Irish Model Railway | 07 Depot #8 Layout Update September 2024 | Riverbank Railways

Riverbank Railways
Riverbank Railways
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Published 2024-09-15
Major scenery update, sorry for the delay! In this video we see the final look of the embankments and scrub ground around track. There's also a detailed how to for creating waste ground scenery and controlled static grass for anyone looking for handy tips and tricks.

P.S. Around halfway through I'm describing adding small amounts of different coloured grasses, I should also mention that it's important to hoover / vacuum up any stray grass after each step (i.e before applying the next type of grass). It's a pain, but worth it, extra grass is removed and the vacuum also helps the gras to stand up :)

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Materials
All are from woodland scenics, maybe one or two of the yellows from Noch

Static Grass
* 2mm: light green, dark green, straw, brown
* 4mm: light green, medium green, dark green, straw, autumn, winter,
* 7mm: medium green, dark green, straw
* 12mm: light green, medium green, dark green

Coarse Turf
* Light Green, Burnt Grass, Earth

Underbrush
* Light Green, Medium Green, Olive Green, Forest Blend

Bushes
* Medium Green, Olive Green, Forest Green

Clump Foliage
* Light Green, Medium Green

Foliage
* Light Green, Medium Green

Briar Patch
* Medium Green, Dry Brown

Fine Turf
* Soil, Earth, Earth Blend, Burnt Grass

Flowers
* Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange

Plant Hues
* Straw, Golden, Red, Green

Glues
* War World Scenics Tuft Glue
* PVA (& washing up liquid)
* Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
All Comments (16)
  • @andyt741
    brilliant video👍 very well explained how you go about scenic work and very very helpful, thankyou for sharing this Mr Riverbank Railways sir👍
  • @TezTurner
    I really enjoyed this and have learned something new. Glad I found this.
  • @josefbuckland
    Looks great. And solid technique almost same approaches. I have to static grass effect absolutely identical up to an including I just cut a spare piece of rail out and use that as my extension on the alligator clip and I agree I’ve seen all the videos too about stick the probe in the glow stick it here hover it here put it there, put it there. You just gotta go with what works the best forkeep up the good work.
  • @turnout999
    Excellent video again…many thanks for sharing..Regards from Maryville Junction…👍👌
  • @stevejh6630
    Excellent! Was about to bin my static grass applicator because it tended to dump the entire contents in one go. Using a paper mask/filter is a great idea. Thank you.
  • @mmrwattie8337
    This is awesome, I'll be adding it to my list of how to's. Many thanks.
  • @dibsyardshuntinglayout
    This might now become my go-to video for the scenics for the new module. Great video and great techniques.
  • @wjvandijk1ify
    Very REALISTIC and wonderful scenery. GOOD JOB MAN !!! Might copy some hahaha
  • @mauracurran6500
    Excellent video, you have made huge progress over the summer, great advice on static grass application. Think you got a bit mixed up between WWS and woodland Scenics at times 😂
  • @CGngauge
    Great video, it's brought me to your channel... Going to check out some of your other content now. Great to know about the Tuft Glue. Great tip about the applicator adding the paper holes to make it smaller, didn't think of doing that.. Saves buying the smaller one!! (I've had the issue where it all come out quickly and I don't have the control... I am using 1mm and 2mm... N Gauge.) Do you have a video on how you went about weathering the tracks and ballast? Also.. Have you tried using kitchen grease paper instead of the WWS paper to make the tuffs on?