NTS&B Fall Inlet and granite wall

I decided to try still another method to make a wall around the inlet.  I took some 3/4 inch Styrofoam, and created some variations in the wall using a heat gun.  Then I coated it lightly with some Hydrocal, primed it with gray paint, and added a touch of black paint.  Finally I added ground foam and lichen using the 50% white glue and water mix. The other side wall was done using the normal Styrofoam, plaster cloth, and Hydrocal  The walls were then pushed into place with no tape or glue holding them.  For the inlet, I used various shades of blue paint to give it the illusion of depth.  Here are the pictures.

3/4 inch Styrofoam with surface deformed with heat gun,
some hydrocal added, primed, and painted

Green paint, ground foam and lichen added

Around the corner, the wall was done with foam and hydrocal.

It turned out to be a good place to place the NAOGRR Billboard.

Inlet was painted, and sand and rock added.

NTS&B Fall vertical wall creation second method

A fellow club member that professional builds layouts showed us how he quickly creates mountains.   He glues layers of Styrofoam together, then uses a wood drill bit in his electric drill, and knocks out chunks of foam using the side of the bit.  Here is my modified attempt.

I started with 2 inch pink Styrofoam used vertically.

Then I used wood bit at an angle to carve out chunks of foam.  

A vacuum cleaner is a must for cleaning up loose foam.

Here is the painted carved wall face.

Then I added lichen and ground foam,

i performed the same basic steps on some 3/4 inch foam,

 but had to be careful to not go through the foam.

Here is the completed pass with both sides installed.

NTS&B Fall vertical walls completed

I finally finished vertical walls.  Its taken a little over a month to finish it.  All walls are held in place with either painters tape or hot glue for easy removal.  The following pictures show the basic steps on the first wall, then the remaining walls.

 First plaster cloth was added to area above block walls

Hydrocal mixed with gray paint was spread over the
plaster cloth to cover holes and add strength.

Scenery material was then applied over the hydrocal using white glue
 diluted 50% with water with a drop of dish washing detergent added.

 Other panels completed using same process.

NTS&B July 4th Parade

While I was hard at work on the fall scenery, Bigville held its annual July 4th downtown parade and showed off their new Chick-fil-A float.

 

 Downtown construction created a tight parade route.

The float was made from a Chick-fil-A stuffed toy, with wires added for the handlers.