Not much new for this week so went digging in the files to retrieve these old ones of the cotton gin on one of my NTRAK modules. I had an interesting discussion with a guy who visited our club layout a few weeks ago. He actually had worked there once and gave me a tour of the place telling me the process that went on in each structure. I modeled it from photos so did not really know much about what all went on there. The gin is on the right in this shot with Visco Chemical Co. on the left. Here is a closer view.
Been a while since I posted anything new. Here is one. This is a Kato N-scale NW-2 which I painted and modified. I opened the cab doors and windows, added walkway railings and grab irons, spark arrestors, crew, firecracker antenna, cab awnings, canvas radiator cover and weathered it. The Digitrax decoder makes a difference in the performance of the engine. I did a few things beforehand and then added the decoder. It is extremely smooth at slow speeds for a Kato NW2. The NW2 is just nosing out from under the main and crossing Front Street. Scott
Scott,looks fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A dirty,hard working GP-38. This SD-40 rebuild has ditch lts. Our own JD super detailed it.
A couple of t-trak modules I've been working on. A double wide 12" deep straight and a 14 3/8" "alternate spacing" corner.
Scott.....the canvas tarp on the front grill is just awesome! I dropped a few of those on some SW1's a few times in Ohio!
Some great photos already this week. Russel, I always like your modules. Scott, great work on that NW 2, Mike I really like the GP-38,
Lovely work all. That NW2 and surrounds - terrific. I've been pouring my resin for the river, doing it in layers. So far I have a brown layer beneath a green layer. Planning one more layer - maybe a hint of blue-green in that one. Not sure. First pic shows just the brown layer Now with green over it This is where the polluted drain meets the river Mike
Quick, call the EPA!!!! Nice detail, not often modeled! EEEEeeewwwwww! Like I always say--"Hasta lasagna, don't get any onya..."
mikelhh, I never thought of pouring water in different colored layers to create a realistic stream. Most of the books say to paint the bottom then pour clear liquid. What you've done looks great! :thumbs_up:
