Weekend Update 7/15/18

[Spades]

Finally, the previously mentioned exception; I think this could be an interesting scene.  Any suggestions?  It's about a train length out of Oakville, and the only area out of the main room that sustained damage.  It's an easy fix to make it like it was, but after the highway, I could be ready to do something with it.  Seems to be crying for SOMETHING...

If you are into work and less aisle.  Extend the facia, raise the terrain to a 30-degree slope and create a cut use vegetation/tree on the aisle side of the cut, to mask the opening.  Or a put a tree line in like the one at the top of the hill complete with watering trough and cattle.  Photowallpapering the opening would help.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

If you are into work and less aisle.  Extend the facia, raise the terrain to a 30-degree slope and create a cut use vegetation/tree on the aisle side of the cut, to mask the opening.  Or a put a tree line in like the one at the top of the hill complete with watering trough and cattle.  Photowallpapering the opening would help.

Yep. If anything, that.

One of the things that makes your layout so amazing is the amount of room to breathe. There's a lot of nothing, and it looks great!

[DKS]

One of the things that makes your layout so amazing is the amount of room to breathe. There's a lot of nothing, and it looks great!

I agree. Negative space is as powerful as anything else. If it was me, I'd leave it just the way it is.

Well... perhaps add something to justify a tunnel at the lower left corner...

[sirenwerks]

Finally, the previously mentioned exception; I think this could be an interesting scene.  Any suggestions?  It's about a train length out of Oakville, and the only area out of the main room that sustained damage.  It's an easy fix to make it like it was, but after the highway I could be ready to do something with it.  Seems to be crying for SOMETHING...

I'd finish the opening to start, pull the backdrop image into the cavity by curing it into the opening on the sides and top. Taper the image into a funnel and throw some light at the opening, some dim LEDs, to continue the sunlight into the opening some. Maybe a signal bridge over the tracks, but not to close to the cavity, to draw the eye.


I also like the idea of raising a hill in the foreground just before the cavity, maybe start it just after the three-some of trees at the right and have it rise to cavity height at the backdrop. Maybe through some trees along the foreground ridge line too.

[sizemore]

Oh no.

I would so down-vote you if I could!

The S.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I would so down-vote you if I could!

The S.

Every day I think about tearing my layout out, so of COURSE I'm gonna get into some Chessie stuff!

[packers#1]

At this rate Ed will be modeling Fireball WM F units in 5-10 years anyways

[craigolio1]

I see someone else likes those foam paint brushes to use as shell holders during airbrushing. It's almost like they were made for that very purpose.

Perhaps I learned it from you? I got from TRW for sure and you are correct. Works like a charm.

 Craig

[OldEastRR]

Today I got a bunch of models into primer.

What's with the RDCs? Just repainting or fodder for some project?

[craigolio1]

What's with the RDCs? Just repainting or fodder for some project?

The RDCs and the observation car were painted after this photo, once I realized I’d forgotten to paint them. The RDCs have been modified to represent two VIA rail units that ran on Vancouver Island using a combination of Miniatures by Eric and Sunrise parts.

Craig

[bman]

Every day I think about tearing my layout out, so of COURSE I'm gonna get into some Chessie stuff!

You planning on modeling the joint CR(ex PRR,PC)/Chessie(exB&O) trackage between Columbus and Newark OH? That makes it easy and awesomely prototypical to get some Chessie into the mix.  In one of the Panhandle videos, there is even a WM F unit making an appearance. But not in the fireball scheme.   

[160pennsy]

I spent the past week in North Carolina with some relatives.  My twelve-year-old cousin is a budding model railroader, so we went to Spencer one day.  Another day we met up with @160pennsy and got to see some of his Nn3 stuff along with the North Raleigh Model Railroad Club

Hello Aaron,

Great meeting you guys last week! If your cousin is interested in T-TRAK or N-Trak modules he’s more than welcome to stop by our layouts at any of the local shows we attend - dates/times are listed on our club web page. We always encourage guest runs on the layout if he brings his DCC equipped engines & rolling stock or some members even hand over their throttles & let visitors run their trains for a while.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

You planning on modeling the joint CR(ex PRR,PC)/Chessie(exB&O) trackage between Columbus and Newark OH? That makes it easy and awesomely prototypical to get some Chessie into the mix.  In one of the Panhandle videos, there is even a WM F unit making an appearance. But not in the fireball scheme.   

Well, given the topography of the modules I've been building, this is entirely possible.

[Kentuckian]

Whenever I get stuck or bored with a project I always go through the freight car collection to make improvements. Short projects with more immediate results. This usually gets me refocused.

This is the majority of the boxcars, all weighted to NMRA standards; and equipped with tru-scale couplers and FVM metal wheels. Next is to go through and update some of the details, such as roof walks and brake wheels, and then weathering. But before that I hope to get back to some of the half dozen or so projects on the workbench.

[jpwisc]

Proof that the beast roll.