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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1035 on: July 07, 2023, 11:19:45 AM »
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1036 on: July 07, 2023, 01:06:22 PM »
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Chris, I really like that color, and most importantly, if I don't when I apply it, I'll be able to blame you!

I feel like I'm making serious progress lately. Over the past two days I got the track painted.

I started with a base of Raw Umber then dry brushed tan and gray over it to simulate track of different conditions.



You can see the effect here, where the siding is decidedly grayer than the main.



I also used some colored pencils to pick out a few ties for additional aging and then a brown marker to make a few look fresher. The glare kinda kills it here, but it might show up.



And painted track means I get to move on to ballasting, but the subroadbed comes first. And yes, the goal here is to show that the NCR was once two tracks, but now it is one.


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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1037 on: July 07, 2023, 01:48:44 PM »
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If those are the presented options, I like thunderous, since that would best complement the prevailing sky color.

Adapting the meeks methods of track painting I see.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1038 on: July 07, 2023, 02:11:39 PM »
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Quote from: dem34 on July 07, 2023, 01:48:44 PM
If those are the presented options, I like thunderous, since that would best complement the prevailing sky color.

Adapting the meeks methods of track painting I see.

Yessir, guilty as charged!
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1039 on: July 07, 2023, 04:11:51 PM »
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Do you treat the track with anything before painting? Primer/wash it/etc?

Cast Iron or Night Mission. They're both good, the other one is too light.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1040 on: July 07, 2023, 10:05:43 PM »
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Nope. I probably should, but meh. This seems to work fine.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1041 on: July 09, 2023, 08:39:50 PM »
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1042 on: July 09, 2023, 09:23:52 PM »
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Ya know what? I didn't follow my own advice and as a result was getting it wrong.

Everything looked far too dead.

I've fixed it.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1043 on: July 09, 2023, 09:48:15 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on July 09, 2023, 09:23:52 PM
Ya know what? I didn't follow my own advice and as a result was getting it wrong.

Everything looked far too dead.

I've fixed it.

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That looks fantastic with the additional green. The neat but not perfect ballast really adds to the scene too.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1044 on: July 09, 2023, 11:51:04 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on July 07, 2023, 10:13:44 AM
Inspiring folks to give the dead season a try is one of my favorite things. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

Agree that it's a time of year with great potential, and often overlooked both in model form and prototype photography. A sunny day in late November can yield some fantastic images, but with or without sun you can get some terrific lighting, very moody. You do an excellent job capturing it, and for me personally I'm set in autumn, so I'll either do model in peak color or the dead season... assuming I bother with scenery at all.
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1045 on: July 10, 2023, 12:51:33 AM »
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The curve of the track, the wintry look... very Mindheimy...

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1046 on: July 10, 2023, 10:26:51 AM »
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Quote from: lock4244 on July 09, 2023, 11:51:04 PM
Agree that it's a time of year with great potential, and often overlooked both in model form and prototype photography. A sunny day in late November can yield some fantastic images, but with or without sun you can get some terrific lighting, very moody. You do an excellent job capturing it, and for me personally I'm set in autumn, so I'll either do model in peak color or the dead season... assuming I bother with scenery at all.

Thanks, and yes, I agree 100%. I was just thinking about it, and I know I wasn't the first, but I was pioneering it back 15 years ago and I'm glad I did. There are a number of folks who do it even better than I do (Mike Confalone, and our own @bman ), but I definitely enjoy the way it sets my work apart.

I actually just saw two dead season photos in MR's Trackside Photos in the latest edition, so I'm thinking that might slowly be changing, but it's still far under represented.

Quote from: wm3798 on July 10, 2023, 12:51:33 AM
The curve of the track, the wintry look... very Mindheimy...

Top drawer!

And that is the highest compliment I can get!
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1047 on: July 10, 2023, 10:27:20 AM »
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It looks even better with power on it.

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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1048 on: July 10, 2023, 11:15:19 AM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on July 10, 2023, 10:27:20 AM
It looks even better with power on it.

That blue is not a color found in nature.   :P
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Re: The New Northern Central
« Reply #1049 on: July 10, 2023, 11:36:32 AM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on July 09, 2023, 09:23:52 PM
Ya know what? I didn't follow my own advice and as a result was getting it wrong.

Everything looked far too dead.

I've fixed it.

(Attachment Link)
That looks hawt!
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