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13 April 2008, 11:20 AM
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The end is finally in sight!
Well ,the really creative stuff (the stuff I enjoy the most)will soon be coming to an end.After I finish the landscaping there won't be much new stuff to do.Mostly cleaning up some odds and ends and hooking up the lighting ,which will still take some time though.
Before packing everything off to the museum I also have some finishing touches to do on the Albatros and Neiuport dioramas as well.I am hoping to have all this wrapped up by the Fall and have next Winter to concentrate on the new 1/16th scale "Backyard Flier" diorama, based upon a version of the Wright Bros. airplanes, with a little Curtiss thrown in. My plan is to put myself back in time to just before WW1 when aviation was new and exciting and many a young guy decided to build his own version of the flier in his backyard.Most of course never actually flew but I thought that it would be fun to see what I could have come up using the tools and technology of the day. 
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14 April 2008, 10:12 AM
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I think that this is probably the best solution for this area.I didn't want to leave it just bare and the weeds will help to define a sort of back lane area.I am hoping that the soft look of the weeds will help overcome the straight lines and all of the 90 deg angles.Next up will be some shorter vegetation and a little more color to make it more interesting.
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15 April 2008, 05:30 PM
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Actually playing around in the weeds is a lot of fun.In addition to the old Husky-chewed brush for the tall grass,I also used some dried out dill weed and a few items from plastic artificial floral arrangements . The weeds are HO train stuff some of which has been sprayed with yellow ochre to give it a Fall look.I have noticed here in Canada in November some grass and weeds can remain quite green in color right up to the first snowfall.I will work in a little brown pastels of various shades between the weeds to represent a more earthy soil.I haven't yet decided how far I will extend the weeds along both sides of the edge.If anyone,especially the RR guys have any ideas of how I can improve the look ,please advise.Maybe it is time for another trip to the hobby store RR section to see what I can find.
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