Best Of Weekend Update 7/31/11

[up1950s]

[up1950s]

UP 4-6-2 2888 progress , the cab is not attached yet and in one shot is not seated properly .

[jsoflo]

Finished a couple freight weathering projects and made progress on another SD60:







have a good one,
Jan

[Chris333]

Richie,
Any idea what the large stacks were used for?

[up1950s]

Richie,
Any idea what the large stacks were used for?

Those on the RSP boxcar shot are attached to the building behind the boxcar .

The UP Sweeney stacks were part of better drafting , along with Master Mechanics Front Ends , and various nozzle changes .

[Puddington]

Started building a Humberline 81' trestle kit - pics when there is more than a pile of stained basswood on a work bench..... ;D

[Ed Kapuscinski]

FINALLY! Did some work on the layout this week / weekend.

I finally got all the drywall compound applied. This is the second end that needed it.



Then I started smoothing out what I already had down on the other end. I used a screen and then a sanding block. After this pic was taken, I went back and added another layer to smooth out the larger divits.



I started smoothing out the drywall compound

[Dave V]

Ed, you'll have to keep us up to date on how brittle or not that drywall compound is.  I used it to pave a road in Enola and it since cracked.  It kinda looks cool for an old road, but I hope the same doesn't happen to your hills.

[bbussey]

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ed, you'll have to keep us up to date on how brittle or not that drywall compound is.  I used it to pave a road in Enola and it since cracked.  It kinda looks cool for an old road, but I hope the same doesn't happen to your hills.

I never noticed a problem on the kidney, but it was under a layer of paint, white glue, and ground cover.

[davefoxx]

Ed, you'll have to keep us up to date on how brittle or not that drywall compound is.  I used it to pave a road in Enola and it since cracked.  It kinda looks cool for an old road, but I hope the same doesn't happen to your hills.

If you use joint compound, it will crack if applied any thicker in one coat than, say, 1/8" or so.  If you use lightweight spackle, you can apply it in a thicker application without the cracking.  I believe it's the same stuff as Woodland Scenic's Foam Putty but is a fraction of the price.  I never had any cracking, and I slapped lightweight spackle on in thick coats, where necessary, and even used it to fill large gaps between the scenery and the fascia board.  Lightweight spackle ends up as a foam-like consistency when dry, which is easily carved or sanded.

DFF

[DKS]

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for that building today...

[SkipGear]

FINALLY! Did some work on the layout this week / weekend.

I finally got all the drywall compound applied. This is the second end that needed it.

Then I started smoothing out what I already had down on the other end. I used a screen and then a sanding block. After this pic was taken, I went back and added another layer to smooth out the larger divits.

I started smoothing out the drywall compound

Ed,
 I try to do as much with the foam as I can before smoothing with the spackling. Makes things lighter, less prone to an cracking and gives a little more texture for the scenery to bite on.







I will and sand and carve the foam as much as possible, then just skim coat everything to fil in the gaps.

[chuck geiger]

FINALLY! Did some work on the layout this week / weekend.

I finally got all the drywall compound applied. This is the second end that needed it.



Then I started smoothing out what I already had down on the other end. I used a screen and then a sanding block. After this pic was taken, I went back and added another layer to smooth out the larger divits.

Ed I am doing the same thing this weekend, wedding cake foam stacks cut with hot wire and shaped, no surrafoam, to messy - Did you just paste the compound to the foam and shape?



I started smoothing out the drywall compound

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Tony, I try doing that too, but my experience on the kidney has taught me that I want a really smooth surface to get the look that I want. That said, the compound that I've applied, in most locations, is really thin.


Chuck, I've long thought about using the hot wire. But I've killed so many brain cells already, that I'm not sure it's the smartest course of action...