Hey, it's a holiday - which is kind of like a weekend so I've been hard at work in the train room. Here are some pics of what I've been up to. Post yours as well.
I just finished scratch-building a basswood grade crossing in a curve,
added underbrush around some of my ROW,
and finally caught some workers unloading an REA boxcar on July 4th while another worker looks on. Wait, they must be crooks stealing something if it's a Holiday! I guess they are going to get away with it since the police are at the donut shop on my friends layout
Happy 4th of July!
Well, I got ALOT of stuff done. I Painted my back drop(Finally), I made some abonded track, got alot of my scenery done. Power lines are up with wire, replaced turnout, and set up some trees. Now I'm going to start blending every thing in with the scenery.
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Wow, nice work!
Ez, I LOVE your balsa crossing...on a curve too!!! I am jealous...still planning the roads, but when I get to crossings I may have to ask you how!
WC... Nice looking layout... more pics please!!!
Brian
Thanks guys! Ok, I don't have much other pics. Just from diffrent angles. I'll try my shot later today at a "Proto-type" photo on the layout.
So far today i have taken an athearn undecorated 50' boxcar and turning it ino csxt 130669 with the help of some paint and some decals... oh i love that blue :)
HAPPY 4th of JULY!
Yes David I noticed that. When I was painting it it looked really dark to me. But at least it's on paper and not the actuall wall. When I hung it up I just said, "Well, it's going to be late at might on the layout." But I think the clouds turned out good. Ic an easly fix that. I got some Sky blue laying around here.
BTW: If you think it looks dark in the picture you should see it in real life!
I figured I'd merge the two Photo Fun threads...
To TrainManTy and ShadowNix:
As for building my grade crossing on-a-curve, it was fairly easy. Materials used included strip basswood (1/16 x 1/8 and 3/32 x 3/32), "Wood" colored acrylic paint, and ground-up artist's charcoal. Tools included pins, and a small flat-head screwdriver.
I first cut the basswood strips to the desired length (7 of the 3/32 x 3/32, and 2 of the 1/16 x 1/8). Then I thinned the "Wood" acrylic paint and "stained" each strip so they would be kind of wet. Next, I started with the inside of the curve. I CA'd a piece of the 1/16 x 1/8 basswood to the plastic rail spikes cast onto the piece of track. I kept the piece formed to the shape of the rail with ALOT of pins (about one per tie) until dry. Next, I laid one of the 3/32 x 3/32 pieces of basswood next to the piece already there, gluing it to the ties themselves and pinning it in much the same way. This finished the inside of the curve.
Next, I took 5 of the 3/32 x 3/32 pieces of basswood and glued them with CA, one at a time, between the plastic rail spikes in-between the rails (5 pieces fit exactly). This leaves enough clearance between the wood and rails for the wheelsets. Then I finished the outside of the curve the same way I completed the inside of the curve.
Once it was all assembled, I took the small flat-head screw driver and lightly "scored" each length of stripwood to create the planks. On each end, and next to each score, I punched a pin through the wood to create the "bolt-hole", simulating the bolts that hold the grade crossing down.
With all the details added, I then brushed some ground-up artist's charcoal over the crossing to highlight the details. I ballasted the road and completed my crossing.
I have been continuing to work on my JL Innovative Ice-Cream Parlor. I have almost completed the walls. They will perhaps get a little more weathering after assembly. Now I am working on signs and posters and things for the windows. I hope to get the basic assembly complete over the weekend.
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Simon, what else would you do in the way of "weathering"? I think that third pic is stupendous. If you add a wash or two it might detract from the rather excellent effect you have derived already.
-Crandell
In keeping with the yard themed thread, here is an image of my "yard". This was my first ever yard, and space was limited, particularly due to my overall trackplan and some longer steamers.
A higher view shows the double slip switch between tracks 1 and 2, in the shadows a bit...
selector wrote: In keeping with the yard themed thread, here is an image of my "yard". This was my first ever yard, and space was limited, particularly due to my overall trackplan and some longer steamers.A higher view shows the double slip switch between tracks 1 and 2, in the shadows a bit...
Speaking of stupendous,
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Nice work everyone.. love the yard, Selector... oh, and nice double slip Sorry, could not resist!!! HEHHEHHEH...sweet looking engine facilty....
Been almost a month since I worked on RR.
Working on backdrop. I'm taking photos from the web into photoshop, change lighting levels and doing some blending between scenes. Then print with poster printing software (one wide scene printed on 3 to 6 sheets of paper). When satisified, I am using rubber cement to put scenes together and on the backdrop.
Working on sheets that are up about 1 inch here. Currently taped in place.
Regards,
Tom
Nice looking Locos David
Great Back drop Tom
I posted Photos the other day on the progress on my friends layout
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1160265/ShowPost.aspx
TerryinTexas
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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
last night i also added removable staging (since space is an issue) for the layout...
This is an older photo of a part of my small HO layout. None of the containers are plastic. They are printed on 60 something weight paper, cut out and glued together.
davidmbedard wrote: WCFan, if I can be so bold. Go outside and look at the sky. Note the color of the blue? The blue you are using is about 300 shades too dark. If you go to your local home-improvment store you can as then to mix "sky" blue as a color. It is much lighter and will look more apropriate for your backdrop.Or is the sky that dark down south?David B
WCFan, if I can be so bold. Go outside and look at the sky. Note the color of the blue? The blue you are using is about 300 shades too dark. If you go to your local home-improvment store you can as then to mix "sky" blue as a color. It is much lighter and will look more apropriate for your backdrop.
Or is the sky that dark down south?
David B
Actually, the "sky blue color is still too dark. They will have a color strip. Go at least two shades lighter.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Crandell,
I gotta say I'm impressed at how far you've come since yout last layout.
Thank-you for your positive remarks, everyone. As I have stated in recent threads, a yard adds immensely to the model railroader's experience, so I am very happy to have had this one turn out okay. There have been days when I can only snatch 20 minutes at the layout, and doing some switching becomes the menu for the day sometimes. It is a lot of fun.
In case you are nearing the point where you are wondering how to add ground covering, or soil, to your yard, I live in a quite sandy area with improved soil in the garden to which organic stuff has been added for tilth. I screened some dried garden soil, added some plaster of paris, and then added some brown masonary dye if it was too light in colour. Sprinkled a 1/4" layer of the material down, and used a baby food jar to "roll" it flat. Then, I spritzed it with an alcohol/water mix and let it set.
In case you might be concerned about your semi-natural yard coming alive later, the plaster and alcohol do a good job of neutralizing anything that wakes up.
Chip, we'll all be doing the in your direction in a very short time...I can feel it. I feel that way about Tom (tstage) already....talk about someone coming a long way!! He can give lessons on scratchbuilding and kitbashing. Another giant is Simon...the man's a wizard. I know he still lurks here at times, but I have a very soft spot for CNJ's modeling...another wizard. Doc Wayne, wm, there are too many to list. We're a lucky bunch to have them here.
Going to the NMRA convention? Here's the conventions site, Detroit's Ren Cen under construction. I took the photo. The convention wil be held in the building.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Nothing new from me this weekend, so a couple of recent(ish) FM photos at Sweethome instead.
Jon
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I don't have anything substantial, just some future plans and my work area
the location of my future layout
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Three walthers commuter coaches that will mark the beginning of my foray into airbrushing (as opposed to being scared and paying a lot for custom painting)
Dave