Scenery - Structures
Realistic Steel Cable for HO Railcar Winch?
Need some advice. I'm modeling a winch system used to move railcars and need to simulate the steel cable.
The area is front and center on my layout, so I'd like to use something that looks realistic. This will be nonfunctional, lying on the ground along the track, and also wrapped tight around the winch drum.
I thought about small diameter wire or thread. What do you folks use? Maybe logging or crane modelers have a trick or two you can share?
Thanks!
Jack
Not sure how old this is .any ideas
I'm not sure how old this is . If anyone has an idea on what company made this and what year range it is that would be awesome to know. I plan on putting it on my layout I'm making as it is.other then trying to get it working.its just to cool as it is
Atlas Curved Cord Bridge
I've been a fan of these Atlas bridges for quite awhile, including when I put several of them on my first layout, the Central Midland. They are made by Roco of Austria, and are a fine quality product.
On that original layout I sought out a double wide modification, and in that particular case I did not include the bottom deck floor portions. I also double-upped on that upper bracing piece
58 | Getting Started with Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheets | Kato T-Trak Module | Scenery
In todays episode, we are going to get back to working on the T-Trak Module Kit From Kato | Made by Woodland Scenics and get started on adding the scenery. This is the first time I will be working with the Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheets.
HELP please !, .....resize a couple of images
HELP please, resize a couple of images
I have 2 images of arches that exist on the viaduct bridge at Balt. I need to resize them so I can print them out accurately in order to more completely finish my mock-up model.
I believe I did this once before, but I am having trouble this morning. What I had done in the past is cropped them to the exact width I wanted to image, then resize them into inches with my IrfanView photo software, then print them out. But for reason I am NOT getting an accurate size print out today ??
HO “Bedside & Hinged” Switching Layout
I found the MRH site accidentally a few days ago while searching for Track Plans for a very small HO switching layout that I've decided to build while away from home working. Kind of cool that a Google Search got me here via a picture of a track plan on Pinterest! I have a tiny room/office at my away place in Vancouver where I stay with a family. I'm hoping by documenting this, it might inspire other space challenged modelers to get building.
Building Sals Tacos for West Sacramento
Back to the Modeling Projects here is part one of a Taco Shop in West Sacramento
Track(s) that end at a backdrop
Just thought I'd share this solution I came up with for my staging yard. If you can't avoid having a track or tracks end at a backdrop but need to have the illusion they continue try printing out scale size car ends. These are all from Tangent's website. You can vary the depth by gluing the images to gatorboard or I also used Styrofoam and a piece of ceiling tile. The tops and sides are pretty well hidden by the highway overpass so I didn't spend a ton of time on them but if they were exposed it would be super easy to do those as well.
Concrete Paint
This is a great color for aged concrete if you don't feel like pulling your airbrush out everytime. I've used it on several different things, you can use light washes of India ink to age it even further.
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