Today saw the WMD lawn mower withdrawn from its winter quarters. A check of the oil, some fresh petrol and the engine primed saw it start on the third attempt! Not bad and with the cutting blade set high the lawn looks a lot better. Mrs. W will be pleased - hopefully!
That was the cutting grass part and once completed meant I had the opportunity for an hour on the 009 narrow gauge layout where todays task was to grow some grass. I had previously 'graveled' the service station forecourt and last night I had given it a wash of some dilute greyish paint to tone it down a bit. Today I glued the chapel in place and used some card that I had given a wash of the same paint that I used on the gravel to manufacture some concrete slabs. Slab sized pieces were cut and then laid around the chapel to give an effect that they had been in place for a long time and had moved and vegetation was finding its way into the gaps.
With those in place it was time to get the grass growing with some static grass. Around the chapel I used some Peco 2mm Spring grass to give a representation of grass that got mown on occasions. At the back of the service station I used the same mix as around the river bank to give the impression of unkempt grass left to its own devices. I need to clean off the stray fibers from the chapel once the glue has fully dried and then add some further vegetation but the basics are there and I think looking good! I particularly like the grass in the joints between the slabs.
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