Work Continues…

[AirbrushNo5]

In November of 2021 I started building this double track oval 8’ x 52” simple DC layout… It’s not done yet…still doing groundwork and stuff…but it’s been up and running since early 2022..

 

[migalyto]

Nice work!!

Is that the scrap gondola from Otter Valley?

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks and yes that’s the OVR gondola… I got one after I saw an AIMX gon roll by in some mixed freight while eating some Italian takeout in the car…it was an omen

 

[wombat457]

From what you have shown - it looks very nice with great looking natural scenery/ground cover!

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks…
I have to add more fine stone and cactus…
No time lately though..
I was in the Mojave Desert three weeks ago and got some ideas..

 

[logandsawman]

In November of 2021 I started building this double track oval 8’ x 52” simple DC layout… It’s not done yet…still doing groundwork and stuff…but it’s been up and running since early 2022..

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The scene looks great! you really captured the feel of the Southwest!

Dave

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks… I like that part of the

 

[migalyto]

Thanks and yes that’s the OVR gondola… I got one after I saw an AIMX gon roll by in some mixed freight while eating some Italian takeout in the car…it was an omen

This is the first time I have seen them up close. They look great, I have a few of Athearn's on pre-order. Hopefully they did as good of job as Otter Valley.

 

[glenng6]

AirbrushNo5,
Your scenery looks hot, dry and uncomfortable. I think you nailed it. Glenn

 

[Lynnb]

Looks very good.

 

[Smudge617]

The ground cover looks amazing, a job well done sir. The backdrop your using is it a picture or some kind of plaster mould

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks..

The sky I painted on a thin wood sheet I got from Home Depot…originally started with an airbrush…then got fed up with slow progress and switched to cheap 1 and 2 inch brushes….did it in about an hour

The rock feature is layered styrofoam carved with a hot knife and covered with filler…brush painted with 4 colours of craft paints squeezed out of the bottles at random..

I wanted to have a forced perspective effect for photography between the rail cars in the foreground and the rock and sky… the distance between the gondola ( or the intermodal car in this case ) and rock/sky is 2 to 3 feet, but it looks farther away in the pictures