Scenery - Structures

Modeling a scene with railroad ties

Getting Real: Recreating New England autumn

Dave Williams of Unreal Details (Magic Water) has died

I was saddened to learn today that Dave Williams, the owner of Unreal Details, died in November 2021.  He created and sold the product Magic Water, a two part epoxy for creating water effects.  I found out when I sent an email today to the contact address because I wanted to show him photos of my successful river made with his product.  I immediately got an auto response that said that Dave had died in November, that the email was not being monitored and not to order any Magic Water.

3D Printing Freitag Foundry and derivatives

"Model Railroader" had a two part series in the April and May 2009 issue on the general methods Dean Freytag used to build "Freitag Foundry". 

I stumbled across these articles when I started searching for scale drawings to make my own crane for my IH Farmall West Tractor Works.  I already have one Walthers crane on the layout, and I was looking for a more modern crane than what is represented in the Walthers kit. 

Concealing a helix

I'm planning to build a 2-level HO layout.  I've read articles and seen videos about constructing a helix to connect the two levels.  I have not seen descriptions / photos / videos about how to conceal the helix with scenery; especially the finished results.  I guess I conceptually understand concealing it within mountain terrain.  However, my layout will not have mountains.  How can I conceal the helix?  Example photos and/or videos (both in-process and final results) would be especially helpful.  Also, I need advice about how to ma

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New Diorama for Credit Valley Railway

Starting another diorama for the Credit Valley Railway.

I have decided to do the scenery in Diorama form. What that means is I will build each "Scene" on a piece of hardboard on my workbench, then place it onto the layout and "work it in".

Farm grain trucks

I have built a mid-50ish grain elevator and need farm trucks to complete the scene.  II have tried about all of the on line venders to no avail.  Any sources for grain trucks with maybe single axle type are known, please let me know.

 


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