Sunday Scenic Showcase July 18,2021

Alan, amazing work!! I always look forward to "Sunday morning" to see what you are up to. I can not wait to see my oil refinery!!!

Jeff

Alan.....really great!

Peter

Well it's summertime so.lets stop at Wildwood Harbor for summertime fun! All are scratchbuilt. Enjoy!!!

Alan, thank you for sharing your unbelievable talents every with us every Sunday.  Is the crane part of a die cast or did you fabricate it?

Don thank you for the visit to the Boardwalk!

Redoing the harbor area.  Had installed bulkheading but wasn't satisfied with the result:

Converted to piling except for one part:

The shadows are getting long in the fading evening light as the ranch hand checks up on his herd on the high plains….Amtrak #5 glides by on the westbound track while the coach passengers are getting ready for their evening meal 4 cars back.

Donald

Great work as always folks.

I've been redoing the yard in the middle of my layout. It's substantially compete but I will be adding detailing and populating the platforms and time allows.

I was looking for something to fill the space between the third track and the main. I had a small berm that I made to see how plaster cloth would work when I bought my first roll. It was the perfect size to fill the spot. I added some details and blended it into the scene. Sometimes it pays not to throw anything away.

Bob

Great stuff from all displayed on this showcase this week.

Coach,

The crane is a die cast. I turned the cab body into a flatbed for hauling the jib and counterweights.

Jeff,

Your refinery structures will be in mix soon.

The problem with a completed model railroad is that it needs no further modeling work. That has been the situation since I finished my 12’-by-8’ model railroad in 2004. It was the subject of an article in OGR Run 214 and nothing has been changed ever since. As shown in the photos, it’s an island-style layout with about one foot of clearance on the north (eight-foot) and east (twelve-foot) sides – just enough so that I can squeeze between the walls and the table to clean the track. As an old-school O gauge model railroader who didn’t anticipate layout photography or the OGR Forum, I didn’t think a backdrop was necessary and, to preserve track access, I still don’t think it’s practical, either at the edges of the table or on the walls.

However, there is an area along the north edge of the layout that presents a modeling opportunity that I’ve been thinking about for years. In particular, the conspicuous brown “window” area on the wall and the flat terrain in the middle of the north edge look unrealistic and don’t make for good photographs. This didn’t matter to me when I built the layout.

Moving the layout to extend the table is not an option. The narrow aisle will be a difficult space in which to work, and anything I put there will have to be easily removable so my track can remain nice and shiny…

I’ve decided to put a piece of one-inch-thick extruded pink foam extending across the “window” between the rear edge of the table and the back of the sill - a space about 14 inches deep by 30 inches wide. This will be a removable flat surface behind the north edge of the layout on which I plan to build structures and scenery for a town scene. Photos show the north edge of the layout before starting the project. Updates to follow as work proceeds.

MELGAR

Just finished the Lionel water tank and installed on the layout. Thanks to the forum I used joint compound for the brick mortar and it worked great. All you guys are really talented.

@MELGAR posted:

The problem with a completed model railroad is that it needs no further modeling work. That has been the situation since I finished my 12’-by-8’ model railroad in 2004. It was the subject of an article in OGR Run 214 and nothing has been changed ever since. As shown in the photos, it’s an island-style layout with about one foot of clearance on the north (eight-foot) and east (twelve-foot) sides – just enough so that I can squeeze between the walls and the table to clean the track. As an old-school O gauge model railroader who didn’t anticipate layout photography or the OGR Forum, I didn’t think a backdrop was necessary and, to preserve track access, I still don’t think it’s practical, either at the edges of the table or on the walls.

However, there is an area along the north edge of the layout that presents a modeling opportunity that I’ve been thinking about for years. In particular, the conspicuous brown “window” area on the wall and the flat terrain in the middle of the north edge look unrealistic and don’t make for good photographs. This didn’t matter to me when I built the layout.

Moving the layout to extend the table is not an option. The narrow aisle will be a difficult space in which to work, and anything I put there will have to be easily removable so my track can remain nice and shiny…

I’ve decided to put a piece of one-inch-thick extruded pink foam extending across the “window” between the rear edge of the table and the back of the sill - a space about 14 inches deep by 30 inches wide. This will be a removable flat surface behind the north edge of the layout on which I plan to build structures and scenery for a town scene. Photos show the north edge of the layout before starting the project. Updates to follow as work proceeds.

MELGAR

Great idea Mel. Can't wait to see what you have planned.

Bob

Alan and all thanks for another fantastic Sunday Showcase. Alan always amazing structures. From oil rigs to boardwalks and everything in-between, wow. So much to enjoy. Pete keep those updates coming on that fantastic layout. Looking forward to the harbor updates.

Tom

@MELGAR posted:

The problem with a completed model railroad is that it needs no further modeling work. That has been the situation since I finished my 12’-by-8’ model railroad in 2004. It was the subject of an article in OGR Run 214 and nothing has been changed ever since. As shown in the photos, it’s an island-style layout with about one foot of clearance on the north (eight-foot) and east (twelve-foot) sides – just enough so that I can squeeze between the walls and the table to clean the track. As an old-school O gauge model railroader who didn’t anticipate layout photography or the OGR Forum, I didn’t think a backdrop was necessary and, to preserve track access, I still don’t think it’s practical, either at the edges of the table or on the walls.

However, there is an area along the north edge of the layout that presents a modeling opportunity that I’ve been thinking about for years. In particular, the conspicuous brown “window” area on the wall and the flat terrain in the middle of the north edge look unrealistic and don’t make for good photographs. This didn’t matter to me when I built the layout.

Moving the layout to extend the table is not an option. The narrow aisle will be a difficult space in which to work, and anything I put there will have to be easily removable so my track can remain nice and shiny…

I’ve decided to put a piece of one-inch-thick extruded pink foam extending across the “window” between the rear edge of the table and the back of the sill - a space about 14 inches deep by 30 inches wide. This will be a removable flat surface behind the north edge of the layout on which I plan to build structures and scenery for a town scene. Photos show the north edge of the layout before starting the project. Updates to follow as work proceeds.

MELGAR

Melgar,

Does this mean everything already on the backside of the layout, including the "house on the hill", will stay as is?

Dave

Been working on a hotel made by Stoney Creek.

@luvindemtrains posted:

Melgar,

Does this mean everything already on the backside of the layout, including the "house on the hill", will stay as is?

Dave

Yes. There will be no change to anything that is currently on the layout. None of the existing buildings or terrain will be changed. The revisions will be between the two ends of the "window" sill. The piece of extruded pink foam will sit on the sill and extend over the north edge of the table by about one inch. The front edge of the pink foam will have a stone wall as scenery.

MELGAR

@ARC posted:

Been working on a hotel made by Stoney Creek.

Arc,

Make sure you let us see it when it's completed and on your wonderful layout!

Dave

Mel, glad to see you found some more work to do on one of your layouts.  As Bob said I can't wait to see what you come up with.

That oil rig is incredible, imagine that with a menards helicopter on the landing pad with flashing lights. Great job.