Michael,
Who of us hasn´t been there and done that? I guess we all hit the doldrums at a time. I am in that phase right now myself - I haven´t done anything for months now. I do know that I will get around to working on my layout again - eventually! So just sit back, relax and enjoy doing something else!
You are a gifted modeler with an amount of skills and talent which makes me a little jealous!
middleman No pressure,Michael - but it's been 3 days... Mike
No pressure,Michael - but it's been 3 days...
Mike
I haven't posted anything for a good week because I haven't done any modeling at all. I stopped working on the layout because I feel that I have no talent. I discussed this with my good friend and fellow modeler Rick Wade and he keeps telling me that all artistic people have self doubts. My answer to that is that I'm not an artist so it doesn't apply. I think that in the past every time I hit this road block I switched scales and started new, trying to avoid the issue. I don't want to do that again because it will not solve the problem in any way. So now I have to find a way of working around this little obstacle...
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
I decided on the roof shape for the REA building today:
hon30critter Michael: Is that foamcore that you are using for the road? Dave
Michael:
Is that foamcore that you are using for the road?
Dave
Yes, it's 1/8" foamboard https://www.foamboardsource.com/foam-board--foam-board-with-memory.html
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I started with the first few feet of road at Gustavsburg:
I didn't feel very creative today but if you have such a big layout there's always a job that doesn't require it. I painted tunnel track and ballasted as far as you can see inside. I did that for 14 tunnel entries . A few pictures:
I love the lighting!
We now have lights on at the ticket office:
...and in the Railway Express Agency building:
...and in Bonnie's Diner:
The street lights splash nicely on the pavement.
T e d
I wired up 3 more lights:
I have wired up the street lights:
I've done all kinds of small things today that take more time than you would think...
I installed lights and added customers to the diner, added chimneys to the station, added signs to the station and the track sheds, bundled all the wires and routed them where they need to go, glued down the sheds, the diner and the station.
Dave,
These N scale street lights are so tiny that you couldn't add a plug to them. I just have to try not to break them...
michaelrose55Now let's hope I don't break off any of these street lights because then I'll be in trouble!
Hi Micheal!
Have you considered modifying your street lights so that they can be removed by unplugging them? I'm not familiar with your N scale street lights, but if you could modify the base by turning it into a plug instead of being hard wired you would be able to remove them when you are working in the area. You might want to solicit RRMel's advice. He has done a fantastic job of creating a socket system for his illuminated vehicles.
I have added wires for the RPO building and the diner and glued everything in place. Now let's hope I don't break off any of these street lights because then I'll be in trouble!
After taking a deep breath I have installed the 10 street lights. Here's the underside of the parking deck with all the wires:
It looks a lot nicer on the top:
This is how it looks with the structures and some cars added:
I added dirt and grime. A lot of it. Too much?
I put on two coats of paint and a thin coat of spackle:
And here it is, all glued together:
And here's the final layer:
I have laser engraved the road surface layer. Holes are for street lamps:
Test fitting all structures to make sure the cutouts are correct:
Somehow I have to get electricity to all these buildings and a few street lamps. This layer will hold the structures and provide channels for thin wires. The road surface will be glued on top.
I worked a bit on this building as well:
My first attempt at making some kind of cobble stone street:
Today I have started to work on the first building behind the ticket office: