I have a backdrop right up against the edge of the table.
I didn’t like the look of just putting some bushes to coever the seam so I decided to make a fence. I took some craft sticks and glued them together. Then I scribed lines since the craft sticks looked too wide. Hit it with some alcohol/india ink and presto! Instant fence.
What’s your one hour project?
Tom
Laying E-Z track and hooking up a power pack for a layout (small). Did it tonight.
Listening to my wife tell a short story.[#dots] Actually, its not so bad if I can manage to actually be doing something else while I listen attentively.
Oh, you mean train related? I did several today during the monsoon rains. Installed two pairs of wonder magnets under existing spurs. Next hour installed a curved turnout to connect my mountain line to the main yard. Next hour cut and placed some foam.
There are always a few small projects hanging around waiting to be done. I enjoy the variety sometimes.
With just an hour, I usually stick to some no-brainer stuff like weathering some cars or painting lines on my roads. Another thing I like to do is print signs on my printer, sand them until, they are almost transparent and glue them to the sides of building to make them look painted on. When done right, it is an outstanding effect.
I added this awning to a building:
The awning was printed on my computer. I made the frame and supports from floral wire, glued together with CA.
Now, though, I’ve had time to think about this non-descript structure and what it really is. I took a look at the Miller Engineering site (www.microstru.com) for signs, and I’ve ordered an animated HOTEL sign for it. So, this little 1-hour project will now cost real money, and I’ll have to provide a 4.5 volt DC power supply to the light, which is, incidentally, mounted on a detachable liftoff section to add to the complexity. The lettering on the front of the awning, which currently says “12 Beasley Street” will be changed to “13 Lonely Street” when I put the Heartbreak Hotel sign on the front.
This is a low relief building of the back of a storage shed-pole barn… I made it with a block of wood with the bottom painted gray for concrete, then glued on green corrugated paper, cardboard painted green for the roof. I weathered it with chalk. The ladder from the parts box. This was an easy one afternoon build.
I made this tower with another block of wood & the left over paper.
This:
And this:
Both were cardboard boxes with paper wrapped and glued to them. I think they turned out ok. I also did another one in this manner yesterday.
I cut some clear styrene from the tops of yoghurt containers and used white glue to glaze my Blue Box caboose windows. Didn’t take long for each and they look OctsK!. Also my web site shows literally a “No relief” as distinct from “Low Relief”) Grain elevator.
www.xdford.digitalzones.com/modelrr18.htm
Both qualify as low time projects!
Cheers from down under
Trevor www.xdford.digitalzones.com