A shelf layout emerging from a turnout

[svedblen]

Can't wait to see what this guy looks like after it's painted and weathered.  Have you decided on a paint scheme?

Yes, I have more or less settled on this ATSF scheme http://railpictures.net/photo/585297/

A fairly easy scheme, I hope, and I like the contrast beween the yellow and the blue  Besides the Santa Fe Warbonnet livery was even known among us kids in Sweden when I was growing up, and stood as a symbol of contemporary American railroading. So I guess that might play a role as well.

[ednadolski]

Does this look like the right decal set:

http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=48-17&Category_Code=ATSF

Ed

[svedblen]

Does this look like the right decal set:

http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=48-17&Category_Code=ATSF

Ed

Thanks Ed. Yes, I think that is the right one. It is the one I was planning to use, so it better be right

I have also started looking for paint, but paint is tough to compare on-line. So far candidates are
Vallejo
71.004 Azul Blue
71.002 Amarillo Medio Medium Yellow
http://cdn.acrylicosvallejo.com/e33c56b715c0ac19f96a599a7fde2fb3/CC071-Rev18.pdf

70.925 Azul Intenso Blue
70.915 Amarillo Intenso Deep Yellow
http://cdn.acrylicosvallejo.com/2d567ed91fb58cdc74108685395ac19a/CC070-Rev14.pdf

Both types look OK and more or less the same on the Vallejo charts, but the latter two looks far better when viewed on the web page of my LHS.

Other candidates are Tru-Color
20 Santa Fe ATSF Blue
http://trucolorpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tcp2.pdf
21 Santa Fe ATSF Yellow
http://trucolorpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tcp1.pdf

Anyone done a Santa Fe scheme with these colors? Or know of any other better matches?

[nscaler711]

Id go with the trucolor paints, they are easy to apply and are a almost perfect match. I say almost because nothing is ever perfect lol.
I cant wait to see the locomotive when it is done!

[svedblen]

Id go with the trucolor paints

As suspected, paint counts as a hazardous item and cannot be shipped internationally. Not by well known dealers like Walthers anyway.  You can find e-bay listings stating international shipping, but then the shipping costs are outrageous. Seems like Tru-Color is out.

So I guess I will try the Vallejo. But do not expect any thing to happen anytime soon. I 'm not ready to start painting yet.

[svedblen]

Nothing has happened on the layout for a long time, but a few days ago I felt like making a few bushes. Here is how.

I bent the ends of short pieces of wire into a loop (or something almost a loop). I then dabbed the ends in white glue and sprinkled some static grass fibers over them, while gently rotating the wire between my fingers. The wires were then set aside for the glue to set

When the glue had set I sprayed the fibres with hair spray (but any spray adhesive would of course do) and sprinkled on Noch 2.5 mm Scatter Grass. For some bushes I used "Forest Floor" and for others i used "Meadow". Some got a combination of both.

The pictures below shows the procedure.



I then planted the bushes at various locations around the layout.

[ednadolski]

Nothing has happened on the layout for a long time

 


Bump?

[svedblen]

Thanks for asking @ednadolski. I saw this today! Bump? Yes, sort of. First I took a break from trains and layout modeling, wanting to try something else. Like this for instance:

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235045759-hitachi-zaxis-135us-excavator-hasegawa-135/

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235040914-a-diorama-with-a-nostalgic-touch/&tab=comments#comment-3087912

Secondly, I hit some health problems which more or less have kept me completely off modeling for some time. So in the end, I have not checked in a TRW lately. Until today, that is, when I got the urge to find out what's happening. 

[ednadolski]

Nice work!   Sorry to hear about your health difficulties, but hopefully things are on the upswing.

Always glad to see your modeling updates, too. 

Ed

[nuno81291]

That excavator and this layout is excellent!

[svedblen]

Due to an upcoming move this layout had to go and is now dismantled. 

Below, on its way to destruction...





Apart from the rollings stock, I saved two items. The old barn and the turnout that started it all.

[ednadolski]

So sorry to see it go, but glad to see the turnout and barn struct being preserved.   You never can tell, they could serve as a starting point for the next cool thing

Ed

[Angus Shops]

Ooh, I’d like to say she was calling me, but she wasn’t…

[GaryHinshaw]

Sorry to hear this.  Will there be an opportunity for a new layout at your destination?

[gregamer]

I’m glad you posted of its demise or probably would have never seen this thread. I’m contemplating in my head how to make a small O scale layout much like this one. I’ll be bookmarking this thread. Thanks and good luck with the move.

Greg