Sunday Scenic Showcase Easter Weekend

Happy  EASTER!!!

 

 

 

 

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Here are two projects I have been working on this week.  I got 6 coke racks done and one caboose.  

 

Dave

 

 

I'm still working underground. Doesn't look like much, yet, but.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter. Nice scene Patrick. Vulcan you start out simple then you blow us away when you are finished.

 

Everyone have a great day.

JUST GOT THESE 2 PIECES PLACED ON THE LAYOUT AND JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE ROOM .

Here's a fun telephoto shot I took from a location not normally accessable to me. So forgive the out of focus background please. But it shows a small slice of railroad life.

 

Bob

 

  

Nice use of space, Gary.

 

I like that shot,Bob, do you have an in-focus shot of the background building? What I see looks good.

This is Gilly's train room...

 

The sneak peak was on Scott Smith's Weekend Photo Fun. I guess this will classify as "Structure". Yesterday I finished assembling my main bench work and have installed the decorative facade for my layout. This was originally designed for a 7x11 freestanding layout. I did have to grit my teeth for the 4 sections that had to be cut-to-fit. I'm stashing the "scraps" behind the knee wall for whoever takes this thing apart at some point in the future.  Tops are next....

 

 

Absolutely Georgeous Gilly!!

Nice work everyone.

 

Good gravy Gilly that is impressive....Can I move in?...

Patrick......Fantastic pictures! I love it. I comend you for celebrating your faith with us in the forum!

 

For awhile I have struggled with a way to place a bridge over a pond/lake section that I salvaged from my first layout since I was so please with how it turned out. At first I was going to string plate girder bridges across the length but the scene is so narrow that it basically blocked the entire thing. (Unfortunatly I discovered this after spending a small fortune on Lionel Die Cast Girder bridges, 5 of them!  Now the sides are sitting in the garage doing me no good!) I then thought about maybe doing a trestle bridge like the one in the town where I grew up in NY State. An internet search led me to Joe at ModelStructuresINC. We exchanged emails and before I knew it I had ordered a 42" trestle from him. His workload was heavy so he admitted it would be a couple months before he could get me into the schedule. As you will see it was well worth the wait! Please ignore the pink plastic wrap seen in the picture at the end of the trestle. I used Bill's mModeling Fibre to build up the base and then covered it with the plastic wrap. I then set the ends of the trestle down into the fibre using the plastic wrap to protect the ends of the trestle. One fibre is set I will add scenic materials.

 

Thanks Joe! Could not have asked for anything more......

 

 

Yes I can accomidate that request with a shot from the same general direction, plus one from the opposite side.

 

Bob

Thanks, Bob. That's perfect! I really like that building.

 

 

Now, can you fix my email?

Gilly:

 

That truly is some fine, and very different, benchwork you've got there.  Very cool!

 

Of course, if I had something like that, I have no idea where I would put the tons of trains  already stored under both of my layouts. 

Your welcome, and thanks! Ummm email probs...

 

 

Gilly,

 

How did you cut that!  Laser?

 

Looks great!

 

Dave

Great stuff everyone.

 

Garyg - good use of space.  I like it.

 

Gilly - NICE!!

 

flanger - impressive structure.

 

Thanks everyone for sharing.

 

 

Nice work everyone! Gilly, outstanding front for your bench work. Can I ask how you made I?

Sorry Rich, wasn't ignoring you. Just hadn't checked this thread lately. The bases are all made out of 3/4" MDF.  They are 32" tall.  There are left, center and right sections. Sections overlap at the joints. On each end, the leg is 6 1/2". Where they overlap is is 3 1/4".  In my case, end sections are 42" long, center 39" long. Really immaterial, just need to work out how big the sections need to be for your application.

 

Onto the face of the bases are 5 add-on trim pieces. They are 1 1/2" wide, also made of 3/4 MDF. Straight section on the top, arch trim, rectangular leg foot with a cut-out for the smaller arch detail, and then the small arch detail.

 

These pieces were all cut out with a laser. Coming clean, I didn't cut them out. However, I did all of the rest of the work.

 

MDF makes a ton of dust, so be aware of that when cutting with a saw. However, there is no reason at all that they couldn't be done with conventional shop tools. Make a template out of Masonite for each of your pieces. You need one template for each end, center, and detail pieces.

 

All of the pieces are glued together using Gorilla glue. Primed with Rustoleum "Nutmeg" primer and finished with Rustoleum "Stone" textured paints.

 

These pieces are not structural. I have built 1x6  legs that are attached to the back of these bases at the joints. Everything under the table is painted flat black in an effort to hide as much as possible.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gilly

Thanks for the explanation of the detail. The stone finish is quite nice. I really like the fire extiguisher.

 

And the E-stop.

 

 

Mike,

 

I hear 'nutmeg' makes a nice rail color.

 

Dave

 

Must be an inside joke.

OK, guys here's the deal with the paint. Nutmeg is the color, period. It's what I used. The Stone finish paint is going for $8 a can. Primer is $4 per can plus there's twice as much per can. If you base color your surface, the Stone finish can be used for texture only. The color you're seeing is the Nutmeg primer. Using the Stone finish paint by itself, you're going to go broke trying to achieve full coverage.

 

Vulcan. you're right. If it's a joke, I'm just not getting it.

 

As for the Emergency Stop, you'd just have to visit and press the button to see what happens...

 

Gilly