GrampysTrains
Member
Thanks for the kind remarks. It's just a thin Gypsolite coating, weathered with black dry Tempora paint. DJ.
Weekly Photo Fun 11-12/11-18
- Thread starter jeffrey-wimberly
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Gary B
The Fox Valley Railroad
Nike - Nice work, who makes that tree house? I need one!
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Looking good.
mtrpls
Ignorance is Patriotic
Josh, which decal manufacturer makes all of the little warning/safety labels for the Genset? I'm holding off on painting my NYCS versions until I custom print the decals myself, because the stickers are different from any standard EMD or GE set that you can get from Microscale, etc.
Which set are you using? I didn't know anyone made appropriate Genset labels...
Trucula
Drum Driver
GREAT SHOTS EVERYONE!!
This week I was working on my hi-way underpass. I started with a Wally-World garage sale sign as my road base. I cut it as wide as the sidewalks. I added the sidewalks, curbing, storm drains, and manhole lid. (I used an empty 30-30 casing to punch out a circle for the manhole lid). The sidewalk, drains and manhole cover parts are from Walthers sidewalk kit.
I searched for pictures to add to the backdrop but couldn't find anything close to what I needed so I thought i would 'attempt" painting my own. It seemed it would be much easier to paint backdrop with same colors getting a better match than to try and match a picture and get the colors perfect.
The bridge is close, actually touching my backdrop so the illusion was gonna be tricky. I drew the angles 3 times till I found what to me would work.
I painted the walkway with rattle can of Krylon Almond satin (this is very close to aged concrete..expecially weathered). The road I used just gray primer. I used WS dry transfers for the road lines going smaller and smaller. I weathered the road with Bar Mills black weathering powder. My backdrop is about 3 inches short so I am adding a front ridge of hills to 3D it away from actual backwall. I also added Scenic Express ground cover to the backdrop panel along the sidewalk edges and plan on doing the whole 3D ridge. I have cut an added the remaining parts of the ridge panels. I added a few buildings, details ect. just for the picture but things will change. I was pretty happy with my outcome.
Have a good week everyone!
This week I was working on my hi-way underpass. I started with a Wally-World garage sale sign as my road base. I cut it as wide as the sidewalks. I added the sidewalks, curbing, storm drains, and manhole lid. (I used an empty 30-30 casing to punch out a circle for the manhole lid). The sidewalk, drains and manhole cover parts are from Walthers sidewalk kit.
I searched for pictures to add to the backdrop but couldn't find anything close to what I needed so I thought i would 'attempt" painting my own. It seemed it would be much easier to paint backdrop with same colors getting a better match than to try and match a picture and get the colors perfect.
The bridge is close, actually touching my backdrop so the illusion was gonna be tricky. I drew the angles 3 times till I found what to me would work.
I painted the walkway with rattle can of Krylon Almond satin (this is very close to aged concrete..expecially weathered). The road I used just gray primer. I used WS dry transfers for the road lines going smaller and smaller. I weathered the road with Bar Mills black weathering powder. My backdrop is about 3 inches short so I am adding a front ridge of hills to 3D it away from actual backwall. I also added Scenic Express ground cover to the backdrop panel along the sidewalk edges and plan on doing the whole 3D ridge. I have cut an added the remaining parts of the ridge panels. I added a few buildings, details ect. just for the picture but things will change. I was pretty happy with my outcome.
Have a good week everyone!
johntealon30
Member
Thanks Don
747 has now received some weathering..
and to mark the occasion I shot some video, you really don't need a lot of space to fill time, this 5mins of car spotting involved just cutting one car out from the back of the string to replace one being picked up.
HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-mJ2HoiGV8
747 has now received some weathering..
and to mark the occasion I shot some video, you really don't need a lot of space to fill time, this 5mins of car spotting involved just cutting one car out from the back of the string to replace one being picked up.
HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-mJ2HoiGV8
lmackattack
old school
Trucula
how about playing with mirrors with your under pass. you may be able to get that long shot of a road with a mirror. may even be able to put the mirror at a 45 deg angle, put a bulding near it and it will reflect the front of it almost like the street took a turn,
I did this with this bridge
how about playing with mirrors with your under pass. you may be able to get that long shot of a road with a mirror. may even be able to put the mirror at a 45 deg angle, put a bulding near it and it will reflect the front of it almost like the street took a turn,
I did this with this bridge
lmackattack
old school
Here is a new Powered Express Mail box car that I use to pull long trains with the looks of just one loco
and a newly painted GP9 in Milwaukee Road
and a newly painted GP9 in Milwaukee Road
jbaakko
Diesel Detail Freak
No one as far as I can tell. My two are factory painted by Atlas. I do think I might need to foobie some Microscale warning labels on though.
I'd suggest, if you're going to custom run the labels, to sell some of them!
