Sunday Scenic Showcase January 17,2021

I built this model of the Vance Junction, Colorado section house on the narrow-gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad around 2003 from a kit by Banta Modelworks. At the time, I wasn’t photographing my models during construction. The roofing shingles were done from scale-sized paper strips and took about a month to apply.

MELGAR

Fantastic job, a month is a long time but the result is worth it

Roughed in the water area of the harbor. Will be overlaid with thin Masonite:

I've added the details, and finally I got to this part of the background.

Beautiful scenes and great photography, Johan!!

@MELGAR posted:

I built this model of the Vance Junction, Colorado section house on the narrow-gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad around 2003 from a kit by Banta Modelworks. At the time, I wasn’t photographing my models during construction. The roofing shingles were done from scale-sized paper strips and took about a month to apply.

MELGAR

MelGar:

Beautiful job!

Joe

@Alan Graziano posted:

Good Morning Everyone,

I will start out with some petroleum storage tanks I am building. I will be painting them today. Let's see what you have been working on.

Alan:

Do you apply the posts and railings before or after you form the tank? The railing will be curved - what size styrene strip do you use?
Thanks
Joe

                                              Bens Steel #1916 - 1920...

Nice  Too bad there wasnt an S4 pulling the coils  LOL

Seeing the neat structures and quality modeling on this thread inspires to try something different to fresh up scenes on my layout. This week I did a few minor adjustments and painted to get a different look to an area. Terrific work by everyone!

Alan and all, fantastic Sunday Showcase. Alan just amazing to see the materials turned into those tanks. Melgar, great building and like the location on the layout. Pete looking forward to seeing the harbor updates. Just a super layout. BAR GP7 #63 great details and updates. Nice looking scenery. Steve coil cars look real. Pennsynut updates look good.

This Weekly thread is always inspiring and nice showcase for all the talented members of this forum.

Tom

All of the masters checking in today.

Alan where do you do your painting, do you have a spray booth?

Mel I don't recall seeing that section house before.  That's a great model.  I don't know if I'd have the perseverance to spend a month on roof shingles.  Did you have to let each row dry before attaching the next row?

Johan and Steve, incredible displays of your over the top weathering and detailing skills.

@coach joe posted:

Mel I don't recall seeing that section house before.  That's a great model.  I don't know if I'd have the perseverance to spend a month on roof shingles.  Did you have to let each row dry before attaching the next row?

Thanks Joe,

Here is an overview of the 12'-by-8' layout, completed in 2004. It was the subject of an article in OGR Run 204 in 2006. The Vance Junction section house is at the right edge of the photo. That corner was the last area that I completed on the layout and I have not changed anything since. I hadn't built a layout in more than 40 years when I began working on it, so I kept it simple because I wasn't too sure of what I was doing.

I use a 50/50 mixture of Scenic Express Matte Medium (or sometimes yellow carpenter's glue) and water to attach the shingles. First, cut a strip of shingles slightly longer than needed, apply mixture to back of strip with a brush, then align and lay into position, press down with fingers, wipe glue off fingers... The glue dries by the time the next strip has been prepared. The next day, when glue is fully dry, I trim the shingles with a single-edge razor blade where they overlap the edge of the roof. Paper shingles are the most tedious part of making a wood model.

MELGAR

@CNJ #1601 posted:

Beautiful scenes and great photography, Johan!!

Joe. Thank you.

Johan

Joe

I use .060 x 1/4" x 5/8" stair treads I cut out of sheet and scribe like grating. I do not put the posts and handrails on until the tank sheet is round, but put the treads on the flat sheets.

Coach,

I usually paint outside my garage. Here is a picture of the painted tanks less decals and numbering.

@BAR GP7 #63 posted:

I've added the details, and finally I got to this part of the background.

That's got to be THE BEST-looking BL2 I've ever seen...

@c.sam posted:

That's got to be THE BEST-looking BL2 I've ever seen...

Yeah, and it looks as if the United States flag is sitting on top.
Nice touch having the USA flag on that layout,  Johan.
Dennis

@Hartman posted:

Yeah, and it looks as if the United States flag is sitting on top.
Nice touch having the USA flag on that layout,  Johan.
Dennis

Dennis. Thank you.

Johan

Mel the 12 x 8 couldn't have turned out any better, even if you were sure of what you were doing.  I've got to get with Alan Arnold and figure out how to use my digital subscription so I can go back to that issue and  check out that layout.

@pennsynut posted:

Seeing the neat structures and quality modeling on this thread inspires to try something different to fresh up scenes on my layout. This week I did a few minor adjustments and painted to get a different look to an area. Terrific work by everyone!

Pennsynut, very kewl, and I agree that great work and creativity inspires. For example, your photo brought to my attention that having buidling fronts on the background helps the eye believe and see in 3d.... thank you

@coach joe posted:

Mel the 12 x 8 couldn't have turned out any better, even if you were sure of what you were doing.  I've got to get with Alan Arnold and figure out how to use my digital subscription so I can go back to that issue and  check out that layout.

Joe,

Select "Digital Portal" at top of the Forum window and log-in. I believe you then have the option of selecting the current issue or back issues.

MELGAR

Excellent showcase! Putting the treads on when flat is brilliant, and so much easier than trying to glue them to the curved surface. All the railroads are terrific example of hi-rail excellent!