Thanks Art!
Well done!
Peter
Rich, The power house looks great! I like the Altoona Model Works station I built a year or two ago, and the power house is one I have thought of getting.
All the other buildings look great too.
Rich, I love your city scenes. I think you have in the past and consider continuing sharing your buildings on the "Tall Building Tuesday's" thread as there's a small but committed group of us endeavoring to build and share our urban structures. Thanks and great work!
Really Great, it looks like you've hit that perfect balance of enough but not too much. It will be interesting to see after you populate it. Thanks for pics, share more as you progress. Jim
Thanks guys,
Jim I think you have the key point - balance. I try to have a good mix of buildings, track and other scenery.
For sure I have a lot of details to add, but I try to avoid the approach of covering every inch of the layout with something such that it doesn’t look like something that could happen in the real world.
Rich
A bit more progress, I completed this new factory for the layout. Not sure if the exact placement but it is near the front of the layout when you enter the room.
This is a Dennis Brennan kit - very nice. I will add lights once I get the orientation decided.
As always open to comments and suggestions.
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Looks great Rich! Is that like a fast setter? I’ve been building a few things using gorilla super glue gel and it sometimes instant bonds and sometimes everything just falls apart even after holding for a minute lol.
The factory looks great, Rich! It looks like the edges are cut so that the bricks interlock on the corners. Is that so? I haven’t seen that before.
Nice job!
Peter
@Rich883 posted:A bit more progress, I completed this new factory for the layout. Not sure if the exact placement but it is near the front of the layout when you enter the room.
This is a Dennis Brennan kit - very nice. I will add lights once I get the orientation decided.
As always open to comments and suggestions.
Rich that is a beautiful building! It looks like it is hard enough to keep your interest, but not so bad as to discourage you. Dennis does a great job on these and you do a great job of building them and making them look authentic. I appreciate your posting some step by step pictures to let us in on what is involved in building one. It makes a great addition to you layout.
Art
Hi Rich, just looked at all 14 pages of your thread, took me about 5 innings to get through them all. You have remarkable, master level modeling skills and are building museum quality structures. Thank you for providing tips along the way.
Rich, Outstanding skills, you make it look so easy to build a quality building! l Hope to maybe get a couple of his building and try it out! Once again great looking work!
@Mark Boyce posted:The factory looks great, Rich! It looks like the edges are cut so that the bricks interlock on the corners. Is that so? I haven’t seen that before.
Yes Mark, Denis designed the corners to interlock, makes alignment simpler, and the corner is stronger. Nice design.
@Rich883 posted:A bit more progress, I completed this new factory for the layout. Not sure if the exact placement but it is near the front of the layout when you enter the room.
This is a Dennis Brennan kit - very nice. I will add lights once I get the orientation decided.
As always open to comments and suggestions.
@Rich883 Is your elevated deck/risers a product? Scratch built? Combination? I'm looking for a visually appealing way to add an elevated section without using 'regular' trestles.
Hi Greg
The elevated lines are a lasercut product of Customer Model railroads - http://trainlayouts.com/ they are a forum sponsor. I can't say enough good things about them. Lots of options, cost effective, and they can walk through what you want to do on the phone or email.
I started making my own with a mix of MTH trestle bases, and some plastic girder bridges. Then I went to Bridge Boss (now closed) but I re-did everything, and added a bunch once I found these guys. They have a nice display if you happen to go to York, otherwise just email or call. Stan is the guy to speak with.
@Rich883 posted:Hi Greg
The elevated lines are a lasercut product of Customer Model railroads - http://trainlayouts.com/ they are a forum sponsor. I can't say enough good things about them. Lots of options, cost effective, and they can walk through what you want to do on the phone or email.
I started making my own with a mix of MTH trestle bases, and some plastic girder brides. Then I went to Bridge Boss (now closed) but I re-did everything, and added a bunch once I found these guys. They have a nice display if you happen to go to York, otherwise just email or call. Stan is the guy to speak with.
Thanks. I don't think I'm able to swing York, but I wonder if they will be at Allentown. They must also be local to me - North Jersey area code. I've seen that website before - it looks like good stuff. Maybe I will reach out to get some idea. I like the idea of adding an upper level, but doing it in this style with the 'real' looking trestles, girders, etc. is the way to go and can really look nice on a layout. Really adds a lot of impact.
@GregK posted:Thanks. I don't think I'm able to swing York, but I wonder if they will be at Allentown. They must also be local to me - North Jersey area code. I've seen that website before - it looks like good stuff. Maybe I will reach out to get some idea. I like the idea of adding an upper level, but doing it in this style with the 'real' looking trestles, girders, etc. is the way to go and can really look nice on a layout. Really adds a lot of impact.
They may do the others shows, but Yes they are in NJ, a phone call with Stan , and he can provide a lot of details - your imagination is the limit.... the prices are reasonable and the stuff looks great. it comes assembled, just paint and go.
Very nice, Rich. Besides the interlocking corners, how does Brennan's buildings differ from other kits? It looks like the windows come with adhesive backing? Difficulty level compared to other kits?
@IRON HORSE posted:Very nice, Rich. Besides the interlocking corners, how does Brennan's buildings differ from other kits? It looks like the windows come with adhesive backing? Difficulty level compared to other kits?
Well they are not really difficult, but they take a bit of time and focus. The instructions are very good, and well thought out. The windows are multi layer with self stick peel off so they connect together well.
They buildup very nice, I recommend the kits.
