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[mikemiller1955]

The Magic Water was hardened this afternoon...good job there...thankfully there were no leaks...

but I wanted it a little deeper...so tonight I poured another layer on it...

sure enough...hahaha...I added too much and as liquid will always find the lowest spot...I had a small overflow on one end of the table...

I was already prepared for the worst with newspaper on my wooden floor...hahaha...I have made this mistake before...

it looks like a tablespoon or two leaked out...so I think I'm okay...as it has stopped leaking...it will harden by tomorrow afternoon so I think I'm out of the woods...the good thing is that I have some nice depth to the river now...

I'm going out of town til Sunday night...when I return I will start on the landscaping and groundwork Monday probably...

I'm pretty happy so far...as the leak has stopped...and the river looks pretty good...here's some pictures...

I did break a plank on the bridge and lowered it into the water...it's a nice touch...

that's it for now...

 

[mikemiller1955]

here's a picture of my mess...not too bad...it will all harden by tomorrow afternoon...so I think I'm okay...

 

[aujj65]

Mike,

A great thread! You are making a fine looking terrain. I really like the reflections on the water surface.

Jeff

 

[GICOP]

Mike,

A great thread! You are making a fine looking terrain. I really like the reflections on the water surface.

Jeff

Michael, I agree with Jeff, superb job...............love that broken plank^&grin{bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn

 

[mikemiller1955]

Just got home and am very pleased...my river has dried as hard as a rock...I'll start ground work or landscaping Monday...

 

[mikemiller1955]

I put my flat base ground work in today...

I used Natural Sheet Moss...it's made by a company called Forrest Naturals...

it cost $4.99...Hobby Lobby sells it...

I ground it in a coffee grinder...

the Natural Sheet Moss comes in a 8 ounce bag and it says it cover 375 cubic inches...

after it is ground and fluffy...I think it covers about 1 million cubic inches...hahaha...

I used about 1/2 a bag to cover this entire table and still have about 1/2 of the original bag left...

I know this is not the most realistic product on the market...but I definitely wanted something soft and natural in color that I can stand my figures on and they wont fall over...

one of the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS to me...is that I use something that will allow me to conceal the bases when I take photos...see picture below...

I don't like the bases exposed so I ground a large container of this sheet moss to sprinkle over the bases...

it was adhered with white glue that I painted on liberally...I then sprinkled the ground sheet moss on it and patted it down...

it was originally brown/green...but this has been in my garage for over a year...so it's mostly brownish now...like a weathered dry grass...

I will let this sit overnight and try to get to work on the field rocks...wood and shrubs tomorrow...

here's some pics...that's all for now...

 

[debrito]

I ground it in a coffee grinder...? I thought that was an herbal grinder.....Joke....{sm3}{sm2}

Look forward to see more pics from it

 

[mikemiller1955]

I ground it in a coffee grinder...? I thought that was an herbal grinder.....Joke....{sm3}{sm2}

Look forward to see more pics from it

thanks Rod...

"herbal grinder"...hehehe...yea...that's a table full of Chronic Super Nova Hydro Ganja...^&grin...more expensive than the figures...

 

[wayne556517]

Ive been trying to hold off till the end,but i can't nice stream/river/creek mate this has been a awesome thread so far.

 

[mikemiller1955]

ty Wayne...

I have not touched this thing for about a week now...but today I got started on making the shrubs for the field and laying down some wood chips and rocks...I need to blend the field into the river...

here's a few pics...

 

[The Lt.]

Once again with all of your created diorama bases this is becoming another classic. Looking forward to seeing it finished Michael an your playtime on it......PapaZ{bravo}}{bravo}}{bravo}}{bravo}}

 

[GICOP]

ty Wayne...

I have not touched this thing for about a week now...but today I got started on making the shrubs for the field and laying down some wood chips and rocks...I need to blend the field into the river...

here's a few pics...

That's great Michael................. but I knew it would be ^&grin :salute:::salute:::salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[Denver]

Mike
The evolution of your setup is really impressive.
Are your shrubs, rocks and other debris permanently attached ?

 

[mikemiller1955]

thanks you guys...I actually finally started back on this project today...I'm think I'm gonna leave the left side less cluttered of foliage and debris...so a structure can be used if necessary...I'm about finished...

 

[mikemiller1955]

something like this...but I will still add quite a bit more foliage on the left...and I need to rework some of the grass/dirt in the road...it's close...just need to get up off my lazy butt and finish it...

 

[GICOP]

That is great Michael, looks good with or without the building :salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[whdamon]

Looking good.....I think the cabin really adds to the display area
. Cant wait for the figures
Walt Damon

 

[The Lt.]

{bravo}}{bravo}}It's see it's almost finishe Michael an looking ever so good can wait to see you at play on it{bravo}}{bravo}}..........PapaZ

 

[Denver]

What Figures will populate your landscape ?

 

[marco55]

something like this...but I will still add quite a bit more foliage on the left...and I need to rework some of the grass/dirt in the road...it's close...just need to get up off my lazy butt and finish it...

Beautiful Mike.