The ceiling tile cliffside

[Anonymous]

Sure looks great, but I can't believe Frank is putting pictures on here with NO Tubular Track in them !! How long can we tolerate this sort of thing ? !!

Thanks, John

Obviously you skimmed past page one juuuuuuust* a bit too fast . . . .

...

*With apologies to Bob Uecker - Juuuuuust a bit outside

Favorite Uecker quote, 'If they turned this stadium around, I'd be in the front row!'

Been in them shoes a few times!  LOL!

Brent

[Frank53]

Sure looks great, but I can't believe Frank is putting pictures on here with NO Tubular Track in them !! How long can we tolerate this sort of thing ? !!

Thanks, John

Obviously you skimmed past page one juuuuuuust* a bit too fast . . . .

*With apologies to Bob Uecker - Juuuuuust a bit outside

[csxt30]

Sure looks great, but I can't believe Frank is putting pictures on here with NO Tubular Track in them !! How long can we tolerate this sort of thing ? !!

Thanks, John

[laz 57]

Nice work FRANK, atta boy!

laz57

[cnw1995]

Now I'm pleased --- to see the trolley. I love this effect, Frank.

[Anonymous]

yes those are woodland scenics rock molds.

UP above, I see I said I finished up 50 feet - that is "scale feet"

We're SOOOO disappointed with you Frank!  LOL!!!  Just kidding!

Your layout is incredible... hope mine turns out 1/4 as nice as yours!

Brent

[Frank53]

yes those are woodland scenics rock molds.

UP above, I see I said I finished up 50 feet - that is "scale feet"

[Anonymous]

Are you using a rock mold and placing that in the voids on the ceiling tiles?  Those protrusions really sell the whole illusion.

[Frank53]

got another 50 feet of this knocked off tonite:

I replaced the single HO tunnel portal with a double, which will look about right for two lanes of O-scale vehicular traffic:

[underworld]

Awesome work!!!

underworld

[Frank53]

How much area do you have to scenic with this type of land scaping?

a lot!

about 12 running feet from the end where I have started all the way around to the left side of Marczi Brothers Brewing.

[mickey4479]

That is a good job!  How much area do you have to scenic with this type of land scaping?

[Craignor]

Frank,

Good job, it looks great! I will have to try that.

Thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous]

Fantastic looking cliff cuts, Frank!  Well done!

Bruce Webster

[Anonymous]

Wow, those look great!!  It looks just like rock stratfication.  I think whenever I get to the point where I'm adding my tunnel I will be using that techique.  Very nice indeed.

[jchase1970]

That looks so good.  And I bet a little cleaner then plaster to work with and clean up.

 

John 

[Frank53]

thanks for the gracious comments.

Should have thought better when I was shooting this that I needed to include some tubular track and a trolley.

[1688torpedo]

Hello Frank- Nice Cliffs. Just make sure your #60 Trolley doesn't go down it They really hate that. Take Care.

[Buckeye Riveter]

I like it.  It looks like the rocks along the Potomac River just upriver from Harper's Ferry.  

[johnandjulie13]

Hello Frank:

I have found that the most appealing layouts to my eye have a lot of "texture" or "depth."  In these instances I get drawn into the scene by the level of detail, irrespective of how "prototypical" the details may be.  Having said this, I look at what you have done and I say, "WOW!"   I think you have done a fantastic job.  Keep the pics coming.

Regards,

John O 

[Blueberryhill RR]

Looks very good, Frank.  I like it.

I have a place where that would really look nice, on my layout.

Chuck

[Jumijo]

I like it !! Looks great & I will now steal that idea !!

Thanks, John

 

  LOL, John!!!

[csxt30]

I like it !! Looks great & I will now steal that idea !!

Thanks, John

[Jumijo]

Frank, I honestly like what you are doing much more than what was shown in the article! That is coming out just super! Nice work.

Jim 

[pbjwilson]

- however, I think I like it and am going to continue down this path.

Thats a good path to follow. Nice work!

[Frank53]

In the March 05 issue of CTT there is an article on building a cliffside from ceiling tiles, which sturck me as a nice easy way to build a cliffside without molding something. Cut strips of ceiling tile - glue them together - rough them up with a wire brush - add some scenic ground covers - you're done.

I got the cut the ceiling tiles and glue them together part down pretty well, but was apprehensive regarding how I would do the scenery. 

Took the plunge on it earlier  - here's the result:

The article says to slop on some paint - more than you normally would - and then "blow" the ground cover on it by just putting some in your hand and blowing it on to the vertical surface. Worked really well in my humble opinion.

I then went back after a while and sprayed on some diluted glue and applied Woodland Scenics coarse turf in various color starting with more green at the top and working my way down to a more earth color.

Kind of a messy job, and my result doesn't look anything like the result in CTT. Rather than looking like a rock/strat exposed cliff, it looks more like dirt mountain - however, I think I like it and am going to continue down this path.