Time to post your pics.
Today was a busy one on the layout. I tried my first water modeling and I
think it came out pretty good.
This what I had this morning. I did all of the prep work during the week.
(click for a better veiw)
This is a shot after I poured the Kraft Kote.
And the nearly finished product. I still plan to add more foliage and trees. I
will also add WS Water Effects for moving water.
The creek is dwarfed by the Allegheny.
Dave
My HO Fleet (tried this last week but didn’t work):
From left to right: 0-6-0, SD70M, 4-8-2, FEF-3, SD7, FP45.
Jonathan,
I see them. I had to right click the pic and select “view image”. When I came back they were there.
I had to do the same thing last week when you posted them. Might be something
with the site where you hve them posted. Good luck, Dave
dave the water looks good i ment to ask yesterday if the material was water based and who the manufacturer is as the final product looks good. rob
i don’t have too many new photos I haven’t already used. So here…
I re-attached the rear latter since the photo was taken.
Special appearance by one of my Centerflows from when I was stuck in the modern era. Notice the light weathering. Well, light by my standards.
The manufacture is Klockit. The product is Kraft Kote and it is a (quoting the label) “Clear polymer coating with
ultraviolet inhibitor”. You mix it 50/50 with the hardener and it pours great. It self-levels and dries in 24 hours.
This is my first experience with it, and I like it. I did the creek with 8 oz. It comes in a 16 oz kit. Dave
Thanks dave i’m going to go and try to look for it I’ve always used scenics ez water but this stuff looks better. TB
Old Mold from the Gaylor Mountain Lines:
I was thinking “RIVER!!” Then “Smaller creek” and upon seeing the alley next to it…
“Crick!”
A recent project of mine was to empty most of my models off of five 8 foot shelves for dusting. It took two days, working on and off. Here’s a look at the shelves after:
The models are six wide on the 1 foot wide shelves. There are other models on my “to do” shelf near my workbench and tucked here and there in other locations!
Bob Boudreau
Wow! Great job on the creek! Thanks for providing the inspiration! Happy railroading. John
Dave;
The creek turned out very realistic. I can imagine fishing in it waiting for that BigBoy to thunder by.
Ken
Oh yeah, there will be a couple of guys in this scene, wearing waders and casting into the rocks!
That brings up a question. Does anyone know where I can buy a couple of little guys wearing waders
and casting a fly rod[:D]? Dave
My work may not capture the “fun” of model railroading… but it is true to what you see in real life!
For those model railroaders who don’t base their layout in the Walgreen’s town of Perfect. [:D]
P.S. the FURX hopper is bogus. They do not own the P2K 4427 style of hoppers. The other cars are real.
Here’s some things I’ve been working on. It’s easier to work on trains when there’s 16 inches of snow on the ground and the temp is around 2 degrees outside.
GP38-2M and GP50B with a small fuel tender pulling a high priority stack train.
Passenger train is growing.
Sorry a little grainy. SD9 moving a spreader to a new place.
Jeremy
Some Ann Arbor stuff for ya!
My 12-year-old daughter’s first model. Finished about 10 minutes ago.
Mellow-Mike - unbelievable man.
I seriously thought those were pictures of real cars. The only thing giving them away is the model railroad couplers.
That is simply amazing work. I’m speechless, seriously.
OK - now I’m feeling like a sucker. Did you take those car photographs and photoshop-in some HO couplers?
What gives?
