Sunday Scenic Showcase November 3,2024

Very nice, Alan!

I'm doing ballasting...........I have a lot to do! I don't mind it. I find it very relaxing.

These are my brushes.

I apply it with the large brush. I shape it with the medium one and I fine tune it with the two smaller brushes. I try to do about 15-20" or so whenever I am taking a break from running trains.....it needs to dry for at least 12-24 hrs.

This past week or so, I had the opportunity to do it thrice......

Have a great and safe week, everyone!

Peter

Looking great Alan and Peter!
I've made more construction progress on the pharmacy and started on the second floor hat and shoe stores.  Lots of detail parts to make and lots of painting needed...

Very slow progress on my Jim Thorpe house because I keep finding details to make for it! I’m hoping to finish the final details soon then I can move onto figuring out the lighting. A lot of what's in place now still needs a bit of final paint.

@Norm Charbonneau posted:

Very slow progress on my Jim Thorpe house because I keep finding details to make for it! I’m hoping to finish the final details soon then I can move onto figuring out the lighting. A lot of what's in place now still needs a bit of final paint.

Absolutely amazing Norm! Your dedicated effort in detailing is outstanding.

Gene

While slowly working on my yard project, I decided to add 2 more concrete platforms to match the two I made for the maintenance area. The larger one will be a passenger platform and the other will be a freight car dock platform.

Gene

@Alan Graziano, I too am working on a lighthouse project.  I'm not scratch building one but trying to dress up a Lemax ceramic lighthouse to make it look a little better if it gets to the layout.  Pictures will come on another Sunday.

@Putnam Division, today's photos reminded me that you had sprayed the vinyl roadbed with Rustoleum Stone Texture spray paint.  At that time I thought it looked so good I didn't think you were going to ballast the track.  That's some base for the ballast.

My Sunday and Thursday train layout friend, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, worked tirelessly to this morning and finished working her weathering magic on our recently completed model of "J" Tower. The result below speak for themselves in support of the "Z" lady's eye for color and technique. BRAVA, Zora Maya!!!!!!

It's been quite a while since the last time I posted anything. Here's a couple of photos of a blast furnace I'm working on for my Overbeider Iron and Steel Company layout.  It's composed of 11-12 pieces of 2 inch Styrofoam glued together wedding cake style then hand shaped with 100 grit sandpaper.  Kind of rough but I think it's pretty good for a first attempt.  Might just leave it and try to make some kind of top works. Furnace is 25 inches tall and I'll add about another 12 inch piping. 

Got a max height of 36 inches to the upstairs floor joists.

Everything will be painted with acrylics.

Wow, some outstanding work this week by all fantastic, thanks for sharing.

@Rich883 posted:

Wow, some outstanding work this week by all fantastic, thanks for sharing.

I’ll second that! Great inspiration as we head into prime model railroad season in the upper Midwest. Thanks gents for sharing all your amazing talent through these pics!

@Randy Harrison posted:

My Sunday and Thursday train layout friend, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, worked tirelessly to this morning and finished working her weathering magic on our recently completed model of "J" Tower. The result below speak for themselves in support of the "Z" lady's eye for color and technique. BRAVA, Zora Maya!!!!!!

That looks spectacular Randy and it’s elegant in contrast with the scenery. Cudos to your artist.

Jay