Sunday Scenic Showcase January 2,2022

This weeks lesson is stringing telephone wire 101 using the Woodland scenic kits. Call me crazy.

The only "scenic" task I did the past week was continue to work on infrastructure......spray painting RossBed.....I think I'm done!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Peter

For a long time, something new, I started landscaping a new module. Next, a lot of trees should be made.

BAR, glad you are back!

Don, you'll be having some Klose calls, LOL!

                         ANOTHER BUSY WEEK...

I started bashing an old caboose into a yard office. I took off the trucks and added posts and a base, LED lights, a floor and stove on the interior, windows, and a shed roof. I'm going to weather it next.

Bob

@SIRT posted:

BAR, glad you are back!

Don, you'll be having some Klose calls, LOL!

                         ANOTHER BUSY WEEK...

Steve,

Thanks.

Johan

Working on the scenery in the harbor area

Nothing as impressive as the work you fellows have been doing...just a simple railroad crossing sign for my tiny (30" x 60") carpet top layout...a thick domed washer base, 3/8" sink supply riser washer, part of a paint brush handle and graphics from here...

https://bigindoortrains.com/pr...ossbuck_tinplate.htm

Howard

First, I wanted to express again my gratitude for this thread and this forum.  It is so inspiring to see the work of the talented modelers on this page, as well as motivational to work on my own project to share with the group here, who can best understand the work that goes into these projects.

With that, I spent the remainder of my break working on various details on Boston's Fish Pier.  Still plenty to do...

Finished painting the windows and roof trim, added a roof and 3d printed sign, worked on the concrete pier and made some progress on the fish carts that go with the scales.  I have the mocked up fish cart shown along the wall with 3d printed wheels.

I also decided to remove the front freight door to allow interior detailing - of course did that too hastily and now have two saw cuts to repair or cover in the door header.

Trying to decide if I place the sign facing the water like the prototype or facing inwards so it is viewable.

@wbg pete posted:

Working on the scenery in the harbor area

Pete, your model just looks better and better.  I have been saving all your photos to try to work towards that level of realism.  The overall harbor and town is just phenomenal.
How did you implement the water effects in the harbor?  I especially like the waves around the ship - it gives a great sense of motion.

Alan and all, Happy, Healthy New Year!  Thank you very much for the weekly Sunday Scenic Showcase. It is amazing to see the work of all the talented members of the OGR forum. Every post is very inspirational.

Tom

Thanks Tom, always good words!

@EmpireBuilderDave posted:

First, I wanted to express again my gratitude for this thread and this forum.  It is so inspiring to see the work of the talented modelers on this page, as well as motivational to work on my own project to share with the group here, who can best understand the work that goes into these projects.

With that, I spent the remainder of my break working on various details on Boston's Fish Pier.  Still plenty to do...

Finished painting the windows and roof trim, added a roof and 3d printed sign, worked on the concrete pier and made some progress on the fish carts that go with the scales.  I have the mocked up fish cart shown along the wall with 3d printed wheels.

I also decided to remove the front freight door to allow interior detailing - of course did that too hastily and now have two saw cuts to repair or cover in the door header.

Trying to decide if I place the sign facing the water like the prototype or facing inwards so it is viewable.

Bondo glazing putty on an xacto blade will fix your oops in no time.

Id make the sign face away if that’s how it’s supposed to be.  Not everything needs to conform to the layout’s viewpoint.  Put a smaller sign above the door if you want to make it obvious what it is, but I’d bet the sign is probably readable thru the frame backwards.

@Boilermaker1 posted:

Bondo glazing putty on an xacto blade will fix your oops in no time.

Id make the sign face away if that’s how it’s supposed to be.  Not everything needs to conform to the layout’s viewpoint.  Put a smaller sign above the door if you want to make it obvious what it is, but I’d bet the sign is probably readable thru the frame backwards.

Thanks Boilermaker.  Good idea on the Bondo also.

Thank you all for your contributions. A lot of good work is displayed here today.

Nice work you guys. I made some parts bins for the back of my roundhouse using my 3D printer and bits of scrap from my junk boxes. I made them to fit under the windows.

@EmpireBuilderDave posted:

Pete,
How did you implement the water effects in the harbor?  I especially like the waves around the ship - it gives a great sense of motion.

I used multiple coats of Modge Podge brushed to create waves. The bow waves from the vessel were created with toilet paper coated in Modge Podge. Another coat of Navy Blue Acrylic then several coat of Water Gloss.

@Norm Charbonneau posted:

Nice work you guys. I made some parts bins for the back of my roundhouse using my 3D printer and bits of scrap from my junk boxes. I made them to fit under the windows.

Great work!

Truly some first-rate modeling demonstrated in this thread. Very inspirational!

@Boilermaker1 posted:

Bondo glazing putty on an xacto blade will fix your oops in no time.

Id make the sign face away if that’s how it’s supposed to be.  Not everything needs to conform to the layout’s viewpoint.  Put a smaller sign above the door if you want to make it obvious what it is, but I’d bet the sign is probably readable thru the frame backwards.

And you could "paint" a sign on the brick at the other end of the building.

@Allan Miller posted:

Truly some first-rate modeling demonstrated in this thread. Very inspirational!

Thanks Allan, I hope to some day have an article published in your magazine, which I've been reading and admiring for many years.  I do have one article submitted right now (for a different model I have not posted)