Masterful scenery work, Wickman! I particularly like the way that you've modeled the rocks and water.
Russ
Modeling the early '50s Erie in Paterson, NJ. Here's the link to my railroad postcard collection: https://railroadpostcards.blogspot.com/
I sure like the town in the horseshoe curve with some nice looking buildings. Sometimes I think it would be nice to live in a place like that. In fact sometimes when I am visualizing scenery, I try to think, if I would like to be in miniature and be able to walk the streets or the roads in that scene, even the houses, sitting on the front porch.
Maybe eating at the White Castle,
Or the Greyhound Bus Station. I can still remember when those two places were the best places to eat.
Robert Sylvester
Newberry-Columbia, SC
Here is a bit of an update, I decided to add some texture to the water in the port scene, after speaking with Troels Kirk I decided to try his method using extra heavy liquitex gel. Others I have tried I got bubbles but with this I can't say that there are obvious bubbles.
After doing the water texture I decided to see I needed a break from this area of the layout to let the mind whirl a bit for the next move. If I could cleanup the two layout rooms it may help but of course the only way to clean up was to use the foamboard and wood I have which just happens to be the culprit of the mess. So I have to make a mess before I can cleanup. I made an executive decision to move onto the adjacent room , finishing the needed benchwork addition and trying to comeup with a plan for structure and terrain placement. This is the beginning of the mess.
After doing the water texture I decided to see I needed a break from this area of the layout to let the mind whirl a bit for the next move. If I could cleanup the two layout rooms it may help but of course the only way to clean up was to use the foamboard and wood I have which just happens to be the culprit of the mess. So I have to make a mess before I can cleanup. I made an executive decision to move onto the adjacent room , finishing the needed benchwork addition and trying to comeup with a plan for structure and terrain placement.
This is the beginning of the mess.
Lynn
Present Layout progress
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/p/290127/3372174.aspx#3372174
Ok this post will get me pretty much to where I'm at as of today.
Gearing up for barnacles
water and white glue same stuff I make up for scenic cement And finally water is poured, river is very slowly seeping down into the port so port will be deeper than first anticipated but no big Left to right top of river. You will also see a little fishing boat I've been working on in my spare time for the port.
water and white glue same stuff I make up for scenic cement
And finally water is poured, river is very slowly seeping down into the port so port will be deeper than first anticipated but no big Left to right top of river. You will also see a little fishing boat I've been working on in my spare time for the port.
And finally water is poured, river is very slowly seeping down into the port so port will be deeper than first anticipated but no big
Left to right top of river. You will also see a little fishing boat I've been working on in my spare time for the port.
After doing another cleaning I redid the water base
and more ground goop and rocks Started working on the access to the Boat Repair via steps and completed The water looks wet because again I added more paint after going over the edges again to make sure they were sealed.
and more ground goop
and rocks Started working on the access to the Boat Repair via steps and completed The water looks wet because again I added more paint after going over the edges again to make sure they were sealed.
and rocks
Started working on the access to the Boat Repair via steps and completed The water looks wet because again I added more paint after going over the edges again to make sure they were sealed.
Started working on the access to the Boat Repair via steps
and completed The water looks wet because again I added more paint after going over the edges again to make sure they were sealed.
and completed
The water looks wet because again I added more paint after going over the edges again to make sure they were sealed.
Hi Walt yes I made them myself from a mold from plaster of paris. Whenever I have pop left over I pour the extra in a wall mold so there always ready.
Wow you are blazing along!
I see you decided on stone wall abutments. Curious- what are they made from and did you make them yourself?
Huntington Junction - Freelance based on the B&O and C&O in coal country before the merger... doing it my way. Now working on phase 3. - Walt
For photos and more: http://www.wkhobbies.com/model-railroad/
Catching up with where I'm at , sorry about the poor pic quality
This is the new bridge I built and with the nbw's and supports and cutaway for bridge , the blocks will be used for the brick work I'm using ME bridge track You can get the idea with this pic And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
This is the new bridge I built
and with the nbw's and supports and cutaway for bridge , the blocks will be used for the brick work I'm using ME bridge track You can get the idea with this pic And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
and with the nbw's and supports
and cutaway for bridge , the blocks will be used for the brick work I'm using ME bridge track You can get the idea with this pic And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
and cutaway for bridge , the blocks will be used for the brick work
I'm using ME bridge track You can get the idea with this pic And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
I'm using ME bridge track
You can get the idea with this pic And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
You can get the idea with this pic
And in place , this is the first time I've used scuptamold, sure is nice , also learned I can used my earth coloured paint watered down to colour the scuptamold
I got the industry track in place and glued down via ground goop.
Started on the river system with rocks and ground goop and filled in behind area where boat repair will go. and track out to valance
Started on the river system with rocks and ground goop
and filled in behind area where boat repair will go. and track out to valance
and filled in behind area where boat repair will go.
and track out to valance
I dove right into the scenery, my favorite part. Still have some work to go but I think I have a good start.
I also tried a couple trees I had kicking around. I also tried the portal and retaining wall for fit, going to need some work and possibly retaining wall needs shortening.
I also tried a couple trees I had kicking around.
I also tried the portal and retaining wall for fit, going to need some work and possibly retaining wall needs shortening.
Dave , Henry thanks for the compliments. Henry the goop really isn't that expensive, I tend to go through quite a bit of it although I sometimes wonder why I use it as by the time I'm done the scene you can barely see the ground goop.
Hi Lynn:
The rocks look great!.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I'm new to this thread and bowled over by your work. I'm certain I could duplicate the pile under the layout in the earlier pics.
I missed the recipe for your goop. It looks a bit like the stuff they were demo'ing at Timonium a cotton product that was supposedly reusable if it dried out. It was $$$ I thought.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
A bit more of the progress, rock molds applied and I used a brown wash which will mark the locations that vegetation will grow. After the brown wash I applied ground goop and some fine sand/gravel.
My 5 gallon supply of brown latex paint. Wash made up The goop
My 5 gallon supply of brown latex paint.
Wash made up The goop
Wash made up
The goop
I wasn't happy with the way this area was going so decided to work in a deep slow moving river which will flow into the port.
After roughing in river base I filled in over the rock which the river will flow from . And plaster clothed in the banks using glued cardboard strips and basicly crumpled up newspaper or what ever was handy.
After roughing in river base I filled in over the rock which the river will flow from .
And plaster clothed in the banks using glued cardboard strips and basicly crumpled up newspaper or what ever was handy.
Time for some fun,
Doesn't take long Before I go any further I need to make a portal.
Doesn't take long
Before I go any further I need to make a portal.
Starting to work on a new scene and completing this will give me better ideas for joining into the wharf scene.
I raised the dio up and put in place as well made the base for the mountains. Mountain form almost there Not sure yet if the foam board will work.
I raised the dio up and put in place as well made the base for the mountains.
Mountain form almost there Not sure yet if the foam board will work.
Mountain form almost there
Not sure yet if the foam board will work.
Thought I'd give an update of the couple structures I started a few years back that I finally dedicated some time to completing.
Only functional as a.decoration.
I take it then that the lights are non-functional.
Thanks Dave , everything you see came with the kit.
Lynn:
The station looks really good with all the details in place.
Where did you get the lamps that are on the posts and the building, and do they work?
Thanks
Cougar Flat Station is complete... finally.
Thanks Dave.
The station is neat if a bit unusual.
Nicely done.
Thanks Walt I will get back to the trestle when I get back to working on the layout. I'm just finishing up the train station and I need to complete a few of he other structures that will be in the wharf area.
Wow Lynn you were busy while I was off the grid! And I totally missed the trestle project while you were going at it. My (much smaller) trestle was also built from the JV kit and I really enjoyed the build. Sort of a cross between a craftsman kit and scratch-building, with just enough instructions to get you going.
Getting all the bents on the ground and keeping the bridge removable is challenging with a trestle since there are so many legs. And in most of the pics I've seen the vertical poles were just driven into the ground- that's the way the one I found at the golf course last week was built. Even with the heavy creosote coating it seems like the wood would rot away rather quickly but that bridge is still being used, so maybe not.
I would try sculptamold or some of your ground goop if it is "gooey" enough to work and still get a good hard set. Maybe you can lay down some wax paper strips on top of the sculptamold before pressing the bridge in place, and then slide the strips out when the sculptamold is cured? I never tried the wax paper trick with sculptamold so I would test first, but not much really sticks to it very well and I keep a roll around for this sort of thing.
Ive been working on a train station for the wharf area.
hon30critter Lynn: Is the trestle still removable or is it fixed in place? If it is still removable then perhaps you could form bases for the 'floating' bents with sculptamold or plaster and then set the trestle back in place while the material is still wet. If the trestle is fixed in place how about attaching a tube to the end of a white glue bottle so you can reach into the narrow spaces. White glue would take several applications to build up enough to fill the gaps. Maybe someone can suggest something thicker which would fill the gaps better. Dave
Is the trestle still removable or is it fixed in place?
If it is still removable then perhaps you could form bases for the 'floating' bents with sculptamold or plaster and then set the trestle back in place while the material is still wet.
If the trestle is fixed in place how about attaching a tube to the end of a white glue bottle so you can reach into the narrow spaces. White glue would take several applications to build up enough to fill the gaps. Maybe someone can suggest something thicker which would fill the gaps better.
Thanks Dave it is removable but also wired in place but that is a good idea with the sculptamold or I can use ground goop and lift a bit on the bents or simply disconnect the rail ends and do it the easy way.