I’m attempting to model a shortline I grew up around and though it does lend itself to “artistic license” I attempt to work from photos of the prototype to at least come as close as I can to what exits currently. I finally have a start on the water tower. The inspiration and details ended up coming from three different towers on the line. Two are within a couple of hundred feet of each other.

Many articles on creating good-looking road surfaces leave the impression that airbrushing is essential.  Not so.  You also can obtain a great result with humble brushes.  Begin by remembering that most road surfaces, save for those just paved, often vary substantially in color.  Among other things, wear and tear creates "lanes in lanes."  Modelers can approximate this variation by combining two techniques.  First, paint in layers, varying colors from layer-to-layer, applying each new layer before the previous layer is entirely dry.  Keep paint t

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One of the hardest things about modelling Winter is not the snow, that's easy.  It's how to model convincing bare trees. That's the one thing that makes me regret my choice to model Winter. Photos of the region I model often show the rails and roads lined with countless bare trees.

hello i would to add spillage from cars like a trail of salt leaking out of a covered hopper. whats the best way to adhere the spillage I was thinking using a spray bottle with 50% water 50% white glue and some 50% alchol sprayed of the spillage

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