Maneuvering locomotive SM42 + 401ze flatcar

[Sebastian01]

Thank You.

I have finished attaching the rails. The next step is to paint "rust" along the rails, then sow grass and plant some flowers

[Sebastian01]

The base is finished.
I had a dilemma what to use: paint/crayons to imitate rust along the rails. I chose crayons and I don't regret it, because I doubt that I would get the same with paints. I didn't have a crayon of the right color so I had to mix three others.



I stained the "crushed stone" in the middle part between the sleepers with a very dark brown crayon. I also used the same dark brown crayon over the sleepers in the middle part, and I colored the "crushed stone" on the sides of the track slightly lighter brown.



I also planted grass. It was my first time doing it, but it turned out nice.



I also planted some flowers.



Finally, metalizer on the rails and it's done.



Now all that's left to do is a polycarbonate case and some figures.

[Sebastian01]

Finally finished after over a year of work.
Lots of photos. There will be a few posts.

[Sebastian01]

Pictures #2

[Sebastian01]

Pictures #3

[Michael Mash]

Gratulacje Sebastian!

This is a great display of craftsmanship . . . and the photography is wonderful.
Each phase . . . the locomotive, the flatcar and the railroad base is perfectly executed.
This has been such a pleasure to watch, I am almost sad to see it end.
Do you have a place where you display your projects when they are finished?

Cheers!
Mike

p.s. Also . . . can you tell us more about your method for creating the grass and flowers growing in the railboad bed?

[Sebastian01]

Dziękuję Michael!

About grass and flowers.
Necessary things:
1. Wood glue
2. Paint
3. Water
4. Brush
5. Electrostatic grass
6. Grass applicator
7. Flowers

The first three items on the list must be mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio (or something like that). You choose the color of the paint to the surface you want to get, I used gray-brown. With this mixture, using a brush, you paint the surface. Preferably in small sections plus a few points.



Then, using the applicator, you apply the grass (I bought a cheap applicator made by a private person for ~$12).


Elektrostatyczna sadzarka do trawy + trawa | Krakow | Kup teraz na Allegro Lokalnie

I used grass from the German company Noch (ref. 08361, "Meadow", 4mm, cost: $3.54 for 20g bag) - I used maybe 20% of this bag for the whole scene.



The video in the link below shows how the electrostatic application of grass works.

Begrunen wie ein Profi mit dem FALLER Gras-Fix - YouTube

Don't forget about the randomly scattered tufts of grass. Such details add realism to our scene.



At the end, you glue the flowers that I bought in the Exito store. Flowers are Polish production, Freon company (Freon KW7M, 7-12mm, color mix).


Freon KW7M - Kępy kwiatow - mix kolorow - wysokość 7-12 mm - Sklep Modelarski Exito

But you can also make them by yourself - link below.

Jak wykonać kępki traw na makietę i dioramę. Makieta kolejowa H0 - YouTube

[Erik Zwaan]

Outstanding work Sebastian!! I fully enjoyed the pictures of the final display and your extraordinary craftmanship. Allround modeling mastership, something to be very proud of!

Erik

[Michael Mash]

Thank you Sebastian for the description of your "landscaping" technique.
Impressive.
Mike