Scenery and structures
pencil marks
I am scratch building a fire house in n scale. I lay out the cut lines (windows,doors etc.) with a fine pencil. I am using scale scribed siding. My problem is after I make my cuts in places the pencil line is still visible. I dont want to use an abrasive to rub the lines away as this tends to also remove the very fine scribing. I have tried priming and then paint but this also obscures the siding detail. Is there some wash or cleaner I could use to get rid of the pencil lines? I plan on painting this with white paint applied very thinly.
Lumber Stacks
Ok here is a problem I am having. On my layout is a fairly large area dedicated to Cass WV and it's saw mill back in the 40's under Mower Lumber Co.
It will have 4 tracks in the lumber storage area like the prototype. And between these tracks will be the raised walkways that the lumber came down. Next to each side of this structure will be stacks of lumber. In the prototype these stacks were about 20' tall. With boards running on directions (perpendicular to the tracks) and with wood going parallel to the tracks between each layer of wood (sticker style).
'46 Flatbed
One of the things I brought back this summer was a 1946 Chevy Flatbed (HO). I wanted a truck this size, mostly for the lumberyard scene I have planned.
Right from the box, it's a great model (the mirrors are not mounted), but totally plastic and shiny, and the bed's a problem.
and with cab removed.
Floral foam
Does anyone know of a place that sells floral foam at a reasonable price and quantity? I am looking for some to use on scenery but am not having much luck finding it in any sort of quantity.
Amatuer to 3D Pro in...3 Months...
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/08/tiny-train-station-models-the-past-with-the-tools-of-the-future/
Note, I do believe it was printed in color...
Started April 2012, finished end of July 2012...
And no AUTOcad...though she's probably experienced in photoshop...
Cork Bark for Modeling Rocks
Greetings fellow N Scalers, have any of you used cork bark for modeling rock faces? I have a huge sheet of it and I'm not certain if I should add a light coat of plaster over it in regards to painting to achieve the desired look I need. The cork bark looks great, I just don't know how to model it, any suggestions would be great.
Georgetown & Allen Mountain Railroad - visit #2 / Got Concrete?
I was recently in Florida and had set up an appointment in advance with Michael Rose to again visit his excellent (and expansive!) N scale Georgetown & Allen Mountain Railroad. If you've seen the previous posts this is one massive N scale layout with Michael constructing an entire building to house his layout. I had promised Michael that I'd share my little knowledge on water as he is nearing the time when he will be doing water features on this layout - which took me all of about 5 minutes. What I wasn't expecting is that Michael would te
Help needed with a B.T.S. Craftsman kit
I am building my first laser cut kit.It is Anderson's Pulpwood Yard by B.T.S. I painted it before removing it from the tree tonight, and some of the walls warped. I am thinking of spraying the back with windex and placing some weight on top to flatten it back out. Will this work or is there some other trick I should try. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alan
RGS and D&RG - Durango roundhouse brick walls available
I was catching up on the Scotty Mason podcast, and learned that Monster Modelworks is going to run just the walls for the Durango roundhouse.
Jimmy at Monster has created a method to cut AMAZING 3d brick walls from wood, on a laser. The Durango walls aren't up on his site yet (as of last night), but this should be a boon to RGS and D&RG fans.
I've also added the walls to my listing of structures and available models for the RGS (listed by town), here:
http://rgsrr.home.comcast.net/~rgsrr/rgs/model-list.html
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