Well, as the year comes to a close Id like everyone to post there favorite scenic area or RR car created in 2015. For me and with the help of many TMB members including forumite RANDYT was the harbor area. This is a vast space which is the equivalent of 2 4x8 sheets of plywood. In the beginning of the year the space was merely framed out so a ton of detailing took place this year.
Lets see what your greatest scenic accomplishments were this year
Steve
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Steve,
I love that scene.
The refinery is nearing completion.
Alan Graziano
Took time off from working on scenery to Work on this MTH 4 wheel bobber - converted to 2 rail and did some light weathering.
Excellent stuff guys - I need to learn how to build that flare tower Alan!
Just finished up on Korber Pickle Factory build. This was an interesting build since it is a three story building with close to fifty windows plus a dock and roof details (wood tank, AC unit and roof access structure). All walls are outlined in 'concrete' pilasters with brick work in between which makes painting a challenge.
Installing floors and lights presented a problem. I needed to deal with two issues.
Wal warpage – both long walls were warped out of the box. I tried a few methods to straighten them out and removed some but not all warp. Both walls had a slight concave warp in the middle so they needed to be pushed out. Gluing in the floors and roof would solve this but only the bottom floor could be glued in place (see below).
Access to the lights is needed for replacement so this precluded gluing in the second / third story floors and the roof.
Because the building is basically all windows trying to hide the lights was not an option so "industrial" hanging lights were made. This meant hanging them from sub floor joists to hide the wires. Therefore solid one piece floors could not be used since the joists would prevent installation and removal. The problem was solved by cutting the second and third story floors into three parts. The short middle section was glued in place to keep the walls straight. Sub-floor joists for the hanging lamps were placed underneath the short middle sections. A second set of sub floor joists were placed half way between the middle section and one side wall. The third set of joists were placed closer to the other side wall. This allowed the floor sections to be installed on one side and slide under the hanging lamps to the other side.
Here are a few photos of a Lionel Jersey Central tank car that a friend asked me to weather for him earlier this month. Out of the box this car had the glossiest and shiniest finish I've ever seen on a freight car. Despite the fact that it's a "traditional" sized car with a non-prototypical paint scheme, I completely understand why he wanted me to tone it down!
Very nice work gents!!
Here are some of my favorites.
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