jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Bootlegger wrote:Whoa not good. Looks like you just dipped the boxcar in a bucket of dirty water and then put it down to dry. There is no point to that weathering job. I would not have posted that picture with pride. Sorry but it is true.I would have liked for it to be more uniform but it didn't work out that way. I used a mix of alcohol and black leather dye but as the alcohol dried it pulled the dye to the sides. What would you do?
Bootlegger wrote:Whoa not good. Looks like you just dipped the boxcar in a bucket of dirty water and then put it down to dry. There is no point to that weathering job. I would not have posted that picture with pride. Sorry but it is true.
Whoa not good. Looks like you just dipped the boxcar in a bucket of dirty water and then put it down to dry. There is no point to that weathering job. I would not have posted that picture with pride. Sorry but it is true.
JW - this is not your first try at using the alcohol/black leather dye for weathering and getting subpar results. They all end up looking like they've been dunked and what's leftover after the alcohol has dried is too dark and looks thick. What would you do you asked? First thing would be to stop using that method. As your reply and the photos indicate it is not a technique that you can control the end result. The final results are more dependent on chance than on technique and controlability. You have an airbrush(es) and a compressor - use them. You'll have more control over the weathering process. Chalks and powders are another method. As for trying to correct what you've already done, you choices are strip and repaint, leave as they even though they are not that good, or try wiping down between each rib on the boxcar with a rag wetted with the alcohol. This might remove what's dried in the panel between the ribs and leave some around each rib where dirt and grime would tend to accumulate. The dirt and grime accumulate less on the panels because they are smooth and the rain water does a better job of washing them down. Try it, it couldn't make them worse.
I've recently completed the installation of my dwarf signals at M&K Jct on my Allegheny & Cumberland .......
There's two more for the opposite direction for these same two tracks at the other side of the jct. Next, I plan on two cantilever signal bridges for the 3rd track.
Oh yeah, brand new SD70M's have arrived in the mountains ....
TrainFreak409 wrote: Flashwave wrote: What about Digis? I hope they count. If not, I can get rid of this. But I trimmed off an O scale Wedge plow from the Walhers site and tacked it on to an Athearn F7 photo and recolored it. The idea was to create a four unit waterproof engine with a ship's bow on the front that had the horsepower to wade into flooded railyards and rassle otherwise swamped trains out of the gumuck and onto dry track. In Proto, this might have a fold up knuckle in front. I doubt I'm going to deal with that on the model, we'll see. There's bords protecting the trucks, but it all honesty they'd be getting wet anyway, Eventually, I'll build and HO scale version. But until budgeting allows, and my cue of other project thins, here;s this: Not quite as cool as theo thers here though. That sounds like something crazy I'd come up with. I LOVE IT! I'd put that set on the head of my passenger trains if I had something like that!
Flashwave wrote: What about Digis? I hope they count. If not, I can get rid of this. But I trimmed off an O scale Wedge plow from the Walhers site and tacked it on to an Athearn F7 photo and recolored it. The idea was to create a four unit waterproof engine with a ship's bow on the front that had the horsepower to wade into flooded railyards and rassle otherwise swamped trains out of the gumuck and onto dry track. In Proto, this might have a fold up knuckle in front. I doubt I'm going to deal with that on the model, we'll see. There's bords protecting the trucks, but it all honesty they'd be getting wet anyway, Eventually, I'll build and HO scale version. But until budgeting allows, and my cue of other project thins, here;s this: Not quite as cool as theo thers here though.
What about Digis? I hope they count. If not, I can get rid of this. But I trimmed off an O scale Wedge plow from the Walhers site and tacked it on to an Athearn F7 photo and recolored it. The idea was to create a four unit waterproof engine with a ship's bow on the front that had the horsepower to wade into flooded railyards and rassle otherwise swamped trains out of the gumuck and onto dry track. In Proto, this might have a fold up knuckle in front. I doubt I'm going to deal with that on the model, we'll see. There's bords protecting the trucks, but it all honesty they'd be getting wet anyway, Eventually, I'll build and HO scale version. But until budgeting allows, and my cue of other project thins, here;s this:
Not quite as cool as theo thers here though.
That sounds like something crazy I'd come up with. I LOVE IT! I'd put that set on the head of my passenger trains if I had something like that!
Thanks. I'm honored.
Jeff: I'm sorry it isn't the best I've seen, though better than I could do. But I could definately see that kind of weathering in Missouri right about now.
-Morgan
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selector wrote: Geared Steam wrote: so what!!Uhh, its called rules.Children visit this forum, it has nothing to do with "sensitive". Yes, that is so. "Coleman", you know the rules...I'm quite certain. Thanks for cleaning up your images. They will remain.
Geared Steam wrote: so what!!Uhh, its called rules.Children visit this forum, it has nothing to do with "sensitive".
so what!!
Uhh, its called rules.
Children visit this forum, it has nothing to do with "sensitive".
Yes, that is so. "Coleman", you know the rules...I'm quite certain. Thanks for cleaning up your images. They will remain.
I concure
Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
It's been a while since I've posted...am back home from abroad so finally have something new to post, although it's not new modeling as such.
Picked up this BLI RSD-15 high-nose this week (DC sound). Nice engine but I need to check out how many wheels pick up current...this baby stalls in switches that 2-axle locos go through without problem.
Also, a few weeks back somebody (I think it was Bob Boudreau) posted what I thought was a really cool and creative loco pic, using traditional dark-room techniques. Today I was servicing an old P2K loco and thought I'd try the same effect in Photoshop. seems to work reasonably well, and thanks Bob for the inspiration (mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery).
Thanks everybody for sharing your pics. Cheers.
CNinFE wrote: Terry, great scene & photo. I really like your backdrop, especially the hazy cloud effect towards the horizon. One of the best I've seen. Is that all backdrop we see in the photo, ie all wall-mounted, or does it wrap up onto ceiling? Hard to tell from the photo. The painted background trees are quite effective also. Is backdrop masonite?
Terry, great scene & photo. I really like your backdrop, especially the hazy cloud effect towards the horizon. One of the best I've seen. Is that all backdrop we see in the photo, ie all wall-mounted, or does it wrap up onto ceiling? Hard to tell from the photo. The painted background trees are quite effective also. Is backdrop masonite?
CNinFE,Thanks. you made my day!
The backdrop is painted drywall from layout to ceiling.I blended a light sky blue at the top into an almost white blue at the bottom for that look. I suck at clouds, so it is always a hazy hot August day here.I should have coved the corners but I wanted to get the trains running.
There's 3 bays(pennisulas) ,around the walls of a 30x42' basement.The tree line is a layered effect of 3 colors stippled with a 11/2" brush. It needs work.Next is experiments with hay/ corn fields.I'm NOT looking forward to that!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Great Pics, as usual.
Dahle Lumber takes an early morning delivery of plywood in Haugen, Wis.:
On the Platte Valley & Western, we're in the middle of a scenery building project. The current project is the town of Ft. Steele. This week it was the rockwork that was being completed. Here's Tarry putting the finishing touches on one half of the rock wall behind the town.
The town of Eagle (seen above the rock wall) is still in the re-design phases & will be included in future postings. Additional work in-progress pictures will be posted on the PV&WRR's club website.
The PV&W's Next Open House is Friday, March 29th from 7pm to 9pm in the basement of Denver's Union Station. For a schedule of events & more photos of the PV&W visit the club website at www.pvwrr.org.
Chris
a couple of easter eggs for you, not dialup friendly, sorry
challenger excursion in N
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaWXzFmlNIA
UP train#9 City of St. Louis in N
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0TjJFMBQBs
great work guys....Here's some more photos
Local switchers cross a bridge near Van Horn
Lead SD70MAC leaving Flatonia
brakeman sets the turnout to drop off a boxcar on the siding
chuck
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
http://gearedsteam.blogspot.com/
For the most likely reason this guy Selector deleted my photos because of a couple of curse words on the graffiti. so what!! Well I edited them for the sensitive people.
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
I'm not going to have much train time this weekend, but here's what I did this afternoon:
I worked on some trees for the big hill......
and I ran my favorite Mike....
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
There's no place like ~/ ;)
Good Evening Gents,
No pics this week as I've been on the road and not in the train room. In the great ballast debate, i think Selector that you're too hard on yourself. The track and ballast you show looks to be nicely weathered or at least accurately weathered. I like the hints of rust and the grease trail up the center - just like we've seen a hundred times on the prototype. I like Daves work as well except for the lack of rust on and around the rail.
an old favorite on my upper level (the racetrack)
The weathered rolling stock looks good as well and I'm always impressed at the depth of detail in the scenes. Roll on! J.R.
Loathar, thank-you! It's odd, but as you mentioned it, I had a look to see what it looked like in the image and it doesn't look like I weathered the ballast between the rails at all, except for that painted oil streak that needs work. When I stand at the layout and look at it, it is quite dark and nicely weathered. Must have been the light intensity, angle, and the camera setting....I guess. I may have to go back and darken it all even more. Compare what I show to Dave Vollmer's nicely done ballast and you'll see what I mean. Here is an earlier image that shows it to be more like its true self. It really does look like that in the last spot when I look at it.
-Crandell
don7 wrote: New Haven I-5 wrote: twhite wrote: Luke--What a sweet little Baldwin. Hey, what's the steamer in the background? Looks a little Santa Fe-ish. Nothing much new on the Yuba River Sub, but here's an older shot of a freight winding around the tight clearances between the main and the Champion Mine in South Yuba canyon: Tom twhite, it is an old Bachmann 2-10-4. Got it of evilbay without the old smoke & choo-choo sound for $70.00. I should have invested in a Rivarossi 2-8-4.New Haven 1-5Is it really necessary to keep duplicating pictures in responding to posts? It really slows up those of us unfortunate enough to have to still use dial up to access the web?
New Haven I-5 wrote: twhite wrote: Luke--What a sweet little Baldwin. Hey, what's the steamer in the background? Looks a little Santa Fe-ish. Nothing much new on the Yuba River Sub, but here's an older shot of a freight winding around the tight clearances between the main and the Champion Mine in South Yuba canyon: Tom twhite, it is an old Bachmann 2-10-4. Got it of evilbay without the old smoke & choo-choo sound for $70.00. I should have invested in a Rivarossi 2-8-4.
twhite wrote: Luke--What a sweet little Baldwin. Hey, what's the steamer in the background? Looks a little Santa Fe-ish. Nothing much new on the Yuba River Sub, but here's an older shot of a freight winding around the tight clearances between the main and the Champion Mine in South Yuba canyon: Tom
Luke--
What a sweet little Baldwin. Hey, what's the steamer in the background? Looks a little Santa Fe-ish.
Nothing much new on the Yuba River Sub, but here's an older shot of a freight winding around the tight clearances between the main and the Champion Mine in South Yuba canyon:
Tom
New Haven 1-5
Is it really necessary to keep duplicating pictures in responding to posts? It really slows up those of us unfortunate enough to have to still use dial up to access the web?
SteamFreak wrote: Geared Steam, I love that photo, but given that it's Spring Break are those Shays mooning us? Some great stuff, everyone. Twhite, I luurve that shot. Is that a brass Yellerstone?
Geared Steam, I love that photo, but given that it's Spring Break are those Shays mooning us?
Some great stuff, everyone. Twhite, I luurve that shot. Is that a brass Yellerstone?
Steamfreak:
Thanks--it's one of my favorites, too. Believe me, it was PURELY accidental--I don't consider myself much of a photographer. To answer you, no, it's not one of my 3 Yellowstones, it's a PFM Rio Grande L-131 2-8-8-2--the older one. Just acquired a new one from Caboose Hobbies, I'm still prepping the new one. I know, I know, when it comes to big articulated, I'm just GREEDY, LOL!
Thanks again. Here's a clearer shot of the L-131 on Yuba Pass:
PS: Selector--your photos and your layout just blow me away! Talk about SPECTACULAR!!
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
I weathered these four boxcars and also hand painted some graffiti on the sides. I used weathering chalk and for the graffiti I used paint pens from Walmart.
(Photos deleted by selector)
Nelson
Ex-Southern 385 Being Hoisted