QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter [i]Tim, Another great project. Thanks for sharing. Did the Scenic Express Realistic Water "shrink" as it cured? I used it on a stream and as it cured out, the water level decreased by about 1/8". No shrinkage here, I also used the "Water Effects" for the waterfall. Poured it on wax paper, then siliconed it to the hardshell. I think next time i'll use plain clear silicone and fluff it up some. It's a lot cheaper than the Water Effects..Tim Reply Edit Jumijo Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: New England 6,241 posts Posted by Jumijo on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:38 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Buckeye--I've used several bottles of Realistic water and everytime it shrinks and loses height. I think part of my problem is that I don't let it cure long enough between applications and humidity in my basement. I need to become more patient as the water is to expensive to waste but I sure enjoy it's convience and ease of use. Jon Jon, I've waited six months between applications of the water and it still shrunk. I thought at first is was leaking out the bottom of the layout. [:)] Guys, try using gloss medium instead. It goes on thick enough to add dimension to your river or lake, and has some ability to dry with a wave or ripple pattern. To make that look truly wet, apply a top coat (or several) of good old Future floor polish. It's acryllic based, dries to a spectacular gloss, and can be tinted, painted over, thinned with water, airbrushed, and is generally idiot proof. As far as I know, it doesn't creep like Envirotex does. Jim Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale Reply jonadel Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Adel, Iowa 2,292 posts Posted by jonadel on Monday, November 7, 2005 10:18 PM Chief--it's a good thing we didn't see it on Saturday or we would still be there! Actually, the corporate headquarters are in Edina and at the Mall of America is a very nice store, glad we had a tight schedule[:)] Jon Jon So many roads, so little time. Reply ChiefEagles Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Rolesville, NC 15,416 posts Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, November 7, 2005 9:32 PM Great shot Scott. Jon, big Dept 56 warehouse and distribution center behind Cablea's at Rogers MN. A monster building. God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified Reply scottsmith Member sinceNovember 2002 From: VA 123 posts Posted by scottsmith on Monday, November 7, 2005 7:13 PM The 4-4-0 was taken at York on the back of a Ryder Rental truck. I talked one of MTH's people into letting me take a photoof it outside for the internet. Scott Smith Reply ChiefEagles Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Rolesville, NC 15,416 posts Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, November 7, 2005 5:07 PM Daan, I'll try to locate the info on the decals of horse head. I'll send it to you. They are decals and you just float them over the others. God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified Reply daan Member sinceApril 2004 From: Holland 1,404 posts Posted by daan on Monday, November 7, 2005 4:46 PM @ chief, this is the picture I used to make my decals from. As you see both types of logo's are on this photo, but I decided to make the older one. Paint is a program giving drawings in little dots and the horsehead came out not smooth enough.. (The small horse on the front is too small to see dots, but the big one on the side logo comes out nasty..) Daan. I'm Dutch, but only by country... Reply philo426 Member sinceMarch 2005 1,512 posts Posted by philo426 on Monday, November 7, 2005 4:36 PM I like that '67 vette cwith a 427! Reply tmcc man Member sinceApril 2005 From: North of Philadelphia 2,372 posts Posted by tmcc man on Monday, November 7, 2005 4:15 PM Well 30swillgo, look at these new cars, by all means GM POWER Engine=V8 POWER=505bhp@6300rpm 0-60=3.9 seconds For more info, see the new Road And Track. Now for old muscle. 1965 Corvette Convertible gorgeous In my opinion better that the Fixed Or Repaired Daily company. Colin from prr.railfan.net Reply jonadel Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Adel, Iowa 2,292 posts Posted by jonadel on Monday, November 7, 2005 4:04 PM Peter-- The bldgs. are all D56 from my wife's collection. When we were designing the layout we made a special effort to include those bldgs. and it's worked out great. Part of the fun of having a permanent layout is shopping for the accessories and how they all work together. It's been great fun having her support and enthusiasm in building the layout. I'm including our album page (yes I know, it needs to be updated) so you can see where we started. Jon http://jands.logicalgeek.com Jon So many roads, so little time. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 7, 2005 2:39 PM Since 1938 Packard 12's are hard to come by, It's a Ford, folks. This will just have to do. Performance 0-60 mph: 3.3 sec 0-100 mph: 8.6 sec Quarter Mile: 11.6 sec @ 128 mph Skidpad: 1.00g Top Speed: 205 mph Braking, 60-0 mph: 117 ft Slalom Speed: 69.5 mph Engine Type: Supercharged V8 Displacement: 5409 cc Horsepower: 550 bhp @ 6500 rpm Torque: 500 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm Redline: 6500 rpm BTW, great pictures from everyone today. Sorry I wasn't able to get to see them until today. I too, like the new GG1's. Reply Edit tmcc man Member sinceApril 2005 From: North of Philadelphia 2,372 posts Posted by tmcc man on Monday, November 7, 2005 2:18 PM Chief, I heard about the logo change. Blueberry, at the Philadelphia Auto Show, I got to see the Caddy 16 up close and personal. The car is gorgeous. When I came home from school, I saw in a small repair shop, that fixes older cars, a 1970 Corvette Stingray. It was a beautiful bright yellow, and it looked fast sitting there. It was awesome. It was in great condition Colin from prr.railfan.net Reply flick Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Upstate New York 27 posts Posted by flick on Monday, November 7, 2005 1:27 PM Jon I love the buildings in the background! Very European looking. Are they Dept. 56? Peter Reply Buckeye Riveter Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Jelloway Creek, OH - Elv. 1100 7,578 posts Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, November 7, 2005 10:40 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Buckeye--I've used several bottles of Realistic water and everytime it shrinks and loses height. I think part of my problem is that I don't let it cure long enough between applications and humidity in my basement. I need to become more patient as the water is to expensive to waste but I sure enjoy it's convience and ease of use. Jon Jon, I've waited six months between applications of the water and it still shrunk. I thought at first is was leaking out the bottom of the layout. [:)] Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004.. Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR TCA 09-64284 Reply laz 57 Member sinceOctober 2004 From: Millersburg, Pa. 7,607 posts Posted by laz 57 on Monday, November 7, 2005 8:51 AM Nice PICS GIZ, SCOTT how did you get the MTH General already? That's my next purchase. What did you pay? laz57 There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; Robert Service. TCA 03-55991 Reply ChiefEagles Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Rolesville, NC 15,416 posts Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, November 7, 2005 8:51 AM Tim, great job. Great photos guys. Scott, great job. Daan, NS has changed their logo on us. I'm converting some of mine. www.nscorp.com go to Logo Lingo. Can get those horse heads from a company if you have too. The "leg" of the N next to the stripes has to be widen adn then the horse head goes over it. God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified Reply jonadel Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Adel, Iowa 2,292 posts Posted by jonadel on Monday, November 7, 2005 7:53 AM Tom--thanks for the idea about the Bobber Caboose, I just checked the product locator through MTH and one dealer has it. Believe it or not, he's about 40 miles from me so a road trip will take place tomorrow, what a small world! Buckeye--I've used several bottles of Realistic water and everytime it shrinks and loses height. I think part of my problem is that I don't let it cure long enough between applications and humidity in my basement. I need to become more patient as the water is to expensive to waste but I sure enjoy it's convience and ease of use. Jon Jon So many roads, so little time. Reply FJ and G Member sinceAugust 2003 6,434 posts Posted by FJ and G on Monday, November 7, 2005 7:04 AM GREAT photos as usual, guys. Sorry don't have any train operation photos as I'm into construction phase, but perhaps these pictures might interest 1 or 2. Spent weekend working on the office section of my nearly 12-ft long general merchandise warehouse. Spent entire Saturday morning trying to make windows with brass and really messed up a bunch of windows. Ended up sledghammering my telephone and pulling out the frame around the keypad to use as one set of windows. And, destroyed a $2000 computer (which is now obsolute) to extract more window material from the frame (see pictures). Then, annoyed the neighbors again with the table saw ripping O scale cedar paneling for the sides and then painting with honey-colored Thompson Water Seal and glueing with waterproof wood glue to insulative sheathing, attached to framing. The sheathing is the same stuff used to build my 1:1 house, so I figured if it's good enough for my house, then it's good enough for my miniature house. For the office portion of the warehouse roof, I made my own roofing by laying down a coating of waterproof almond paint, sprinkling play sand on it and then sealing with waterproof glue mixture. I may add another coat of paint over it b/c I don't like the sand look. I went out to the Virginia hinterlands yesterday photographing old warehouses on the Southern RR (now NS). Here's some pictures I'm gonna work off of for door detailing and stuff. I'm not at all sure what doohickies belong on the roof of these old warehouses-antennas, chimneys, vents, pipes, walk-in door traps, air conditioning units, etc etc. I can't find any plans for roofs of the 40s and 50s, the time period I'm modeling and I'm unsure if the roofing stuff these days is what they had in old days. Reply spankybird Member sinceApril 2003 From: Willoughby, Ohio 5,231 posts Posted by spankybird on Monday, November 7, 2005 6:34 AM Hi Jon, I don’t have every 4-4-0 that was made, just a bunch of them, both Lionel and MTH Here is a UP caboose that may work for you. http://www.mth-railking.com/detail.asp?item=30-7729 Tim – great shots, thanks for sharing I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com Reply Buckeye Riveter Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Jelloway Creek, OH - Elv. 1100 7,578 posts Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, November 7, 2005 6:13 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by pigseyes QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Tim, SUPER JOB!! I really enjoy seeing the progress shots and how it all comes together. You did an outstanding job on the water w/waves. Could you share with us how you did that? I have some ideas on how it happened but I would sure like to hear how YOU did it. Looks like you are having a good time[:)] Jon Thanks Jon, For the compliment. I actually built up the waves with plaster before I painted the lake bottom. No particular pattern, just thought that would work better than other methods I have seen, and I think it does. The "water" is Realistic Water from scenic express and I will be using it again as it is easy to work with....Tim Tim, Another great project. Thanks for sharing. Did the Scenic Express Realistic Water "shrink" as it cured? I used it on a stream and as it cured out, the water level decreased by about 1/8". Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004.. Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR TCA 09-64284 Reply daan Member sinceApril 2004 From: Holland 1,404 posts Posted by daan on Monday, November 7, 2005 4:21 AM Finally batteries where charged... Home made decals for the NS engines.. I made those from photo's, where I copied the Logo's into paint and enhanced them to pure black and white decals. Then printed them and glued them on the engine with white woodglue. The engine number will be made with stick-on numbers. I don't know if the decals will stand the test of time, but for now, they are fine.. The result after a bit of fiddling with different sizes of decals. The railway station gets shaped. Lights are on and the platform is gaining height.. The other side, with in the front the MTH molten iron car and the freshly serviced and repainted GP9 The repainted SD28 rounds the curve to the southern junction. Daan. I'm Dutch, but only by country... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:53 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Tim, SUPER JOB!! I really enjoy seeing the progress shots and how it all comes together. You did an outstanding job on the water w/waves. Could you share with us how you did that? I have some ideas on how it happened but I would sure like to hear how YOU did it. Looks like you are having a good time[:)] Jon Thanks Jon, For the compliment. I actually built up the waves with plaster before I painted the lake bottom. No particular pattern, just thought that would work better than other methods I have seen, and I think it does. The "water" is Realistic Water from scenic express and I will be using it again as it is easy to work with....Tim Reply Edit Jim Duda Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Austin, TX USA - Central Time Zone 997 posts Posted by Jim Duda on Sunday, November 6, 2005 8:44 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Blueberryhill RR I had to post a car or truck, as it seems the " thing ". This is a 1954 Corvette Nomad with the experimental 265 c.i. V-8. Cost of this car was substantial. It was never put into production. The Nomad name went to the Bel-Air series. What do you think, Jim Duda? Chuck The Corvette Nomad wins! Duda's choice of Christmas presents: 1. 1954 Corvette Nomad 2. Leg Lamp (suitably boxed) 3. Red Ryder 200 shot repeating BB gun 4. Lionel Polar Express train set Small Layouts are cool! Low post counts are even more cool! NO GRITS in my pot!!! Reply Blueberryhill RR Member sinceOctober 2004 From: S.E. Ohio 5,434 posts Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Sunday, November 6, 2005 8:21 PM Here are some small pictures of the Cadillac Sixteen V-16. It was fashioned after the Cadillac of the 1930's except it's engine is a 13.6 L V-16 which produces 1000 h.p. and 1000 foot pounds of torque. It IS in production....... pictures are a little blurry. Chuck Chuck # 3 I found my thrill on Blueberryhill !! Reply tmcc man Member sinceApril 2005 From: North of Philadelphia 2,372 posts Posted by tmcc man on Sunday, November 6, 2005 8:01 PM Blueberry, that is one great looking car. I wish it would have went into production, and to see it today would be awesome Colin from prr.railfan.net Reply Blueberryhill RR Member sinceOctober 2004 From: S.E. Ohio 5,434 posts Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:50 PM I had to post a car or truck, as it seems the " thing ". This is a 1954 Corvette Nomad with the experimental 265 c.i. V-8. Cost of this car was substantial. It was never put into production. The Nomad name went to the Bel-Air series. What do you think, Jim Duda? Chuck Chuck # 3 I found my thrill on Blueberryhill !! Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month SIGN UP More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
[i]Tim, Another great project. Thanks for sharing. Did the Scenic Express Realistic Water "shrink" as it cured? I used it on a stream and as it cured out, the water level decreased by about 1/8".
QUOTE: Originally posted by Buckeye Riveter QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Buckeye--I've used several bottles of Realistic water and everytime it shrinks and loses height. I think part of my problem is that I don't let it cure long enough between applications and humidity in my basement. I need to become more patient as the water is to expensive to waste but I sure enjoy it's convience and ease of use. Jon Jon, I've waited six months between applications of the water and it still shrunk. I thought at first is was leaking out the bottom of the layout. [:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Buckeye--I've used several bottles of Realistic water and everytime it shrinks and loses height. I think part of my problem is that I don't let it cure long enough between applications and humidity in my basement. I need to become more patient as the water is to expensive to waste but I sure enjoy it's convience and ease of use. Jon
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
QUOTE: Originally posted by pigseyes QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Tim, SUPER JOB!! I really enjoy seeing the progress shots and how it all comes together. You did an outstanding job on the water w/waves. Could you share with us how you did that? I have some ideas on how it happened but I would sure like to hear how YOU did it. Looks like you are having a good time[:)] Jon Thanks Jon, For the compliment. I actually built up the waves with plaster before I painted the lake bottom. No particular pattern, just thought that would work better than other methods I have seen, and I think it does. The "water" is Realistic Water from scenic express and I will be using it again as it is easy to work with....Tim
QUOTE: Originally posted by jonadel Tim, SUPER JOB!! I really enjoy seeing the progress shots and how it all comes together. You did an outstanding job on the water w/waves. Could you share with us how you did that? I have some ideas on how it happened but I would sure like to hear how YOU did it. Looks like you are having a good time[:)] Jon
QUOTE: Originally posted by Blueberryhill RR I had to post a car or truck, as it seems the " thing ". This is a 1954 Corvette Nomad with the experimental 265 c.i. V-8. Cost of this car was substantial. It was never put into production. The Nomad name went to the Bel-Air series. What do you think, Jim Duda? Chuck
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