Good Morning! Very very nice work everyone. I haven't posted anything in quit awhile because of work, But i am working on a area in the layout of a salvage yard. I will post some pics of it this afternoon, Just wanted to congratulate everyone on the nice work.
Grampys Trains Driline, these backdrops are also available from Scenic Express. They are all taken in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. Here's a few more. Very nicely done, jecorbett. DJ.
Driline, these backdrops are also available from Scenic Express. They are all taken in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. Here's a few more. Very nicely done, jecorbett. DJ.
Thanks, Grampy. That's quite a compliment coming from you, but when I look at your scenery, it sometimes makes me want to take a sledgehammer to what I've done. You stuff is what I aspire to but rarely achieve.
Hawthorne Village 0n30 engine repainted and lettered for the wife's Christmas village layout.
Chuck
Grand River & Monongah Railroad and subsidiary Monongah Railway
Moving cars arround the MFA siding at Hawk Point Mo.
je, don't sell yourself short. That drive in scene looks pretty darn good, to me. It looks like you have a pretty good handle on scenery. DJ.
Very fine modeling Dan, especially when compared to that red plastic hopper.
Great job on the model and nice pictures too!!
Tom
Thanks again, Grampy. I do feel I have a knack for the nature scenes but when it comes to the man made elements, my works just doesn't measure up. One thing that really impresses me is your roadways. They always seem to be neat and smooth. Mine are so rough that if my HO drivers actually had to drive on them, the guy who sells shock absorbers would be a millionaire. I've tried a number of techniques and have gotten some good advice that has helped, but I still haven't done a road that I was really happy with. I'm getting better at it but still not very good. Another thing that impresses me about your layout is your track work. It seems to be well laid and neatly ballasted. I'm going to guess that derailments are a rare occurance on your railroad.
Keep those pictures coming. They are a source of inspiration to a lot of us.John
Thank you, John, I do appreciate it. In my opinion, I gave up on trying to get texture. I've settled on styrene,(from for sale signs), painted grimy black, and weathered with powdered gray sidewalk chalk. As to derailments, only operator caused ones. DJ.
Grampy ... Your Pennsy looks better each weekend! ...
TomKat 13 ... I have been admiring your Hawk Point, MO scene each time you post it. Just for fun, I have included our common grain box car, CB&Q 52659, in the following picture. I took the liberty of routing your car of grain to my flour mill. The flour mill has reloaded the car with flour, and next the car is headed to a bakery. ... Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Grampys Trains Thank you, John, I do appreciate it. In my opinion, I gave up on trying to get texture. I've settled on styrene,(from for sale signs), painted grimy black, and weathered with powdered gray sidewalk chalk. As to derailments, only operator caused ones. DJ.
That's interesting. I've used styrene for straight city streets with good results but couldn't figure out how to cut the styrene to allign the curves properly on rural roads. What is your method for doing this?
John
John, I've also used foam core for some of my roads. I used a plastic bucket to make curved roads, styrene or foam core. Draw the outside curve, measure from that around the curve on the inside, draw the inside curve and cut it out with scissors or utility knife. This road makes a left hand 90 deg. curve on the other side of the bridge. DJ.
DJ I Like your roads !!!!
My "concrete" roads are cardstock such as is used for cereal boxes. I cut and install with construction adhesive. I paint the road with houshold latex. I draw cracks with a black ball point pen. I add striping. Shoulders are fine ballast.
Thank you for the reply Ken, I appreciate it. Part of the roof for the structure....
(put your hat back on, your head will get cold.)
Karl.A
Great roof!
I'm curious about the whole building.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Thanks Tom
The red plastic one is, I think, an Atlas. I will have to look tonight when I get home. The Railyard models realy upped the ante on cast resin kits. They do take some time to assemble though. Hopefully it can get into the paint shop tonight.
Dan Pikulski
Thanks Wolfgang, if you look at my previous post in this thread with the image of the interior wall there is a link to the build thread I am working on which will give you all the details up to the point I am at with it now.
Thanks again for the link.
I will have to read it. Where did you get the plans?