Scenery and structures
Yard Scenery May NOT Be Working Out...
I've started scenicking Casper yard.
It may not be working out very well...
After getting all the track laid in the classification area, I painted the track. That seemed to go ok for the most part:
So now it's time to work on the spaces between the tracks.
O.L. King and Sons
Who remembers this kit? I think it was one of Walther's first Cornerstone kits.
Well, I picked one up for $5.00. I wanted the trestle and the fence and thought well the building can be used for something...
Roundhouse Products Old Timers Buildings
Gang,
I stumbled on a baggie of these wall units which appear to be the ancestor of the DPM wall kits. I have some blank walls, a few 2 tenant store fronts, and other assorted pieces. a Google search indicates that these are either VERY old kits and kinda rare these days, or not very popular to begin with.
Cyclone Vents
Turns out there are a lot of varieties of cyclone vents. What I am after are the roof top kind that spin with the wind and pull hot air out of buildings.
2 questions: when did they 1st come into use?
and who makes the model variety suitable for HO scale?
SSltd makes one for $6.99, anybody else make some?
thanks, Jack
Hiding glue
A couple of spots of glue (look shiny) somehow showed on the surface of a coaling tower I have made. Since the coaling tower is covered with a texture printed on paper I cannot paint over the glue spots. Any ideas on how to hide these spots?
Who makes a good 70s-2000s short propane car
I have a Walters propane kit and office. I need to get one or two propane cars to service it but not really a 60 footer HO scale was wondering what types there were and what else in the way of trucks would help finish the scene.
Am freelancing santa fe Union pacific on this small shelf layout
Need recommendation for static grass applicator purchase
I need to do some static grass for the first time in my layout construction. I searched the subject on Amazon and up pops a bunch of very expensive units. Anybody know a reasonably priced applicator that does a good job?
I know there have been some DIY articles and postings, but I want to purchase something so I don't get distracted from building the layout.
Thanks for your help.
Bush, Shrub, and Undergrowth Discussion and Techniques
Hi everyone,
I am interested in modeling realistic shrubs and bushes of different varieties and sizes at a high level. I use static grass and sage supertrees and am very happy with the results. I tried lichen for shrubs and it seemed out of place with these higher quality trees and grass. I have used some supertrees for larger shrubs but wanted variety.
What techniques do you use?
Need help identifying some detail on a grain elevator
This isnt a real good photo and its hard to make out the detail in question, but in the upper section of the structure,in the dark squares there are some large openings next to the windows. Anybody have any Idea what these are or what they were used for?
Scratch built N Scale interlocking tower
Just like my obsession with the freight station that started me down the path of modeling the Pacific Electric in N Scale, the Pacific Electric interlocking towers got stuck in my mind.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a kit in N Scale that matches the prototype.
https://www.pacificelectric.org/pacific-electric/southern-district/amoco...
Fortunately, there are plans for a basic interlocking tower, just move some windows.
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