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
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
No prob Dave , you are quite right for the most part the bent bottoms are flush and solid but there are some that need attention,Im not quite sure how I'm going to finish them and the area off but they will be getting my full attention very soon.
Lynn
Present Layout progress
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/p/290127/3372174.aspx#3372174
Nice Lynn!
The boat shop is really well done. The weathering is very realistic.
The trestle is great, however, its still floating in mid air!. Must be a magic trestle!
Sorry, I'm not being critical at all. I'm absolutely certain that you intend to fill in the gaps below the bents once the rest of the scene is finished.
Your work is excellent.
Bit of an update as fall is on us and it RR time again. These are some pics of my accomplishments throughout the year when time allowed.
Boat repair I built
pics of the trestle installed and water poured along with waterfalls, I also did a fresh pour on the river above. Walls up in wharf area
pics of the trestle installed and water poured along with waterfalls, I also did a fresh pour on the river above.
Walls up in wharf area
That's coming along nicely. Very well done - thanks for the detailed posts and photos.
Here's a bit more of the update with scenery base done starting from the trestle end and structures also in place. Obviously I forgot to move some buildings. I also started placing structures to get the feel for the wharf area which will be in an L shape. I still have to cut down the fascia for the water edge , just not sure if there will be slight banks on the fascia edge and or how high yet? I think this could be the sawmill area, still up in the air though.
Did some work to get the space between the sofit and rail filled in and found that the plaster cloth itself gave a pretty good foundation to start to build up the terrain. Been on holidays in nice warm Cuba so here's a bit of an update now with the process to getting to the plaster cloth base.
Last section installed until I do the last section of benchwork.Now to decide on terrain height and trim down the fascia where its needed. Time to do a cleanup and reorganize for doing some jig saw cutting.
reklein Thats lookin really good Wickman,Looks like you have a pretty cool collection of buildings too. I'm also liking the way you have stayed motivated and are proceeding on this big project in a timely manner. As for myself I keep getting distracted by other modeling projects suac as ships for the past year. Bill in Idaho
Thats lookin really good Wickman,Looks like you have a pretty cool collection of buildings too. I'm also liking the way you have stayed motivated and are proceeding on this big project in a timely manner. As for myself I keep getting distracted by other modeling projects suac as ships for the past year. Bill in Idaho
Thanks Bill. If it were spring/summer my wife and I both ride old Harley's and we would be out on the road and not playing in the layout room so on my days off I plow forward. I also have an old 63 Vespa in the shop I've been restoring thats calling for attention.
A bit more done. I find you really have to figure things out with putting this stuff up, have to make sure there are no seams where there is any stress.I will need to add on to the bench work in the near future so I can finish off to the wall. This will be the turntable area.
One of the two layout rooms is pretty much done. Just need to workout how to trim the tops down for the terrain.Sure makes a major impact on the layout and will make it much simpler to fill in from the edge of layout inward.
Did a bit more work into the corner to get the area filled in. I tried useing some new to me stuff which is called tuf coat for mold making and not really liking it as it doesn't seem to take the ws colors like the pop does. Just need to do the raods a bit more and come back with bushes and trees. I'll have to go back in a few days and try to color up the rocks a bit more. I also attempted to attach the industry spur to the turnout and found the turnout rail was way out of guage, damn loose rail, so changed out the turnout to another and all good except I need to redo the throw wire for the tortoise.
I wasn't happy with the terrain so got to work building up the area. Didn't take much to build up the hill.And overall viewA few buildings looking for a homeStill wasn't happy with most rear, so a few additional mounds to the most rear area.A shot up the river to give an idea of elevation of built up are.
hon30critter Lynn: The trestle area scenery is outstanding! Dave
The trestle area scenery is outstanding!
Thanks Dave
I finally got around to filling in the area a bit, there will be a road going up the hill and over a bridge. Not sure what I'm doing with the lower area, its a bit too flat for my liking.
HO60s Great work, wish I had your creative talent.
Great work, wish I had your creative talent.
Thanks for the compliment.
Puttering along with the scenery. I was hoping to pour the water but its just not practical having to get the next area joined in first.
I also added retaining walls to the river banks under the trestle. This will be the next area to be joined up
This will be the next area to be joined up
Got a bit of time in on scenery. I reached as far as I could and will have to work from the other end.Looks like I need to spend some time making somemore ground foam and blended debri.
I mixed up a fresh batch of my ground goop and I'm attempting to get into the mood of scenicing up the trestle area. No ground goop in the next 2 shots but more a trial run with building up in layers. I also added some color to the rock work.
No ground goop in the next 2 shots but more a trial run with building up in layers. I also added some color to the rock work.
NP2626 Wow! Lynn, how far along on this trestle were you when you started adking questions about how to build it? You seem to be a very fast builder! I think I took at least a month to build my trestlen which was much smaller than yours. Great Job! Are those plaster rock castings, or something else?
Wow! Lynn, how far along on this trestle were you when you started adking questions about how to build it? You seem to be a very fast builder! I think I took at least a month to build my trestlen which was much smaller than yours. Great Job! Are those plaster rock castings, or something else?
Thanks Mark it only took me a couple weeks from start to finish . All castings are fresh plaster cast.
Wow! Lynn, how far along on this trestle were you when you started adking questions about how to build it? You seem to be a very fast builder! I think I took at least a month to build my trestle which was much smaller than yours. Great Job! Are those plaster rock castings, or something else?
NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"
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Spent the last couple days moving forward on the trestle area. I still have a very long way to go. I layed down some ground goop for the trestle to get it seated right and saran wrapped the bent leg footings, I sit it in place and built up where it showed a space and once it sit nice and rail was level inward I left it in place overnite then removed and replace then shook some ws dirt and ground foam on it then a shake of sifted dirt.The rock castings will have to wait a few days before getting painted as there still holding water. New hills added to break the flatness. Another mound and dirt road started Bridge in place for the photo
New hills added to break the flatness. Another mound and dirt road started Bridge in place for the photo
Another mound and dirt road started Bridge in place for the photo
Bridge in place for the photo
Its been a fairly productive couple days.
This is what I came up with for boxing in the scene. After adding a bit more cardboard strips it was time to get at the plaster cloth somemore. Can;t go wrong with this stuff I thought I'd try some plaster cloth on the corners just to smooth the edges , came out sort of ok Testing the water fall which I had misplaced and it showed back up Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out. Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
After adding a bit more cardboard strips it was time to get at the plaster cloth somemore. Can;t go wrong with this stuff I thought I'd try some plaster cloth on the corners just to smooth the edges , came out sort of ok Testing the water fall which I had misplaced and it showed back up Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out. Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
After adding a bit more cardboard strips it was time to get at the plaster cloth somemore.
Can;t go wrong with this stuff I thought I'd try some plaster cloth on the corners just to smooth the edges , came out sort of ok Testing the water fall which I had misplaced and it showed back up Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out. Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
Can;t go wrong with this stuff
I thought I'd try some plaster cloth on the corners just to smooth the edges , came out sort of ok
Testing the water fall which I had misplaced and it showed back up Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out. Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
Testing the water fall which I had misplaced and it showed back up
Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out. Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
Test fitting the trestle. Shows level although bents base to risers clearance is something I will have to figure out.
Next step will be applying a skim of tuf coat to the hill area to give strength before applying rock molds.
I got the waterfall area buttoned up pretty tight with a nice cardboard weave and started on some plaster cloth. I'll give the plaster cloth a skim of plaster when the entire area is complete.
Glad your seeing something new Dave. I wish I had seen somethng like this before I started, real learning curve but it is fun.
The trestle looks really good!
This is the first time I have seen all the intricate steps involved in both building and installing a trestle. Very educating! Thanks.
I did get started with joining up the areas using cardboard strips and hot glue ( ouch a few times) I'm only concerned with the trestle being supported well which it is and the rest is just for looks. I'm still not sure how I will do the outside perimeter of the benchwork but that will have to come eventually. I may have to do it the extra heavy duty way and build the ends of the trestle and lower base out to the existing benchwork, more wood but at least it would be even if I decide to use the hardboard.