Just wanted to share a pic or two of my latest building :-)

[Graffen]

Hi all, I have built a version of Gloor Crafts Marlinton station in HO.

I changed the layout of it to better suit my freelanced WW2 layout.

It is painted in a version of B&O's colors.... I have weathered the station building and installed real glass!

;) 

One other pic.

I have also added inner walls to hide the inside of the window edges.  It might look good when lit up inside.

[mikelhh]

That's a beautiful bit of work!

[Graffen]

Thanks! I have noticed one drawback of using real glass opposed to plastic, and that is that it almost looks as if there are no panes in the windows..... ;-)

[Javelina]

Lovely Graff! I like the subtle weathering, especially on the roof. A little wear and tear like you'd expect to see on a building in use, but kept to a minimum. A night shot with some soft dim interior lights would make you want to go on in and snooze next to the coal stove!

Lou

[selector]

Very nice, Graffen.  I can tell it involves quite a few painstaking hours and a deft touch.  It looks very realistic.  It sits nice and flat, too, along the bottom sill.  Mine don't always do that. 

-Crandell

[dknelson]

I used real glass (slide covers, very thin sheet glass purchased at a science surplus store) in two of my structures as well as a caboose model and yes, when new they are so clear as to almost disappear.  One thing about the glass windows in a railroad depot is that they were rarely if ever cleaned, so a light dusting of weathering powder perhaps when weathering the entire structure, or a spray of DullCoat, should help.  Just waiting a few years while real prototype dust gathers on them might eliminate that invisible look, too!

One thing about real glass/slide covers: nothing looks more like broken glass than broken glass.  But be careful for your fingers ....

The structure looks beautiful by the way - a very nice job.

Dave Nelson

 

 

[Shorty Harris]

Graffen

Hi all, I have built a version of Gloor Crafts Marlinton station in HO.

I changed the layout of it to better suit my freelanced WW2 layout.

It is painted in a version of B&O's colors.... I have weathered the station building and installed real glass!

;) 

One other pic.

I have also added inner walls to hide the inside of the window edges.  It might look good when lit up inside.

 

Very nice, would like to see how it fits in the surrounding scenery

[Graffen]

Thanks! I guess I have some hours in the build.... :-) I am very satisfied with how it turned out. The Campbell shingles are really tedious to add, but the result more than outweighs that.

[hon30critter]

Graffen!

You did a really great job. The weathered paint looks just like the real thing and the roof is well done without too many lifting shingles. After having spent the better part of my career in the roofing business it always bothers me when the lifting roof effect is overdone. Yours is not.

Dave

[Graffen]

I've made some more .... :) Added lights, and combined with the genuine glass, it looks really good to me. I put some details and people on the platform as well. The grass grows between the sleepers now ..... Night photography : They can sit into the night and tell tall storys on the benches now.... ;-) I installed a little furniture in the store and a ceiling light. The young woman watching at the " Rosie the riveter " poster might want to make her contribution to the defense industry.... The advantage of using real glass appears quite well here. What is also visible is the need of a interior .... ;)

[Graffen]

Hi all! Some more pics of my Kensington station diorama!

[BATMAN]

Graffen

Thanks! I have noticed one drawback of using real glass opposed to plastic, and that is that it almost looks as if there are no panes in the windows..... ;-)

 

That's because the Station Masters wife is a very good cleaning lady.

 

That is excellent work Graffen. I hope to have that kind of talent and patience one day.  I think real glass (after first glance) looks way better than plastic, I use slide covers on everything, though I do sometimes smudge them up with my fingers first, depending on where they are going.

I think using real glass is akin to having trees that are the proper height. I had some trees that were 150 scale feet high on my layout (like the ones in my back yard and all over the West Coast) Upon first glance they looked out of scale to everyone until they began to think about it and then they changed their minds (not that there was anything wrong with the ones they had) I think it is the same with using real glass, you just need to get use to the much better look.

[Mixy]

Didn't see this post before, but the last pics, taken on real sunlight and with true background are looking just amazing!

[Fouled Anchor]

Simply beautiful Graffen! How long did it take?

 

Steve

[Graffen]

Thanks! It took a month. But maybe I spent 40-50 hours in total on it.

[bigpianoguy]

Along with everyone else - excellent shingle work! I'm currently doing a 25"x25" 5-track shed roof using Rusty Stumps corrugated 'steel' and know the joys & frustrations of watching your work advance at only half an inch per pass. But real glass IS the only way to go - and for passenger cars, too! - just doing the Hogwarts Express...

I'm also very impressed with your macro photography - what camera did you use for those beautiful shots, especially the 'night' ones?

 

[Graffen]

Thanks! Yes, the camera.... It is my trusty OLD Sony DSC 320! The compact cameras actually works better for macro than the DSLR cameras. Has something to do with the sensor and lenses.....