I once..... Filled in a corner !

Very nice. Are those scratch-built or did you take some structures and cut them in half?

Again very nice Roo !!!  

PS ..........Don't ever visit me.  I won't let you leave until you do one scene for me.  

Nev, I sure take off my hat to you. Very nice work!

Dan Weinhold

Beautiful!

What a difference that makes !!!!   Great work.   

What a great idea for that corner.

Excellent Roo!

MELGAR

From the first "empty" corner image to the finished project illustrates what an amazing transformation you accomplished. Seeing how it was originally makes the transition more impressive!

It's not easy trying to fit something into a curved corner I spent a lot of time thinking about it. The buildings were cut down to fit the curve. The HO backdrops seem to fit just right behind the buildings. From a distance it looked good, hurt my back doing it to much leaning over!  Thanks everyone. Roo.

HO is just right for a lot of O gauge backgrounds. My upper highway helps to set off my very narrow mountain scene on my toy-style Lionel layout. I don't confuse what I'm doing with scale, okay?

Roo posted:

It's not easy trying to fit something into a curved corner I spent a lot of time thinking about it. The buildings were cut down to fit the curve. The HO backdrops seem to fit just right behind the buildings. From a distance it looked good, hurt my back doing it to much leaning over!  Thanks everyone. Roo.

Nev,   Your above text answered all my questions but one.......How did you end up with a curved corner?     Great stuff by the way!

Simon

Looking good folks-- welcome all to the Forum Korner Klub. A long-handled duster helps.

Simon Winter posted:

Roo posted:

It's not easy trying to fit something into a curved corner I spent a lot of time thinking about it. The buildings were cut down to fit the curve. The HO backdrops seem to fit just right behind the buildings. From a distance it looked good, hurt my back doing it to much leaning over!  Thanks everyone. Roo.

Nev,   Your above text answered all my questions but one.......How did you end up with a curved corner?     Great stuff by the way!

Simon

Hi Simon.

Years ago (35?) when I first set up the room for trains the room had two double sliding doors and two windows it was originally a games room for our four children.

When that era finished I placed a backdrop right around the room using flexi plywood..... plywood that can bend easily without breaking ideal for curves I thought it looked better than square corners. Here are the other corners the joins are showing now in some places but after 35 years not to bad.  Roo.

Nev, Thanks! As always, great stuff! I'm fairly familiar with most wood products , but the flex plywood is one I missed! Appears that you can teach an old dog new tricks! LOL

Simon

Dewey Trogdon posted:

Looking good folks-- welcome all to the Forum Korner Klub. A long-handled duster helps.

Dewey, What with my "proficiency" with a duster, I would have that back row of scenery "cleaned" out in a couple of swipes! Oh No!

Simon

Roo posted:

Simon Winter posted:

Roo posted:

It's not easy trying to fit something into a curved corner I spent a lot of time thinking about it. The buildings were cut down to fit the curve. The HO backdrops seem to fit just right behind the buildings. From a distance it looked good, hurt my back doing it to much leaning over!  Thanks everyone. Roo.

Nev,   Your above text answered all my questions but one.......How did you end up with a curved corner?     Great stuff by the way!

Simon

Hi Simon.

Years ago (35?) when I first set up the room for trains the room had two double sliding doors and two windows it was originally a games room for our four children.

When that era finished I placed a backdrop right around the room using flexi plywood..... plywood that can bend easily without breaking ideal for curves I thought it looked better than square corners. Here are the other corners the joins are showing now in some places but after 35 years not to bad.  Roo.

Still looking good Neville. They used that radius bending flexible plywood in an episode of This Old House when (IIRC) re-making a curved roof and porch supports of some kind. Great idea.

Simon Winter posted:

Nev, Thanks! As always, great stuff! I'm fairly familiar with most wood products , but the flex plywood is one I missed! Appears that you can teach an old dog new tricks! LOL

Simon

You can grab a 8 X 4 sheet and bend it right round till the ends touch each other without any damage I remember it did cost more than a normal sheet.

I once had a auto repair business in a factory unit and the next unit to me were cabinet makers they put me onto it, up till then I had never heard of it. Roo.

Nev,     I will file that one away. It's difficult to conceal the sharp 90 degree corners of a room, but those curved corners make things look very realistic. Excellent job painting those clouds by the way!

Simon

Wow! That makes a huge difference. Your layout amazes me, it is beautiful.

Malcolm

Malcolm a very nice compliment. Thank You mate.

And Simon thanks for your kind words at my age these remarks mean a lot to me.

Roo/Neville.

Excellent job, Neville!!

Great work Roo!

Andy

Nev, your work is inspirational.

Thank you everyone for your kind remarks.

Unfortunately my modelling has taken a back seat for the last couple of weeks due to a talk I am giving this Monday night coming on "American Railroads and their role in Steel Mills. It is actually two talks the first about the prototype the second about the layout. It is not only me talking all night I have made a stand to support the Rolling Stock I use for Steel Mill operations and will be taking it along as well as twenty books from my Steel Mill library for the members to look through after the talk. This is the first time ever I have talked about my trains outside of the internet I'm getting on in years and decided to share some of my ideas with the local members I am usually very private with my trains back here in West Australia and don't have many visitors O scale is not very popular.

And I am not about to tour the country preaching about my work this is definitely a one off thing forever!

That said if anyone here is ever visiting Perth please call me you will be welcome to view the layout and run the trains, I'll even provide lunch!

I will get back to modelling after Monday night at last! Might even have some photos.

Here is an exclusive preview of the talk I have prepared only on OGR. Ha Ha. Roo. 

Neville, That sounds like a great presentation!  Steel was big in The Greater Pittsburgh area to the south of where I live.

Thanks Mark.

The presentation went over well the members liked it, I enjoyed giving it.  My one and only night of fame is over!

Now it's back to the layout but first sorting out many evergreen shapes that I bought for a bargain price at a Hobby shop sadly closing down in our area no joy for me rather the hobby shop stay open and I pay the normal price. Roo.

From the looks of your planning I'm sure it was a fantastic presentation. I've learned things just from these images!

You are correct, once the local hobby shop leaves there is nowhere to get model railroad equipment and supplies. 

Roo posted:

Thank you everyone for your kind remarks.

 

I will get back to modelling after Monday night at last! Might even have some photos.

Here is an exclusive preview of the talk I have prepared only on OGR. Ha Ha. Roo. 

 

 

I'm glad the presentation went well.  That is a nice haul, but I'm sure you would rather the hobby shop stayed open.

Thanks Mark and BOBBYD.

Yes we are now left with no Hobby shop in the Northern suburbs of Perth. I went out of my way to help this shop but there is only so much scratchbuilding materials and paint I could buy there is no O scale where I live never has been and there is now no one selling Plastruct shapes in West Australia only Evergreen. 

Support your local hobby shop while you can ! Roo.