Sunday Scenic Showcase February 14,2021

@Alan Graziano posted:

Good Morning Everyone,

I will start off with a model I constructed in the past. Lets see what you have been working on.

Good Morning Alan,  You have amazing skillz. In my mind, I see the sketch, finished and on the carpet with two trains running through it. BUT I have adjusted the prototype 6 times so far. I set it in the corner so it can think about why it does NOT look BETTER! (learning) trying attempt, Yes?!

The boys are trying to figure out what happened to the diesel generator. I think the Sparky is holding the blueprints upside down and the foreman is on his phone getting a little agitated with the whole process.
Have a good Sunday.

Donald

                                                      Fog in the yard this morning.

                                                  Last I-12 added to the collection.....

Nice work guys!!

Keeping with @3rail work theme...

This 24-inch trestle on my 10’-by-5’ layout was scratch-built from basswood strips of various scale-sized cross sections with urethane stone walls supporting each end. Part of the base is made of extruded pink foam. The trestle is easily removed from the layout by disconnecting the track pieces, lifting them off the bridge, and sliding the structure off the front edge of the layout. I originally planned to span this space with a two-section girder bridge but decided that the trestle would be more interesting. The “water” in the creek is modeled with Envirotex two-part epoxy. The trestle is strong enough to support even the heaviest die-cast locomotives (see photo). Nothing on the layout is intended to look more recent than the 1950s. I included multiple types of structures and scenic elements to offset the layout’s small size and single oval of track. Building the layout, scenery, and thirty-two structures kept me occupied for five years.

MELGAR

@Miggy posted:

Good Morning Alan,  You have amazing skillz. In my mind, I see the sketch, finished and on the carpet with two trains running through it. BUT I have adjusted the prototype 6 times so far. I set it in the corner so it can think about why it does NOT look BETTER! (learning) trying attempt, Yes?!

Miggy:
If I'm not putting my foot in my mouth - think about building the arches in small straight sections. It's a lot easier than bending wood or plastic. Below is an OLD Lionel trestle bridge I had as a kid and am resurrecting. It will show you what I mean by straight sections.

@Miggy posted:

... I see the sketch, finished and on the carpet with two trains running through it. BUT I have adjusted the prototype 6 times so far. I set it in the corner so it can think about why it does NOT look BETTER! (learning) trying attempt, Yes?!

Miggy,

My suggestion is that you find a picture with a view looking directly at the bridge (perpendicular to the arch - from the middle of the river). The perspective view you are using makes it more difficult to see and duplicate the actual shapes of the arches and towers.

Another suggestion would be to look at a picture of the Lionel bridge to define the shape of your model.

The bridge consists of an upper arch and a lower arch. Consider including both in your model and notice that the lower arch passes through (and below) the deck and terminates near ground level.

MELGAR

@MELGAR posted:

Miggy,

My suggestion is that you find a picture with a view looking directly at the bridge (perpendicular to the arch - from the middle of the river). The perspective view you are using makes it more difficult to see and duplicate the actual shapes of the arches and towers.

Another suggestion would be to look at a picture of the Lionel bridge to define the shape of your model.

The bridge consists of an upper arch and a lower arch. Consider including both in your model and notice that the lower arch passes through (and below) the deck and terminates near ground level.

MELGAR

Thanks Melgar <salute>

@Joe Fauty posted:

Miggy:
If I'm not putting my foot in my mouth - think about building the arches in small straight sections. It's a lot easier than bending wood or plastic. Below is an OLD Lionel trestle bridge I had as a kid and am resurrecting. It will show you what I mean by straight sections.

Thanks Joe, well put <salute>

made some progress on the rotary kilns for my cement plant. once i finish the inside details i will build the building around it. i am still amazed at the scale of these things in real life.

Stubbygda,

That's some major piping! Looks good. Keep us posted on your progress.

Dave

Joe/ Frank,

I think the bridge Frank is trying to do truly has rolled beams and not straight segments. I build those type of bridges by making beams using the Accu-Arc. I think the best way to construct the bridge is to lay out a template on paper to the actual size the bridge will be constructed to. Frank, you can send me an e mail to go over in depth.

Stubbygda,

excellent work on the kilns. Real life industrial structures are large.

@MELGAR posted:

This 24-inch trestle on my 10’-by-5’ layout was scratch-built from basswood strips of various scale-sized cross sections with urethane stone walls supporting each end. Part of the base is made of extruded pink foam. The trestle is easily removed from the layout by disconnecting the track pieces, lifting them off the bridge, and sliding the structure off the front edge of the layout. I originally planned to span this space with a two-section girder bridge but decided that the trestle would be more interesting. The “water” in the creek is modeled with Envirotex two-part epoxy. The trestle is strong enough to support even the heaviest die-cast locomotives (see photo). Nothing on the layout is intended to look more recent than the 1950s. I included multiple types of structures and scenic elements to offset the layout’s small size and single oval of track. Building the layout, scenery, and thirty-two structures kept me occupied for five years.

MELGAR

Nice work Mel. Neat and precise!

Don

Well, great stuff gents.

This thread is wetting my appetite! I probably have made mention of this before and well before that!
I may have the gumption to start the rebuilding of the float bridge project.
I only have two useable  photos of it on my I pad. Should take a number of hours to rebuild it. Found so many parts in the box. Here is a side view of it in its youth!

Stubby, now that’s some modeling there. I used to sell bearings and power transmission items to cement plants and yes they are something to see and hear.

Stubby,

That's some amazing model building.  I did quite a few burner control systems for those many years ago.

Lou N

Mel, Sirt, Thank you for posting your usual high quality modeling.

Don nice story to go with your excellent modelling.  Great figures, where'd you get them.

Brad nice touch with the guy coming up out of the manhole.

Mel very nice trestle.  Did you follow a known pattern or design your own?

Stubby, unbelievable detail on the rotary kilns.  You should do an article for the magazine on how you made them.

Pierre the details are incredible.

Very nice work everyone. The stuff you fellows do is truly amazing.

@coach joe posted:

Mel,... Thank you for posting your usual high quality modeling.

Mel very nice trestle.  Did you follow a known pattern or design your own?

Thanks Joe.

I looked at photographs of wood trestles and an online drawing of a New Haven Railroad trestle (internet search on "trestle bent plans"). I then laid out the geometry of the "bent" onto the wood template shown below to get the height and upper/lower widths that I needed. Bents were constructed by overlaying 1/4-inch-square basswood strips onto the template. I try to do things as simply as possible.

MELGAR

@Leroof posted:

Well, great stuff gents.

This thread is wetting my appetite! I probably have made mention of this before and well before that!
I may have the gumption to start the rebuilding of the float bridge project.
I only have two useable  photos of it on my I pad. Should take a number of hours to rebuild it. Found so many parts in the box. Here is a side view of it in its youth!

That's a beauty Pierre.

Looks like the original .

Great work as always folks.

Bob

@coach joe posted:

Mel, Sirt, Thank you for posting your usual high quality modeling.

Don nice story to go with your excellent modelling.  Great figures, where'd you get them.

Brad nice touch with the guy coming up out of the manhole.

Mel very nice trestle.  Did you follow a known pattern or design your own?

Stubby, unbelievable detail on the rotary kilns.  You should do an article for the magazine on how you made them.

Pierre the details are incredible.

Hey Joe..the guys with the yellow hats are from Preiser. The blueprint guy is Arttista and the shovel dude is MTH. Hope that helps!

Don

Almost done. A lot of blending to do... enhanced DD kit.