QUOTE: Originally posted by grandpacoyote Tracklayer, I'd love to see a pic of it, could you put one up for us all to see, an inventive use of spare parts... [tup] Peace. Coyote
Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by grandpacoyote Tracklayer, I'd love to see a pic of it, could you put one up for us all to see, an inventive use of spare parts... [tup] Peace. Coyote Thank you grandpacoyote, but I have two things against me. My camera's on the blink, and I have as of yet to figure out how to post pictures on the forum... Tracklayer
Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
QUOTE: Originally posted by Rotorranch QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by grandpacoyote Tracklayer, I'd love to see a pic of it, could you put one up for us all to see, an inventive use of spare parts... [tup] Peace. Coyote Thank you grandpacoyote, but I have two things against me. My camera's on the blink, and I have as of yet to figure out how to post pictures on the forum... Tracklayer Tracklayer...posting pics here is too easy! Do you have webspace with your ISP? If so, all you have to do is put your pics on your web space, then copy the url ( properties ) to the pic. Click the little button for "add images" just above the "color" menu here on the "add post" page, and insert the url between the bracketed img's. Bang Bang, you've posted a pic! If you don't have web space, try some of the free pic hosting places. If you need more help, let me know! Rotor
QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld My first attempt at a junk load was putting different bits in a gondola....but I wnted it to look like rain had accumulated. I didn't want to use water because I figured it would slosh around too much....so I used a liquid floor wax. It looked great! I never realized that the wax would harden all the way....but that made it more permanent! underworld [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld My first attempt at a junk load was putting different bits in a gondola....but I wnted it to look like rain had accumulated. I didn't want to use water because I figured it would slosh around too much....so I used a liquid floor wax. It looked great! I never realized that the wax would harden all the way....but that made it more permanent! underworld [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] Mr Underworld Do you have a picture you could post, I have been thinking of using floor wax for a wet surface look, but have yet to see how it looks.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld My first attempt at a junk load was putting different bits in a gondola....but I wnted it to look like rain had accumulated. I didn't want to use water because I figured it would slosh around too much....so I used a liquid floor wax. It looked great! I never realized that the wax would harden all the way....but that made it more permanent! underworld [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] Mr Underworld Do you have a picture you could post, I have been thinking of using floor wax for a wet surface look, but have yet to see how it looks. You might also try using Mod Podge. Be sure to get the gloss finish if you do. It dries clear and fast. I use it for various things like water puddles, ice and things like that. Tracklayer
QUOTE: another cheap way is going to a machine shop and asking for a small can or shavings.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld My first attempt at a junk load was putting different bits in a gondola....but I wnted it to look like rain had accumulated. I didn't want to use water because I figured it would slosh around too much....so I used a liquid floor wax. It looked great! I never realized that the wax would harden all the way....but that made it more permanent! underworld [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] Mr Underworld Do you have a picture you could post, I have been thinking of using floor wax for a wet surface look, but have yet to see how it looks. You might also try using Mod Podge. Be sure to get the gloss finish if you do. It dries clear and fast. I use it for various things like water puddles, ice and things like that. Tracklayer I have some of that, seems a little thick, should it be thinned? If so with what? I remember working in some scrap yards and the gondolas always seemed to have puddles in them, stunk too but I think I will not get that detailed [:O]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer A friend of mine bought a couple of MTL scrap metal gondolas recently, and paid about $25.00 for each one. I very much admired them, but couldn't see turning loose of that much cash just for a couple of cars. So, the first chance I got, I went out to my work shop/train room, and started looking through all of my bags and boxes of junk parts that I'd saved up over the years from broken trucks, broken wheels, tiny model car parts, broken street signs, etc, and super glued them to a piece of poster board that I cut to fit one of my MDC Roundhouse gondolas. I then spray painted the junk and board they were glued to silver, then mixed red and black paint together to create a rust colored paint and using a paint brush, added a rusty look to the junk leaving a bit of silver to show through here and there. I was very pleased with the results and it didn't cost me a dime because everything I used I already had on hand... Just thought someone might be able to use the idea. Tracklayer