L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky

[basementcalling]

the photo I am working from shows no support.....I've been contemplating adding a center support for each, but i'll probably never get around to it. the scene is "good enough" as is and I have more to do elsewhere...

I think I know which photo you've been working from. Your scene looks impressively like the opening shot in that article on modern paper mills.

[LIRR]

Getting back to work on the bridge module of the new branch...made the center pier with the same floral foam/drywall compound method...

[basementcalling]

Nice. But about that bubble gum adhesive explosion? 

[LIRR]

Operating night......Extra 2731 North rolls past the Green River Paper mill near Clearwater, KY on its way to the yard at Creedence, KY

[Bendtracker1]

NICE!!

[TLOC]

I love the scene coming by the wood chip pile--very well done
Thanks
Tom

[luis_lopes]

Thanks. It's scratch built, unfortunately I don't have any under construction photos. It's built in 2 pieces, the long section and the peaked section on the left. I used the solid wood method I showed earlier in the thread.
here's the only photos I have showing the entire building....

What a great building!!! Is it possible for you to post some of the sizes of this building! I know it is scratchbuilt, but ts is very inspirational!

Thank you!

[Jesse6669]

I hope you don't mind, a little "shopping" to add lights to the lead locomotive. 


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[LIRR]

The short peaked section at far left is 2-1/2 inches wide x 1-5/8" deep. The long section is 12" along the foundation.
It's 7/8" from the face of the short section to the face of the long section.
Overall height is 3-1/4"

[LIRR]

Thanks Jesse....it does look better with the lights. I didn't notice they were dark.....it was a posed shot, not a running shot, so the light wasn't on.....

[LIRR]

Not happy with the color of the abutments......







This is the look I was going for:

[Philip H]

given your materials, I'd say you got really close!

[Bendtracker1]

Agree with Philip, maybe a little darker and a little more pronounced and you'll have it.

[davefoxx]

What Allen said.  By the way, I just figured out what that funky pattern is on the closest pier in the photo photo: the shadow of a telephone pole.   

DFF

[Jesse6669]

Agree with Philip, maybe a little darker and a little more pronounced and you'll have it.

Agree;  The darkened areas on the prototype are pretty opaque, filling in mortar lines, etc. but there is spalling also going on; it looks on the model more like it was blotted on more randomly.  Give it another go-round on both counts (dark grime and oozing lime) and I think it will look better.