Scenery - Structures
Horseshoe & Cottonwood Update #10
It was another busy weekend on the layout. Several areas were worked on:
The most time was spent finishing the Alabama Hills. These iconic rocks were made from a custom mold that was made from rock samples from the hills and this weekend I finished painting and ballasting around them. We picked up more ballast last weekend, which when sifted has a slight but noticeable contrast to the surrounding soil. The first test train is shown above. More:
Bartlett Freight House Kit from Creative Laser Design
I have started on the N scale Bartlett Freight House wood laser kit from Creative Laser Design I really like the kit so far based on the parts and the fact that assembly was made very easy. They even did things like having tabs at the corners where the walls meet that mate differently at each corner so there is no way to mistakenly assemble the walls wrong.
Middle school model RR: getting up to date
I’ve been “away from my blog” for too long! This was a tough year, but we did make progress on the railroad in my classroom and I’m finally able to devote a bit of time to sharing it.
Nice little utility pole tutorial
I was browsing through You Tube and found this little tutorial on HO utility poles. I don't know the poster but I liked what he did and how he kept it budget friendly. I just thought some others here may also enjoy it
Steve
What could these be?
First of all I model in N scale. I am diabetic and take insulin daily. I have A LOT of these needle protectors. I am looking for ideas for what to use them for. I know the smaller ones could easily become a chimney on a building. Both sizes could make loads for flatcars or gondolas. Any other thoughts?
By the way, if anyone could use a few of these you can have them for the postage. Thanks in advance for your help. Photos will be in the next post.
Bill in Illinois
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How to Model Road Details
Continuing the theme of roads, this time we are looking at all the details that bring them to life:
Hunterline 86' Howe Truss Through Bridge
Day 3 (and 1 & 2)
Working on one of the many projects I've got underway. I allow myself no less than 15 minutes a day working on my hobbies. Sometimes more but never less. It might mean I can only sand on small piece of wood but I get 15 minutes! I also have several projects underway to help meet time and interest constrains.
Trestle Piles
I'll be building several pile type trestles on my layout, and I'm looking for the diameter of a typical pile used for trestles. I have searched high and low for this, and I'm drawing a blank. I even have some Illinois Central trestle drawings and the bill of materials shows dimensions for everything except for the diameter of the pilings.
I would guess that they would be 12" or 14" diameter, but would hate to build my first trestle only to find that I've used the incorrect size!
Any help will be appreciated.
Casting Plaster Bridge Abutments
A friend of mine gave me his Hydrocal leftovers (about 30 lbs.) a couple of years ago, and he'd had the sack for maybe 3 or 4 years prior to that, so the stuff is pretty old. It's been stored in the original sack, which was placed in another heavy plastic bag, and stored in a dry place. A couple months ago I wondered if the stuff was still good so I tacked a piece of screen to a scrap of plywood, mixed a batch of the Hydrocal and applied a nice coat to the test panel (about 1/4" thick). It set up quickly and the following day it was pure white and very hard.&n
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