Penn Central Stockton Branch Micro-Layout

[DKS]

Yes, they are finely-detailed.  MIcorscale used to use silk-screening process - I think they still do.  That results in excellent quality decals.

Curious... you didn't seem to think so before... 

Microscale makes several generic graffiti decal sets that can be used on buildings, but being silk-screened, they are not all that great quality-wise.

[davefoxx]

Busted!

[davefoxx]

DKS,

That tower looks great . . . er, looks sh!tty.  Nice job!

DFF

[GaryHinshaw]

https://t2decals.ecrater.com/

I've used a few of these recently and I like them very much.  They have no white ink in them and they are slightly translucent, so they're best applied to a light background.  Also, many of the pieces are quite large and require a correspondingly large canvas (e.g. most of a 50' boxcar side).

The tower looks great!  I agree that the larger graf could stand to be toned down just a notch, but wow.

[jpec]

I've used a few of these recently and I like them very much.  They have no white ink in them and they are slightly translucent, so they're best applied to a light background.  Also, many of the pieces are quite large and require a correspondingly large canvas (e.g. most of a 50' boxcar side).

The tower looks great!  I agree that the larger graf could stand to be toned down just a notch, but wow.

I've used his ghost decals on several projects over the years; I enjoy working with them and the results they provide.

[DKS]

Thanks, all, for the comments! I have some T2 decals in my sample lot. Also just got some Blair Line ones, but they're the big colorful crap almost everyone sells; it seems like Microscale is the only one with the small stuff, too, so I know I'll be ordering more of them.

Right now I'm working on a totally trashed gas station, which will be a good victim for just about every kind of graf I can find.



It will be totally repainted before it's anywhere near done. And all of the details are based on reference images:

http://davidksmith.com/modeling/pcsb-4-10.htm

 

[Point353]

The layout needs some sort of a greasy spoon or burger joint: http://www.esmc.com/9150/Item9151.html
Unless, of course, you'd prefer pizza: http://www.blairline.com/pizzaland/

[GaryHinshaw]

That's wild.  On its own, it looks a bit like a caricature, but when you compare it to the reference photos, it's spot on.  Looking forward to seeing this in context, on the layout.

[DKS]

The layout needs some sort of a greasy spoon or burger joint: http://www.esmc.com/9150/Item9151.html
Unless, of course, you'd prefer pizza: http://www.blairline.com/pizzaland/

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of a corner bar. I do have the Pizzaland kit, and it was part of an earlier version of the plan.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

The layout needs some sort of a greasy spoon or burger joint: http://www.esmc.com/9150/Item9151.html
Unless, of course, you'd prefer pizza: http://www.blairline.com/pizzaland/

I'd say it needs a Chinese takeout place.

[Point353]

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of a corner bar. I do have the Pizzaland kit, and it was part of an earlier version of the plan.

You could do a derelict version of the ESMC White Tower/Castle kit.

Something along the lines of this one in southern NJ:


It could even be taken a step further:

[wcfn100]

 Castle Pawn

Jason

[DKS]

I'd say it needs a Chinese takeout place.

Funny, I had one of these on an earlier plan.

You could do a derelict version of the ESMC White Tower/Castle kit.

Something along the lines of this one in southern NJ:


It could even be taken a step further:

Ooh, I like these! My problem, though, is space. It would take some rearranging to work something like this in, but I'm not adverse to trying.

 

[Point353]

Ooh, I like these! My problem, though, is space. It would take some rearranging to work something like this in, but I'm not adverse to trying.

Is the empty lot (location 7 on your plan) available for "development" with an extra dose of urban blight?

[bbeegle]

that tower look sooooooo real, very nice. Brian