Next I rouned what are to be the insde ends of the styrofoam where the trestle is going to be. This was to represent a seasonal creek bed and the years of errosion to the ground. Once I had done this I applied a thin coat of conact cement to the styrofoam and the 1x4 (only where the styrofoam pieces were going to be). After placing the styrofoam where it was to be I started figuring the measurment for the trestle. Once all the timber legnth and dimensions were figured we went to the Highlander Saw Mill and placed our order.

Each piece of lumber in the trestle was hand cut just for the construction of the trestle. Next was to assemble each one and set it in place. I also made two bullheads for each end to stop the furthering errosion of ground at each end and to catch the larger rock and ballasting sluffage and also as an approach buffer.

First the rock had to be shaped, This was done by using my dremel and a grinding stone to get everything roughed in. Next I apply several light coatings of slightly deluted plaster, Brushing it in an upwards direction to pull the plaster creating the grain effect in the rock. I dab the brush downward on the benches to remove excess plaster. This process is done several times till satisfied with the appearance of the rock and allowed to dry (overnight). Next I would start the base color applications to all that would recieve paints, the rock got a good coating of grey paint. The trestle the same only deluted by about 50% water.

When applying the color to wood I use a deluted mixture so it acts more as a stain and soaks in rather than just covering the surface as paint does. This is so the colors to follow will blend and not just cover one another. When it comes to painting the rock I usually always apply a medium grey as the base. I then will take a 50% diluted black and apply to the face of the rock using a fanned brush so it will get into the cracks of the rock face, Then using a standard type brush dab downward on the tops of the benches.

I will then usually come back with a 50% diluted brown and hit spiratically in various spots to create a dirt and mineral effect. Once this is done using a light grey I lightly dab the brush into the paint not to get to much paint. I then dab the brush onto a paper towel to semi dry the brush, with the remaining paint I pull the brush downward over the edges of the benches, high lighting them to give a sun bleached effect. Next it's back to the trestle, I will apply a 75% deluted black (almost straight water)dabbing at the trestle in spots of shadow, dirt exposure or stain.

After getting the effect I'm after with the grey and black I will go back over the entire assembly with a deluted brown to basically haze it all together. Once all of this was done it was time to apply the track, this was done by simply gluing the track down using a new type of glue I've been having great luck with on all that I use it. (Loctite Multi-Surface Adhesive Gel). This was done by just running a small bead of gell on the backside of the track and then put into place and allowed to dry overnight (weighted).

The following day I then ballasted the track, set the boulders and sluffage behind the bullheads, let ballast sluff over the tops of the boulders and onto the benchtops of the rock formations. Then everywhere there was ballast and or boulders all got a saturation of wet water (approx.1 cup water 5-6 drops dish soap)I do this by using a insulin syringe. Once this has been done then I apply a 50-50 elmers glue and water mix. Apply sparingly, One drop at a time and watch how it saturates. Once again this was allowed to set overnight.

The following day it was time to finsh the creek bed, this was done by brushing a good coat of elmers glue to the remaining uncovered areas of the creek bed, then sprinkling chosen turf onto area with glue and then tipping the display to allow excess to fall off, I then placed selected rocks and shrubbry where desired gave the creek bed a saturation of wet water, And allowed to dry overnight.