Scenery - Structures
Water Texture
Working on water texture for my next video here are some sample. Let me know what you think. I did over 10 test, this is the best four of the test. Two are rivers, one is a pond, and the last is harbor or ocean. All are on test blocks 4x4 inch the ocean is on a 5.5x5.5 inch
Mike
River two photo 1
Cornhill & Atherton - Arc Welding with the Arduino finite state machine
Enthused with the recent Arduino control of the staging yard, I decided to strike while the iron was hot and try another Arduino project. I'm not very good at learning stuff for the sake of learning (like C programming) without an end goal, so I needed an idea and an arc welding simulator fits the bill.
Welding simulators are common, but I after a quick study of 'prototype' arc welding, I realized there was more to the project than first appeared.
Minimaids and Minivacs
Does anyone know of a company that makes/sells a mini vac for cleaning the layout buildings etc.? So far the only thing I've found are attachment tool(s) for a Eureka or other full size vacuum. I'm looking for a small, hand-held, rechargeable tool to get dust and cobwebs (some of the spiders have taken over the brewery on my layout) off buildings and trackwork without sucking up people etc.
I know that Radio Shack sold one many years ago, but they are out of business her in Carlisle, PA. If you know of a vac or a good alternative, let me know.
Coal Shed
Another project in the works,
A two track coal shed that was in the December 1979 issue of Model Railroader.
I wanted to build a model of this building ever since I first read the article in the summer of 1989.
Tall Forest Pine Trees – Model Railroad Scenery
Have made a couple of these and they came out amazing.
Modeling Realistic Pine Trees, Cheap! Fast! and Very Easy! – How-To – Model railroad
These are amazingly easy to make and look great as well. Not to time consuming either
5 Minute Trees
Found this and it is super easy and when on a budget is fantasic for background trees
How to Add Lighting to a Model Building
This week we are adding simple lighting to the scale house.
Kathy
Structure Book format choice
Has anyone bought either of the Structure plans books from the MRH store? I was wondering which format is best for this type of book, I see the choices are epub, landscape, or portrait PDF.
As I expect I might want to print out some of the plans I was wondering if one format is better than the others. If anyone has experience with the book and either format I would appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Jim
Help needed on Woodland Scenics Glue Spray/Scenic Cement
I have just watched a YouTube movie about fixing down ground foam. he uses a spray bottle of what he calls Scenic Cement. he mentions that it has a built in surface tension breaker. When I check out Scenic Cement, it mentions that it can be spread by a brush. Is THIS the right stuff?
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