20210130_234454 by Chuck Lee, on Flickr
I have been building a model of Denver's union station. The building is a fascade, only 2 inches deep.
I have spent about 80 hours drawing it and all the parts are laser cut on my laser cutter.
The clock is 1.25 inches in diameter. It is illuminated by 20 LED's mounted behind the clock face.
20210130_231549 by Chuck Lee, on Flickr
Still a long way to go.
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
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Renegade1c 20210130_234454 by Chuck Lee, on Flickr I have been building a model of Denver's union station. The building is a fascade, only 2 inches deep. I have spent about 80 hours drawing it and all the parts are laser cut on my laser cutter. The clock is 1.25 inches in diameter. It is illuminated by 20 LED's mounted behind the clock face. 20210130_231549 by Chuck Lee, on Flickr Still a long way to go.
Hey Chuck -
Awright!!! This is good. Love the clock.
Where do you get your acrylic?
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
I have done it!!!! I have made the dizzy heights of a Beartoon.
Let's have a party. The drinks are on me.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
ROBERT PETRICK Hey Chuck - Awright!!! This is good. Love the clock. Where do you get your acrylic? Robert
Tap Plastics https://www.tapplastics.com/ for 1/16" and 1/8" thick
Delvies Plastics https://www.delviesplastics.com for 1/32" thick
I think next up is doing the middle window arches which I will have to design and 3D print.
DSC_0842 by Chuck Lee, on Flickr
A little late to the party but here is my weekend project starting to take shape.....found this little steamer in my dad's Mantua collection of unbuilt kits.
Rich
HVBLA little late to the party
Better late than never!!
Allan: It sounds like the Express has a lot of new features. Have fun with your new toy.
David: Have you named very many of the figures on your layout? I have named a few as I paint them, but not real names. I have "pocket square guy", "hat tipping guy", "leaning guy", and things like that.
Ed: The Century is handsome. I like two tone gray.
Robert: Your containers blend in nicely to the backdrop. Very nice.
Alvie: I remember that article also. If I can recall with any accuracy, the article used a 60 foot flatcar and eight red tractors. I like yours better.
HG: Thanks for the update on your water tower project... keep 'em coming!
Allan: What model locomotive is number 4034? It looks like an early E unit.
Terry: Your new locomotive is a real eye-catcher. What a beauty.
George: Your flatcar loads are great! Very nice work.
Renegade: That clock face is incredible! Every clock tower I have ever had on my layout was set to 10:04 as in Hill Valley... even though my layout is set in 1954, a year before the lightning strike.
David: Congratulations on the Bear-Toon. It is an honor.
Rich: That little Mantua 0-6-0 of your father's is a great item to have on the layout.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Kevin. Most of my figures have names. To me they bring a reason to be where they are. Most have nothing to do with the model railway, but bring the railway into the scene as a whole, imo.
Kevin,
I believe it is an E7, at least I think it is. When I bought it and its brother, they were in Burlington livery.
I changed them both to NYC. The process is describe on my website on the "How'd You Do That" page.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
NorthBritMost of my figures have names. To me they bring a reason to be where they are.
That is really a good way to do it.
I named every knight in my Warhammer Bretonnian army, because they each have individual heraldry. I even gave most of them a back-story to match the heraldry.
When I get to painting HO scale figures as a long project, I am sure many of them will get better names.