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jeffrey-wimberly
Jeff, nice job with the rust detail. It looks as if the paint is peeling away leaving behind a realistic layer of rust.
Wayne
Modeling HO Freelance Logging Railroad.
Allan
One other option for tail lights is to run fiberoptic cable from the headlights to the back of the car. With a bit of heat the fiberoptic cable can be made to flare or mushroom at the tip to make a rough lense.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Here are a couple of new ones:
Guy
see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site
Mark- I can see a whole train of these translucent cars on the RR. Used As a Ghost Train around Halloween. I model in HO but I don't think that it would be any more difficult to Make (Print,Copy,or whatever term you want to use). Otto
Spent the day wrestling the old Rivarossi Challenger, and finally got it road worthy in anticipation of its return to the WMRHS museum layout on May 4. After Victor worked out the new motor installation, and I reworked it so it would have at least cursory tender pick up, the last thing I had to address was the front engine's drivers slipping on the axles. A little burnishing here, some cleaner there, and a dot or two of CA and the problem was solved. Got humpty dumpty put back together, and it ran smoothly for about an hour, albeit on its back in a cradle... (non-DCC model with big ole flanges not compatible with the layout) But that doesn't mean we can't take some glam shots...A couple of detail close ups:The WM nose job I applied back in nineteen diggity doo...The all weather cab veneers that Chris *** whipped up for me, and I installed in 2011.I'll be presenting the model back to the WMRHS on Friday, May 4 at their monthly meeting in Union Bridge, Maryland Paul Hutter will be there providing a slide presentation of the Cumberland area from back in the day, and it was his uncle, Russell Hutter, who originally donated the engine for use on the museum layout back in 1988. Should be a pleasant evening.Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Hi Lee,
what is the nice station in your pictures ?
Is it a kit, or scratchbuilt ?
martin
Scratch built from plans for the Cumberland, Maryland WM depot in the January 2000 MR, with extras discovered in a CD of the building's original blueprints, plus a lot of field research.
Here's a more detailed look...
Back:
track side
Here's the full gallery.
It shows the progress of building the station, and developing the scene around it.
Thanks for noticing.
Lee
I'm very impressed.
I would need a spare lifetime to build something as detailed as that !
Congratulations !
Martin