Scenery - Structures

Corrugated metal

Wed, 2014-09-24 16:42 — Gene Sajeski

I have built the Walters structure under construction and to add some realism to it I need to add some corrugated metal between the beams which would be prototypical of high rise construction. The metal is the foundation for pouring of cement. So my question is where can I get some strips of corrugate aluminum or what can I use to simulate metal. Years ago Campbell had packets of strips of metal but I have not seen those in years. Any suggestions would be appreciated.   thank you

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New Buildings and a bunch of poles

Mon, 2014-09-22 18:46 — tschwartz

Between all the good weather there was bad weather. That meant putting a bunch of new buildings together and starting some more scenery.

Old-school scratchbuilding

Mon, 2014-09-22 07:01 — dhwinther

When I was in my teens - early '60s, I built my first model railroad layout with the help of my uncle, who was a professional photographer, railfan and modeler. He introduced me to the hobby, and I have many fond memories of our friendship.

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Shapeways and Concrete

Thu, 2014-09-18 11:22 — Chuck P

I received my parts for half the concrete slab bridge I'm working on. It's based on a 32' PRR concrete slab bridge. I've crawled all over it and in the mud to take measurements and I'm very happy with the results so far from Shapeways. Everything fits!

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Grain elevator fun

Thu, 2014-09-18 05:35 — luis_lopes

Hi all.

Scenery Construction and detailing

Tue, 2014-09-16 18:40 — ray schofield

A question of how you construct scenes on your layouts. At my age, 73, stranding for long periods is a pain, in many places. Pardon the pun. Even when I was younger and physically (reasonably) fit, I built structures and in fact whole scenes, including track, on a base while sitting at a bench, table or other comfortable place.

Coloring and Weathering Wood Loads for Sawmill

Tue, 2014-09-16 03:19 — sd40-2fan

Anyone have any tips or recommendations for painting resin or plastic wood loads so that the wood actually looks like lumber? I'm building an N scale saw mill and need lots of lumber in various size stacks. While I have created molds of the lumber stacks, I can't seem to find the correct color. Started with a base layer of tan, and then added some white wash to areas.  But as I look at photos, it seems like some deeper reds and oranges are needed to get the variability within lumber loads.

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Building Ward's Salvage

Sun, 2014-09-14 15:43 — GregW66

Building Ward’s Salvage

Many years ago I bought a craftsman kit for a junkyard. It was a John Rendall model. The wood was rough but it turned into a decent looking diorama. My late teen’s skills shone through in several areas but I was proud of the scale 2x4 walls that I built. A real box o’ sticks build. I eventually sold the entire diorama on eBay for some unremembered amount.


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