Thanks Harry
The figures are by Preiser. I bought a pack of about 120 unpainted. I use acrylics to paint them.
The trees are a real mix. The pines are bottlebrush style - twisted wire with strands of sisal rope inserted between the wires. Painted dark brown and Heki foliage glued on.
Bare trees [apart from one garden twig near the pine in the 2nd photo] are twisted wire frames with sisal rope fibres painted grey and teased out into branches before being glued on.
The sisal fibres remain quite limp but they're tough too.
Trackside twiggy bushes are painted coconut fibres from hanging basket liner.
I hope that helps.
Mike
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
mikelhh Wow what a lineup of photos! Congrats to all. This is my attempt with water putty and acrylics to show sand spills and grime buildup where my sand towers and diesel fuel are planned and a view across the line around the back Keep those photos coming. Mike
Wow what a lineup of photos! Congrats to all.
This is my attempt with water putty and acrylics to show sand spills and grime buildup where my sand towers and diesel fuel are planned
and a view across the line around the back
Keep those photos coming.
Mike - That is terrific modeling. Can you give us some details about the bare trees and the figures? Thanks!
- Harry
Thanks to all who commented on my pics. I've seen some very inspiring work on here by so many people. Roll on next weekend!
Lee:1. You rock2. You have waaaaaaaaayyyyyy too much time on yr hands3. That was awesome! Great to see the layout in motion!4. You still need Ringo Starr to voiceover the story of how you, too, can be a very useful engine.(And thanks for switchers! my favorite's always been Salty...)
Cheers!--Mark
M.C. Fujiwara
My YouTube Channel (How-to's, Layout progress videos)
Silicon Valley Free-moN
It's SWITCHER MADNESS!!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Oh yes, I like it. My kinda train photo, Grampy!
Jarrell
Grampys Trainsice work, everyone.RS3 No.8856 has the local this evening.
ice work, everyone.
RS3 No.8856 has the local this evening.
A scratchbuilt engine house I've been working on. O scale. Still needs some more roofing as well as interior details. The barely visible track is handlaid N scale rail, code 80.
I spent last weekend building this. Also O scale, also scratchbuilt, also needs some more details, primarily nuts and bolts.
I also learned that I'm capable of writing code for a website, with pictures and videos, but putting pictures up here is beyond me. I posted the [img] code, hit enter, and still the pictures are tiny, but clickable, so I guess that's alright.
Raised on the Erie Lackawanna Mainline- Supt. of the Black River Transfer & Terminal R.R.
I've been away from WPF for a while, here are my latest acquisitions and programming feats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9b45PSnGDY
F7's and a GP40-2. I got all the unit's recently except the Amtrak F7's, which I have programmed to have a mars light. Two of the UP unit's have now been stripped and await new paint. If nothing else watch the end of the video where I turn off the lights and show off the mars light.
Fleet shot
http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/Bapouthetrainman/Model%20RR%20and%20Trains/
Pics of the above locos etc.
Lots of great work from you guys this week!
steamage Here is the Loan Pine Local on SP's Jawbone Branch heading back to Mojave finishing the days work.
Here is the Loan Pine Local on SP's Jawbone Branch heading back to Mojave finishing the days work.
That's one beautiful photo! What I like is that I wonder how many people would recognize that the little peak near the top left-hand corner is actually Mt. Whitney, the second tallest mountain in the contiginous Uniteds States, LOL?
Good job!
Tom
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!
spidge You were very effective in your weathering efforts, they all look good including the trucks. What colors did you use for the boxcars?
You were very effective in your weathering efforts, they all look good including the trucks. What colors did you use for the boxcars?
Thanks.
I don't know the names of the colors since the pastel set I have is a cheap one I bought for a previous art class. The wrapper is long gone so I don't know the exact colors. If I had to guess the colors would be Burnt Umber, Raw Seinna, and Oxide Brown, beige, peach, black, grey, white, and a color close to the car's original color.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
IVRWYou know what layout yours reminds me of? I think it was in GMR 06. It was the LA and something RR. The guy did two articles I remember. One was doing a Los Angeles drain scene and the other was of scenicing with live cactus. I remember at the end of the GMR article, a fleeting glance of him saying something about wanting to synchronize a light or signal 500 yards from his house with his signals.
That's the same layout... I believe the article centered on the Burbank Junction area of the layout, but it has most likely expanded since then.
Packer Here's the trio of boxcars I weathered. Just pastels. I spent a while trying to figure out how to make the dullcote seal really good but I nailed it on all 3 cars. When I moved the UP box inside from the other carport it started raining and some got on the roof and left some shiny spots. I figure I'd leave it since it looks like parts of the roof got patched over.
Here's the trio of boxcars I weathered. Just pastels. I spent a while trying to figure out how to make the dullcote seal really good but I nailed it on all 3 cars. When I moved the UP box inside from the other carport it started raining and some got on the roof and left some shiny spots. I figure I'd leave it since it looks like parts of the roof got patched over.
John
steamage Here is the Loan Pine Local on SP's Jawbone Branch heading back to Mojave finishing the days work.
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19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Bruce: Is that a new backdrop? When I saw your layout in Great Model Railroads, I belive there was a shot included from that crossing, but I don't remember the mountains being that dramatic? If I'm remembering correctly, they were a lot more muted and purple.
Dave Vollmer A quick 30 minute project; paint the deck and weather a Walthers 53' GSC flat:
A quick 30 minute project; paint the deck and weather a Walthers 53' GSC flat:
This is an excellent example of quality weathering with minimal time investment. I get asked all the time, doesn't it take a long time? Obviously not.
I think your example is one of "less is more," something I'm not very good at. Anywho, great work, and thanks for showing that it doesn't alway take several hours to do one car.
MM
San Dimas Southern slideshow
Not much from this end, this weekend, but I did catch a couple of shots of SP's "Overland" detouring over the Yuba River Sub, entering and departing Deer Creek yards. GS-4 #4444 is the road engine and AC-8 #4191 is the helper. That's the Rio Grande "Prospector" in the background, coming down the westbound main.
The GS-4 is an old Balboa, the AC-8 is an even older Akane. They both run like Swiss watches.
Great stuff as usual everyone! Well, I managed to get a few locomotives done and I am happy with the results.
The first is a Genesis RTR that I purchased about 4 years ago. I added the coupler lever bars, proper plow, grabs on the plow, mu hoses, air hoses, rear ditch lights, small sinclair and some paint.
The second is again a Genesis RTR. On this one I added the coupler lever bars, proper plow with grabs, mu hoses, air hoses, an AC unit, some A-Line sunshades and again some paint.
Have a great weekend everyone and keep posting.
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Today I finished up a couple more decoder installs... I wrapped up fine tuning a couple of Life Like SW-1200's, and this pair of Life Like E-7's. They've got the old style plastic frame with lead blob weights, but they are smooth runners just the same. They've got big flywheels, which helps.
Maybe more tomorrow!
Drilinemikelhh Wow what a lineup of photos! Congrats to all. This is my attempt with water putty and acrylics to show sand spills and grime buildup where my sand towers and diesel fuel are planned Keep those photos coming. Mike At first glance I thought you screwed up and sent a real photo. wow. What are you using for the dried yellow grass/weeds in the right hand side of the picture?
mikelhh Wow what a lineup of photos! Congrats to all. This is my attempt with water putty and acrylics to show sand spills and grime buildup where my sand towers and diesel fuel are planned Keep those photos coming. Mike
At first glance I thought you screwed up and sent a real photo. wow.
What are you using for the dried yellow grass/weeds in the right hand side of the picture?
Me too. Holy crap, that's fantastic work!
I'll have pics of my new airbrush tomorrow (hopefully)
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
After four years, my first module finally has a backdrop! Hawksbill Station, nestled in the mountains, is the main yard for the small Cedar Branch & Western Railroad.
By the way, any old sci-fi fans out there recognize the origin of the name "Hawksbill Station"?
The Cedar Branch & Western--The Hillbilly Line!
I have been working on the boring underside part of my On30 modules for some time now. Finally got around to finishing up the wiring, and am now in a position where I could test out the structure lighting.
Night shift at the engine house, not much goin' on...
Silver Plume depot at midnight
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Silver Pilot...Welcome to the Forum and I really like your F7's!
Lee, Crandell, CNJ, TerryinTX, DJ, etc., etc. ....Good stuff.
I added a crew in the cab of the E5. My E5 A and B is Hallmark and the A unit is repowered by Hobbytown.....
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Maurice rclanger-> Enjoyed the look at your layout. Coming along nicely. Two questions: 1) I recognize some of the flats on the backdrop from Walther's but where are the others from? 2) I noticed you have a glass top on your modeling bench. How thick is the glass?
rclanger-> Enjoyed the look at your layout. Coming along nicely. Two questions:
1) I recognize some of the flats on the backdrop from Walther's but where are the others from?
2) I noticed you have a glass top on your modeling bench. How thick is the glass?
Thanks, the flats are made using Model Builder software from ModelTrainSoftware.com.
The glass is 7/16" thick. It is great for gluing, because it is absolutely flat it helps keep walls and such square and it cleans up with a razor blade.
Bob
Photobucket Albums:NPBL - 2008 The BeginningNPBL - 2009 Phase INPBL - 2010 Downtown
Just downloaded GIMP photo tool... A free download at that! Now I think I can stay up way too late fooling around with photos!
Check out the difference...
I better get the grass cut before my wife kills me...
Another super photo, Lee. I played around with this image early in the fall last year, but I can't recall if I posted it. Similar in looks from the point of view of being faded.
-Crandell
Messed around a little more with those old grainy pictures from the Brownie camera...
Still not quite where I want it to be, but fun nonetheless...