Sunday Scenic Showcase March 6, 2016

Very nice, can't wait to see the completed structure.

Looks fantastic Alan! Is this to go with the other project you finished up a few months ago? Coming along great! Terry

Great work Alan,  Thank you for posting.  Mike CT.

I haven't built much, and this is rather old,  posted before, about 2008.  A slideshow of how a modular TT came together.  Click on the link.

 A recent thread, (2) posts,  with the material list.  Click on the link.

Have fun

Mike CT

Alan, Nice Job.

Any for sale down the road ?

Thanks, John 

kb2agpjohn@aol.com 

Really nice work, Alan...and thanks for starting the SSS thread!  Here are a few shots of a Weaver New Haven 40' boxcar that I weathered last week...

Excellent work Alan, like a always. I`ll try made a some weathering jobs.

Hello everyone. Well some day maybe I'll get to your level of model building. Bet right now I am a new member .  Well last week I pulled my back out on Tuesday  and felt better on Saturday.  So I did nothing for almost a week. Last 2 photos are a new model I will try .

Scott,

You are doing a fine job on your structure. My advice is not to snack on those dog treats while you are working on the model LOL

Bill, Terry, Mike, , Johan and Joey,

Thank you for the compliments.

John D :I do sell some of these from time to time.

Mike,

I always admired the pictures of your roundhouse.

Joey A,

Your weathering jobs are getting better and better.

Johan,

Nice work on the scrap yard.

Thank you all for contributing,

Alan Graziano

Nice work everyone. I finally got around to building two of Andre's rooftop water tanks. I had a hard time with the wood truss bands. So I used 22 gauge solid florist wire. It made it much easier to do.

GREAT WORK EVERYONE. MADE A BIT MORE PROGRESS ON MY WATER TOWERS BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE PICTURES HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK

DON,  NICE WORK ON YOUR TOWERS ALSO USE THE FLORAL WIRE ON MY WATER TOWERS

JOE,  WHAT ARE YOU USING TO DO YOUR WEATHERING?

L.I.TRAIN posted:

JOE,  WHAT ARE YOU USING TO DO YOUR WEATHERING?

Steve, I have been trying as many different methods as possible in my attempt to learn about the art of weathering.  I've been using most of these Weaver items as "practice" cars as I try to settle on the method(s) that work best for me.

As for this particular car, I started with an airbrush using enamel paint washes to fade the exterior paint and to add a slight overall bit of grime.  Then I used acrylic paints, Bragdon powders, pan pastels and colored pencils as needed to add all the layered weathering details.  Everything is "locked-in" at the end with a light coat of Dullcote.

I'm finding so far that I like working with the Acrylic paints and Bragdon powders the best.  The acrylic paint is multi-functional, as it can be dry-brushed right out of the bottle or easily thinned to a wash to add various effects.

The powders are also very universal.  They can be be applied dry for more subtle effects, or mixed with a matte medium to make more of a liquid "paint".  The really cool thing about the latter method is that the powders actually add a texture to the weathering, so this method works very well for doing trucks, couplers, rust and even car-loading spillage.

Thanks for asking...and hope this helps!