That sounds pretty clever.

That sounds pretty clever. Got any pictures?

Charlie

Yes, we want pictures!

Chuck, that sounds pretty clever ... how about some pictures? (hint, hint)

Cool idea!

More to come

When I get better lighting for that section, I havent build the valance and hung lights there yet.

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I get a single line on Chucks first JPG.  Properties gives my partial info and jpg size.

Second JPG has nothig but blue boxes when I click anywhere in the JPG field. I get nothign from properties

IE7. Chucks posted JPG are usually the only ones that do not show. Is it Chick or is it the host site.

Marc

I suck

I am so use to the img tag posting on other sites, I am clicking the insert/edit img, then clicking browse/server, then it takes me to  the file browser and then I upload. Anything else I am doing wrong or not doing? - This is a test and I think I got it.

Looking good now, Chuck

Yes, this site is the next level of online posting with the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor.

That means old-style BB tags don't work here.

One of these days, I hope to post a few short video tutorials on how to use the WYSIWYG editor to really make your posts hum in terms of cool post formatting tips and techniques.

Pink foam...

I'm using that as the subroadbed under my entire layout, but hadn't done much scenery sculpturing with it until recently.

I'm working on what will be a mini-railroad in a parklike setting, so smooth terrain is something of a must. So far the WS knife, a coupld Stanley Surform tools and some 100 grit sandpaper has been very useful.

The styrofoam definitely has a grain though - trying to cut it one way can result in a very different cut than cutting it from a different direction.

Photos... later. I just discovered that I haven't taken any of them in it's current state.

Coyote Creek is getting there...

Nice work, I love the rock

Nice work, I love the rock carvings.

Agreed, looking good

Chuck:

This is looking good - the rocks look great.

I assume that's a plowed field in the bottom half of the first photo?

CORDUROY FIELDS

A modeler on RAILWIRE wrote a peice on how to make unique fields using corduroy. You cut the medium brown corduroy to fit the space/area. Cover the fabric with glue on a roller, to cover the crest of the fabric. Sprinkle on ground foam/grass/etc, let it dry and vacuum the excess. Next clean up the furrows, pick at some areas to loosen the texture to represent some areas where the vegetation didn't grow. At the end of the rows, dirt with circles where tractors have turned. I am modeling a heavy agri-area, will keep you posted on how this turns out.

Coyote Creek in two weeks

Silfor added and blended with static grass, track weathered and ballasted. Blended tufts by dry brushing with acrylics. New SLSW GP-30 takes the lead with two SP GP-40's on a PFE icebox from Kerman to Fresno eastbound.

Lookin dandy, Chuck!

Hey, that scene's looking pretty darn good, Chuck ... and the gray and scarlet doesn't hurt it either!

What is that ... a GP30, and a couple GP35s?

Awesome!

Chuck,

that is a great piece of N scale modeling!

Nice Job!

Nice Job! Very encouraging to see a scene like this in N.

Chris

Thanks guys

The scene is only 12" deep on the only pennisula part of the layout. I wanted more scenery and less trackwork and clutter on this layout and I'm accomplishing the goal.  Denny can't wait to see your scenery along Surf on the mainline. You should be getting there soon? - Here's come shots from the area. Not mine, Googled them.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.trainweb.org/chris/mslo15.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.trainweb.org/chris/slomeet.html&h=240&w=320&sz=14&hl=en&start=11&usg=__f9fzFsZUGmUAwk6tnQjQ7ZaqBcA=&tbnid=Ao0GCvDXVGyhPM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSurf,%2Bca%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

General Purpose Time

A new GP-30 just got yesterday. Picked up a GP-9 TT as well, Both Atlas (GP-30 is a Kato chassis). Both new for $100 for both. Turns out my wife who does home health care took care of a former hobby shop owner's father in-llaw. He closed his shop in 2003 and all of his inventory is on line at http://www.fresnomodelrailroad.com and he is making deals on wheels. He modeled the SP in N scale, so he is also divesting his collection. HO too. All his units are analog. Those 35's were the first I purchased from him a couple of years ago.

Hey Chuck........

........nice work there, love it . I have been there myself a couple of years ago when I was working on my N-scale 3M switching layout, so I know the work you have put inthere, to bad there wasn't any silflor around at that time.......or maybe I should say "luckely", lol.

I almost can hear the western cicada looking at the pic.......

I like having a decent amount

I like having a decent amount of scenery between towns too! And in N-scale its easier than HO. Keep those pictures coming (any chance you could move the scene outdoors? with real sunlight that scene would have us all drooling!)

Charlie

Charlie, I couldn't agree

Charlie,

I couldn't agree more!

Doesn't that solvent stink

Doesn't that solvent stink while it melts away the foam? I use the old surform tool to carve my foam hills:

Grinding or sanding away the

Grinding or sanding away the extaraneous pink foam until the land form hidden within becomes visible certainly works. How do you deal with all the electrostatically charged pink sawdust that clings to everything in sight (at least it happened to me)?

If you have a great way of containing that pink sawdust please share! Enquiring minds want to know...

Regards,

Charlie

Wet-dry vac

Charlie,

 I don't contain, I simply deal with it when I'm done.