Wow, I haven’t started this thread in years. I guess I was just excited to show my new road. I haven’t weathered the stripe to mellow the white, but I’ll get to it this weekend. As always, I include the disclaimer that this is a work in progress.[:)]
A blurry, overhead shot pf the sharp curve in the road.
This shot is missing something, I know , a train!
I think you have done an excellent job.Keep it up!
Good looking roads Corey.
Here’s another old one from me.
Cory, did you make those stone pillars? They look great.
Great job on the roads, Corey, very realistic.
A very nice night shot from you, Robby.
No pics, but my first attempt at a Movie Maker video. DJ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljuGFaUW32Q&feature=player_profilepage
The top portions are plaster casts from A.I.M. . The larger, wedge potions on the bottom are blue foam carved, and then painted along with the top to match the limestone around here.
Thanks to everyone for the compliments. I struggled with how to do this for months. I guess I should have just jumped in with both feet.
I was able to pickup 3 of the new Superchief cars even though I didn’t pre-order, Caboose Hobbies had a bunch of them. I now have the rest of the cars pre-ordered.
Finished two of the three cars this week, the old DTI car was one I had to fix the couplers on and found I was out of couplers.
Athearn 86’ Hi-Cube with Herald King Decals
Athearn 86’ Hi-Cube that I made into a more Thrall Looking Car by removing the cast grabs and replacing with ladders. In looking at the pictures the AnnArbor started after the first weld line rather than at the door as shown with the decal and the pre-positioned spacing of the decal sheet. So I applied each letter for Ann Arbor separately. Ann Arbors 86’s were acquired second hand and consisted of both Greenville and Thrall cars, this number is a Thrall Car. Herald King decals.
IMRC 40’ PS1 painted and decaled in the Ferry in the Fog Scheme. Herald King decals.
Thanks for looking! [:D]
Rick
Your photos always fascinate me, Grampy. Now this video…what great job! You created a masterpiece and you should be proud.
Mike
Grampy, I really enjoyed the ride on your layout. It reminds me of the CP line along the Mississippi river valley by Winona MN. Well, minus the river of course.[:)] Great looking layout!
What did you use for the white stripe? Tape? Decal? Paint? I am about to paint the yellow center line and white lines on the outside margins of some 20 feet of roadway. I plan to use the blue rubber bulb used for flushing out ear wax. I was unsuccessful in using a Magic Marker for this job, and think that the fine tube on the bulb will do the painting of the two color strips very neatly, when guided with a straight edge. Bob Hahn
I used eighth inch artist’s tape(really just skinny electric tape) to mask off a center line. Then I used two more strips on each side. The plan was to pull up the center line and leave the outside strips to give me a guide to paint. Once I did that I had a line that was way to wide. It would have been like over a foot wide! Well, I pulled up one side and eyeballed it to the width I thought it should be. Once I had the width masked off I painted it with cheap white acrylic paint. After it dried for a few minutes I pulled up the tape. The paint didn’t bleed at all since I was pretty light with the paint. I used the artist’s tape because it would curve around the corner.
I hope this helps. Sorry for hogging the thread everyone![:$]
Great pictures, everybody!.. DJ, I really like your video.
I have some steel mill pictures. Dean Freitag’s book, The Making of Steel, was helpful as I used mostly Walthers kits.
A nice warm summer day.
Corey, Michael, and Garry…VERY fine images you have presented today. You fellas are leaving the year with a thump…and it ain’t from the screen door! [(-D]
Robby, you have night light shots down to a fine art. Well done!
DJ, it was a treat to get to know your substantial (and incredibly well-done) layout. Thanks for posting the video.
There was an excursion out an about the Seneca Hills yesterday on a gorgeous sunny day, kind of hazy, but there was no snow. Still, everyone had fun. Someone in a helicopter sent in this photo from dizzying heights.
Crandell
I continue to progress on my Tum-A-Lum Lumber Hardware store. I have added about 100 detail parts with around 300 left to go!! I am having a good time making little displays and giving it the feeling of well stocked 1960’s era hardware store. So here is what I have so far…
I finally got a camera that can take video WITH sound (Santa was good this year)
http://www.youtube.com/user/ClinchValleySD40#p/u/6/ZmbUYZpAoTk
Ops session last night:
Happy, Healthy New Year to all.
Wow! Nice end to a great modeling year around here… I continue to get a great deal of inspiration from so many of you in this thread.
Last week I snuck in a photo or two of a scratch built 1920’s industrial electric motor similar to one we used in the 1950’s (yep it was still running) on our farm.
This week I managed to get it and some belt driven tools painted and more or less ready to install into an engine house/ workshop for the quarry area on the SLOW.
And one to give a better idea how small these are…
73
I look foreward to this thread every week but this week’s is especially good. My first attempt at posting. Scratchbuilt steam engine built by my 2 1/2 year old grandson, with help from his dad. That is he and I in the cab and on the roof respectively. Note - tender holds enough gum drops for trip from his home to mine.
