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Hi Guys,
I'm currently planning my first "big" (room size) setup.
However I'm quite big on things "looking" right, to me anyway, and I've come across my first stumbling block.
The plan for this setup is to recreate a WW2 desert airfield in africa, have the track round the perimeter with two different sidings at either side. One being a RAF side and t'other being German. Now I know that's not realistic at all and the chances of them sharing an airfield were low to put it politely, but I want to see both sides of the coin in my setup so to speak.
My biggest problem is getting some sand that looks like desert stuff.
The only Sand I can find available in my local shops, and on eBay is the Javis stuff which looks far too earthy to have a good desert feel to it.
Does anyone have any sand setups they could show the effects of and explain how they achieved it? or is there a better method to this?
Someone in one of the shops suggested painted emery paper, which would be fine for the flat plains but not much use for the ballast and general around-the-track effects.
All ideas and examples greatly received!
Alex
I'm currently planning my first "big" (room size) setup.
However I'm quite big on things "looking" right, to me anyway, and I've come across my first stumbling block.
The plan for this setup is to recreate a WW2 desert airfield in africa, have the track round the perimeter with two different sidings at either side. One being a RAF side and t'other being German. Now I know that's not realistic at all and the chances of them sharing an airfield were low to put it politely, but I want to see both sides of the coin in my setup so to speak.
My biggest problem is getting some sand that looks like desert stuff.
The only Sand I can find available in my local shops, and on eBay is the Javis stuff which looks far too earthy to have a good desert feel to it.
Does anyone have any sand setups they could show the effects of and explain how they achieved it? or is there a better method to this?
Someone in one of the shops suggested painted emery paper, which would be fine for the flat plains but not much use for the ballast and general around-the-track effects.
All ideas and examples greatly received!
Alex