SUNDAY SCENIC SHOWCASE 1-13-13

The covered bridge still has to be sprayed with dull coat,to take the shine away

Alex

Looking forward to seeing the finished buildings. Very nice work!

My current project is modeling a building that I photograhed during a visit to Maysville, Kentucky.  After six months of off and on work, I have completed most of the building front.  Next are the side and back walls.

Alex, thanks for starting things off. Looks like some fun projects.

LMS, I like that. Can you give a some more details on how you are building it?

Not much, but this is the early beginnings of the Burlington Coffin Co.

Another fun filled week!

Great as always, everyone.  Thanks to all. 

Steve: Love the Alcos.  What was the starting point for that project? I grew up watching CNJ RS-3s rumble by pulling anthracite, and I've always wanted one in Jersey Central livery, so I am considering such a project. But, I've never owned a non-postwar locomotive.  Where should I start?

Nice work everyone.  This week I started on Thill's Dairy and our firestation.  Here are some photos, they are not finished yet.  Need to thank ZEKE for the ideas he posted on weathering a Lionel freight station.

Pete - - - - - -

Those are customers items. I paint items every week.

For diesels, always start by hand painting the stack and fade the top area using a cut piece of foam. You can also dry brush the top as well. Mask all windows/markers/head lamps & Dullcote entire piece. Then paint couplers. I use a spray paint masking jig. for couplers so I dont have to cover unit with tape.

Mist black spray along bottom area, add powders and go from there.

Hope this gets you started, good luck.

S.

I must say to all of you, and I mean all of you guy's. You're all so so talented and are superb craftsman. This thread get's better and better every week.

           TOTALLY AMAZING WORK

Alex

Been working on stuff that actually goes on the layout and have stopped basically stopped the other structure projects for awhile

Fits in right next to the grain elevator....

Vulcan,

Burlington Coffin Co. looks like an interesting modeling subject.  Laying the siding with individual boards enhances the realism.  The White Gallery is an all styrene construction using N-Scale Architect brick sheet and a few Grandt Line castings. The hard part of this project will be reproducing the multicolor brown brick color.

LMS

Thanks, LMS. I was wondering about the brick and how you were able to match the prototype so closely. Very nice.

Martin, I like that. Good to see you "working" again.

Great stuff, All!!

Great Work guys .

Martin!

Nothing to contribute this week.

Although I had these  beauties roll through the mountains last night. Got a pic of them.

Cant remember the guys name who did them for one of the club members . Dave something,  Nice. 

LMS, that is a great reproduction of the White Gallery building. Great craftsmanship from just some brick sheets and grandtline castings. Were those the window and entry facade castings or did you have to modify those as well (sure looks like you did). Only "six months, off and on"? Surprised it only took that long. Great work!

Jerrman

Dave from Mercer Junction painted thoose URR engines on Patrick's layout. He has done a few URR items for me and he is working on a RS right now. He does a Super job.

Great store also.

Ah Doc, let it out of the bag already.  They are sweet. Jimmy Loves them.

Martin.....welcome back! Great to see you posting again. Looks like Vulcan is getting back into the groove again as well. The other day I promised to be part of the Sunday Showcase as well. At one time it was almost as popular as Scott's Friday postings.

So one of my goals was to have a second level up and running for my granddaughter before Christmas. While the lower level will be for pappa's trains the upper will be for hers. It is just about eye level for her and she loves it. Here is a view looking at Main street from a drivers perspective before he drives undeneath:

Next is an overview of the layout shouwing the upper level. Layout is only 4 x 8 and I managed to pack alot of accessories in for her as she gets older. We have the MTH Wharehouse with the moving conveyor, the Culvert loader and unloader, the Lionel airplane, a rotating aircraft beacon, Gabe the Lamplighter, an American Flyer Diesel horn, and finaly a Lionel Gantry crane that is being modifided to also move back and forth on tracks. This will allow for unloading culverts and whatever else into the steel yard.

That's it for this week! As usual great pictures everyone! Have a great week!

Steve....I so remember this from back when.......

I am not old enough to remember some of what these guys talk about but I do remember Gas attendants in uniforms treating customers with respect, washing our windows and checking the oil, getting S&H Green Stamps, and of course our free coffee cup with the Esso Lion on it. Thanks for bringing back some great memories!

I remember a commercial from Midas Muffler and they would ask "Has the tiger in your tank ate away your exhaust".

Bill

my church is all most done.

Thank you everyone. Great results. Martin, wonderful buildings and details.

Alex...thanks so much for starting this thread today.  As some of you know, I was under Alex's ( Ingenerio No1) layout this weekend in St. Louis (see the weekend photo fun thread posted a few hours ago).

The group of projects posted above are some of the best yet!!  Like Jim said, it is like the good old times.

SIRT...I have always loved the ESSO logo and had almost forgotten about the Tiger.  Below you can see a few ESSO tanks in my refinery...

Alan

Hi Guys,

Wow some great work again this week by all.

Thanks for sharing.

Nothing form me, maybe next week.

Very nice work everyone.

Steve, the tank cars are great.

Alex,The building is very nice

Alan Graziano 

t8afao - thanks for the mention!  You're work looks great and I particularly like picture #3 with the faded signs.  Very nice!

As usual, all of you guys do some really spectacular work.  Thanks for the pictures!

How did you do that curved crossing and the curve in your trestle. It looks really cool

During our open house this past weekend, a couple of our guests asked me how I had learned to do the scenery, weathering, composition, etc. They were familiar with my engineering background, but that did not explain the ‘looks’ of the layout.

“Very simple,” I told them. “All I have to do is look at a few pictures in the OGR forum and magazine, and do my best to try to copy the beautiful examples I see. I can’t duplicate the details and intricacy of what the pictures portray, but at least I have something to shoot for.”

Thank you all for posting pictures of your work – they are an invaluable source of artistic skill examples and creativity.

Alex

OK LMS lines, This is AWESOME! What are you using to replicate the Block Glass over the storefront? 

LMS that building is coming along great.

SIRT, the GM&O engines are superb. I think that I can say that I have not seen a better weathering job.