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There’s nothing quite like a summer in Wisconsin to make David want to return to his warm and dry basement for more work on expanding the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout! In this video blog, David sheds the hat and gloves and picks the brushes he needs to paint rocks and the backdrop.
David, in this video there is a person mounted on a horse, holding binoculars. Can you tell me who the manufacturer was of this figure, what its scale is, and where one might find one like it?
C’est vrai, Dennis. Tout le monde parle français.
Thanks to both of the Olympia series, I have worked a lot with the Cripplebush rubber rocks. For my next Cripplebush project, I am installing the first of the large Santa Fe Canyon pieces tonight and Log Blog 7 and 8 are perfect for guiding me into the process. I look back at videos several times to get everything I need out of them and these two were no exception. Because of the size of the biggest Santa Fe Canyon piece, I am going to try a new technique. I am going to pour plaster of Paris into the back of the huge rubber casting to give it some stability. Before the plaster dries, the wet plaster-backed rubber rock is going over already-set Woodlands Scenics plaster cloth hard-shell. Well, time to get busy. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
I always enjoy your videos. The masking technique for creating the trees on the backdrop was especially helpful. One small correction: your title, in order to be true to the French, should be: “Paint du Jour” (I know, I’m being obsessive). Keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed this but I’m wondering if you have any tutorial on making the templates ?
Project is looking good!
Another step when cleaning brushes. If there gets some stray bristles. After washing but before wrapping it up, put some liquid soap in the brush and work it in, it will help the bristles stay together and leave the soap in and let it dry or wrap it up. When you take the brush out next time the stray bristles will generally be back in place where they belong. Either dip the brush in some water to remove excess soap or paint with it in. Soap will mix with latex paint fine, but will slow the drying somewhat.
I like to watch MRVP not only to learn, but also as relaxation. I understand why you do it, but the fast-speed time lapse segments bring me out of relaxation mode. I liked the videos better when you didn’t utilize this technique.
That looks like a great way to get back ground tree lines painted on a backdrop. I can’t wait to try it.
Thank you, David! I’ve learned a lot about painting backdrops. My only suggestion would have been to make the light green “hills” a bit longer and less spaced apart. But, like you said, if you don’t like something paint it over and start again. Excellent series – thank you!
David, looking real good!! Can not wait to see the final result!!
Nice use of time lapse.
The template idea for doing the trees beats the heck out of using a paint brush. The down side is cutting the template to begin with.
Good that Kent found those cutouts, copying that profile would have been a bear. I like that look of the multiple tree lines, but the equal distances between the light green groups does look a bit to unnatural. Glad that you guys in Wisconsin are experiencing global warming. Thanks.
David,
Thanks for showing how easy it is to get those tree lines painted as a novice. I’m really enthused to use some of your ideas for a smaller but similar layout of my own.
BTW… it’s STILL hot and muggy down here in Florida but not as rainy. Nice to meet both you and Gerry at the MR booth during the train show – my daughter was suitably UN-impressed with the photo of the three of us!
David,
You’ve been a busy man this summer. Enjoying this series immensely and learning/re-learning a lot. I’m guessing you have to be careful soldering feeder wires to the inside of the rail so it doesn’t impede with the flanges? Good work session you had in this episode!