Sunday Photo Fun 2-20-2011

[Seayakbill]

 Action on the layout

 

 

[bigdogjeff]

watch?v=wTgF4soIR I

[krapug1]

 

A salute to the first passenger set of the Lionel MPC era.

 

 

 

 

[Anonymous]

It has been a long time since I've posted to SPF.

It has probably been just as long since I've worked on the layout. Well today that changes...

Over the last few weeks I have been working on the subframe for a large curved stone arch bridge. This has been an interesting and very frustrating undertaking and I am very glad that it is over.

This is the bridge's outside curve:


This is the bridge's inside curve:

This is the bridge being test fitted into place:

This is the inside curve - I have to remove the foam from this area and cut the upper curve back a little more. Then I'll build a cardboard lattice and drape some thinned out spackling dipped cloth over that and use Timboy's landscaping oatmeal mixture to build the mountain face.


As for finishing the bridge? I haven't decided yet. The 1/8inch ply splintered like crazy when I was forming it to the wood base, so simply painting it is out of the question. The insides of the arches is really tight to I was thinking to use some of the foam I have laying around to fill the voids and use a foam cutter to rouch in the arches. From there I will probably use some spackling to smooth it all out and paint it flatblack. Then pick up some of the flexible stone walls from Scenic Express and use that to skin the bridge. Get some of the seam sealers and use those to define the arch supports, then paint the whole structure stone tan then highlight is and weather it. The top will be smoothed out with spackle and the track will be slightly recessed in the spackle (not sure about the recessing yet). Then painted dirt brown and weathered.  I also need to run the longer engines over the bridge and see what I can do about a railing...

[Timboy]

Brent:

I like the curved arches and the curve of the bridge as well.  Nice woodworking!  If you do use one of my "oatmeal" formulas, here are a couple things to keep in mind.  I feel that the rougher I applied it, the more interesting it turned out due to the many cracks, crevices and ridges I let happen.  I found that I could also simulate rock outcroppings with it by just building it up in those areas and forming many edges.  However, painting such a rough surface can be problematic with a brush!  One way I conquered that was to dilute the paint, strain it through an old nylon stocking and sprayed it on with a simple trigger pump bottle.  I tried a lawn sprayer (Hudson) but the paint came out with too much force and tended to splatter about.  Good luck and I hope you continue to post pics of your progress!

Here is my contribution to our Sunday Photo Fun:

watch?v=NX6DFG1LVlQ

OBTW:  The above video shows an example of my "oatmeal" applied rough and with broken ceiling tiles pushed into it.  After painting it a desert tan color, I sprinkled sand over it for some added texture and color.

Regards,

Timboy, The American Flyer Nerd

[Akron]

Wow Brent, your curved bridge looks fantastic!

It's also been a looong time since I posted here, but I am very excited about my latest project and wanted to give all of you a sneak peak.

It is a website devoted to the trains of pre-Atlas Industrial Rail.  To date the BlueBoxTrains.com project has cataloged and photographed about 140 cars and will continue to add as more are discovered.  The website is almost ready to launch and I will post an announcement here on the CTT forum when it does.  Until then, you can follow our progress on facebook.  I know there are some Industrial Rail fans/experts here and would love to hear from you.

[spankybird]

Here is more pics from last weeks OTTS meeting at Greg's.

This is his carnival

 

And a VIDEO

[Buckeye Riveter]

[Northwoods Flyer]

Its a blustery and snowy afternoon here in Central Wisconsin, a good day for staying inside.  I thought I would share some photos from along the right of way of the Blueboard Central on a clearer day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby

Northwoods Flyer

[rtraincollector]

All looking great you all. Look forward to this each week. Nothing to show this week maybe next week if i get my NYC alco PB-1 dummy by williams in.

[runtime]

Seayak,

I just can not get enough of those lovely green passenger cars and that station!  Plus you must have a really good camera. Great pics. Is that Gargraves (I doubt it), Atlas or ?? track and switchs?

Thanks to everyone else also..I always look ofrward to this thread.

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[Seayakbill]

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The track and that switch is Gargraves and the camera is a Fuji A-310.

[fifedog]

88 - Bringin' back memories of building my viaduct.  I didn't encounter the splintering with the scrap panelling I used.  You have an excellent skeleton there, let's take our time on the "flesh".  If you want a concrete look, try buttering the structure with wood putty, sand smooth, then paint.  If you are lookin' for something a little more eye-poppin' (I know you), why not use dry-wall spacklin, and work on one arch at a time, carving granite stones (think Thomas Viaduct and work from pics). 

[Anonymous]

Fife - I like the Thomas Viaduct idea, but I want this done before I die!   Or at least before the adoption is finalized.  The splintering occurred out the outside because I did it wrong. Instead of placing the skin and then trimming the ends I cut it to length first... lesson learned. The inside splintered because it is a bit tighter than the outside.

I did get to run the AC6000, Allegheny, and Challenger across the bridge. There is no inner or outer overhang. I may go with a concrete look for now, just to see what happens with it. If I like it I can leave it... spackle is nice because I can always sand it down and start again... we'll see.