Scenery and structures
Making a scene realisitc as possible:
Been playing around with different camera angles and lighting. Its the small details that really make a scene come alive.
Here's a few things that really make a HUGE difference for me:
1 - weathering your rolling stock, painting the wheels and trucks with a "weathered brown"
2 - painting the sides of the rails, and weathering the ties
3. proper lighting - 100watt "daylight" bulbs
4. super detailing locomotives / weathering
So how do I cut the ..... stuff - brass micro mesh (Scale Scenics)
Well I'm the proud owner of Scale Scenics Brass Micro-Mesh that I plan to use for N scale chain link fence. So I'm going to cut strips off to get a good width for the "fence." What can I use to effectively cut the mesh without to much damage to it?
Images of the mesh:
Woodchip Loader
As the logical follow-up to my thread about woodchip service, I started having the interest to build a woodchip loader. As far as I know there are three commercial kits that were available at one time: one by Diamond Scale based on the Prineville, OR loader and one by TrainCat Models based on (I think) the Anderson, CA loader, and one by Walthers which I believe is freelance. The Walthers one is still kind of available by purchasing the "Sawmill Outbuildings" 4 structure set.
More scenery completed on my HO Scale Oregon UP Railroad!
Got some more scenery completed on my railroad! This section is the heavily sceniced "woodsy" area thats suppose to resemble the Mt. Hood area of Oregon. Trees are from Canyon Creek Scenics! Let me know what you think of the ballast color. I'm trying to get a more realistic color on this railroad.. I do like the grey blend..
Do architects have a better supply of plastics?
So I'm at my local MRR store here in Vancouver and there is a large high rise building for sale, roughly 30 stories in N scale terms. The actual building is simplicity itself, its four pieces of dark smoky plastic with lines on it for windows, etc. glued together. The plastic has obviously not been hand made, that is the floor delineations and window delineations were added in at the time of the manufacturing of the plastic. I have never seen plastic like this before.
Yet ANOTHER scenery update on Shaun Toman's HO UP Railroad!
Been working a bit more on some scenery. This little rolling here is at the entrance of my train room.. here's a few progress pics!
N scale chain link fence - aluminum wire screen mesh?
No matter what you do in N scale for a chain link fence, the actual size of the opening of the mesh is going to be over scale, kind of like ballast in N scale. I'm willing to live with this over size. I know there are other materials that have been used for chain link fencing in N scale, and you can purchase N scale chain link fences.
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