Sunday Photo Fun 1/16/05 (a little early)

[dave9999]

Time to post your pics.

Today was a busy one on the layout. I tried my first water modeling and I
think it came out pretty good.

This what I had this morning. I did all of the prep work during the week.
(click for a better veiw)


This is a shot after I poured the Kraft Kote.



And the nearly finished product. I still plan to add more foliage and trees. I
will also add WS Water Effects for moving water.



The creek is dwarfed by the Allegheny.


Dave

[Anonymous]

My HO Fleet (tried this last week but didn't work):



From left to right: 0-6-0, SD70M, 4-8-2, FEF-3, SD7, FP45.

[dave9999]

Jonathan,
I see them. I had to right click the pic and select "view image". When I came back they were there.

I had to do the same thing last week when you posted them. Might be something
with the site where you hve them posted. Good luck, Dave

[trolleyboy]

dave the water looks good i ment to ask yesterday if the material was water based and who the manufacturer is as the final product looks good. rob

[AggroJones]

i don't have too many new photos I haven't already used. So here....

I re-attached the rear latter since the photo was taken.


Special appearance by one of my Centerflows from when I was stuck in the modern era. Notice the light weathering. Well, light by my standards.

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trolleyboy

dave the water looks good i ment to ask yesterday if the material was water based and who the manufacturer is as the final product looks good. rob

The manufacture is Klockit. The product is Kraft Kote and it is a (quoting the label) "Clear polymer coating with
ultraviolet inhibitor". You mix it 50/50 with the hardener and it pours great. It self-levels and dries in 24 hours.
This is my first experience with it, and I like it. I did the creek with 8 oz. It comes in a 16 oz kit. Dave

[trolleyboy]

Thanks dave i'm going to go and try to look for it I've always used scenics ez water but this stuff looks better. TB

[Anonymous]

Old Mold from the Gaylor Mountain Lines:

[Anonymous]

I was thinking "RIVER!!" Then "Smaller creek" and upon seeing the alley next to it...

"Crick!"

[Anonymous]

A recent project of mine was to empty most of my models off of five 8 foot shelves for dusting. It took two days, working on and off. Here's a look at the shelves after:



The models are six wide on the 1 foot wide shelves. There are other models on my "to do" shelf near my workbench and tucked here and there in other locations!

Bob Boudreau

[johncolley]

Wow! Great job on the creek! Thanks for providing the inspiration! Happy railroading. John

[Anonymous]

Dave;

The creek turned out very realistic. I can imagine fishing in it waiting for that BigBoy to thunder by.
Ken

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kennyt47

Dave;

The creek turned out very realistic. I can imagine fishing in it waiting for that BigBoy to thunder by.
Ken

Oh yeah, there will be a couple of guys in this scene, wearing waders and casting into the rocks!
That brings up a question. Does anyone know where I can buy a couple of little guys wearing waders
and casting a fly rod[:D]? Dave

[Anonymous]

My work may not capture the "fun" of model railroading... but it is true to what you see in real life!









For those model railroaders who don't base their layout in the Walgreen's town of Perfect. [:D]

P.S. the FURX hopper is bogus. They do not own the P2K 4427 style of hoppers. The other cars are real.

[Anonymous]

Here's some things I've been working on. It's easier to work on trains when there's 16 inches of snow on the ground and the temp is around 2 degrees outside.




GP38-2M and GP50B with a small fuel tender pulling a high priority stack train.


Passenger train is growing.





Sorry a little grainy. SD9 moving a spreader to a new place.


Jeremy

[lupo]

QUOTE:
Oh yeah, there will be a couple of guys in this scene, wearing waders and casting into the rocks!
That brings up a question. Does anyone know where I can buy a couple of little guys wearing waders
and casting a fly rod[:D]? Dave

Walthers has these guys on sale:



http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/590-10077

[eng22]

Some Ann Arbor stuff for ya!

[SpaceMouse]

My 12-year-old daughter's first model. Finished about 10 minutes ago.

[Anonymous]

Mellow-Mike - unbelievable man.

I seriously thought those were pictures of real cars. The only thing giving them away is the model railroad couplers.

That is simply amazing work. I'm speechless, seriously.

[Anonymous]

OK - now I'm feeling like a sucker. Did you take those car photographs and photoshop-in some HO couplers?

What gives?

[Anonymous]

CARRfan

Don't sound so astonished. [:O] I just don't show my stuff around here very much.

They're real models I've weathered - with outdoor backdrops matted in. Not the first instance I've heard "Did you Photoshop HO couplers in?"

But thank you just the same. [bow]

[FThunder11]

Hey FundyNorthern, you wanna send me some rolling stock?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FThunder11

Hey FundyNorthern, you wanna send me some rolling stock?

Sorry, I'm kinda short this week! [:D]

Bob Boudreau

[dave9999]

Let me know when ya'll get tired of seeing this creek[:)].

I removed the styrofoam dams and added the small wooded area at one end.







I also started on the mountain forest. I still have a lot of trees to add.



Now if I could only get this much accomplished every weekend... Dave

[Anonymous]

Mellow-Mike...

You, my friend, are a talented guy. Simply incredible. I've been lurking around for a while, hoping to find the time to get back into this hobby. Thank you for some serious motivation.

Are those Proto:87 wheels on those frieght cars?

Your graffitti is unbelievably realistic. Are you sure you didn't have a darker past as a teenager?

[Anonymous]

CARRfan

I've been using Intermountain metal wheels, at the recommendation of the local club guys here. They look a bit wide, but that makes them roll over switches and shoddy trackwork better than Jaybees.

No... believe it or not... I've never once dabbled in real graffiti. Some guys who model it actually have. I just photograph it when I can, and stash it away until I get the model to put it on!

It's a much maligned topic, as everyone knows by now. To me, it gives my cars more character than the guy who runs his out-of-the-box. Most modelers detest it - but it's like doing a military diorama without dead guys. It's real. It's out there. It happens. If you want authenticity - you have to have a dark element. It's not all Yellow Brick Road.

[SpaceMouse]

MM,

My wife is a professional artist. She also admired your work. It is awesome.

[Anonymous]

Mellow-Mike:

You paint your own graffitti? I bow to you[bow]. How did you do the rust on the covered hopper. Is it airbrushed?

[Anonymous]

SpaceMouse

I envy that she's an artist. And also that your daughter's getting involved in your hobby. That's great! [:)]

JPM335

Who said I painted my own? I make my own decals, which before you ask, are NOT for sale. Sorry. [:(]
However, on many of the cars I do, I have to do touch-up with paint. That takes a little mixing skill.
I do not use an airbrush on my models. It's simply brushed-on acrylics and chalks.

[Anonymous]

Anyhow... I personally think I do buildings and scenery better than my rolling stock.

http://www.mellowmike.com/Buildings/Thumbnails.html