Starting to add tree’s to the layout. These are some handmade Aspens I put together…
Soo Bandit Scheme BLI Paragon ready to cross the bridge…
A Rix Product Modern Highway Overpass, really adds depth to any layout. For $29 dollars it was well worth it. I still need to add details, but its getting there.
Cool lookin trees ! Driline
Here’s a video of an East bound H-5 with a string of emptys passing
a west bound H-8 loaded coal drag at the junction
Nice work! I especially like how the Aspens turned out.
I’m in this week. Trying to gear up and motivate myself to get back into scenery work after a summer off. Here’s a shot of some newer tree canopy work. The foreground still needs some work:
Here’s a photo I haven’t posted on WPF yet…
This is new scenery in Enfield, NH, looking west, with a roster shot. From foreground left to background right, GP18 #9423, GP7 #8569, SDP35 #1402 (retired), GP9m #1701 (retired), U23B #2306 (retired), GP30 #2752, L&N GP18 #902 (to become WRS 902), and CSX U23B #3243 (retired).
Good work so far [tup]. Keep the pictures coming!!!
Here’s a boxcar I’ve been working on.
No Pics this weekend, here’s a video of the Sep running session.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JAxprMYRwI
-Dave
What a great looking video. I really like the idea that you are able to run very long consists. That must be one large club layout.
My modular club set up last month at the Temple Model Train Show in Temple, TX. Here are a few highlights. [:)]
You can see more photos at [url]http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg252/Arj
Weekend Photo Fun is off to a fast start with some truly great photos from each of you so far.
Here are photos of my new (as of two days ago) P1000 F7’s on their first run on my layout.
I like the look of those Aspens—even the bark work!! Hopefully your eyes did not stay crossed when you finished those----nice work!
Finished up a couple projects last night mostly because I was sick of looking at them…BN (Ex CB&Q) painted for m day and a gn heater car
Heres a couple shots of a drovers caboose at Collier Bluff. BILL
Driline - very nice tree work. Kit? If so, whose?
Hey all, Driline nice trees. Was that sedum? No pics again this week from me. I have been busy doing all sorts of thing. Some mrr and lots of home stuff.
This week I got my 2 atlas Rs-1 painted in the home road scheme. Got them detailed with rotary beacon, antenna and gps dome. I lightly weathered the frames for now. Later I will lightly weather the bodies but for right now I like the way they are. I also painted and detailed a 3rd body and now just waiting on money to buy a frame and trucks. I already have the motor and spline and worms for it. I also learned how to properly use a multi meter. I also attempted to put a decoder in an IHC mother hubbard but lost that battle as the motor pulled a min of 6 amps. Wierd I thought can motors were low draw. I am also knee deep into converting and rewirirg for dcc 2 athearn sw-9 switchers. I have one done but the other has the metal sideframes and I can’t seem to find anything to solder to so I have bid on a set on ebay. They will be detailed with beacons, antennas, and gps domes and have led lights wired in. I will see if I get the house work done enough to snap some pics.
Have a great weekend everyone.
The kit is called “Forest in a Flash” by Janes trains. I don’t think they are available anymore. My hobby shop has had them for 15 years now and only has a few left. I’m not sure what kind of plant it is, but you do the following to make the trees.
Remove the small leaves found on the stem.
Paint the branches white
Wrap 2 or 3 branches together with wax string
Set the tree in a foam base with wax paper.
Spread white latex caulk up the trunk
6 Paint the trunk white
More trees to add…
Off to another great start this week. ford86 - gorgeous paint jobs.
This week’s contribution is not so much about modeling (admittedly mediocre) but photography. Recent articles in MR and past posts here about methods to enhance depth of field (like Helicon software) were the inspiration for this week’s pics. I don’t have Helicon, but figured I could achieve similar results taking 3 exposures of each scene that were identical except for the focus point, then using photoshop to “stitch” them together. The objective was to achieve zero-to-infinity focus.
I have 2 things to say about this project: 1. It was not nearly as easy as I thought it would be, and 2. Looking at photos is a great way to see all the mistakes you’ve made. You just don’t realize how much you need to improve things until you look at your photos. A bit sobering, frankly.
Cheers.
As a tribute to the late, great Athearn blue box kit, I assembled all 26 of mine in one spot for a family photo. Not shown are another 18 still unassembled.
The Great Northern in the center is my first HO purchase back in about 1962. The UP boxcar next to it was my first and only attempt at painting and decaling.
Tom
Looks like my weekend is not going to be that fun! It will be spent sorting out the spur from K-10 mine to the A line. First fixed a curve that 50 foot cars did not like, then a turn out my Big Boy did not like. Now the Y6 B does not like curve the 50 cars do like. Then the Big Boy decides it doesn’t like the turn out again? RSD 15 does not like any of it! M1A is fine with the first turn out that the Big Boy does not like,but does not like the second turn out all the other engines are fine with.
Only engines that are fine with ever thing are the F-3’s.
Ken, laying rail again, and again and again! [:D]
Jeff - Kudos to you on your latest image. In my opinion, it’s the best shot you’ve posted to date. You’ve come a long way in the past couple of years with your modelling and photography.
CNJ831