jecorbett MAbruce: What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that... Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added: Excellent job of photo editting. The 3-D scenery blends well with the digitized backdrop. It also gives a good lesson on how to paint such backdrops. As the mountains become more distant, they appear lighter and bluer and have less texture. The sky transitions from whitish near the horizon to blue higher up. All the effects of a summer haze. If I didn't already have my backdrops done, I might be tempted to give that a try.
MAbruce: What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that... Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added:
What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that...
Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added:
Excellent job of photo editting. The 3-D scenery blends well with the digitized backdrop. It also gives a good lesson on how to paint such backdrops. As the mountains become more distant, they appear lighter and bluer and have less texture. The sky transitions from whitish near the horizon to blue higher up. All the effects of a summer haze. If I didn't already have my backdrops done, I might be tempted to give that a try.
I agree. Great match, great scene. I enjoyed looking at that for quite a while. Thanks for sharing.
DC
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Hello nice work everyone here is what I have this weekend. The first one is a clothes-line with bed sheets.
And this is a silo I made from the junk drawer
this is the prototype
and this is the junk
Have a good weekend Frank
MisterBeasley While on a skiing forum the other day, I noticed a post about the large number of acorns in the Northeast this year. Someone asked if this is a sign of a snowy winter. Well, I don't know about acorns, but if the number of great photos the first week of October is any indication, we're in for a fine season of WPF. The article a couple of MRs back got me to thinking about the use of a photo to "extend" a roadway into the wall at the back of a layout. I took a shot right in front of my house and put it on the wall, then ran a road up to it. The seam isn't perfect, and the road actually goes into a corner, so I've added a truck to disguise the transition even more.
While on a skiing forum the other day, I noticed a post about the large number of acorns in the Northeast this year. Someone asked if this is a sign of a snowy winter. Well, I don't know about acorns, but if the number of great photos the first week of October is any indication, we're in for a fine season of WPF.
The article a couple of MRs back got me to thinking about the use of a photo to "extend" a roadway into the wall at the back of a layout. I took a shot right in front of my house and put it on the wall, then ran a road up to it.
The seam isn't perfect, and the road actually goes into a corner, so I've added a truck to disguise the transition even more.
Mr. B., great job, with or without the truck. Nice little layout improvement with (I'm guessing) very little work. I saw the same article, and have just the place in mind on my layout to pull the same trick.
Thanks for sharing. And the same goes for everyone. This is always a great thread.
Here is an N scale RS3 I have been working on for a while now.
THaymanNice work on the PL42AC! Unfortunate that the decals didn't work out quite right, but that can always be fixed! That's another beauty of the hobby...you can always fix your mistakes ;) I wish other roads besides NJT bought the PL42AC. I like the look of it (more so than the ALP46, to think of a similar NJT loco). It has kind of a GE P42 meets EMD sort of look. I just don't like the NJT paint scheme all that much...perhaps I could work one in with my freelanced passenger operations!
I wish other roads besides NJT bought the PL42AC. I like the look of it (more so than the ALP46, to think of a similar NJT loco). It has kind of a GE P42 meets EMD sort of look. I just don't like the NJT paint scheme all that much...perhaps I could work one in with my freelanced passenger operations!
Thanks, Tim! Once I get the other set of decals, I'll try and fix those strips as best I can.
And yeah, I think the only reason other transit companies didn't buy the PL42s were because of how problematic they were when first purchased (although, ironically, they are currently the most reliable diesels NJT has!).Yeah, the look of it is very nice, much better than the P40. It looks more sleek, and the paint scheme conforms to it much better. I think for the P40s, they just took the PL42 scheme and slapped it on without trying to make it fit to it's boxier contours.
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great work all!
Well, yesterday was a dark day for aNRR execs. The line was officially abandoned. Those with weak stomachs, look away now (sorry for the shakiness, took it with my cell phone and didn't have a tripod or anything to put the camera on to keep it steady)
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
MisterBeasley The article a couple of MRs back got me to thinking about the use of a photo to "extend" a roadway into the wall at the back of a layout. I took a shot right in front of my house and put it on the wall, then ran a road up to it. The seam isn't perfect, and the road actually goes into a corner, so I've added a truck to disguise the transition even more.
The photo backdrop looks darned good to me! I was going to ask how you made those distant trees.
Your brick building looks absolutely real, too. You have just the right amount of debris and vegetation, and your asphalt is the right color - great scene. Outstanding work.
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
Some great stuff as usual guys.
Not much doing on the BRVRR this week, but I did apply a few Breckler Farms signs to a couple of grain trucks. Still some weathering and detailing to do on the trucks. Here's a recent photo:
Keep the photos and ideas coming guys. This is always the best thread of the week.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
wedudler Wolfgang
Wolfgang
The less-than-perfect track on that siding is, well, perfect. The ground-level image compresses the wiggly rails and really makes a terrific image.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
The sign is a home-made decal on a scratchbuilt wood frame.
Well it seems that today, most everybody has a new project they are working on or enjoying. I myself got the layout back to a state of progress when it was unpacked two weeks ago. I just recently managed to lay my first six feet of flextrack. At once, I noticed that the track arrangement resembled that of an inglenook switching puzzle, so I grabbed some old cars from the IVRW, and began a fun little game. I had to clear each track so that the track cleaning car could get to it, and I had to rearrange the other cars so that on the final move, the track cleaning car could be traded for logging cars, and then the engine would back onto the spare spur, ending the game. I had a BLAST!
Here are some shots:
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19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
ScarpiaSlowly chipping away at a double crossover (No.6, HO, code 83) 22 stories up.......
Cool ! I like building turnouts.
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Slowly chipping away at a double crossover (No.6, HO, code 83) 22 stories up.......
I'm trying to model 1956, not live in it.
Narrow gauge !!
Sorry I didn`t catch the humor in that post . I must have been napping . I enjoy wpf more than anything else on this forum . Sorry for not paying more attention . lol. RON
I hope there are some more great pictures to come!
Here are a few from myself.
Coming through the woods.
Santa Fe Dash 9 with a SP SD 50
Ken
I hate Rust
Making trees.
Tom
Heartland Division CB&Q Here's a side view of the Hudson passing my flour mill.
Here's a side view of the Hudson passing my flour mill.
Very impressive looking structure.
Bob
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Yes, MAbruce. Excellent job of blending foreground into the backdrop. Excellent.
Hey Ron
If you read back it was tongue and cheek. It wasn't a serious comment. That's why the winking eye smile is next to it.
Chad, Great work on those tank cars. I agree they look like brass in those pics.
Springfield PA
j610 Quick message to everyone who wants to criticize or penalize me for starting wpf without pictures. I have been trying to collect everything I need to build a layout , but have not been able to start building one yet . I am fighting some health issues , but I still enjoy seeing what everyone else is doing . I am storing away the ideas for when the time comes .All of you do great work . I hope mine will be half as good . RON
Quick message to everyone who wants to criticize or penalize me for starting wpf without pictures. I have been trying to collect everything I need to build a layout , but have not been able to start building one yet . I am fighting some health issues , but I still enjoy seeing what everyone else is doing . I am storing away the ideas for when the time comes .All of you do great work . I hope mine will be half as good . RON
Ron,
I had hoped that the winking smiley face icon I used would have made it clear that I was only joking with you. Sorry for any misunderstanding.
MAbruce What, starting off WPF with no pictures? There ought to be a penalty for that... Here's a mountainside view of my layout. The backdrop was digitally added:
What was the source of the photo background, a personal photo or something you found on line? If the latter, could you provide a link? It resembles the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains in NY/Vermont, the area I model. I'm having trouble finding gooddistance shots for my backdrop. If it's a personal shot (or more) and you wouldn't mind sharing or selling copies, PM me).
Jay
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ns3010 Very nice stuff everyone! For once, I have something to contribute. Over the past week, I've been working on my PL42AC shell. It is a Island Model Works craftsman kit, and will become NJ Transit 4007. I messed up some of the decals, and there's no spares, so I'll have to buy another set. The side seen below, along with the nose and back end are almost completely done. Enjoy!
Very nice stuff everyone!
For once, I have something to contribute. Over the past week, I've been working on my PL42AC shell. It is a Island Model Works craftsman kit, and will become NJ Transit 4007. I messed up some of the decals, and there's no spares, so I'll have to buy another set. The side seen below, along with the nose and back end are almost completely done.
Enjoy!
Nice work on the PL42AC! Unfortunate that the decals didn't work out quite right, but that can always be fixed! That's another beauty of the hobby...you can always fix your mistakes ;)
I saw you post this over on another forum too, and thought it looked cool there as well. I wish other roads besides NJT bought the PL42AC. I like the look of it (more so than the ALP46, to think of a similar NJT loco). It has kind of a GE P42 meets EMD sort of look. I just don't like the NJT paint scheme all that much...perhaps I could work one in with my freelanced passenger operations!
-Tim
Here's my contribution:
This is an Athern BB SD-40-2 with a BLI shell I modified to fit.
I kept most of the frame/mechanism intact. I removed the pegs that held the shell in place, trimmed some of the frame that was in the way of the pilot, and removed the light clip.
This picture shows what I cut away from the cab to make it fit. Other modifications made to the shell includes enlarging the coupler boxes, trimming the tabs that was supposed to keep it on a BLI frame, and some minor filing here and there.
Got a little more done on the module for the Civil Certificate today between doing some other projects. The roadbed is mostly completed. Yes the siding is done on n scale roadbed so it is prototypically 6 scale inches below the level of the mainlines. The turnout sitting there is not the one which will be used as it is all set to be put into the quarry scene as soon as the quarry goes back in place. The 19° crossover is the one that will be used where it sets. I will be starting work on the 3 turnouts soon. They will be all linked together as one piece before they are installed on the module. Then the rest of the track will be put in place.
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Margaritaman,
Wow, thanks!
All I can say, is that I try harder! No seriously, if it takes up my time, I endeavor to make a darn good attempt at it. (however -I do have some "3 footers" "backgrounders" & "freelance" units I've done before I met 'prototype modeling' & what not).
Say, thanks, I appreciate it, I hope some of the other things I have also been really hard at work on will be as well received in the near future, -thanks again!
Motley,
Who's Dash 9 model is that?
I have Kato's & Like them, but have somehow not gotten my paws on any other MFG's '9's' ...
I ask because of the lighting & the "H3 - Swoosh - Wedge" logos on it.
I also like the concrete loading area, nice touch!
Thank you in advance!
Chad
PS: A W E S O M E ! ! ! work everyone, I can oogle these pix forever!
ChadLRyan
For all intents and purposes, those could very easily be brass models under that paint. Plastic mold tooling has sure come a long way. Nice work! And obviously your detailing helped too.
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