Comments on: Terrain Cover – Plan B

By: Philip H

Philip H — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:32:38 +0000

interesting. It might also be that what works for HO may not work for N (your grittyness issue). I’ve also seen the parts of Oregon that Joe is modeling also have a different texture to the ground then your part of the world.

Anyway, it’s fascinating to watch folks on line. The feedback is tremendous, and helpful as I move between stages of my layout.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:33:39 +0000

Philip: Not yet. Reading up on the MRH forums, it seems a couple folks simply go with a 50/50 mixture of Vermiculite and Plaster, completely leaving out the cement.

The result is a mixture that won’t shrink and crack (yay!) it seems. I wonder if it’ll produce a less gritty mixture too. The gritty texture seemed to make it hard to apply to me.

So I think I’ll give this mixture a shot tonight and see how it comes out.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:20:38 +0000

Jamie: I’d say mock up a little test section you can try this technique on and see how the results come out for you.

Maybe I was a little to impatient with the mixture, the applying, or something. It certainly seems like it’s a very time consuming process because of the rework it needs to fix up the cracks and stuff. That’s just too much work I don’t care to deal with.

By: Philip H

Philip H — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:45:57 +0000

Hum . . . interesting observations. So many folks rave about Joe’s system. He’s generally a really responsive person – have you considered sending him and email with your recnet experiences?

By: CSXDixieLine

CSXDixieLine — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:13:05 +0000

Well, so much for my previous comment Jamie