Good Morning Everyone,
Again, I would like to thank the Coach for starting off the thread last week . I had taken a vacation to the Grand Canyon via train and it was great. We actually went over a bridge somewhere in Illinois or Kansas that was three sections that looked like the model below,
I will start of with a model I constructed in the past. Lets see what you have been working on.
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I decided that my streets were a little too light. So, I darkend them in the main section of downtown.
Previous......
New color.....
For this building, which resides in an industrial area, I put a separate foundation on it......
Then I placed the buildings back, playing with locations. I have three Buildings Unlimited Ameritowne kits to build and room for at least four, possibly five buildings in my cityscape. With York on the horizon, I've got to do some thinking.........I think at one of them needs to be a tall one......
....and, finally finished and mounted the fire escapes......
......and, starting to work on rail crossings......
Have a great and safe week, everyone!
Peter
I got a little bit more done on my junkyard scene. Scrapped and rusted out a couple cars. Got a few more castings to paint this week. I need to add a hedgerow or some tall bushes to give a little separation between the road in the background and the yard.
A good Morning to you Alan and Peter.
So glad you had a great trip to the Grand Canyon Alan. And the train trip had to be a relaxing way to see our beautiful country. You saw so many superlatives.
Thank you Peter for sharing with us your streets and buildings.
Yes our Coach took great care of the Showcase last weekend. That’s what coaches do.
Instead of performing scenic last week I had to make a trip to Berkshire Trains in Lexington for the repair of my Z4000. I’ll be making the trip back in a few weeks. But while I was there I picked up some needed Woodlands LED lights and ground covering. We met a really nice newly retired train guy there from Phoenix AL making his way north. Safe travels…
I discovered this week thanks to the Forum that new MTH and Lionel smoke units must have more drops of fluid, at least 25-30 drops before the smoke unit will perform. I was really getting frustrated that the engines weren’t smoking with exhaust 🤪
Have a great week guys …
@Putnam Division posted:I decided that my streets were a little too light. So, I darkend them in the main section of downtown.
Previous......
Have a great and safe week, everyone!
Peter
Peter, the city looks great! Very scale looking - I can already envision all the people and details there. The fire escapes really add that extra detail that adds to the realism. I have found some great city details at York for good prices - figures, vehicles, mailboxes, etc etc.
This is one of those "forever" projects. Leftover Ameri-towne building components and details from other projects, gluing, then installing, moving it, falls apart, goes into the "project box"; a year or two later, fix it, install it, move it again, falls apart, back into project box. I finally have what I think is a permanent location, if there is such a term in our hobby, and decided to put everything together into one hybrid building front using 1x3's and lots of glue. I only have 3" depth and this module turned out to be 3 1/8" deep, which will result in an acceptable overhang. I also attached pictures of my disaster area workshop and what is now one of several "project boxes." The workshop is a hybrid of my home and hobby workshop, something that I don't recommend because it becomes time-consuming to find the tools needed for a given home repair or hobby project, but space is limited and I make do. FWIW: you may have noticed that I limited the 1x3 supports in the back, and there's a reason for that. Next week I'll post pictures of where this module was combined with other fronts thus making a higher building with 3-d relief.
@Paul Kallus posted:This is one of those "forever" projects. Leftover Ameri-towne building components and details from other projects, gluing, then installing, moving it, falls apart, goes into the "project box"; a year or two later, fix it, install it, move it again, falls apart, back into project box. I finally have what I think is a permanent location, if there is such a term in our hobby, and decided to put everything together into one hybrid building front using 1x3's and lots of glue. I only have 3" depth and this module turned out to be 3 1/8" deep, which will result in an acceptable overhang. I also attached pictures of my disaster area workshop and what is now one of several "project boxes." The workshop is a hybrid of my home and hobby workshop, something that I don't recommend because it becomes time-consuming to find the tools needed for a given home repair or hobby project, but space is limited and I make do. FWIW: you may have noticed that I limited the 1x3 supports in the back, and there's a reason for that. Next week I'll post pictures of where this module was combined with other fronts thus making a higher building with 3-d relief.
I know what you mean Paul. My shop covers all home and modeling work as well. Although I do find that it's mostly modeling these days. Big home projects usually wind up in the garage on saw horses and temporary benches.
Nice work on the flats. I wish I had room but my tracks are right up against the walls. So close that some times pilots and grab rails hit......
The current state of my bench/ shop
Bob
Bob & Paul
You both produce great results there in your shops 😄
I’m always learning
Seth
@Dave_C posted:I got a little bit more done on my junkyard scene. Scrapped and rusted out a couple cars. Got a few more castings to paint this week. I need to add a hedgerow or some tall bushes to give a little separation between the road in the background and the yard.
Dave, I have read that signs like that should be sealed with a spray to protect. Every spray I've used has messed up the sign. Have you sprayed these paper signs and what do you use? Question to everyone I guess. I've messed up too many paper signs now.
Though this started life as a fairly "vanilla" Plasticville structure, my friend, former French horn student as well as now, Sunday and Thursday mornings and layout helper, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, has poured her heart and soul into transforming the switch tower into something really special by painting on PRR colors and is in the process of weathering it. I named it in her honor.
Dave, I had the signage printed at Staples. They have a few options as far as paper. I always go with the Executive version. It’s a bit heavier but not the thickness of cardstock. Almost like photo paper.
I didn’t clear these. I just glued them to some .005 metal shim stock so they would stand straight up.
I’ve cleared many signs over the years. Used many different hobby paints. Both water based and lacquers. Never remember an issue. In most cases I use an airbrush and apply thin coats. Although I have used Krylon Clear Matte at times.
Awesome work everyone! Wow Alan, Grand Canyon by rail! Dream vacation! This weekend while watching some football, I began to add some ballast to my steel mill access tracks. Once that dried I added in some foliage dirt etc. Landscaping is a challenge for me. But it’s fun! Have a great week everyone.
Mike
@LT1Poncho posted:Awesome work everyone! Wow Alan, Grand Canyon by rail! Dream vacation! This weekend while watching some football, I began to add some ballast to my steel mill access tracks. Once that dried I added in some foliage dirt etc. Landscaping is a challenge for me. But it’s fun! Have a great week everyone.
Mike
Mike……you should be pleased because it is very well done!
Peter
@LT1Poncho Mike, that does not look like someone who is challenged by landscaping! Great job! I can't wait to get to that stage.
Mikki
Tell Zora she did a masterful job on "Z" Tower.
@Randy Harrison posted:Though this started life as a fairly "vanilla" Plasticville structure, my friend, former French horn student as well as now, Sunday and Thursday mornings and layout helper, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, has poured her heart and soul into transforming the switch tower into something really special by painting on PRR colors and is in the process of weathering it. I named it in her honor.
Randy, that switch tower is beautiful. Ms. Zora is extremely talented and an asset to your railroad! Thanks for sharing!
Mike
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