I finally got a break from work to do a little modeling and nearly completed my yard office.
The large expanse of glass in the tower begs for an interior. So that shall probably be the next project. The building is two DPM Smith Packing House kits, with a scratchbuilt tower on top. I tinted the glass with glass stain.
Nick
Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Me too. Real glass or plastic? My wife has done some glass staining. I may be able to use, I mean borrow , some of her materials.
Ye old "salt mine" has me up at 3-4 am this week to get anything done on my RR. Was waiting on turnouts to complete lower level trackwork, so worked on scenery. I had not planned on much scenery for lower staging level. What the heck, practice never hurts and besides, it is fun.
Rock wall - more detail to come
Rolling hills in Texas - need trees, cattle, fence etc.
Have to move daughter to college this weekend ...so little RR'ng
Regards,
Tom
MisterBeasley wrote:Is that real glass or plastic? I know nothing about "glass stain" so I don't know if it only works on glass, or if it can be applied to other clear surfaces as well.
The tower is clear styrene. I used Kelly's Glass Stain, which can be used on either glass or plastic. You can find it at most craft stores.
nbrodar wrote: The large expanse of glass in the tower begs for an interior. So that shall probably be the next project. The building is two DPM Smith Packing House kits, with a scratchbuilt tower on top. I tinted the glass with glass stain. Nick
MisterBeasley wrote:Tom, that rock wall demands mountain climbers and goats. I love it.
Climbers and a goat or two - good idea. Actually, ARTHILL was my inspiration for this - that hugh one he is constucting is awesome.
Thanks.
And this is actually on sale today at Walthers: For my towers, it's overkill, but it might be just what you need:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/272-120118
MisterBeasley,
I did see that. And it's a possibility.
Thanks
Tom, great scenery. We need to get all the rock wall guys together to show their stuff. This week I started the grand trestle. I am working on the truss bridge first. Nothing yet to show. It was was grandkid's day again. Amanda finished the house for the farm scene and Matt had his first encounter with ground goop and the war scene. The three tanks are at different levels of completion, and are his first models.
Next week is two days at Habitat for Humanities and then getting ready for the Empire Builder.
Lookin' good Art. You've got some talented grandkids.
A Sherman, a German tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer?), but I don't recognize the third one - a BMP of some kind?
nucat78 wrote: A Sherman, a German tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer?), but I don't recognize the third one - a BMP of some kind?
I believe the other German vehicle next to the Jagdpanzer is a Sd.Kfz.234/4.
Here is a picture http://axishistory.com/index.php?id=5556 you'll have to scroll down a little. I'd post the picture itself but I'm not quite sure how.
Local John Deere dealer vehicle paying a visit to the grain mill.
I've been working on my live-coal unloading facility using the old Mantua clam-shell hoppers. I put those pictures up last week. At the other end of the layout is the loader, an old building by Vollmer:
The chutes are controlled by solenoid-activated doors. I hope to power them up this week to see if they still work after 40 years in the attic.
This week I finally have something to add to WPF! I've been working on a grade crossing on a HO scale Module I've been doing. It's completely scratchbuilt, although it's really simple, as it's just strip wood died with a thin mix of paint. The wood part is done, but now I need to add the gravel between the wood. I'm going to set the module up with my club next weekend though in preparation for the show in September, and so I'm waiting on the gravel until I'l sure that the crossing will actually clear everything that is necessary. I've checked it with an NMRA gauge, but just to be sure.....
Anyway, here's a photo of the crossing as it is right now. The signs are styrene by Blair Line that I cut out and glued to a peice of strip wood:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/noahhofrichter/afs.jpg
And here's a shot of the crossing in action. A Wisconsin and Southern local is in the siding, and complete with a transfer caboose (which I scratchbuild based on a prototype a few summers ago), and the conductor and brakeman prepare to give a roll by to another WSOR manifest freight that is overtaking it on the main line:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/noahhofrichter/afr.jpg
Enjoy!
Noah