Bapou wrote:I saw that on your oil tank it said Esso which is the European name for Exxon, so I hope you are modelin Europ on the diorama! Although you have a New Haven loco there!
It's also known as Esso up here in the Great White North of Canada. Dontcha know. Eh.
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AggroJones wrote: secondhandmodeler wrote:For anyone who asks Mr. Aggro about his weathering techniques, you won't get far. He makes money off of his creations, so it's kind of like asking a chef for their recipes. "Oh sure, you take water, tomatoes, garlic, sugar, SPICES, and mix it together." Just so you know. Maybe I'm wrong. Actually its several washes, a little stippling, some bleeding, and lots of drybrushing. It just takes a really long time.
secondhandmodeler wrote:For anyone who asks Mr. Aggro about his weathering techniques, you won't get far. He makes money off of his creations, so it's kind of like asking a chef for their recipes. "Oh sure, you take water, tomatoes, garlic, sugar, SPICES, and mix it together." Just so you know. Maybe I'm wrong.
Actually its several washes, a little stippling, some bleeding, and lots of drybrushing. It just takes a really long time.
And some people are really good at it!
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We'll get there sooner or later!
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Conrail5 wrote: Remember this slogan ?
Remember this slogan ?
My 64 GTO even had that little stuffed tiger tail sticking out of the gas door (remember those?) and I still have two of the pitchers that you got if you bought enough Esso gas. The glasses were all broken long ago.
Now that I think about it, I am not sure whether or not it had changed from Esso to Exxon at that point.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Haha with the price of gas today I doubt I would be able to afford to put even a small house cat in my tank!
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But, the second mouse gets the cheese!
I hope it's not too late to get this in. I was impressed with the sepia pictures that Selector posted.I found that with my photo editing program I was able to do that and b&w. I the found that I could do this with a photo. It is an embossed look. Just thought it was something different.It's a SD70ACe-Bob
Yes I knew that it was just a tank, I ment that Vermont Oil Co. would sound weird since there are no wells in Vt.
Edit Thanks Red Horse!
Really? It should appear automaticly.
Bapou: It's just an oil storage tank, not a well. The "prototype" is in New Hampshire, BTW.
EDIT: The snow is Paper-Mache and water. It's still wet, and the brass track is actually rusting and causing brown spots in the snow! I like to think of them as "Fuel Spils" from the locos!
Wow the snow diorama looks real and cold!
What is used for the snow?
Great work here!
I went to your pic link and it said the file was empty?
Am I doing something wrong here, I cut and pasted the link into my web browser and nothing??
Just thought I'd give you a heads up.
TrainManTy wrote:I inherited that building from my great-grandfather. I don't know where he got it. Hey! I'll name it Bapou Oil! EDIT: I actually model a 1997 shortline, so that loco was purchased second-hand. As for why it's painted for the NH; it's a.....a......um......Heritage Scheme!
I inherited that building from my great-grandfather. I don't know where he got it. Hey! I'll name it Bapou Oil!
EDIT: I actually model a 1997 shortline, so that loco was purchased second-hand. As for why it's painted for the NH; it's a.....a......um......Heritage Scheme!
Hey thanks! Even if you don't change it now that we found out it was Esso in the 50s and 60s.
EDIT I guess you will be changing it now that I saw your edit. Thanks for naming it after me!
Sometime in the early 70's they changed to EXXON. I believe the model is an F unit which would be in the right era where ESSO would be correct.
Bill
All right! I know its Tuesday! I just thought I'd post a photo of a snow diarama I've been working on.