Weekend Photo Fun August 10-12/07

[steamage]

Now that my layout is far along enough to run trains, I can concentrate more on detailing the diesel and rolling stock.

I detailed the SP diesels with Details West headlights and weathered them a little.

This is an old AHM car that is detailed with metal steps and roof walk.
http://www.geocities.com/oldlahistory/ftcarupgrade.html

[Maurice]

Great pics posted!

Here is a custom lettered hopper I finally got the nerve to weather. I am not entirely happy with it. I should have faded the paint first. I used weathering powders from Bar Mills. It is a Bowser Gla that I lettered with Woodland Scenics Dry Transfers. As you can probably tell, I painted it with a brush as I don't have access to an airbrush. The ertl flat car next to it is my next car project. Have a new wood deck for it and those trucks are getting painted and probably replace those wheels sets. That all will have to wait though as my first priority is the backdrop, then starting some ballasting and ground cover. 

 

 

[wedudler]

@ SOU Fan

It was an undec model from BLI with Quantum sound.

Wolfgang 

[selector]

JaRRell, I really like what you did with the rocks.  I'd like to see more of that detail in close-ups some time.

-Crandell. 

P.S.- Nice engine, too.

[Anonymous]

Here are pics of the other end of the layout.  I added a small area where some illegal dumping is occuring.  I still have to add a backdrop and replace the water tower with a wind turbine.  Still a ways to go yet.

Jeremy

[Tom Bryant_MR]

Managed to get a little more done on the backdrop in this corner.  This is obviously a side-on shot and I am so far pleased that the foreground does not look completely out of scale with the backdrop and scenery.

The train is about 18" out from the rear track (covered with blue tape).  The scenery in the background is about 6" deep.  I know, what is a MKT E8 doing pulling a SP coach consist - will have to do until the Texas Special is done.

 

 

 

This MKT E8 from BLI finally arrived this week. One can see the blending detail still to go on the edge of the backdrop.

 

 

Regards,

[Tom Bryant_MR]

snip ...  I walked it 3 years ago.

 

I hope there is a sign posted at the top "Not a thru fair" or "Dead End" for your pedestrian types.

Brass sheet ?  7 weeks.  I would expect so. That's one heck-of-a-lot of stairs to cut out .

Regards,

[Tom Bryant_MR]

snip ... I am not to happy with the pictures.

 

Maybe the pictures didn't come out the way you expected but that is pretty good work and nice detail touch in the doorway of the KCS.

Regards,

[graphitehemi]

Here's what I've been up to.

Here's the barn I've been working on. My first scratchbuilt. All that's left on the exterior is 'metal' roofing, vertical wood siding, and the stone foundation. Seems like the closer I get it to being done, the more there is left to do.

Here's my SW1200 shell I've painted. 95% complete. It still needs handrails, 3" yellow striping along the walkway, dullcoat and can be put back on the frame. I'm waiting to install DCC w/sound before I put it back together tho.

Keep up the good work everyone!

[MisterBeasley]

MrB,  Love the night shots.  You are really having fun with night lights.

Later, Sue

I wish I could take credit for the lighting, but it kind of comes about by accident.  For one thing, there are a couple of burned-out bulbs in the ceiling that I haven't gotten around to replacing.  (Yeah, it's a honey-do, but this honey didn't.)  Also, the ladies are out visiting in-laws in Fort Wayne, so I get to hold down this fort myself, go to work, drink beer and do trains.  Anyway, they took the camera, and the last chance I had to do a photo shoot for WPF was Wednesday evening, when it was already pretty dark.  I hate using flash, because everything looks so unnatural, so I did what I could.  Actually, I adjusted all of those shots and made them brighter on the computer.  When it comes to lighting photos, I'm actually kind of a dim bulb.

Art - Preiser makes a figure set called "On the stairs" or something like that.  All the figures are posed either climbing or descending stairs.  A couple of them would clearly be in heart-attack land on your stairs, but some of the others would add some life to the scene.  (Returning the favor of the "Teenage Girls" set that you pointed out to me - thanks again.)

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 

[gear-jammer]

Great photos all.

MrB,  Love the night shots.  You are really having fun with night lights.

Art,  Will it wind us to walk those stairs? They are impressive.

Jeff, I like the black and white.

Later, Sue

[SOU Fan]

Now I've finished (?) the work with my RSD-15. It was an undec and now it belonges to the Westport Terminal RR.

 

Wolfgang 

That looks really nice.  Who makes the model?

[Chuck Geiger]

This weekends project: I purchased 1/2 yard of yellow fleece from Jo Ann's. I will glue it over foam carved terrain. Once it's in place I will color it to match the backdrop. I couldn't use faux fur for N scale. Too large. The fleece is perfect and it's on sale. 2 bucks for the whole she' bang. Using Joe Fugate and the gentlemen who wrote the article that models narrow gauge that has done a lot of this for grasses, I will color the grass using different shades of Jo Ann's paint (50 cents a bottle). After it dries, the combination of water, alchohol and paint, I will comb up the grass and work light amounts of dirt into. It will need some rock outcroppings under the banks and add some brush and small trees and hopefully: Rolling California foothills, the way they look most of the year. (backdrop will continue around curve)

[wedudler]

Now I've finished (?) the work with my RSD-15. It was an undec and now it belonges to the Westport Terminal RR.

 

Wolfgang 

[MisterBeasley]

Art - What more can I say but "Wow?"

How far is the bottom of the canyon off the real floor level of the room?  You're one of the few modellers that takes full advantage of the space below the layout for scenery.

[SOU Fan]

I went a little overboard on this one.  I'm also working on my second SD80MAC for BN.

[PB&J RR]

I have been busy this week, after having finalized my track plan and built my table... then purchasing 2 of the three sheets of 2 inch foam on which I will bed the road, and laying out the track plan on 1/4" chipboard (to cookie cut and then use the pattern to lay out the plan on foam, then cut in sections to use as templates for later planning). I have been nuilding a bunch of old structure kits o ver the last two days... I will post photo's in a bit... getting ready to cut the chipboard and then real construction will begin.

[ARTHILL]

The first look at my rendition of Uncle Tom's Stairway down into Yellowstone Canyon to see the Lower Falls. I walked it 3 years ago. Now that the stairway is done I can finish the canyon wall in that place and then add the trees. The basic frame is wood, the railings are .028 brass wire(did I struggle with the soldering) and the open tread is a brass etched product that comes in sheets. This is my first pure scratch build in decades. I have 7 weeks in it so far. The last pic is before the paint.

 

[secondhandmodeler]

I don't have many pictures to show, so I'll show them again.  This is a restoration project from my junk bin.  They're not done yet, but they're getting there

Good job on the restoration. It shows a step beyond shiney plastic kitbuilding to modeling. I have a number of my old kits that I have restored - it gets them off the shelf gatherng dust and back on the layout where they belong.

Thanks for the compliment.  This was my quick and dirty method of modeling. Unfortunately, that is the only method I possess at this time.  I figured I had better learn on "free" models before I try to seek funding for new models from the CFO.

[SteamFreak]

Really nice, Ty! Those pictures remind me of the Rahway Valley, a local shortline that ran 70 Tonners, even on the overgrown 4% climb into Summit, NJ.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! It's made by spreading ground goop (1 pt. Vermiculite, 1 pt. paint, 1 pt. paper mache, and 3/4 pt. elmer's glue) over plaster cloth scenery, then while it's still wet, sprinkling on dirt, ground foam, and other scenery matirials, then while it's dry, I added trees with (gasp) a hammer and awl, I used a nail. I lightly tap the nail until it makes a hole, then stick the tree in. I didn't use glue, the trees hold themselves in.

[G Paine]

I don't have many pictures to show, so I'll show them again.  This is a restoration project from my junk bin.  They're not done yet, but they're getting there

Good job on the restoration. It shows a step beyond shiney plastic kitbuilding to modeling. I have a number of my old kits that I have restored - it gets them off the shelf gatherng dust and back on the layout where they belong.

[secondhandmodeler]

Tyler, that's some nice looking scenery. It looks quite complex. Good work!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the compliments! Here's some photos of my new forested area. It's on my pass, which has a 4% grade.

Enjoy! 

[Robby P.]

Heres a picture of my Railbox.  I am not to happy with the pictures.  I tried outside and do pretty good, but not on this one.  I will proabably have to take some more.

 

Heres my KCS car with the custom load.  I still need to do some weathering on it.  I thought I would show it also.  I will try to get some pictures of my layout today or tomorrow also.

[Robby P.]

Well...... I just finished weathering a Railbox boxcar for Ebay, and I am finishing up on a Kansas City Southern boxcar for Ebay with a custom load.  I will get some pictures of them on here tomorrow. I will also try to get started on my new layout as well.  I will probably get the wife to help also.  BUT, I will get you all some pictures tomorrow, at least of the cars.  Thats what I normally work on is the weathering of cars.  My layout, well...... I wanted something different.  I went to a 2 x 8 by 2 x 8 kinda like a L.  I think I will like it more, and it goes along the wall rather than in the middle of the floor.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeffrey , like that B&W , I'll have to try that sometime. PM'ed you Jeffrey

Jerry, check your PM's.

[GAPPLEG]

Nice start on the rolling mill.

Jeffrey , like that B&W , I'll have to try that sometime. PM'ed you Jeffrey

MrB  I'm always impressed with you scenes , like others have said your the master of cobblestones.

My contribution is a shot of the TMI shops:

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeffery i like the night B&W shot

So you can compare, here are the B&W's with their color originals.