One more structure is needed to complete Fuhrman Tobacco:
Michael
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Brian,
I use my own LED strips for lighting. Here's a link: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/20664
Single Tube Lights?
michaelrose55 Here's an overview of the layout room as it looks today. I have rearranged the old bench work and added some new bench work along the western wall of the room. Next I will have to adjust all the legs to make it as level as possible and then the track laying starts again !
Here's an overview of the layout room as it looks today. I have rearranged the old bench work and added some new bench work along the western wall of the room. Next I will have to adjust all the legs to make it as level as possible and then the track laying starts again !
Brian
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I have the perfect wife: she can cook, she can bake, and she gives me freight cars for Christmas!
I didn't have a lot of time for the railroad this week but I managed to get started on a small shed that will be part of Fuhrman Tobacco:
Today I had a visitor from Switzerland. Michael Marti is a fellow model railroader and currently on vacation in Florida.
I've decided to recreate the B. Fuhrman Tobacco Co. building to fit the new layout better. The old one was scratch built without a laser 5 years ago and does not really fit at the new location.
I added the siding to this building and put on some paint:
A few more washes:
I gave everything the first two coats of paint:
I did some more work today. Added roofing to one building and a few roof details as well. Then I started to work on the road and sidewalks.
I started the next building as well:
tedtedderson Michael, I'm assuming you're creating the buildings on your laser machine. Are you designing them on the fly, or is there a prototype you're following? The town is shaping up nicely. T e d
Michael,
I'm assuming you're creating the buildings on your laser machine. Are you designing them on the fly, or is there a prototype you're following?
The town is shaping up nicely.
T e d
This is pure fantasy. No prototype.
Added the siding and a first coat of paint:
The reason for the strange shape of the new building is that it needs to go here:
Here comes the next structure:
Nothing new today, just a shot of the Barnesville station: ...and one across the room to show how small that area really is compared to the rest of the layout. I won't run out of work anytime soon!
Making little details and adding them to buildings take a lot of time!
A little bit of progress:
I worked some more on these two structures:
I added some roofing to the REA building:
While I'm waiting for the paint on the siding to dry I've test placed the structure where it will go:
I think we are all in awe of how much you accomplish in such a short time. It has taken me 8 years to get a layout half your size up and operating with limited amounts of scenery. I don't work with anywhere near the intensity and devotion that is evident in your efforts. But then I'm retired and definately want to avoid the world of schedules and critical paths.
Several times I've been 'stuck' waiting on inspiration before continuing. Also I've found that I get on a roll doing something (track work or electrical or scenery), with all the right tools and materials at hand, but when I've got to switch gears to do something else, I'm stuck again.
After filling the room with benchwork and track, it would be natural to have a period of "adjustment" when transitioning to scenery and structures. It is a whole other process that needs time to gain confidence in a different set of skills and procedures. I know that I have trouble switching from technical skills like benchwork, track and electrical to more artistic things like scenery.
Grinnell
carl425I would suggest that just the opposite is true. You work at a pace that burns the rest of us out just watching you. Slow down. Relax. Do something different for a while. Don't be afraid to ignore the layout for a month or two. The inspiration will come back eventually and when it does you'll find the layout waiting for you.
I agree, your work has been progressing breathtakingly fast you might feel like you are not good enough because you aren't achieving some (internally) set goal. There's no race or competition here - you are only competing with yourself.
You could take a break from your layout by helping someone else on theirs? Consider it paying it forward, and in the process you might realize just how big is the scope of your own talents.
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I watch guys like you build layouts (in the mags, obviously) and have often wondered if model railroading is an addiction or a hobby.
I spent one or two evenings a week for several years building narrow and dual gauge track on a club layout, starting with nothing but a bunch of risers above a 1X2 grid. Nobody ever got excited about how much got done or when, just so it was pretty much foolproof when completed. Never worried about frog numbers, just built the track and switches to fit where the roadbed I built was.
I unwound this way, got lost in my thoughts and didn't know what was going on around me sometimes. At other times visiting with others was part of the evening. At any rate, a full blown attempt at finishing quickly, like a contractor working on a building, was never on the agenda. I always looked forward to "my time" with the work I did.
Maybe a bit of a different bent on how you look at the what and why of what you are building is in order.
I am obviously much different in my interests in model railroading than some folks as I get my satisfaction out of building the layout and stopping to watch others do so as well. I like to see the trains run, but when a layout has been finished and is reduced to "operations" I loose interest real quick and start looking for other things to relax my mind.
michaelrose55So maybe I should get off my butt and just start working and stop thinking too much?
I would suggest that just the opposite is true. You work at a pace that burns the rest of us out just watching you. Slow down. Relax. Do something different for a while. Don't be afraid to ignore the layout for a month or two. The inspiration will come back eventually and when it does you'll find the layout waiting for you.
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michaelrose55 So maybe I should get off my butt and just start working and stop thinking too much? Just for fun I fired up the cad program, made a quick drawing, ran the laser for 6 minutes, got out the glue and assembled the core for another ugly building. So I guess I could just keep doing that...
So maybe I should get off my butt and just start working and stop thinking too much? Just for fun I fired up the cad program, made a quick drawing, ran the laser for 6 minutes, got out the glue and assembled the core for another ugly building. So I guess I could just keep doing that...
Yes. Quantity has a quality of its own.
Robert
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