tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post7155537273605631345..comments2024-01-23T08:38:08.379-08:00Comments on North of Narrabri: A week's progress. . . B. Kooistrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15150888384261119049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-21112095509159988042015-07-08T17:28:15.203-07:002015-07-08T17:28:15.203-07:00Hi.
Good progress is being made with the scener...Hi.<br /> Good progress is being made with the scenery colours etc. I look forward to seeing more progress.<br />All the best PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-63204493115287998902015-06-28T02:19:21.921-07:002015-06-28T02:19:21.921-07:00Blair
Agree with Ray. However, have you tried to...Blair<br /><br />Agree with Ray. However, have you tried to use Google earth & hover along the line at an angle & just above the sharp inmages, that will reveal the diversity of earth colours found in the region.<br /><br />The area from Craboon through to Binnaway has a richness in different soil types, ranging from chocolate browns, to red ochre like soils, further to Binnaway & Coona, it gets more varied, & many a sheep & other farmer went broke trying to etch out a living, its mongrel country, & sucked up fertilser that made the companies joyful.<br /><br />The key is to vary the colours, & even have spot colours in cuttings & the like, many had difference soil/sand layers as well, hard to get them in a convincing manner on layouts though.<br /><br />Try also very fine sand, & mix brickies mortar colours in them & brush over paint that is still wet, or even use the paint brush with both paint & sand mix.<br /><br />Colessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682820098156771127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-19771778646371839802015-06-27T17:35:06.751-07:002015-06-27T17:35:06.751-07:00Blair
The grey colour looks OK for soil but not a...Blair<br /><br />The grey colour looks OK for soil but not all over. Earth varies of course, even over a small distance and that can be the challenge. Have you considered using concrete powdered colours mixed into plaster and then zip-texturing as another alternative.<br /><br />Of course you could come out here to get some real soil but I am not sure how you would go getting it back into the US. ;-)<br /><br />Ray PRay Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624865987062727847noreply@blogger.com