jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
How about some MoW equipment.
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GrampysTrains
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An Alco switching Eshleman's Feed Mill and my first attempt at weathering locos and freight cars.
johntealon30
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The black water in the harbour was always ment to be temporary, I planned to try and have a bit of the Atlantic, inspired by Holidays in and around St Ives Harbour
BEFORE TONIGHT
Tonight
Water bed painted
Silicon added over the top
Only downside of using silicon is you cant get paint to stick to it so if the shade/colour isn't right now I guess Ill have to live with it. Im looking forward to sea what pictures I can get outside in daylight
John
RJR
BEFORE TONIGHT
Tonight
Water bed painted
Silicon added over the top
Only downside of using silicon is you cant get paint to stick to it so if the shade/colour isn't right now I guess Ill have to live with it. Im looking forward to sea what pictures I can get outside in daylight
John
RJR
johntealon30
Member
The Silicone is clear (Translucent) The colour all comes from the bed that was painted with acrylics before covering with silicon. (First 2 pics)
John
RJR
johntealon30
Member
It has been commented else where that my sea is too blue, so I have added a second layer of silicone to give extra depth and took it outside to check the colour in natural light
This first one is a view down indoors (flurescent lighting)
These are the outdoor ones
I dont think these look as blue as the last batch ????????
John
RJR
This first one is a view down indoors (flurescent lighting)
These are the outdoor ones
I dont think these look as blue as the last batch ????????
John
RJR
SigfanUSAF
Gunsmith
An improvement John, but it doesn't appear to be very "deep water". That's something I've been researching a bit before I start my ficticious Maine seaport. The port where I grew up the water usually appeared a blackish green color, especially around the docks.
But then, that would be on the other side of the Atlantic from you
Grampy, very nice pics and quite a good job on the weathering for your first attempt. Who made the ACO RS? The detail is fantastic. I like the way you have little scenes scattered all around too. Very nice work.
Jeffery, good looking crane is that made by Athearn
Crandell, that Y6b sure looks like a monster straight on. I'll bet you have to watch the track clearances with those huge cylinders.
Steve, you've got the typical trash strewn American yard look down cold.
John, first of all, nice work on that dock scene overall. I'm used to the way the Pacific looks in harbor so I'm not a very good judge of what an Atlantic port looks like. The Pacific off California is pretty brown. You wouldn't see water that blue until about 200 miles or so off shore. Still, it looks like water to me so I won't quibble about the color.
Jeffery, good looking crane is that made by Athearn
Crandell, that Y6b sure looks like a monster straight on. I'll bet you have to watch the track clearances with those huge cylinders.
Steve, you've got the typical trash strewn American yard look down cold.
John, first of all, nice work on that dock scene overall. I'm used to the way the Pacific looks in harbor so I'm not a very good judge of what an Atlantic port looks like. The Pacific off California is pretty brown. You wouldn't see water that blue until about 200 miles or so off shore. Still, it looks like water to me so I won't quibble about the color.
Airslide, good man, you were smart enough to paint all the trim BEFORE the store front and windows glass was in place. I wasn't. Nice selection of clors for the store fronts and nice job on the aged brick work on the rear. Just a little clean up on those yellow window frames and you'll have it.
Brian, I can certainly see the G scale is the way to go if you like details. I thought was a real GP-7 until I looked at the track. If you don't mind me asking, how much did that bad boy set you back?
Nice selection of clors for the store fronts and nice job on the aged brick work on the rear. Just a little clean up on those yellow window frames and you'll have it. Brian, I can certainly see the G scale is the way to go if you like details. I thought was a real GP-7 until I looked at the track. If you don't mind me asking, how much did that bad boy set you back?
Airslide
The Flange Squeal
Airslide, good man, you were smart enough to paint all the trim BEFORE the store front and windows glass was in place. I wasn't.
thanks UP. that was actually your advise on the windows. i got kind of sloppy on the sils...it was late
all the colors are mixtures. i did the sils and dentals with deco paint pens. they work great for details.Jim,
The engine itself was just $175.00 (an overstock N&W model). I had the Soundtraxx DSX decoder from a previous scale - $60.00. The Airwire decoder/reciever was $144.00. I made my own battery pack - approx $75.00.
So that's about $404.00 - plus scratchbuilding the details, painting, making my own decals, purchasing what decal bit I could, the connectors for charging and m.u.ing, replacing the incandescant bulbs with LED's......I'd say around $500.00 total investment.
But, running without wires, without power interuptions, and an awesome sound system - priceless!
Brian B.
The engine itself was just $175.00 (an overstock N&W model). I had the Soundtraxx DSX decoder from a previous scale - $60.00. The Airwire decoder/reciever was $144.00. I made my own battery pack - approx $75.00.
So that's about $404.00 - plus scratchbuilding the details, painting, making my own decals, purchasing what decal bit I could, the connectors for charging and m.u.ing, replacing the incandescant bulbs with LED's......I'd say around $500.00 total investment.
But, running without wires, without power interuptions, and an awesome sound system - priceless!
Brian B.
Boilerbuster
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Big Boy and Challenger Side by Side.
