the vegetation (weeds) at the base really help.

 

[Edsland]

Looks great

 

[goscrewyourselves]

George,

It came out very nicely - great job!

 

[NYC_George]

Finished the retaining wall today.





George

 

[flyboy2610]

Very nice!

 

[jdetray]

Nice! Very convincing.

- Jeff

 

[otiscnj]

If you go to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley, you'll see that they have painted backdrops for lower portions of their layout, with the second level beginning at the 'top of the sky, somewhat similar to what you're doing.

My thing has always been; how do you explain a piece of land, above the sky, as in double decked layouts?

 

[NYC_George]

Otis I really just never got around to painted the upper deck. I may be a better artist by the time I get it done though.

George

 

[gjohnston]

Very nice. What type of material did you use to build the wall?

 

[tootnkumin]

Is that a hairline crack, I see??

 

[NYC_George]

Actually Toot in real life I built a lot of these walls after leaving the railroad. I know there's suppose to be a expansion joint every 20 feet. The ones I scored in the styrene can't be seen. I guess I didn't score the joint deep enough. Greg the whole wall is made out of Evergreen white styrene, painted grey and washed with Woodland black pigment.

George