The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

[wombat457]

But you can get holes, and you need to not buy it from a modeller supplier but a medical supplier to save a lot on cost

Even some Hospitals will give you the of cuts of their plaster cloth if you can find a good contact.

 

[Jaz avalley]

Grasses from the garden, not enlarging this is your thread, just ideas to help, I used pampas’s grass, but most dry grass seeds tend to scale, if y our in a high humidity level mosses or lichens add texture free, branches scale up for trees

 

[wombat457]

All and any ideas are welcome.

 

[Twinboystrains]

Heck yeah they are…especially when the price is right!!! Free is good, except on some things.

 

[wombat457]

Making a bit more process:

The little town doesn't look too bad:

As the 6:00 PM Express passes through:

 

[migalyto]

Looking good!

Just setting some buildings on it really makes it start to look like something!

 

[wombat457]

Yep, like a cyclone just went through the place

But, it is getting there slowly and I think it is going to look okay once I get the other side to look like something that resembles land and so forth. The town wont look so lonely or out of place. Stil not really sure what I am going to do over there though.

 

[Smudge617]

Yep, like a cyclone just went through the place

But, it is getting there slowly and I think it is going to look okay once I get the other side to look like something that resembles land and so forth. The town wont look so lonely or out of place. Stil not really sure what I am going to do over there though.

No rush, sure Dave has an idea tho'.

 

[wombat457]

Yup, I'm sure he'll come on in with something ...

 

[Twinboystrains]

How about some trees on the closer ridge to help hide the train? Break up the line of sight. Weren’t you looking for a place to put a river and bridge?

 

[wombat457]

Tree's and other foliage are the last things to go on and yep, I was considering a river but not sure where I could run it. I should have thought about that before I put the track in to be honest. I still intend adding a bit more to the layout so will consider a river in that expansion BEFORE I do any track work so I can position bridges and so forth

 

[Twinboystrains]

What about a drive in theater? I have one about 6 miles away from my house. Awesome experience to go watch a movie and have the train rumble through behind you. IIRC, wasn’t it O Winston Link who shot the famous drive in steam train picture?

 

[Smudge617]

Pity you can't put a nice river, with nice pub on the bank, patrons waving to the pleasure boats as they go past, Mmmmm, Swap the river for a canal, with locks either end, so it looks like the canal goes under the track, it could work, nah! too much I think.

 

[wombat457]

What about a drive in theater? I have one about 6 miles away from my house. Awesome experience to go watch a movie and have the train rumble through behind you. IIRC, wasn’t it O Winston Link who shot the famous drive in steam train picture?

There's an idea - now to find an N Scale Drive In Theatre ...???

Pity you can't put a nice river, with nice pub on the bank, patrons waving to the pleasure boats as they go past, Mmmmm, Swap the river for a canal, with locks either end, so it looks like the canal goes under the track, it could work, nah! too much I think.

Darn it - I like that too! I see pictures of Cambridge and little restaurants along the banks of the river there ...

You guys are making it hard

 

[Smudge617]

There's an idea - now to find an N Scale Drive In Theatre ...???


Darn it - I like that too! I see pictures of Cambridge and little restaurants along the banks of the river there ...

You guys are making

You mean like this N scale one.

Drive-In Theatre - N Scale American Trains

Recall the nostalgia of the 1950s, or commemorate the waning days of this entertainment phenomenon by placing a drive-in theater in the outskirts of your layout's community. Each kit includes a screen tower, ticket booth, signs and fences

www.nscaleamericantrains.co.uk

 

[Smudge617]

Or this one

Actual N Scale working Drive In Movie Theatre

Have built three N scale layouts, 3 x 4, 4 x 4 and 3 x 6, basically all from scratch. The pics attached are from my 4 x 4 layout and depict an actual

www.building-your-model-railroad.com

 

[wombat457]

Yep - just like that one However, remember the issues I had with the last "Blair Line" kit I made, missing parts and so forth and not a word from Bair Line after I emailed them about that.

There really isn't too much to a drive in theatre - a big screen (styrene), a little restaurant, a ticket both and that is about it. Fencing of course. I could make my own to be honest. Would also need the speaker thingies - some modified parking meters would work for them though

 

[wombat457]

I think the Drive In might be best left for another day. The screen (in n scale) is going to be at least 4" wide then the car parking area and café etc - that'll take a lot of real estate that I just don't have. Was a great thought though ...

I think I am back to the Canal and Locks idea with the Pub on its banks

 

[Twinboystrains]

No worries mate! Our drive in uses the radio in your vehicle for sound. Most of the poles have been removed. There’s 2 original window speakers in the lobby for the snack shack.

 

[wombat457]

I still have another 4' X 4' area I can open up at some point - perhaps then I will be able to fit one in. As said, I like the idea but want it to be realistic in terms of area as well.