Well, here are a few of my first attempts to paint a kit. They are from my last layout. I didn't get to finish them due to a move back to Minnesota. They are too run down to fit on the new layout, but they may make an appearance in a limited fashion. I hope to take the things I've learned from this attempt and do better on the next try.
Stock Atlas turntable before detailing-
Detailing 95% complete here (based on the famous Laws gallows TT)-
Just to show how different one modeller's efforts can be from another's, here's my Atlas turntable conversion:
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Show your co-worker some of this magic as well:
http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/
Here you see a few step by step pictures. The structure is not finished yet, missing loading ramp.
In the next days....
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Impressive and inspiring work everyone.
Vic
Modelling the span between the real and the N-sane...
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
MisterBeasely--Looks great and I would like to build one similarly for my HOn3 layout. I plan to have a wooden bridge and possibly a slightly smaller diameter. What I'm curious about and would like to see more pictures (if you have them) are the mechanics of your center post and some advice on how you formed the circular rail and also some detail on the end trucks. One of my other hobbies is woodworking and I have a lathe that I plan to use to facilitate the building of this table, in hopes of keeping it as round and concentrict as possible. I'm thinking of glueing the ties to the base and face them off on the lathe and then cutting a very shallow groove for the rail base to fit into. The end trucks I'm thinking of using will be bashed N scale trucks or even a smaller scale. Am I on the right track??
Sorry if I seem to trying to hijack the thread--I don't mean to, but I couldn't pass this one up.
Thank you, Steve
No problem, Steve. We're all here to exchange information. I did a photo essay on this project some time back. Here's the link:
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1162765/ShowPost.aspx
I a nutshell, I kept the turntable intact, and mounted the bridge to a pedestal in the center of the deck. Then I built a false floor. The original turntable deck is still under there, turning along with the bridge, but the only visible rotation is the bridge.
The bogies are made from standard trucks, but I reversed the wheels so they were flange-side out, and then pushed them to the center of the axles. This gave me a wide and forgiving wheel, so I could relax a bit on the pit rail alignment. I used a piece of flex track for the pit rail, cutting it in half lengthwise.
MisterBeasley--Thank you for your responce and the link to your photo essay. One problem, tho--I went to the link for MrScenery but couldn't find any access to info on his molds. Do you have to buy one of his DVDs to get to a catalog?
I have bookmarked your article and will be using some of you techniques.
Thanks again, Steve
Here is a recent walthers modulars building I built. (Emphasis on FINISHING.... not done, never will be done, has too many little things....)
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1488175/ShowPost.aspx
As luck would have it the last post contains a picture that is incorrect. One silo moved to the truck area in the back and other tankage built and installed. Building continues to be a work in progress. It's coming up onto October fast and there are still things to do.
durango wrote: One problem, tho--I went to the link for MrScenery but couldn't find any access to info on his molds.
I've looked again for his molds, and I couldn't find them. It may be that he's no longer in that business. You could send him an e-mail and ask if he still has any of them around.
Bragdon Enterprises (www.bragdonent.com) also has a lot of rock wall molds.