Scenery - Structures
Show me some Halloween Fun
As the leaves turn red and orange and the cooler winds blow, October brings not only the start of the model railroading season, but thoughts of Halloween as well.
Show me your horror, your bloody scenes, your zombie hordes, nightly ghost trains and things that will keep us up at night!!!!
I'll start it off with my 1:87 scratch built HO scale Headless Horseman.
What Are These Things?
Found these near Plainview Texas on the BNSF. Do you know what they are?
"A Nation of Sheep will beget a Government of Wolves." <> Edward R. Murrow
Small Roundhouse build
I bought this kit from a collection donated to my club. I thought with it's small size and rustic appeal it would be perfect for my fictitious northeast narrow gauge. Because it was modeled after a southwestern prototype (see photo of kit box cover), the kit came with no doors and a roof ventilation structure for cooling. It also had a small addition for a handcar. I eliminated the roof ventilation structure, built doors and eliminated the handcar shed in favor of a workshop / office.
Weathering wood structure
I have a structure I am building. It is rather large and tall with it. It is about 25 scale feet square and 28 feet tall and open on two ends. The walls are to be raw wood. I have always used india ink and alcohol combined with some dry brushing to get a nice effect. However I am wondering about the wood that would be inside the structure. It will be seen but since it won't get the brunt of the weather, what color should it be? I don't think raw white of bass wood would be correct. Any ideas? I am attaching a picture of a cardboard mockup of the structure.
1/72 with 1/87?
How terrible would it look to use 1/72 models (In this case vehicles) with the rest of the scene being HO?
Thanks in advance,
Skoti.
3D ... Preview Goes Review
Hi all,
a few weeks ago, in various forums I posted a first glimpse at my latest 3D-prints :)
Then came a rehab, and a vacation - together with one or another surprise ... so it took a little longer until I could take the photos and write down some words.
After testing the first items I found two worth printing, and sharing with other 0-scale narrow gaugers.
So these are available from Shapeways:
Oct 2015 Act I - Fine-scale structure modeling tricks
In his third visit to The Backshop Clinic, modeller Don Railton shares a variety of his secrets for creating his realistic fine-scale structure models. Watch it now on TrainMasters TV ....
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