More work today on Ravine 2 including adding the weathering powders and more vegetation. I also tried out the Behr "Jungle Green" flat latex paint that I bought to do the fascia boards.
I don't know about you, but I like the green. I bought two of their sample-sized containers and I think that will be enough to do the whole layout.
It was time to remove the masking around the tower. Instead of trying to extricate the tower out of the plaster to remove all the Stretch and Seal and newspaper since I was afraid of what it may do. Instead I took a sharp #11 blade and just sliced it off at the water line.
This exposed some areas where the plaster pour didn't reach well, so I filled those areas with joint compound. When this dries I'll give it a little sanding and then go back over with river-bottom coloration. While that's drying I'm going to run a bead of clear, paintable caulk at the two end to act as a dam for the W-S Realistic Water. I saw this technique on a video I reviewed before painting the rocks. This is instead of adhering the large dams I had when pouring the plaster. Since I'm only adding about 1/8" of resin.
In this picture you can see the added rusting, the high water marks on the banks and other colorations, plus the added vegetation. It's funny that the joint compound looks like white water, but it's not.
As soon as the water hardens I'll install the fascia boards which will really dress up this area.
I woke up this morning thinking about the back area where I had added all that extra plaster last week. Instead of trying to fabricate a roadway by piling on more STM, which is an expensive resource, I realized that I have enough 1/2" green foam to make a road like I did for the town. This would be flat and level and would need to be supported underneath on the undulating terrain on which it's sitting.
Since I only have pieces left, this road was more like a jigsaw puzzle, but it will get STM to embed it in the terrain and a coating of joint compound for the running surface. I'm not going to use Bristol Board here like I did for the city streets since it's overkill considering where it's situated. (Don't look at the mess on the flower)
The plan for this area is the skid row part of town with a flop house, tattoo parlor (although these are pretty main street right now), a tap room and other less-than-high class establishments. This will keep the rents higher in the mid-town business area. There's lots of Downtown Deco buildings that will go here.
