Work on the Munoz Lines continues . . . .
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Very nice! The mud looks better than the real thing. What's your secret?
Frankly, that is spectacular ! Apparently, there is no end to your powers of creativity. I've never seen anything like that construction scene, except for real life, of course!
FrankM
Like FrankM said above me THAT IS SPECTACULAR!!! Wow!!!! I almost thought it was the real thing! Great Work!
Very nice Eliot! Will the New Munoz Line be able to travel to your new home when you move to where ever you wind up?
I though you were taking down your layout and moving south to save on taxes??
NYC 428 posted:I though you were taking down your layout and moving south to save on taxes??
Me too....
Eliot, that is just awesome work, I too would be interested in how you did your mud, that is just incredible, thanks for sharing.
Fantastic!!! Did you make the concrete foundation piers with the rebar in it? If so, what material did you use for the rebar? Thanks!
Eliot,
That looks awesome. I love the sheet piling around the site.
Impressed with all the machines, equipment, even in 1/50th or 1/48th scale, a sizable investment. Beautiful work, thank you. What is this piece of equipment?? Upper picture center.
That’s some seriously heavy equipment! Looks really cool!
Spectacular! Love the rebar too.
Very well done!
Art
Thanks for all of the kind words. I am having quite a lot of fun with this scene. Being a NYC boy, I was always fascinated by the construction sites. When Menards came out with their Tampa Towers under construction, Maxwell's silver hammer whacked me over the head. I had to do it.
Girders added to the Menards tower are plastruct sprayed primer red. Lights are strung on each floor construction style. The mud was so much fun.
Recipe for mud:
Paper towels, wood glue, Windex, very fine dirt, latex paint.
Place glue soaked towels and shape them. Sprinkle earth. Droplets of Windex, More earth, more glue, more Windex. Mix brown latex paint in several different shades with glue and earth. Brush or small sculpting knife to apply. Vary shades and texture.
Rebar and forms are wood blocks painted khacky color with jewelry wire painted dark gray and holes drilled in each block in patterns of nine.
Machines are all 1/50 and not too expensive except for the huge NZG Trench Cutter. That one was a bear to assemble.
OGR PUBLISHER posted:NYC 428 posted:I though you were taking down your layout and moving south to save on taxes??
Me too....
Me three....
Thanks for all the details on the scene creation. I’ll be borrowing many of them for my layout. Scenes like that just suck you in to all of the minor details. Very cool!
Thanks, Pete. Let me know how they run out
Eliot
Very nicely done. Its tough to get construction scenes right, but you did. And thanks for the recipe on mud.
John
Scrapiron Scher posted:
Thanks for all of the kind words. I am having quite a lot of fun with this scene. Being a NYC boy, I was always fascinated by the construction sites. When Menards came out with their Tampa Towers under construction, Maxwell's silver hammer whacked me over the head. I had to do it.
Girders added to the Menards tower are plastruct sprayed primer red. Lights are strung on each floor construction style. The mud was so much fun.
Recipe for mud:
Paper towels, wood glue, Windex, very fine dirt, latex paint.
Place glue soaked towels and shape them. Sprinkle earth. Droplets of Windex, More earth, more glue, more Windex. Mix brown latex paint in several different shades with glue and earth. Brush or small sculpting knife to apply. Vary shades and texture.
Rebar and forms are wood blocks painted khacky color with jewelry wire painted dark gray and holes drilled in each block in patterns of nine.
Machines are all 1/50 and not too expensive except for the huge NZG Trench Cutter. That one was a bear to assemble.
Nice job Eliot I have 15 NZG cranes and you can tear out your hair putting them together
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Casey Jones2 posted:OGR PUBLISHER posted:NYC 428 posted:I though you were taking down your layout and moving south to save on taxes??
Me too....
Me three....
Ditto.
Come on Eliot - the suspense is killing us!
Still moving?
Elliot;
That is one of the most realistic scenes I have ever seen on a layout - brilliantly done and fantastic photography. And, as if I need proof that art imitates life, got the following advisory from the MTA earlier today...
The entrance to Grand Central Terminal on the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue is closed, until 5:30 this morning, for maintenance work being performed on the flooring. Please use the entrances at 25 Vanderbilt Avenue or 89 East 42nd Street. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience.
So now we know what was going on 
Mike, John, Pete, and Paul. Thanks for the kind words. We'll keep going and have some fun.
Scrappy
Nicely done Eliot, cant wait to see it live
