A muddy layout

This was done with real dirt and lots of white glue/water. And a little Mod Podge for puddles.

 

Mud season is just starting here. I will post some photos if you want to see the real thing. Lots of examples all around us.

Can't beat that offer. That would be great.


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> On Apr 5, 2014, at 3:51 PM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum wrote:
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Here is a picture of my tacky trailer park.  Mud features heavily in its tackiness.  

 

To make the mud, I first rubbed on a thin layer of spackling paste with my fingers over all the area that would be muddy, spread it out evenly and thinnly (maybe 1/6 inch thick) and let that dry about five minutes.  I then wiped it with the edge of a several-times folded and wet paper towel to smooth it out, then rolled a few cars through it (not those shown, some cheaper ones that I would later rinse off) to make the ruts.  I let the spackling dry overnight, then painted it brown (latex, flat) then clearcoated it polyurethane) to make it look wet.  Next, I laid on some thick poly inside the ruts and in a few places to make pools of standing water.  I also muddied up the sides and tires and bumpers of the cars with that brown latex paint, etc.  Finally, I sprinkled a very few pieces of ballast to simulate a few pieces of the gravel road (out of site to the upper left) having been carried down into the mud. 

 

 

I did a great mud scene of a truck stuck in it using premixed drywall seam and patch mud.  You can get a nice sized tub for around $8 at Lowes.  Just spackle it down and then use a truck you don't mind washing off to put ruts and roads in it, wait til it dries and then paint brown or whatever color mud you like!

I have seen the drywall technique and it works well.

 

I was looking for some actual photos.  Very hard to find.  I would like to model a spring thaw so to speak.

Here is a picture of my tacky trailer park.  Mud features heavily in its tackiness. 

Is that a domestic dispute going on with the trailer people.

Gesso paste and water based paint to tint. Sculpt to your content.

Bumping as I am still looking for some real railroad shots of muddy scenes.

A few from my RR photo collection.  Not exactly what you're looking for, but it's typical of trackside gullies or ruts.  The MOW crews drive along the tracks on these paths.  Not much photographical mud around right now.

 

 

Thanks for the pictures.  I guess maybe I am looking for a Spring thaw time period as opposed to muddy.  Perhaps a better description?

This is a scene I am working on, still needs additional detail. Someone on the forum suggested using drywall joint compound , then painting and using modge podge to make it look wet. I'll post more as details are added.

I feel stuck in the mud myself looking at your scene.  Great effect!

YEah, drywall compound and spackling paste work well in this application.  As I said above I use polyurethane to get the "wet" look but the effect is that same.  It looks so real!

Vulcan

Nicely done scene, the rolled up chain link is neat