Finally I have something to show here too! And so far I have not done most of it [;)] so thanks to Jelle Willems for doing the wood part and Léon Honings for explaining, supervising and helping with his glueshell scnenery method, he also took these pictures. Thanks guys.
It all started last year when I participated as guard at the Leiden version of the well known Dutch trains show Rail. I have helped the guys at earlier shows and this time a committee informed me and several others (all the while having this big smile on their faces…[:-^]) that if we wanted to play again we had to bring our own module. [:D]
So, after my usual delaying techniques (I was an armchair modeller of 20 years standing) we were going to participate in an other version of Rail but our participation was cancelled. We were going to demonstrate how to build modules, specifically Fremo - USA ones with me als the student showing that, even with 2 left hands (as we say here in the Netherlands), it is doable with little tools or experience.
So, the module is called Lone Tree Road (guess why!), eventually I hope to build more with a canyon scene among others as many Fremo - USA modules are rather flat in appearance. Scenery is the glueshell method pioneered by Léon Honings. It consists of a web of strips glued together (from old file folders, I knew my profession of archivist would come in handy sometime!) which will get an overlay of an old bedsheet ripped in 10x10 cm pieces (that is 4x4 inches) and drenched in a lot of white carpenters glue to give a lightweight yet durable base like an eggshell.
So, here are the pictures showing the basic module and the first of the strips that will form a mesa. We are thinking of putting an indian on top who will send smokesignals when a train passes! Otherwise, the low area will get a dirt road crossing the tracks at almost 90 degrees and a lone tree.
Deadline for the project is 1 march 2007 as later in the month we will participate in a train show at our national