I recently put up a new backdrop background. As usual Murphy had to make his contribution. This time it was in the form of one of the background panels being put together incorrectly. Guess which one went up first. By the time I realized I’d put up the one that would be incompatible with the others it was too late. So the scene where the two panels join shows a radical shift in scenery which you can see in photos 4 and 5. I’ll work in some scenery components later to make the error less obvious.
That’s a pretty groovy background: the colors match up well with yr own trees.
Some blending work & it’ll be seamless! Very cool!
I’ve made some more turnouts & laid some more track on my Dogeared & Broken Spine RR switching layout: some mainline & industry sidings on the first 4’ section:
Jeffery, I’m digging your background. Is that a commercial product? I’d like to know the source if you don’t mind. It really does add a lot to the look of your layout.
Jeff I like the new background. Much better than the city scene you had before. It is applied better as well. A lot less wrinkling. Who makes the background and where did you get it from?
You can also try this product…MMR Bill Brown from my club creates these and we use them exclusively…you can see them on our club layout www.cnymod.com and I also use them at home…real easy to use and in easy format…Tim
Just a few shots from me. A weathered KATY hopper, and a EACH boxcar. I also expanded my layout from a 8x12, to a 13x12. I will get some pictures of that later today or tomorrow.
Some months back I did a string of projects trying to get the hang of this painting and weathering stuff. Here’s two flatcars, basic Athearn undec Blue Box kits, sprayed Tuscan Red, lettered, then weathered. The deck is painted gray acrylic that I then sanded to imply wood grain. I painted the new boards with a mix of yellow and brown, then “washed and wiped” the deck with thinned maroon, black and brown acrylics, just trying different things till it sort of looked OK.
What a great start to the weekend! Impressive work and photography all the way around…
I haven’t accomplished much with the HO Scale trains this week, but I did get some night shots of a couple 1/1 scale toys that I get to play with out at the Rochester and Genesee Valley RR Museum last night.
Lehigh Valley RS3 # 211 Hammerhead in her splendor idling next to the little Midway Station (our transfer point for summer operations with the New York Museum of Transportation). Built in 1953, she is one of a very few of these left in existence. She has been owned and operated on several different roads and was slated for scrapping more than once during her lifetime. She somehow escaped and now is our pride and the largest locomotive the museum owns:
And a shot of Erie Caboose C 254. She was built in December 1946 and weighs in at 48,000 lbs. Yes you can ride up in the cupolla but please do not put anything out the window that you cannot afford to lose like purses, cameras, hands, heads… Oops! that is my car host speech for the caboose. (Hope to be riding on her tomorrow for Diesel Days). She is being pulled by #1654 our 80 tonner:
Oh and yes those are original (probably not used on the specific crummy) kerosine lanterns we had lit up for the photo shoot!
All of the signals are in and operational via LogicRail animators with i/r sensors. 30+ hours or solder, shrink wrap, and wire. Here are a few examples:
Margaritaman, you have done some nifty work there. I like your modelling! The tufts of grass look very well done, and the trackwork is very interesting and realistic. Good job on the signalling, too.
Here is a first time post of a year-old image. At least, I don’t recall posting this particular one. PRR #1361 is breaking out into the chilly, slightly hazy winter day.
