Small diorama

TrainFreak409

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December 2003
From: Dallas, GA
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:19 PM

That looks really good Adam. I'll need to make something so I can show off my skills, if I have any. I haven't really made anything for myself, just the layout at Purkeys, and the Sykesville and Patapsco, which I think you should join.

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cheese3

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May 2003
From: Morgantown, WV
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Posted by cheese3 on Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:48 AM

Thanks for the great tips dehusman i will be sure to work on that.

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dehusman

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From: Omaha, NE
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Posted by dehusman on Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:53 AM

Looks good so far.

Work on blending rock outcroppings into the scenery. Looks like you just set the rocks onto the ground, as opposed to them coming out of the ground.

Try putting the tile on an angle so the bedding layers in the rock aren't parallel to the ground. Put a narrow piece under one end to make the rest of the layers on an incline. Fill in the gap with spackle and cover with ground foam.

Work on making the ballast section smoother. It will make it look more "man-made" and contrast more with the "natural" areas.

Dave H.

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grayfox1119

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From: Cherry Valley, Ma
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Posted by grayfox1119 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:15 PM

Looks like a great way to sharpen skills at scenery and layout, and a job well done I might add !!! What is next Adam ??

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:53 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3

Muddy Creek I am way ahead of you

Most people are!

Nice shots.

Wayne

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cheese3

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From: Morgantown, WV
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Posted by cheese3 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:33 PM

Muddy Creek I am way ahead of you

this shot of the F7 is an N scale thing I just built

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:34 PM

If you're interested in photography, a small diorama is handy for shooting rolling stock or locos since it can be taken out into natural light and use natural backgrounds.

Wayne

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Paul Milenkovic

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July 2004
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Posted by Paul Milenkovic on Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:32 PM

You've got a section of an entire pike right there.

A lot of the modular model railroad work seems to be on doing modules in very rigid standard sizes. The modules include folding legs, benchwork, scenery, trackwork. I am wondering if doing all elements in one unit is the wrong approach.

I am thinking that there should be support legs, module base, and trackwork modules as three separate mix-and-match units. In your system, the trackwork and scenery are an integral unit that can go on a module base.

If GM "killed the electric car", what am I doing standing next to an EV-1, a half a block from the WSOR tracks?

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cheese3

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May 2003
From: Morgantown, WV
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Posted by cheese3 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:54 PM

Thanks for all the feed back. The rocks were created from ceiling tile and the royce is an old car that my brother beat up. It took a total of 6 hours to do. Also My brother would like you to visit his website at www.freewebs.com/ffbreeze13/ .

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twhite

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July 2004
From: Carmichael, CA
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Posted by twhite on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:47 AM

Nice job--LOVE the Rolls-Royce that's been reduced to the primer! Good angle as the Pacific pulls into the station. BTW, how do you do your rockwork--castings or carving? Keep it up, lookin' good!
Tom [:D]

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