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Sunday Scenic Showcase, January 15, 2011

Mike CTMike CTOGR Forum Member
This week was NBW week. The kit had 220 NBW's to be installed. I believe I may have lost three. The rest are installed, could use more. I stained and painted the remainder of trim and detail parts and worked on the tipple bents and slope sheet, rear of the tipple. Then out of the box work, not part of the kit.
About 1/3 of the NBW's, center of this picture, installed on the posts for the two retaining walls. The tipple bents, one, lower picture, also required a lot of NBW's.

Tipple bents and slope sheet.

To build terrain that fits the structure.

There are two retaining walls top and bottom of the terrain, each bent and the long support beams will sit on a concrete foundation.

A good day's work. Some paint work on the concrete piers and then some plaster cloth work. The terrain piece can be removed from the model for this work then re-installed after most detail is finished, hopefully next week.


Some other work that got done this week.


Have a great week everyone. Smile
Mike
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Mike CTMike CTOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Vulcan:
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Originally posted by Arthur P. Bloom:
I'll bet that "NBW" stands for something.


Nut, Bolt, Washer castings.

Smile

Sorry about that Arthur. Thanks Fred Smile
Pesky little buggers that give you reason for Church on Sunday. The castings are plastic, require a drop of black paint, with a small pin on the back that inserts in a hole. Many of these holes are pre-laser cut as part of the kit, but a lot are not, and require drilling.
Mike
N NJTrainChicOGR Forum Member
Wow, mike! Looking great. I'm almost embarrassed to out my pics of my dinky little hill... But here goes. This was my very first piece of landscaping after the foam was finally down and painted. Also my first time shaping foam and adding ground cover. Came out better than I expected and definitely better than my husband thought it would. Smile

In any case here are the pics... Hopefully I can progress to more detailed work eventually...







And this is a pic of Phil waving from the front of the train...



Happy Sunday everyone!

Nancy
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V VulcanOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Mike CT:
quote:
Originally posted by Vulcan:
quote:
Originally posted by Arthur P. Bloom:
I'll bet that "NBW" stands for something.


Nut, Bolt, Washer castings.

Smile

Sorry about that Arthur. Thanks Fred Smile
Pesky little buggers that give you reason for Church on Sunday. The castings are plastic, require a drop of black paint, with a small pin on the back that inserts in a hole. Many of these holes are pre-laser cut as part of the kit, but a lot are not, and require drilling.
Mike


I always spray paint the whole sprue, either flat black or rust color, before I detach them. Saves a lot of time. Smile

Nancy, sorry but I don't see your pics. Confused Just a red X.
C cagacazzoOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Mike CT:
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Originally posted by Vulcan:
I've been working on putting a hat on this puppy.............


Vulcan, you did it again, unfreeking believable, great work, if you ever want to sell that bait shop let me know.


.....so far it fits like a glove. Big Grin


I like it. Smile On a sunny day it would definitely keep the rain out. Smile Great artistic work Vulcan. Thanks Mike
N NJTrainChicOGR Forum Member
I successfully updated the pics in my original post =) Next time I will check the pics are up correctly before I run out the door. Thanks for leaving the light on Vulcan Big Grin

Your building is looking awesome by the way. Is this a coffee stirrer project? How did you do the beat up roof effect?

Patrick, the woodsash company is looking great. I love the stone front of the building. That adds a uniqueness to the structure. The blue light in the interior is a bit spooky though. Is that sand that you are using around the building?

Sirt, as always I love the detailed weather effects you do. It adds so much realism to the models.

Nice Walther's Kit, LMS. I love that kind of storefront. I've been vying to get one for my layout as well but I am torn between getting pre-made one that I can weather or doing a kit. Your piece is swaying me towards the kit =)
V VulcanOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by NJTrainChic:
I successfully updated the pics in my original post =) Next time I will check the pics are up correctly before I run out the door. Thanks for leaving the light on Vulcan Big Grin

Your building is looking awesome by the way. Is this a coffee stirrer project? How did you do the beat up roof effect?




Glad you got the pics straightened out, Nancy. They were well worth waiting for. Smile

The decking around the building is coffee stirrers. The rest of the building is pretty much all cardstock. The roof... the exposed boards and shingles are cardstock glued to .040 styrene (with Testors model cement Smile ). The tarpaper is strips of Kleenex glued down with Mod Podge and a couple of dark I/A washes added for color.

Very nice, Steve. DId you make the boxes in the boxcar? I like those. Smile

LMS, the Beggar's Banquet fit quite nicely.
A AvantiOGR Forum Member
Boy, so much great work to absorb. This thread is getting to be a full-time occupation! Thanks, everyone.

Nancy: I love the natural stone retaining wall. It's going to look great once you landscape up to the track.

Vulcan: We all love it when you share details of materials with us. Are the window frames that acrylic canvas stuff you told us about?
Patrick HPatrick HOGR Forum Member
Mike ,

you are doing a beautiful job on that tipple. Im taking notes.

North Carolina,
Really unique piece. Coming together nicely and the weathering phanominal

NJ Chick,
looking good, nice boulder inlay.

yeah the Blue LEDs are a little spooky huh? Should have seen the look on my face when i plugged it in.

Steve,

Super on that boxcar,flooring boxes and the weathering etc... I know you take it lightly but very very nice!

Dave,

What an Exceptional Job on the URR. Have family that retired from there.
You really have a piece to be Proud of there. Great work, I appreciate what you did there.Alot of work.

Dave, Nice scene ! Hope you didnt sell the Ertyl. I heard they are out of business and their stuff is going uuuuup.

LMS,

The walthers building came out sweet and you blended it in nicely. alot of work there looks really good, good shot to.

Great work everyone, i really enjoy the pics every week.
SIRTSIRTOGR Forum Member
Mike CT – A true Craftsman at work. I could never attempt something like that.

Nancy, lots of potential there. It will all start to tie in soon.
Don’t forget to paint the rails before you go too far.
Glad you joined us and thanks.

Fred, the best tar paper roof I’ve ever seen. Very convincing.
I wouldn’t change a thing.
Note: Many lionel PS-1's already contain inside boxes when purchased.

Pat, interesting structure that I would expect to see traveling around PA.
It takes on a different look even when lighted.
Just a few outside lights needed to set it off.

LMS – Nice grouping of buildings. What drug store is that?

Dave – Nice custom work as always. I always favor those two colors on diesels.

Thanks Jim. We miss you and the Mrs. Contributions. Get busy buddy!

Where’s DK?
Brother_LoveBrother_LoveOGR Forum Member
I love it! When I first started reading model railroading magazines the builders choice was Strathmore. There were so exceptional structures built with it. I still like the "old technology" like my All Nation cars and locos. Maybe it is because I am "old" too Big Grin
Good Thread\
Malcolm

quote:
Originally posted by Vulcan:
They are strips of cardstock roughed up with either course sandpaper or a fine-toothed razor saw. I treat it pretty much the same as I would wood.

Smile
V VulcanOGR Forum Member
quote:
Originally posted by Avanti:
Vulcan: We all love it when you share details of materials with us. Are the window frames that acrylic canvas stuff you told us about?


I lined the opening with the acrylic canvas but the trimwork is cardstock.


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Where did the cinder block go?



I moved it inside while I was working on the roof, so I wouldn't lose it, Jim.
It was just there for a joke anyway. Big Grin

Thanks, Steve. I did not know that about the boxes. But I still like them. Smile
N NJTrainChicOGR Forum Member
Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. Unfortunately I don't get much time to work on the layout dying the week but I made a lot of progress ballad ring this weekend. So I'll have some pics of that next week. So JohnBoy, to answer your question I am ballasting the track Big Grin. Ballisting is going mighty slow but I am doing the surrounding ground cover as I go. So I am finally feeling like I am seeing progress.

SIRT, paint the rails? What do you mean? Do tell. I am all ears for any advice.

Patrick H., many thanks! I checked out you layout pics. Wow!! I don't know what I would do with all that space. Looks amazing do far. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Dave P, nice little slice of a busy town you have going on there. Very nice.

King Mouse, cool engine! I didn't know you could build these. But then again what do I know Smile


Vulcan, I just might have to give the Kleenex tar paper technique a try Smile
Mike CTMike CTOGR Forum Member
Wow!! Smile A lot of energy here this week. Smile
Thanks to all who participated. Great to see new faces, and a lot of wonderful creativity. It is amazing what can get done if we all work together. I appreciate all the nice comments on my project, it is moving along, thanks to your help. If I didn't post here, the tipple would still be in the box.

Malcolm ask about the craftsman kit. It does have glitches, but nothing that can't be solved with some "scratch built intuition". There is also excellent on line support from BTS, even with a kit that has set around for many years. My third major kit so I know where to look for problems. A good base is so important, and as in construction, "true, plumb, square, level, ....." all apply.

SmileHave a great week Smile
Mike.
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