07-30-2011, 10:23 PM
As a result of seeing the real Vernon I decided to tone down the trackage. I got some dirt from the road, cooked it in the micro wave and sieved it.
The result was glued as a fine uneven layer over the perfect gray ballast and the perfect white sand. That did also change the overall tone from gray to brown and matches Vernon better.
I should find an even more fine ground cover. The prototype has large patches with ground cover fine as dust.
![[Image: Img_0771.jpg?t=1312085430]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/FL2011/Img_0771.jpg?t=1312085430)
![[Image: Img_0772.jpg?t=1312085424]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/FL2011/Img_0772.jpg?t=1312085424)
I did not continue with the slab buildings. Vernon has so much older buildings that look similar to mine build after prototypes in southern LA. I will concentrate on details etc. to get the look and feel of what I have seen in Vernon. But some green is planned. It is April after a rainy spring on my layout.
The result was glued as a fine uneven layer over the perfect gray ballast and the perfect white sand. That did also change the overall tone from gray to brown and matches Vernon better.
I should find an even more fine ground cover. The prototype has large patches with ground cover fine as dust.
I did not continue with the slab buildings. Vernon has so much older buildings that look similar to mine build after prototypes in southern LA. I will concentrate on details etc. to get the look and feel of what I have seen in Vernon. But some green is planned. It is April after a rainy spring on my layout.
Reinhard