This years show was better than I expected with the economy being down
The crowd was same as last year and there was only one vendor missing from the usual crowd
There were some very good models in the contest here are just a few i liked
I loved the pealing paint on this model
Check out the drape hanging out of the open window "nice touch "
Lots of detail here
Terry,
Those are some great photos. What was used for the ground in the feedlot?
Don Z.
Hi Terry,
Should have made the (Houston) Stafford show. The one in San Antonio wasn’t that good. Too many company advertisment booths and not very many vendors…chuck
My friends and i think it was a type of cork
but the builder wasn’t there to ask
so we’re not sure
and i wasn’t going to touch it [:-,]
Chuck
One of the things i like about the Houston show is that the tables are cheap so you often get
individuals selling off private stock
This year there was a guy selling off large boxes full of Intermountain cars for $5 each
even i had to buy one of them
I’ll post a picture later
Great photo’s! I like that cattle pen too! Thanks for sharing!
Only folks like us could appreciate a severe case of peeling paint![:D] Great work. Thanks for posting![tup]
Yah, that peeling paint was blue ribbon - any tips on how to do it?
Peeling paint is easy just real time consuming. Paint the structure with a really cheap latex or acrylic paint and then use the tip of a hobby knife and start scratching away the paint. After that use several coats of a wash to weather it some more.
As promised These were selling like hot cakes at 5$ each
Yeah, those structures are definitely well done, but I was hoping to see something more railroad-related. Where are the locomotives?
Sorry but their were no locomotives entered in the model contest
Very good looking models! However, one detail idea caught my eye and prompted me to share a little info. I admit that the nail holes add a bit of character to the Jeff and Jerry wood frame structure. Might I suggest for future projects that a little more thought be given to the placement of such holes as well as any butt joints added to siding planks. While the typical stud spacing is usually 16 or 24 inches on center (these studs are what the siding is nailed to), modelers should be aware that such uniform spacing is routinely interrupted by doors and windows. Prototype doors and windows require vertical studs on each side regardless of whether these studs occur within the regular 16 or 24 inch spacing. In prototype construction, the framers can choose to start the stud spacing from one corner, or from one of the doors or windows, whichever will work out better. As on the prototype, measure out your stud pattern on the model. Studs occur in every corner to which the ends of the siding boards must be nailed. Thus, model nail holes should appear at every building corner unless corner trim is added over the siding. Nail holes should appear parrallel to the left and right edges of every door and window. When a door or window is wider than the 16 or 24 inch spacing (most are), additional studs above a door and above/below windows are added. Such studs can either match the original stud spacing or be centered over the door or window as long as no two studs are more than the standard spacing apart.
Some modelers also add butt joints in the siding by scribing vertical lines in random siding boards, but too often such joints appear to be floating between studs. All such butt joints MUST be located over a stud and require nails in each plank end. Thus, if you add butt joints to your siding, they should align with your vertical lines of nail holes. A couple of nail holes