Right before I posted last time, I discovered that, to my dismay, that despite the plastic being so thick and being painted on the outside, that there was still light showing though. The amount wasn’t very substantial. Wasn’t remotely noticeable with the lights on. It honestly was only kind of noticeable, from the right angles, with the lights off. So my gamble earlier didn’t pay off. The real reason I didn’t want to paint the walls the standard black is that I in fact, want them white, or at least white with grease and other grime on the walls that one expects to see in a shop.
Now that they are painted black, I tried using a heavy white paint called Gheso. Unfortunately I think that mine has been sitting around a little too long, since it really isn’t mixing up all that well. Guess I’ll have to get some newer stuff when I get back in town.
Other work that I did this time was painting the track, which always is a pain. I’ve yet to test the track power but should be fine due to the soldered rail joints.
The previous time, I actually worked for the first time with the rubber rock molds and casting material that Woodland Scenics makes.Wasn’t too happy that the casting material didn’t set up quite right for the entire mold, but in turn, I got a number of smaller rocks to play around with. Might just have to make a few more to scatter around still!
Durning the process of blending the casts in, I decided that this material should also work for getting the "abandoned barn's" foundation blended into the surrounding area.
The challenge is that I haven't both finished it, or even truly finish the concept in my head yet. I know that the tractor that is shown in pieces, will be put back together and put into one side or the other, considering it has two bays. I also know that I want to add some lighting into it to. I still like calling it abandoned, despite the fact that it is only really neglected. The other thing I've been thinking about doing is adding a small camera to the bay that looks out toward the tracks. Since it is a module where others are supposed to get to see it, might just be fun! Maybe one of these times I will finally finish it...
I'm not sure I'll get all that much time to work on them this next time I'm home. We'll just have to see!
