Hello again, after a frustrating couple hours, I may have discovered how to post photos.
Yep, picture worked fine now.
Btw - be advised that using user names that contain special characters like & or ’ will cause problems when people try to quote your text and refer to what you wrote - they will get an error message about “non-matching quotes” or some such thing.
I wish Kalmbach had added a routine to the registration web page that refused to accept user names that won’t work with quoting.
Anyways - you can’t edit your username - if you want to change it, you will have to re-register with a new username. Might be worthwhile to do so (if you want to do it) before you have too many posts and an established identity. But totally up to you.
Btw - nice modelling! Looks very good - wish I was just half as good as that at landscaping and weathering.
Smile,
Stein
I see you got it! I replied to your first post without noticing this one. You can also edit your own posts, no need to do them a second time. And for the rest of us your posted photos should be much larger, say 750 pixels wide. Yours was fairly small.
Very nice!
[#ditto]
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I usually use 800X600 for pictures. The forum automatically creates a “thumbnail” for posting and then when you click the image thumbnail you get the full size version. [:)]
Your layout looks really nice! [tup]
It does that if the original is large. In this case clicking on the image only shows one the same small size. That’s why I mentioned it, intending my comment for the original poster with the small image.
If you know the issue then you just take out the offending character when you reply. It’s a PITA. Moreso though if you don’t know what’s causing it.
Yes I got that Bob, and I was aware that the forum only does the thumbnail for images over a certain size. I was simply agreeing with you and mentioning that I use a fairly standard image size of 800X600 when I post pictures. It was not my intention to cause a problem ar anything. [:)]
Hello everyone. I would like to thank everyone who offered tips on posting photos. I beleive I can correct everything, but changing my user name. I tried to re-register, but so far, no luck. BTW, It’s great that all you guys are willing to help people who are new to this stuff. It is a bit of a learning curve. Thanks again. I just read the replies to my first post. Here is the procedure I used (per instructions on this forum and photobuckets site.) I clicked on the bottom box (img) and copied it to clipboard. Then I removed the http and pasted the address in the box. I didn"t, change anything. Then I hit tab and that’s what I got. I wound up clicking on direct and that worked. I previewed and my photo showed up on my post. Any other tips or hints are more than welcome.
DJ,
Regarding copying your photos from PhotoBucket to the Forum; if you are using Internet Explorer, there is no need to copy the 4th link to your clipboard. Once you click on the 4th link under your photo and the word “Copied” appears, the image is already on your clipboard. Once you see that has happened, come to the thread you are posting or replying to. Left click your mouse to get the blinking cursor in the reply box. Right click and select Paste or use the shortcut keys of “Control-V” to paste your link. There’s no need to remove the http or anything from the link provided by PhotoBucket. I hope this helps.
Don Z.
Good job. I don’t even have my own regular computer so posting pictures is very foreign to me.
Hello everyone: Bob, thanks for the tips. I went on your web site and found it very helpful, and I’m trying to use your photo tips as much as I can. Stein, I re-registered and fixed my screen name. It’s now GrampyRR. Don, I’m using Firefox. I don’t use IE unless I absolutely have to. Thanks to all.
Excellent. Btw - do you have some more pictures of your layout to share ? The one you first posted was excellent!
Smile,
Stein
Hello: Stein, I sure do. Here is a photo of where I started my scenery.
Regarding my screen name, I sent MR an e-mail requesting if it was possible to remove the apostrophe from my screen name. In the meantime, I re-registered and got another, but today I received and e-mail from MR stating that they removed the apostrophe. So, I’m back to my original screen name, GrampysTrains.
Love those background trees on the hillsides, D.J. How’d you do those? Great waterfall also!
Jarrell
Man - you must have put some serious manhours into this layout.
Some of the things I admire: the weathering on the bridge, the guard rails on the bridge, the way you make that river under the bridge apparently curve off to the left behind the track, the ridge line merging into the background, giving the impression that the terrain continues beyond the ridge line, that large area of exposed rock that pull the eye away from the break ridge line/backdrop, the drainage culverts under the RR draining into that small brook/waterfall, the realistic varierty of colors and shapes for the trees. Maestro - I bow my head in respect!That is beautiful scenery work !
So is this N scale ? Or could it be H0 scale with scenery on this grand a scale ?
Is the layout based on a prototype location along the PRR, or is it freelanced ?
I am always curious about track plans - got one we could see ?
Smile,
Stein
Hello everyone: Thank you for the kind words, Jarrell. This is how I made my backround trees in this scene. Since this is my first layout, I wasn"t sure how to handle the area to the left of the girder bridge. There was only a couple of inches between the bridge and backdrop, so I cut out a profile out of a single ply of an old desktop I had in the basement which had delaminated. I then painted the board with my standard earth color, then glued WS clump foliage (med green and dark green) to the board with white glue. As soon as I stood the board up, most of the clumps fell off. So I hot glued them on. I then glued the board to the back drop (linoleum runner). The rest of the “trees” are foam balls, with a twist. I used Dave Frary’s methods for almost all my scenery. My twist on his, I didn’t like the uniform round ball look, so I filled around them with WS clump foliage. As to the waterfall, it was easy peasy. I laid down a piece of waxed paper, and with my finger, spread a thin layer of Permatex clear RTV silicone on it. I made it a little bigger than the area I wanted to cover, and kind of featherd the top and bottom so they blended with my poured Magic Water. Then I peeled the silicone off, after drying for a day. Then I used WS water effects to “glue” it in place. The silicone was supposed to be clear, but when it dried, it was transluscent and white, kinda like a waterfall. DJ &nb
Hello Stein: Thank you for your kind words. My layout is HO scale. I actually started (my first) layout about 10 yrs. ago, but I’ve really put in the serius time the last 3 yrs. The layout is loosely based on the Pennsy and Reading RRs. The scenery is also loosely based on Pennsylvania’s South Central area. I used a lot of modeling license. I modeled what I liked and looked fairly realistic. I don’t have a track plan, I just kind of made it up as I went along. But, I will try to work one up. In the meantime, here’ a couple more photos.
DJ, thanks for the explanation of the trees and waterfall. I have a couple of areas I need to do the trees in. I know what you mean about being unsure on your first layout, I’m building my first one also and everything is a learning experience.
Thanks again!
Jarrell
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Hello everyone: Thank you for the kind words, Jarrell. This is how I made my backround trees in this scene. Since this is my first layout, I wasn"t sure how to handle the area to the left of the girder bridge. There was only a couple of inches between the bridge and backdrop, so I cut out a profile out of a single ply of an old desktop I had in the basement which had delaminated. I then painted the board with my standard earth color, then glued WS clump foliage (med green and dark green) to the board with white glue. As soon as I stood the board up, most of the clumps fell off. So I hot glued them on. I then glued the board to the back drop (linoleum runner). The rest of the “trees” are foam balls, with a twist. I used Dave Frary’s methods for almost all my scenery. My twist on his, I didn’t like the uniform round ball look, so I filled around them with WS clump foliage. As to the waterfall, it was easy peasy. I laid down a piece of waxed paper, and with my finger, spread a thin layer of Permatex clear RTV silicone on it. I made it a little bigger than the area I wanted to cover, and kind of featherd the top and bottom so they blended with my poured Magic Water. Then I peeled the silicone off, after drying for a day. Then I used WS water effects to “glue” it in place. The silicone was supposed to be clear, but when it dried, it was transluscent and white, kinda like a waterfall. &