That is some fantastic work gentlemen.
Crandell - the yard is the bees knees with the staining.
Karl - like everyone else i had to look carefully to see if you'd snuck a prototype photo in!!!
Not much else to show on my end as work interferred with play. J.R.
Tarzan, thanks for the tips and the 'how to's'! Again, it looks great!
Cheetah
outdoorsfellar wrote:Hey Jarrell, thanks for the compliment ! Making all that canopy is quite simple, though a bit time consuming...depending on the layout size. The materials I used was clump foliage & foliage clusters (here & there ). I used clear Dap as the adhesive.... it has to be applied somewhat thick so the clumps will stick without falling off. The Dap isn't toxic, so no fumes to mess with. Just rob a bank ( wear a mask ) to pay for all the foliage, then load up the caulking gun & go at it ! I buy the Dap from Wally World... Home Depot or Lowes works too. The clump foliage tends to fall apart when you open the bags, so yes, each little piece is applied one at a time. Have a stereo nearby to take your mind off the repetitiveness of the aplication & soon, you too will swear you can hear Tarzan swinging on some vines from within . It's so simple, even Cheetah can do it !!
Hey Jarrell, thanks for the compliment ! Making all that canopy is quite simple, though a bit time consuming...depending on the layout size. The materials I used was clump foliage & foliage clusters (here & there ). I used clear Dap as the adhesive.... it has to be applied somewhat thick so the clumps will stick without falling off. The Dap isn't toxic, so no fumes to mess with. Just rob a bank ( wear a mask ) to pay for all the foliage, then load up the caulking gun & go at it ! I buy the Dap from Wally World... Home Depot or Lowes works too. The clump foliage tends to fall apart when you open the bags, so yes, each little piece is applied one at a time. Have a stereo nearby to take your mind off the repetitiveness of the aplication & soon, you too will swear you can hear Tarzan swinging on some vines from within . It's so simple, even Cheetah can do it !!
Guy, that tin roof in the second photo is fantastic, just the sort of thing I've been trying to do. Where did you get it and how did you 'weather' it?
Jarrell
trainnut1250 wrote:A couple from the Willoughby Line: Guy
A couple from the Willoughby Line:
Guy
Crandell, I've got to do my yard this way... how did you 'dye' it? I'm no expert but it looks good to me. This part of your layout always looks huge!
selector wrote:Karl, I never doubted your ability. If anything, it's scary how much you are capable of doing. Congratulations!GMTRacing, if you are still looking on, here is a new image after I have "dyed" the inner track area and just outside to the end of the ties, plus poured some fine cinder ballast (WS). Is that a substantial improvement?-Crandell
Karl, I never doubted your ability. If anything, it's scary how much you are capable of doing. Congratulations!
GMTRacing, if you are still looking on, here is a new image after I have "dyed" the inner track area and just outside to the end of the ties, plus poured some fine cinder ballast (WS). Is that a substantial improvement?
-Crandell
Guy-
Nice pics. I like the black and white photo. I had to look thrice before realizing it was a model. (the coupler gave it away)
I'm assuming this is HO?
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They make me feel so inadequate.
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Phoebe Vet wrote:I really need to stop viewing these Photo Fun threads.They make me feel so inadequate.
But with all the help that we all get from these photo's, the more we strive to do better ourselves. Some of us may even surpass our mentors if we live long enough. But not I. At age 68, I do not think that I will be around to see the Twenty-Second Century and it will probably take me that long to get to be as good as some of these Gentlemen. My loss.
Thank you all for the inspiration.
Blue Flamer.
BF:
I have a folder in which I store "inspiration". I have copied many of these photos there.
I try to contribute when I feel qualified, but I have gotten much more than I have given in here. I have learned much, and have tried to teach a little.
These forums are a wonderful place to be both student and teacher, and we all get wiser.
Everyone keep posting, and I'll learn to deal with my feelings of inadeqacy.
jacon12 wrote: Crandell, I've got to do my yard this way... how did you 'dye' it? I'm no expert but it looks good to me. This part of your layout always looks huge!Jarrell
Thanks, Jarrell. Very briefly (in this thread), dried and sifted garden dirt (used old panty-hose), mixed with some plaster of paris. Spread and rolled with a baby food jar to flatten it, and then it was sprayed liberally with a glue/water mixture. It looks reddish in the odd image, but it is really brown. For staining, mix of Burnt Umber and Black acrylics, diluted with nearly 10X the volume of water, then merely painted with a longish bristle artist brush. Hope that helps.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
jacon12 wrote: Guy, that tin roof in the second photo is fantastic, just the sort of thing I've been trying to do. Where did you get it and how did you 'weather' it?
Jarrell,
The roof is paper! The product is made by Paper Creek Models. It is corrugated printed on paper that you then cut out and apply to the roof. It looks great in photos and from a certain viewing distance (a foot and farther away). I used the product as is, I didn't add any extra weathering. The structure is a Rio GRande Models kit that has been modified with board by board weathered wood siding.
I have since used Campbells Corrugated roofing material on another building and found it to be very fussy. Most of my friends are using circuit board etchtant to produce a very heavily weathered corrugated that is full of rust. There are a few tricks to this method. I have a bottle of etchtant but haven't tried it for my self yet. My main issue with Campbells is getting them to lay down flat on the roof or walls, especially in the overlaps. I'm using the super sticky double sided tape with pretty good results.
see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site
OzarkBelt wrote: Guy-Nice pics. I like the black and white photo. I had to look thrice before realizing it was a model. (the coupler gave it away) I'm assuming this is HO?
Ozark,
Thanks for the kind words. Yep it is HO. You're right the couplers do always give it away.
ukguy wrote: Some daylight shots Karl
Some daylight shots
Karl
alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)
Guilford Guy wrote: zgardner18 wrote:Woodland scenic trees: 20 dollarsStatic grass: 12 dollarsB&M Ho trains: 100+ DollarsKat knip in the Gondola: 5 dollarsPlaying choo-choos with your kitty: PRICELESS!Haha, yup!
zgardner18 wrote:Woodland scenic trees: 20 dollarsStatic grass: 12 dollarsB&M Ho trains: 100+ DollarsKat knip in the Gondola: 5 dollarsPlaying choo-choos with your kitty: PRICELESS!
Woodland scenic trees: 20 dollars
Static grass: 12 dollars
B&M Ho trains: 100+ Dollars
Kat knip in the Gondola: 5 dollars
Playing choo-choos with your kitty: PRICELESS!
Haha, yup!
I wish I had a cat like yours GG! Mine just pukes every day! She is 18 years old though. If she does get on the layout somthing breaks .
And GG do you run DCC?
Alex
Guilford Guy wrote:At the club yes, I have 5 or 6 llocos fitted with DCC but 2 are leased At the moment, and another is getting a decoder in exchange for horsepower hours.
OK, how do you lease a model loco? And the HP hours? They run your loco and put a decoder in for you? Wish I could get a deal like that. If you can try to light your locos in those night shots.