WPF 3-2 to 2-4-12

[AggroJones]

Thanks. I use hair spray initially, then once it dries I mist windex, glue and water over in from a spray bottle to adhere it more.

This rope I use is only 67 cents a foot! HA thats enough for makes 40-50 trees. cheap stuff

cowman

Aggro,

Very nice trees.  I do similar ones, but use baler twine (which I have plenty of),  I like the way your foam sticks to the branches.  What do you use for adhesive?

Thanks,

Richard

[wm3798]

I spent way too much time on this thing today...


Since the great big windows look so good, and since I've been going all higgledy piggledy with LEDs lighting everything in sight, I realized that the next thing I needed wasn't lighting, but rather stuff to see when the lights are on!

So we called in the carpenters and interior decorators...





It took about an hour to figure out the stair case.  It's still not quite right, but once everything's closed up it can only be viewed through the windows and a very particular angle, so I'm not worried about building code accuracy...

And of course, you need a convenience for the employees and patrons of the railway...

I'm only going to light the men's room and main hall on the first floor.  During the era I'm modeling, there were very few functions being carried out in the Cumberland station, so most of the office space was unused.  The dispatcher and superintendent's office were on the second floor, so apart from the hallway and stairwell, those will be the only lights upstairs.

And to think, a few weeks ago, I was still in window limbo, and the building looked like this after sitting in storage for over six years!



Lee

[pomperaugrr]

 

I managed to find some time to finish the walls and roof on my N scale Kimberly Clark building.  The main building is 24" x 44" in size.  The mostly hidden continuous running track along the backdrop passes through the back left 1/3 of the building.  I still need to paint the building, paint the rubberized membrane roofing, add details and weather the whole thing, then add pavement, interior loading docks, ground cover, etc.  These are just cell phone grab shots.  The roof top details are just place holders and are not attached.  The interior unloading bays hold 7 and 5 box cars respectively and there is room to spot an additional 4 to 5 box cars along the outside loading doors on the right.

 

 

 

Eric

 

[james saunders]

A late entry for me :

 

Worked on planting the foam to form river banks etc, also working on the bridge in the background the infamous Walthers kit with bowed frame. What a PAIN!

 

Cheers

[UncBob]

Excellent slide show

Pictures are varied enough to hold your interest

[zgardner18]

This weekend I just finished up laying the cork on my 10x13' layout.  This photo is of the Logan, Montana yard.  For more information please visit my blog at: http://mrl369dude.blogspot.com/

[cowman]

Aggro,

Very nice trees.  I do similar ones, but use baler twine (which I have plenty of),  I like the way your foam sticks to the branches.  What do you use for adhesive?

Thanks,

Richard

[Mark Watson]

My Rebuilt N scale 4-4-0 American.

watch?v=frF23NyNqmA

[C&O Fan]

I bought this caboose at the train show it actually has a Chessie paint job under the brown

 

not sure why the prior owner chose to repaint it But with metal wheels and KD's figured it was worth a buck

I took a brite boy that had worn edges and trimmed it down added 2 finishing nails and built two boxes

for the inside and filled them with buck shot for weight

may be twice as heavy as it needs to be but doesn't derail figure i may repaint it MOW gray

 

 

[mcfunkeymonkey]

Fired up The Banananator (my yellow & black static grass applicator) and started flocking the heck outta the detachable extension to the Shoofly Free-moN module:

[You can see the "before" picture a couple posts above]

Went a bit overboard, but it'll all work out in the end.
Also added some trees, bushes and a wire fence.
Love that E-Z Line.

Happy Weekend, everyone!

[shayfan84325]

Great work, all. I especially appreciate the how-to on the trees.

Here's my contribution. I bought this little vintage brass outside frame 0-4-0 on eBay a few weeks ago. I got a new can motor from the Motorman (MR advertiser) and now it runs like a champ. Here it is pulling a local freight over the John Allen Memorial trestle on its way to the little town of Blackwater:

[UncBob]

Here is a pre Spectrum Bachmann K4

 

Been sitting in a box but I got it out and it runs OK

 

[wsdimenna]

Nice photos. Greg I hope your service station is a foreground building that people can see inside :) Great looking

SD60 makes its way into yard for pickup

[mcfunkeymonkey]

The 4" x 24" detachable extension for my "Shoofly" Free-moN module doubles as staging as well as a test diorama for new scenery techniques & materials.

Tried out some new-found dirt and installed the bumpers at the ends to prevent the 666 scale-foot fall to the concrete floor:

They're so nervous about living on the edge they're frozen in place ;)

Just got a big box of weeds & grasses from SE so hopefully this is the last time you'll see the extension this bare:

 

Great photos and have a groovy weekend, all!

[JeremyB]

Jarrell, another great scene always enjoying viewing your pics

And Aggro what can I say, Fantastic trees for a fantastic layout.

[mountaingoatgreg]

Great stuff far this weekend guys!!

I have been busy this week so not a lot completed but I do have a bunch more detail parts in process. I should finish up my interior detailing next week so I can do final assembly and get the exterior finished. There is still tons to do, but it is getting there.

Added a few interior accents and a shock absorber display:

Finished assembling and labeling tires:

[james saunders]

Aggro my friend, those trees are amazing.

 

Jarrell, nice SD70!

[Marc_Magnus]

Hi,

Two laser kit build this week in Nscale.

The blue structure is a Branchline kit which will be part of an extended Nscale Architect marble Co.

The switch tower is a Northeastern wood kit whit a scratchbuild coal pit and a new ladder; the one of the kit seems to great for me.

Marc

[AggroJones]

 

motley-- lucky you. Heres hoping they make a EM-1 in N scale soon

howmus-- *in Vader voice* "impressive. most impressive."

For my entry heres some of the trees I've been making for the new layout.

I used flora wire, manilla rope from Home Depot, wire cutters, and drill.

The rope was unraveled and cut into 1"+ sections. 

They were put into the folded wire and held in place, then the wire was roated with the drill to form bottle brush formations.

Then the formations were trimmed into a high triangle shape, then painted.

Then hit with adhesive mix and covered with assorted shades of woodland scenic ground foams.

 I still need to add some sort of trunk to the bottoms.

I'll do a proper how-to later when I have more time.

[jacon12]

My NS SD 70 m2 with a long train heading upgrade.

 Jarrell

[howmus]

A very nice start to the weekend folks!  Great work everyone!

I finally have something worth showing here....  For the most part I have been clearing out the old and relaying sub roadbed in the part of the layout I am rebuilding, but I did get to doing some details on the powerhouse.  Any good flat roof must be properly drained, and the smart contractors make sure the roof drains to the outside of the building...  So I needed some 1920 style of drainpipes.  Decided to use iron pipe similar to what used to be used for household sewer pipes.  First I fabricated them from Plastruct tubing and elbows:

Then I weathered them to show a bit of accumulated rust:

They were then CA glued to the sides of the structure:

Before:

After:

Before:

After (notice you can see the stairway from the main floor to the lower level also):

73

[jeffrey-wimberly]

mlehman

Jeffrey,

Nothing wrong with those German Uerdingen railbuses. I traveled on one back around 1972 on a trip I took one Saturday on the DB branch lines out of Wiesbaden, where my dad was stationed at the time. If people want to know more about them, here's the link:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=db%20german%20diesel%20railbus%2098&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUerdingen_railbus&ei=7HlRT_6BA8fA0AHMrJC7DQ&usg=AFQjCNH-iABdSdOqYbRyajl9tXPpSFvdyg&cad=rja

Something wonky with my Firefox and the Forum right now, so it's not clickable.

That's OK, I've got your clickable link right here: Uerdingen Railbus. I saw a lot of them when I was in Germany.

Nice looking scene at your Durango station.

[mlehman]

Jeffrey,

Nothing wrong with those German Uerdingen railbuses. I traveled on one back around 1972 on a trip I took one Saturday on the DB branch lines out of Wiesbaden, where my dad was stationed at the time. If people want to know more about them, here's the link:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=db%20german%20diesel%20railbus%2098&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUerdingen_railbus&ei=7HlRT_6BA8fA0AHMrJC7DQ&usg=AFQjCNH-iABdSdOqYbRyajl9tXPpSFvdyg&cad=rja

Something wonky with my Firefox and the Forum right now, so it's not clickable.

My contribution, I hope, something about a reminder about the new yellow line:

[Curt Webb]

I will try this again.

[Curt Webb]

Great modeling everyone. I built 3 AMB wood kits this  week.

 

 

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[Geared Steam]

Mark Watson

I took the motor out of my Atlas Mogul and replaced it with the motor from a Kato Power Chassis. So far I'm pleased with the results. :)

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Hi Mark

Nice to see you posting here!

[Mark Watson]

Thanks Jarrell.

Actually it was very easy. The worm gear and housing from the Kato Power Chassis fit right into the opening on the Atlas Mogul.  All I had to do was remove the extension universal, then I glued the motor shaft to the worm (enclosed in a bit of styrene tube to keep it straight), and finally added a shim for alignment.  That set perfectly into the Mogul mechanism.  Granted the motor sticks out the back a touch, all one needs to do is trim the motor/worm shaft to scoot the motor up inside again.

[jacon12]

 

Good video, Mark!  Was the motor hard to switch out?

Jarrell

Mark Watson

I took the motor out of my Atlas Mogul and replaced it with the motor from a Kato Power Chassis. So far I'm pleased with the results. :)

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[Mark Watson]

I took the motor out of my Atlas Mogul and replaced it with the motor from a Kato Power Chassis. So far I'm pleased with the results. :)

watch?v=IgcGy LJl4