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Bendtracker1

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #420 on: December 06, 2015, 07:11:32 PM »
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Was it Roger the Shrubber?


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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #421 on: December 07, 2015, 06:04:39 PM »
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Added the lattice panels to the gazebo....




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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #422 on: December 07, 2015, 08:53:00 PM »
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Added flowers.....





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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #423 on: December 11, 2015, 08:36:35 PM »
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Permanently attached the church yard to the layout.....




Roof shingles going on.....


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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #424 on: December 12, 2015, 11:30:40 PM »
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LIRR:
hello  I have 2 questions about your church project.  One, how thick of a sheet do you use for the base piece and two do you use some alignment pins to place the church on the foundation or any other building  or just put it in place.  Really like the detailing on your layout
thanks
Miguel

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #425 on: December 13, 2015, 09:35:49 PM »
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Base is 0.020 styrene, I used a "FOR SALE" sign. It was about 12x18 inches from Walmart, cost $2 or so. The foundation is glued to the base. It's made from plywood, covered with brick sheet. The styrene siding on the building extends 1/16" below the bottom of the plywood side walls. The length x width of the plywood building (the inside dimensions between the back of the opposite side styrene siding) are the same as the dimensions over the face of the brick sheet. So the inside of the siding keys to the outside of the brick, aligning the church and the bottom of the plywood side sits atop the plywood foundation.

I did this so I could work on the scene on the work bench....and the church is easily removable to work on it and to work on the area behind it once I start blending the scenery to complete the scene. The only other structures with any kind of location device are the coal loader where there is a piece of stripwood to maintain the distance from the track buried under the coal on the ground under to conveyor.....and the coal dealer (with the silo) which has pockets for the columns made out of strip styrene (visible in photos on page 13in the thread). All other buildings simply sit in place, some are secured with a dab of white glue if I recall.

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #426 on: December 14, 2015, 05:07:29 PM »
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ALCOs in the woods.....









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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #427 on: December 14, 2015, 07:02:34 PM »
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Really dig all the layers of crap on the ground: so many good textures!
And most look properly weathered & old, having been sitting there outside for quite awhile.
Locos look too clean for the scene!
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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #428 on: December 14, 2015, 10:24:28 PM »
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ALCOs in the woods.....



Little Red Riding Hood rode an ALCO to Grandma's House, right?

So much to love in that shot, especially the track bumper log and how buried the ties are in dirt and detrius. Do I see leaves on the ground by the cut stack of wood??
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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #429 on: December 16, 2015, 09:10:28 PM »
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Well this certainly sucks......




Of course it's in a hard to reach finished area....







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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #430 on: December 17, 2015, 01:56:11 AM »
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Yuk thats not nice.. Any clues how it broke? It seems to be right in the middle of the section of rail.
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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #431 on: December 17, 2015, 07:17:36 AM »
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after years of reliable operation, for some reason the point rose above the railhead. I noticed it when the track cleaning car snagged it and string-lined a coal drag. when I tried to dress it with a file, it snapped as soon as I touched it...

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #432 on: December 17, 2015, 07:31:02 AM »
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I've had a couple like that. Some still in their packaging.

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #433 on: December 17, 2015, 08:33:02 PM »
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Sometimes a bit too much throwwire pressure will press the points upwards; I've had that happen a few times where I used stiffer wire....

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Re: L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky
« Reply #434 on: December 24, 2015, 09:21:36 AM »
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Started on the switch replacement project.....