Weekend Update 2/12/17

[cbroughton67]

Finally making some headway on some BOGO Hornby SW-1's...

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[Cajonpassfan]

Finally making some headway on some BOGO Hornby SW-1's

Oooh ... Ahhh....
Nice!
Otto K.

[nscaler711]

Finally making some headway on some BOGO Hornby SW-1's...

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Oh sure use the Amtrak ones and not the ones lettered for the company that killed the PRR... :p
Funny thing is I am using a PC one to turn into Amtrak 737... the last surviving SW1 on their roster...
but that 4 window cab will be the death of me.

[Chris333]

Did up a HOn30 water car using a 3D printed frame. Tank is 7/16" with Archer rivets. Hose is solder. Car is about 1.5" long.

[garethashenden]

This past week saw the BCR grading crews finish off the sub-roadbed for the tracks into the Northwest Wood Preservers mill at Dawson Creek.  The tracks were re-aligned slightly to incorporate a wye switch for the second turnout, and the spurs for chips and lumber are now on a respectable 16" radius.  Beyond the foam track-bed, balsa wood ramps bring the tracks down to the donna conna:




Following completion of their work, the foreman called for a work train to return their equipment to the camp at Tremblay:




Now to recall the track gang and get the turnouts into the mill laid down, followed by the spur tracks.

Also this week, I received some wonderful aerial photographs of Chetwynd and Dawson Creek yards from the provincial government.  The Chetwynd photographs date from 1979 and will be of great assistance in laying out the Canfor mill there; the Dawson Creek photos date from 1977 (the year I am modelling) and will help with the mill and grain elevators there.  There is much to glean from the photographs and I highly recommend the use of historical aerial photographs for those wishing to recreate a particular locale and era.


Tim

A really like that all your layout construction posts feature the work train. It really adds character.

[jmarley76]

Working on adding more details along the layout. Here's a small tank scratch built from and Atlass shorty tank car and various leftovers from kits.

[Chris333]

More HOn30 crap 

Pano shot, scared to death to add trees 


The selective focus thing.

[peteski]

More HOn30 crap 

Pano shot, scared to death to add trees 

You might try to ask @grove den to make you some of his ultra-realistic trees (or take some lessons from him).  Those trees would be a perfect crowning touch to your wonderful mini-layout.  And you won't need too many.

[Chris333]

Oh I started making the trees just not looking forward to gluing them in place. You have to go one at a time and prop them up just right while they dry. Then build off of the one you just planted. One a get a few groups built up I will fill in between the trees and backdrop with small pieces of tree and small "puff balls" coated in the same leaves.

I was going to do 3D panels on the backdrop, but didn't think it looked that good. This is the painted backdrop:


And this is the panel I made and popped in place.


I decided not to do the panels (only did one to try) Maybe it just needed to be a darker green, but I'm over it. 

[peteski]

I agree that the 3D fuzzy panel looked wonky.

[narrowminded]

Chris333 MARVELOUS!  

[C855B]

...I was going to do 3D panels on the backdrop, but didn't think it looked that good. This is the painted backdrop: ... And this is the panel I made and popped in place. ...

Hmm. Looks to me like your layout got too close to @davefoxx 's.

 

[davefoxx]

Hmm. Looks to me like your layout got too close to @davefoxx 's.

 

Haha!  Kudzu!  You're screwed; you'll never get rid of it now, @Chris333!

[Chris333]

Thanks 

Quick video

[cbroughton67]

Quick video

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I LOVE this! Is there another scene or staging on the back side of the layout? Makes me want to experiment with narrow gauge!


Chris