Russ, thanks for helping plant the seed for tomorrow's model RRers! Brian, the ARR GP40 looks great. I love that paint scheme. Too bad they don't have painting pacilities of their own. Brett, Welcome aboard! Good lick with c40 handlaid--I don't have the patience to do it, for sure!
Great pics everyone!! Well if you follow the N scale board you know I have been trying to weather. Some results are good and others are nothing to write to congress about.LOL I put some car in the sunlight outside the house and took some pics. Well there ya have it,, I even painted the ends of the hoses silver to represent glad hands, was quick and easy. I will post a cropped version on the N scale board. Adios Wyatt
Finally finished, I never thought the day would come, I don't know how people have the patience to rig out a tall ship, this one was bad enough. 1:163 Mississippi riverboat Robt. E. Lee Now I just have to build the module to put it on.
Joe, This looks like a lot of nice work - why is it being dismantled? Making way for something new, I hope?
I have authority to take over a spare bedroom. The catch; I've got to dismantle the old layout(garage), reorganize the garage and a couple of rooms first. I'm losing a bit of space, but it's worth it to have a controlled environment:tb-wink:
tagged as lindberg, but, yes it's the same model. it has about 30 hours in it so far, still have to "people-it" and build some cargo.
Not exactly railroad related but a Cheap Easy and Quick project: I really liked this image: This was unusual. A GP40X MUed with a FP40 for a commuter train that would not need it. They arrived together but I could not hang around. I noticed from the window of my departing train that they FP40 was no longer there.
Flash, I am reasonably certain I have seen your tank scene before, although perhaps not complete. In any event, today they pop out. Please accept my compliments. Really nice models. and presentation. -Crandell
Thanks for the compliments, guys. I was afraid they had too much rust and dirt. My solution was going to be a little grimy black, but I will leave it as for now. The berms were made with diluted white glue and sand. The idea goes back to the 1970s or so from Model Railroader magazine. I don't know the exact formula for mixing, but if you just drip diluted white glue onto wet sand, you will get there. It's like at the beach when you make a small form with the wet sand. It will stay in place until the sand dries. In this case, you add the 50-50 water diluted white glue while the sand is wet. When it dries it will be very hard and firm. I recommend experimenting. You can paint it afterwards, but I think I mixed some paint in with the sand, too. BTW, the berm is for an emergency and is supposed to contain the contents of the tank in case of a tank leak. If you want to get exact, you can calculate tank volume, then berm volume, etc. Hope this helps.
