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Man you guys get up early to start huh.Have a train show today  so i figured id post super early before i left for the day.

 

I been working on the linolium factory. Hadnt a clue what to do with the inside,

After alot of research  this is what i came up with so far.

 

They had long tables inside. 3 floors stacked vertically that all fed into a huge oven or drying tower. Each floor would pull a piece of sail cloth(the same cloth they used to make sails on boats) across the table and apply a coat of linseed oil to the cloth then put it on a hanger which swung back in to oven  then up and down and around a guided sytem to the next floor repeating the process until many coats where applied and dried.

The picture below represents the first floor where the roll of sail cloth is getting its first coat before being cut and sent into the drying racks.

 

I also learned  that way before carpet people used sailcloth on their floors to keep it warm.

 

 

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Last edited by Patrick H

Boy, the standards get higher every week! Amazing, guys. I've had nothing to share for quite a while now--been doing boring table and track work on Phase 2 of my layout. But, I am getting back in the saddle now, so hopefully I'll have stuff worth sharing again once in a while.  Starting small this week:

 

One of the goals of my layout is to include every accessory that appeared in the 1957 Lionel catalog--looking as good as possible. That means I needed to find a place for a 920-2 tunnel portal.  However, the only place I had room will have three tracks entering the mountain, so I need to somehow add a double-portal that is visually compatible with the 920. So, I decided to see how close I could come to the Lionel look using good old pink foam.

 

Rough cut:

portal 1

 

Score the blocks and add some headers and footers:

portal 2

 

Prime:

portal 3

 

Finish texture and color:

portal 4

 

Close enough for government work!

 

I love pink foam.

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Originally Posted by Trainfun:

Hi Avanti (Pete)

 

Your tunnel portal came out great. I'm in the process of making a huge mountain of foam and I will be making several portals similar to what you have done.

 

What did you use to score the foam to create the stone blocks?

 

Thanks for showing what can be done!

Fred

Thanks, Fred.   I scribe with the tools from an old manicure set.

manicure

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Originally Posted by willbacker45:

       

Awesome stuff!

 

I just finished laying this turnout and adding the ground throws.

 

"An ex-CR Boxcar Passes an abandoned tower just north of Columbus, OH:"

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just amazing work this week. such a pleasure to
see, study and learn. Will, have any more pics of that
signal house. looks fantastic

jerrman
Originally Posted by leavingtracks:

Alex....I agree.  WOW!!!....This forum is getting better and better.  I am just thankful that you guys let me be here.... Only problem...my neck is getting sore from looking up to the rest of you!!

 

Alan

Alan,

 

 You have accomplished such beautiful scenes on your layout, I consider it a work of art and I'm quite sure the rest of the gang will agree. We all show different talents here every week and each one of us have our own special one just like you. So the bottom line here is I love that you start us off every week, and you most definitely belong here and I'm glad you are. The great thing here is this thread is getting better every week, so I thank you for getting us going each Sunday.

 

Thanks, Alex

Thanks so much Alex, TMack, and Alan....I am learning so much from all of you guys that post here.  I am just now beginning the scenery process on the layout as I wasn't sure where I would be placing trees, rocks, grass, weeds, etc. with all of this darned concrete!!  I am still trying to decide whether or not I am going to keep the monorail up.  I was fascinated with it in the beginning but it seems a detractor now.  I may leave it up for a while but it is not going to be a permanent fixture.  

 

This has got to be the best showcase in a long while....WOW guys, you have hit it completely out of the ball park this week!!

 

Alan

Originally Posted by Alan Graziano:

Patrick,

That is really sharp.

Here is a model on an LNG tanker I completed. The hull is made of 1-inch thick Masonite. The hull was made by one of my customers carpenters. I glued styrene sheets to the top of the deck and added the structure.

 

Alan Graziano

 

 

 

 

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Holy Moly  Graz, what is the length  of that monster. And how a bout a hint of the half egg carton domes down the middle, how they where formed or bought

Patrick.

How did you know my nickname was Graz ?

The ship is 48 inches long. The hemispherical heads are from Plastruct. They are 6 inches in diameter. After completing the model, my customer asked me to install lights on it. I did not think I could install the lights with the model completed, but I bought some 12-inch long drill bits and went to work and installed about 25 lights.

 

Alan

Alan,

 

Thank you for a wonderful compliment, but I am no way in the league of these guys.  I am mastering the art of budget scenery.  Its going to be a while before I can paint and detail like these guys.  All I know is I am having fun trying out all kinds of new stuff and I really enjoy OGR and all the people here and the idea they share.

 

-Ted

Originally Posted by Alan Graziano:

Patrick.

How did you know my nickname was Graz ?

The ship is 48 inches long. The hemispherical heads are from Plastruct. They are 6 inches in diameter. After completing the model, my customer asked me to install lights on it. I did not think I could install the lights with the model completed, but I bought some 12-inch long drill bits and went to work and installed about 25 lights.

 

Alan

Just incredible!

 

We had a family in the neighborhood where  i grew up,the Grazianos.   We always called them Graz at school or when referring to them. Its  Calabrese i beleive.

Originally Posted by Patrick H:

Man you guys get up early to start huh.Have a train show today  so i figured id post super early before i left for the day.

 

I been working on the linolium factory. Hadnt a clue what to do with the inside,

After alot of research  this is what i came up with so far.

 

They had long tables inside. 3 floors stacked vertically that all fed into a huge oven or drying tower. Each floor would pull a piece of sail cloth(the same cloth they used to make sails on boats) across the table and apply a coat of linseed oil to the cloth then put it on a hanger which swung back in to oven  then up and down and around a guided sytem to the next floor repeating the process until many coats where applied and dried.

The picture below represents the first floor where the roll of sail cloth is getting its first coat before being cut and sent into the drying racks.

 

I also learned  that way before carpet people used sailcloth on their floors to keep it warm.

 

 

DSC_1386

 

 

 

 

 

DSC_1389

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSC_1394

 

 

 

 

DSC_1400

 

 

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Did you make these figures yourself, I would appreciate some help on creating my own figures (people) but I have had trouble finding any possible links here on the forum if they exist.  Thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by TMack:

Every building in this photo is Card Stock constructed.

 

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I have betowed the privildge upon Ted to school me on the basics of card stock building construction. We have been exchanging emails all weekend with me asking questions and he replying with answers and explanations. In the back of the right side of his picture above is his Clever Models Steel Pipe factory which is the building that hooked me. I have now purchased the "kit" plus another that will fit the area and waiting for some tools to arrive.

 

Here is the area that I will use the buildings a s a backround for:

 


 

Steel zone

 

 

I offered to hire him to build it and he told me he didn't think he had time. Sounds like my Dad when he used to say "do it yourself, you ARE capable".  Guess we are going to find out! Good thing is I can print these out as many times as I want!

 

Stay tuned!

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