Sunday Scenic Showcase July 22, 2018

Very nice stuff, Alan!  I finished weathering the “old” Atlas (pre-Altas O) 40’ boxcar that I recently detailed and 3-rail scaled...and shared in the SSS thread a few weeks ago...

Some structures waiting for me to build the layout's center peninsula:

Al just finished installing the bridge and weedsprayer building 

PROGRESS OF THE CUSTOM O SCALE CNJ MATAWAN STATION

Few more trim details and roofing then completed.  

Alan,

Thanks for another great Sunday Scenic Showcase. All of the projects are inspiring.

CNJ#1601 super weathering on the Atlas Car.

-Tom

Been watching Fred Dibnah on YouTube quite a bit and remembered I had this AMW stack with extension laying around. I didn’t like the seam the extension created so I banded it with styrene strips.

OH NO!  There goes the Water Tower!

Soon the RR will meet its passenger train demise!

Finally got back to working on this area.  Ordered ballast from Brennons. 

Working on a Lionel 86 foot auto parts boxcar this weekend, initial weathering is finished on one side.

Fantastic work, everyone!

Peter

Here is a scratch built model that was on the TMB club layout. I removed it for renovation and detailing. Fresh coat of paint for the roof, Interior LED lighting and lots of details. As the details which are produce related this will become a Farmers Market. I will post more photo's in coming weeks when it gets installed back onto the club layout.  Most of the details  were provided by Harry Hieke. 

Wow guys some excellent work this week.  Pete just outstanding structure you have there.  Norm very nice job on the smoke stack.  

Nothing for me this week, still working on the sawmill.

FL9TURBO2, great work on the construction details.  tying together the rebar couldn't have been easy. 

Right On Track Models posted:

PROGRESS OF THE CUSTOM O SCALE CNJ MATAWAN STATION

Few more trim details and roofing then completed.  

Hey there Rich, I live right down the street from Matawan Station. This is beautiful. 

Rich,

i second that. Very nice.

alan graziano

All the stuff is very beautiful. The station looks like a great kit in the making. I like the construction site which gives some useful work for construction models. All of it is wonderful. Al, how do you get you clients for the great work you do?

Trainman2001 posted:

 

Al, how do you get you clients for the great work you do?

Trainman, I can tell you one way...

Guys like me see Alan's great awesome work displayed here on the Forum and contact him to do a custom build ...

More weathering done, this time on an Atlas MP15. 

JoeyA,

Thank you for telling Myles my secret. The reality is that people have figured that I am crazy enough to take on challenges of one of a kind models rather than mass produce. It is not a formula to make money but it has been a formula for happiness.

alan graziano

Alan Graziano posted:

JoeyA,

Thank you for telling Myles my secret. The reality is that people have figured that I am crazy enough to take on challenges of one of a kind models rather than mass produce. It is not a formula to make money but it has been a formula for happiness.

alan graziano

That is the truth every crazy thing I have come up with he has made for me and is awesome to work with just ask you will be surprised what Al can create  

CNJ #1601 posted:

Very nice stuff, Alan!  I finished weathering the “old” Atlas (pre-Altas O) 40’ boxcar that I recently detailed 3-rail scaled...and shared in the SSS thread a few weeks ago...

That is a completely outstanding weathering and detail job.  I'm guessing you used a number of washes with craft acrylics.  Your floor boards and interior are absolutely realistic.  This is an example of fine scale modeling in 1/48 scale'

BEAUTIFUL'...

Thank you very much for the compliments, Quarter Gauger!  Yes, I used a number of acrylic washes, as well as pan pastels, weathering powders, dry-brushed and sponged-on acrylics...and even some colored pencils on this particular car.  A little bit of everything now that I think about it...LOL!

From all the Great photo’s above, obviously there is a real trend for Realism over Fantasy....Norms Layout looks Real, CNJ#1601 can really weather a car, NS Trainman has a beautiful Southern Switcher, FL9TURBO2, amazing cranes and scenic details, L.I.Train, great paint job on the roof, I like that color of green, KON112, beautiful layout, neat scenery.....Everyone else, great work, this is a really great thread...

SO MUCH TALENT AND INSPIRATION THANKS EVERYONE  

Alan Graziano posted:

Good Morning Everyone,

I will start off with some models I have created in the past. Let's see what you have been working on.

 

Alan Graziano

Do you have a Facebook or website that you sale from? 

HRSPLA,

if you want to contact me you can send an email. I do not have awebsite