Build a laser kit part 3 - 5
59: Fine dirt
from Scenic
Express
covers the
parking lot.
I build this
up in several
coats running
automobile
wheels
through the
wet dirt to create a few ruts. Later a little fine grass
will be added in a few spots. The concrete road has
been painted with Americana Antique While and
weathered with water color washes.
STEP 9: Building the diorama
Continued ...
59
60: The
asphalt
road at right
is painted
with a warm
gray. Many
modelers
paint asphalt
black or dark
gray which is
too dark. No
weathering
has been
applied as yet.
60
61: I have
weathered
the roads
and sidewalk
with washes
of white,
burnt umber,
and black
watercolor
paints. Do not
use acrylics;
water color paints can be reworked and wiped off
almost indefinitely. The watermarks still visible in the
photo can be easily removed with a wet paint brush.
I tend to apply weathering in many layers over a
period of a few days. The sand texture on the asphalt
road shows up now.
STEP 9: Building the diorama
Continued ...
61
61: Details
supplied with
the kit are
glued in place
before final
landscaping.
The back fence
is a Bar Mills
Insta Fence.
Soda signs
and some
fence signs are from my personal collection and are
available online at
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MRH-Nov 2013
