Well I have taken an interesting undertaking up I am going to make a tiled poster of comics cut from the back of each RMC going back to the 1980's it is a huge project but now have less than half a paper box left. I hope it turns out great and it really is a big but I think in the end it will be worth it, will post a photo when I am done but don't know how well it will turn out.

I've been reasonably pleased with the outcomes of using natural products, like weeds, to model trees and bushes on my layout.  Since the primary portion of the layout is only about 8" deep some scenes have not had the depth that I felt I wanted to capture the deep woods feel so common in Ohio.  This pic shows that lack of depth:

This is my first blog and I am hoping it will work like a Work in Progress (WIP) type journal.

First of all this WIP has nothing to do (directly) with railway or trains . But it could be. That is, the working lift-span bridge could be easily used in a model railway layout. The scale is 1/72 which is not a model railway scale-gauge at all, but the 1/76 is close enough (OO scale).

I’m announcing that for various reasons I’m done on this site. For those of you who have followed this blog, and or follow my website, I appreciate it very much. Those who wish to follow the news and progress of my Hitop branch can find me on my website from here onwards...

I am looking at getting a 3D resien based UV printer. These print down to .25micron and do not leave lines like traditional 3d printers.

Just in time for Christmas. I made a new video with a review of the year 2017 and a preview of the upcoming things and events in 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hAULFEtqIc

Merry Christmas

Markus

After seeing Elvin's cullet loads, I decided, I needed some. 

The Walthers hoppers I used as the basis came with plastic coal loads. Like most commercial loads, they sat very high in the cars, so I cut them down, so they would sit lower inside the car.  Then, I gave them a base coat of white paint, followed by a top coat of Folk Art glitter paint.  Rose Gold for the brown glass and Peridot for the green.  The photos really don't show how sparkly the loads actually are.

I've always wanted my buildings to have interiors; it adds tremendously to the realism. I've had good success using a personal 3D printer for adding interiors. One building that has been long overdue for an interior is a Lancaster Farmhouse from Walthers. It's a great representation of rural America, and I wanted to make an interior that shows off its character. I've spent the last six hours or so making models and texturing the first floor. If someone likes the progress I've made so far, I can upload this to a website like Thingiverse.