Hawks NEW "MHO Junction" layout

[logandsawman]

Autumn is here, but it's nice and crispy outside and the leafs are falling. Enjoy the scenery.

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Very realistic!! Nice job, Lloyd!

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

My motivation is back and it feels great. I've been working on my tunnel and mountain in the mining area. I used foam for the foundation and then covered it with plaster cloth to create the form. I am now using Sculptamold to cover the cloth and create the shape. I will be doing the rock work afterwards.

Now, I need to finish the sculpamold, then add plaster rocks from a mold before I get into the painting.

 

[santafewillie]

Lloyd - Looks quite realistic. Can you reach all of the way in?

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

Lloyd - Looks quite realistic. Can you reach all of the way in?

Thanks Willie, there is access underneath, I can even stick my head to see inside the tunnel..

 

[Smudge617]

Ok, I could easily go off you when you post pic's like that, I am now officially depressed.

The comment was made very much tongue in cheek, I doubt I will ever be able to achieve the level of realism you have, hence it made me "depressed".

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

The comment was made very much tongue in cheek, I doubt I will ever be able to achieve the level of realism you have, hence it made me "depressed".

Sound like me when I started. When I started 7 years ago, I didn't know squat about this hobby and even less about trains. Got lots of answers from this forum, Facebook groups, NMRA and spending 2-3 hours a night, looking at pictures and videos. Most of the stuff I do is from pictures I try to replicate.

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

What a very productive day. When you are no longer in your 30's, you really, really appreciate a friend that offers to help with the fascia. He's been telling me for years that I should do the fascia before scenery, well here's a very good advice to you all, "Do the fascia before the scenery". We have completed 2/3 of the layout.

 

[santafewillie]

Lloyd - Very nice. These pictures also give a great perspective of the whole (or just parts of it) layout.

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

Finally getting around finishing my swing gate, but still have work to do.

I'm also working on a new section of the layout which is my coal mine. I finished 2 layers of paint and now working on the rust part of it. Later comes the white dry brushing, dirt, trees, etc.

Any comments appreciated.

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

People have been asking for a video and it's been a long time since my last, well here it is. Sorry there is no voice description, but if you have any questions, let me know. Enjoy.

 

[santafewillie]

People have been asking for a video and it's been a long time since my last, well here it is. Sorry there is no voice description, but if you have any questions, let me know. Enjoy.

Excellent job Lloyd. The right of way on the highway looks completely real.

 

[logandsawman]

Here is the old tractor you asked about, these could be found on Ebay or at hobby stores with old stock:



BTW might attach facia before landscape, but I would wait until done to paint it.

Dave LASM

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

Work on the quarry is ongoing. This is my spring section of the layout and the grass is growing. I've been working on a little maintenance garage, the gravel ground, and the main building.
For the main building, I decided to give myself some hard work by installing sheets of metal on the walls instead of weathering the building. The building will then be weathered to tone it down a bit.
Still lots more to do in this location, but it's getting there.

 

[BigGRacing]

The video and layout looks awesome Hawk, my parents lived down the road in Rockland a little while back! What a fantastic modeller you are !

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

The video and layout looks awesome Hawk, my parents lived down the road in Rockland a little while back! What a fantastic modeller you are !

Thank you very much Gary. If you're ever in the area, let me know and drop by.

 

[BigGRacing]

Thank you very much Gary. If you're ever in the area, let me know and drop by.

Thanks Hawksbury, appreciate the offer! I don’t get up to Ottawa much anymore my mom has moved out west to Victoria. The same goes for you though,if you are ever in Halifax, drop me a line for a pit stop.

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

Not much to show for when all you do is paint ties. When we say to paint the tracks, it also means to paint the ties, especially before doing the ballast. So I started painting each tie, being very careful to the ballast. The mainline ties will not be painted, just weathered. Next will be the weathering.

In the mean time, enjoy the GMD SD40-2 Ontario Northland heading to Hawkesbury.

 

[logandsawman]

Hawkes - that bottom photo is an excellent scene!

One comment on the quarry, however; a quarry is an open pit mine. There would not be a shaft going into the rocks. Being super picky here but you may wish to rephrase?

With a quarry, the rock is taken off the face and usually processed some ways, with saws, crushers, explosive charges. When the extraction enters into a formation (like with a shaft), then it would be a mine. However, an open pit mine could possibly be called a quarry.

Dave LASM

 

[Hawkesburytrain]

Hawkes - that bottom photo is an excellent scene!

One comment on the quarry, however; a quarry is an open pit mine. There would not be a shaft going into the rocks. Being super picky here but you may wish to rephrase?

With a quarry, the rock is taken off the face and usually processed some ways, with saws, crushers, explosive charges. When the extraction enters into a formation (like with a shaft), then it would be a mine. However, an open pit mine could possibly be called a quarry.

Dave LASM

Thanks for the info Dave.
I guess I should call it "The Quarry/mine of ???" don't have a name yet.
As per the engineer for the company, they halted the quarry and found that it was more valuable to mine it. (it's my story and am sticking to it....LOL)

 

[BigGRacing]

Ontario Northland heading to Hawkesbury.

That tree looks incredible!