Modeling A Realistic River Bank | River Road - Part 2

[@harperlarry49]

Not sure I'm going to say this right..... Nature is layers. Whether it's a river bank, a mountain, or a forest, they are all made up of layers. To be truely good modelers we must understand those layers and how they were created so we can properly recreate them. The techniques you have been demonstrating are a perfect example of how to do that. Great stuff. Cheers - Larry.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You Larry. Self doubt is no respecter of persons. Often times I have to stop myself from moving forward creatively because I am being too hasty or over-confident in my approach. I step back, humble myself, think it through more, and then re-approach the scene once again until I feel confident moving forward - one layer at a time. Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@PeterTillman3]

You make it look so easy … 👍

[@boomerdiorama]

It's father time bearing it's fruit.😉

[@derekalexander4030]

I think all of our dioramas are super dioramas. Incredible work. Your experience shows.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes sir indeed. Thank you very much!

[@derekalexander4030]

Damn autocorrect. That comment was supposed to say that I think all of YOUR dioramas are super dioramas. Incredible work. YOUR experience shows.

[@boomerdiorama]

@@derekalexander4030 Thank you. The term "Super" in the context of Diorama (according to Francois Verlinden) meant that it was big! It has a big footprint with heavy detail. This is hard to find but a good read: www.thriftbooks.com/w/superdioramas_francois-verlinden/2797199/#edition=3170669

[@1800clyde]

Very Zen . . . thanks for de-stressing after a long day 🤗 That shore is looking amazing.

[@boomerdiorama]

My pleasure 😊

[@ChessiePAdiv]

Scene composition is such an important process to develop even before bench work and ultimately followed by scenery. You do an outstanding job with all of those! i am still preparing my new space for my railroad and following your work makes me eager to get to the really gratifying parts of modeling. thanks for the instruction and inspiration! scott

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you and I totally agree! I know that feeling you just shared. It's all good as well. Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@johnschutt9187]

Masterfully wonderful. It is so good to see how this is done by a pro. Thank you for your time.

[@boomerdiorama]

You are welcome John, and thank you! Cheers.~ Boomer.😁

[@OtterCreek]

Can't wait to see it painted up! I've got a tub of Golden Fiber paste headed my way. I'm a few months away from scenery in my next town but I can't wait to apply new techniques and products!!

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds great! Have fun with the Fiber paste. Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@creepy013]

Your attention to detail never ceases to amaze me, I like the way you use reference photos to make your scenes look so real, look forward to part 3. Regards Gary.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you very much! Reference photos are most important when it comes to shapes and textures. Far more than color. Color is already in us. We just don't seem to let it out because we rush too much. Cheers.

[@jeffmorris6381]

Excellent craftsmanship and artistic flare Boomer. I thoroughly enjoy your modeling and am learning a good deal to apply on my Maine coastal layout.

[@boomerdiorama]

Awesome, thank you!

[@thomplacier677]

When you ‘stipple’ it with the brush, it just comes alive. Amazing material and technique! Thanks! Stay safe!

[@boomerdiorama]

It's a fantastic product for this. Cheers.

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

This is a great series, Im excited to see it evolve!

[@boomerdiorama]

Me too! Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@Gesampa]

Excellent, as usual 👏👏👏

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you so much 😀

[@schadowolf]

Absolutely amazing video with your inspiration and guidance/tips for us non-artist types. I will be so much better having found this channel. I will do OK. Not great, but better than would have, thank you sir!

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ollieahokas9179]

A great attention to detail, you have a great eye for it. Always fun to see the progress and get a few tips along the way as the layout progress. Cheers from Sweden!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks 👍

[@michellenicodemus2108]

Awesome job!! I'm going to be doing this when I build my lake in the future.

[@boomerdiorama]

Have fun! Cheers - Boomer.

[@205004gs]

Awesome as always! Each stroke of the brushes or shaping with your fingers, brings out all these tiny little details, and makes the layout slowly come to life! It's almost like watching the creation story unfold. Mesmerizing 👍

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you very much! I know what you mean! It feels cool but yet, extremely limited in perspective. Cheers.

[@rexrockwell1517]

Wonderfully delightful !

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad you enjoyed it! ~ Boomer.

[@ericp6612]

I really enjoyed the video! I have some benchwork done for my 9’ x 5’ n scale shelf layout but am stuck in the planning phase! I had a plan, but now I’m changing it! I hope to get to the actual modeling and scenery some day!

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hoseman8001]

Morning, thanks again... in my notes for scenery that I will model the saw mill creek or river its maybe about 20' wide but the river bank was litter with old junk since it goes thru a industrial area for about 3 miles.. I'm excited to try your technique and to put different junk in the banks and certain walls with the trees overhang. I know I have to compress the saw mill , I will make it sexy.. thanks again

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds like you have a fantastic subject to model there! I just love the waterfront scene coupled to the railroad. Cheers.

[@BradLobregt]

Great modelling.

[@boomerdiorama]

Many thanks!

[@1BCamden]

Nice detail, in real time

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad you liked it! It's really taking shape now. Cheers.

[@Death_From_Below]

I live on the Hood Canal, an excellent place to get inspiration.

[@boomerdiorama]

That the spirit!

[@michaelevan9184]

looking good! keep it up!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks, will do! ~ Boomer.

[@file1man]

I'm new to your channel, retired with time available. Wish to landscape my new 16 ft by 18 ft o gauge trainboard. Please do a short video on top 15 tools. Its overwhelming to watch and quess what and where to buy. Not so much paints and glues, but tools like that small stanley planar, dental picks, scalpel. We know the proper tool makes all the difference

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You. I do not have a "top 15" tools for sculpting. The tools I use are my hands, the paint knife, the wood stick, and a small fan brush you see demonstrated in the videos. Many like the dental pick, and small Stanley plane, I acquired long ago. The tools don't shape the model the modeler does through practice. However, since you brought it up, I will consider doing a small episode of my favorite modelling tools. In the meantime please see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kImXaHl_ab9sfZo and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppCUpoV_ds1madE Cheers😁

[@70rrsteve51]

That being said, I understand where “Fileman” is coming from, as I have made almost a half-dozen purchases based on what I’ve watched you do, Boomer…and I’m already seeing improved results. Thank you!

[@boomerdiorama]

@@70rrsteve51 O.K. Thanks for sharing your interests. I do tend to take my tools and paint kit for granted. I will consider a "Boomer" tool demo down the road soon.😁 Cheers.

[@williambryant5946]

I've seen the small Stanley planer at Ace Hardware and True Value Hardware stores.

[@boomerdiorama]

@@williambryant5946 O.K. William. Thank you for pointing that out. I'm swamped right now. Cheers.😁

[@michaeltrufitt5477]

Great up date such skill and vision you have 😀👍

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You! I'm really having fun with it. It should be fun right? . . . at least most of the time anyway . . . lol. Cheers ~ Boomer.😁

[@rossramsdell7584]

everything is beautiful. You model the way the way I have always tried to paint. One quick note though... in the word "pumice" pum rhymes with gum

[@boomerdiorama]

That's a Canadian thingy . . . lol. I pronounce vowels like vowels out of context. ;-) Cheers.

[@jvanamb]

I love that Fan Brush Stippling technique. For years I have used common pins, disposable pen tips, straw stalks, & fork tongs to get that effect. Now I have to go out and buy some old fan brushes from a thrift store for modeling. Thank$! Also that Pumice Gel, what is the overall consistency? You supered a comparison to Grout. To the best of your scents does it appears to have other materials in it? Part of my modeling enjoyment is too scratch build some of my components. Like Pumine gel. I'm thinking of testing grout, acrylic paint, short cuts of twine, homemade sculpt-a-mold, and water (or 50/50 PVA and water). Please let me know what you think? Jim

[@boomerdiorama]

I'm glad to hear you thinking outside the scenery material box - always a good thing. I'm not sure what makes "pumice" gel. It's the best artist product I have ever worked with. If the scale was huge I wouldn't use it for economic reason. For this size it's fantastic. I don't think too much about what other people use for scenery. Whatever works at the end of the day. Feel free to share when you develop a recipe though. Cheers.

[@b.c.junctionembroiderynj8804]

Very nice , Thankyou...

[@boomerdiorama]

Welcome 😊

[@FredWilbury]

Nice job Boomer like that pumice gel and attention to detail, I sometimes use a granite dust and grout , PVA mix gives interesting textures. Can I ask why part of the river are you basing the diorama on , I only ask as I was looking at various views of the Fraser what a river bit different to our uk Hampshire streams lol regards Fred

[@boomerdiorama]

I live a few blocks from the Fraser River in Fort Langley, B.C. Canada. The location I am modeling is 50 miles further west on the south side of Annacis Island. The beaches all look similar from from Hope, B.C. to Richmond where the Fraser River runs through Delta into the Howe Sound. Cheers.

[@FredWilbury]

@@boomerdiorama thank you Boomer 👌😎 fred

[@PostmoderneModelWorks]

Perspective and selective compression is often overlooked by many good modelers, but is an essential element for controlling what the viewer sees and doesn’t see.

[@boomerdiorama]

Composition, perspective and selective compression are difficult things to master, let alone achieve, in 3D. The model railroad is an excellent subject to practice the craft. But it is nothing new of course. Originally, it was mastered in Europe with full size Dioramas as exhibits before the advent of the camera. Then the art form was forgotten until the late twentieth century when post - war modeler's, and artists, revived it in miniature form, and then it found it's way over to the model railroad genre. ~ Boomer.

[@hondachopper6978]

I went to Sandbar once, ordered up a Rusty snail, hold the grunion, shaken, not stirred With a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich on the side Heavy on the mako

[@boomerdiorama]

This is why the whole sand bar is covered in "Racoon" tracks. The low tide sandbar is the "dinner" bell for the predators and scavengers. Cheers.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

LOL!

[@file1man]

Do you often take your own photo's or use internet pics more often? I now see how a photo can help the minds eye rather than memory recall

[@boomerdiorama]

I mostly take my own photos from specific locations. Sometimes, but rarely, do I use a pic from "Google" images. Cheers.

[@homiedog4975]

Pewmuss, nervanna and deckulls

[@boomerdiorama]

😁

[@DisVietVetUSA]

Maticuless miniatures that enhance what is not seen.......

[@boomerdiorama]

Often times it is the collective little things that make the "Big" picture work. Cheers.

[@paulhayton3423]

Yes it's a word:) longitudinally adverb. longitudinal. adjective. lon·​gi·​tu·​di·​nal | \ ˌlän-jə-ˈt(y)üd-ᵊn-əl, -nəl, British also ˌläŋ-gə-ˈtyüd- \ ... great video Boomer..

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . . thank you Paul. It just came out spontaneously and when I stumbled over it I wondered if it was authentic . . . lol. Thank you! Cheers.