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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #645 on: February 11, 2017, 11:12:56 PM »
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This is a neat little layout. Makes me want to build something similar, maybe even narrow gauge.
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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #646 on: April 19, 2017, 11:35:17 PM »
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The incomplete N scale Colorado Midland arrived at its new home tonight. Most of the structures were moved separately.


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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #647 on: April 29, 2017, 11:31:50 PM »
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I tried to apply the self-adhesive backdrops to the wall and...well...one side curled up and adhered to itself.  So crap.

Then I saw Amazon caries Train Junkies backdrops.  Got this one coming...and yes, this is a photo taken in Colorado this time!


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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #648 on: April 30, 2017, 07:08:36 PM »
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I just completed an order with Train Junkies

very good stuff indeed

you'll be happy

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #649 on: May 06, 2017, 06:16:27 PM »
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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #650 on: May 21, 2017, 01:59:29 PM »
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At long last I've started the mountain and tunnel area on the Midland.  Access to hidden track is very important to me, LOL.

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #651 on: May 21, 2017, 02:12:22 PM »
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I'd be scared to paint in that brand new room!  :scared:

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #652 on: May 21, 2017, 02:32:25 PM »
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I'd be scared to paint in that brand new room!  :scared:

Drop cloth is your friend...   :D

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #653 on: May 21, 2017, 04:12:26 PM »
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Access to hidden track is very important to me, LOL.

Looks like you've achieved that quite well  :D

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #654 on: May 21, 2017, 04:44:40 PM »
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The portals will be scale-sized, but the cavernous interior is the result of hard-learned lessons long ago.  Eventually there'll be fascia and access panels to cover the large openings.  I can easily reach in with a Bright Boy or to retrieve something that should be on its wheels but is no longer.

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #655 on: May 21, 2017, 05:23:40 PM »
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Now working on coloring the rock behind the trestles.  There's an earth color base coat.  Then I add the dark contrast wash to give them depth.  Then come several highlight colors (not yet done).

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #656 on: May 21, 2017, 08:19:27 PM »
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« Reply #657 on: May 21, 2017, 08:45:42 PM »
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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #658 on: May 21, 2017, 09:00:41 PM »
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Not bad for n scale  :trollface:

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Re: Colorado Midland Railway Engineering Report
« Reply #659 on: May 21, 2017, 09:14:33 PM »
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I'm sure you've stated it but I want to make sure;

this is a standard gauge layout yes?