Scenery - Structures
The Henderson Building Kitbash - Part 2
Construction continues on the Henderson Building. Since the last post all cutting, fitting, filling, painting, mortar lines, and weathering on the outside have been completed. I've also added the interior window treatment and I'm presently working on the lighting (thus the wire hanging out)
Pictures Inside Of An Engine House
A few weeks ago I posted a question that I am looking for pictures or where I can find pics of inside of an
engine house. I scratch built an engine house much like the one Walthers makes. It place next to the edge
of the layout so I need to add some detail to make it look beilevable.
ron netti
Using a diorama to test scenery ideas
I have been playing around with some scenery ideas for awhile and decided to practice some of them before I put them to use on the shelf layout. I find this exercise in scenery has really helped me to plan some things out on the shelf layout a little better. I want my layout not only to be fun to operate but interesting to look at too. I have a lot more stuff to do but I think I am headed in the right direction...
Fern
Would anyone out there be interested in purchasing Ferns for their layout see the photo below
The come in 4 sizes 1" ,3/4", 1/2" & 1/4" wide
Photo Copying Large Plans To Smaller Scale
Does anybody have the ratio of copying large plans to smaller scale like O scale to HO scale or N scale to
HO or vice versa If I have a plan in O scale what is the reduction on a copier to bring it to HO scale .
ron netti
Will Gloss Medium work for creating water on top of plaster?
Before I learned about using masonite board and gloss medium gel for creating water, I built the walthers pile trestle bridge and poured black colored plaster in and intended on using envriotex to cover that. Instead of using envirotex though, I would rather use the Gloass Medium Gel instead. Will that work with plaster for the same effect?
Thanks again!
Ken L.
Finishing & Weathering Brick Structures
I'm in the home stretch with my first structure but there are a few problems I'm facing and would appreciate suggestions/pointers. My building is a kitbash of 3 Walthers Commissary buildings which required trimming the foundations down to fit the buildings together. Despite my best efforts I've discovered my cuts weren't totally square. Here is a quick shot with my loading dock test fit in place:
Prototype early 1900's
You may want to take a look here:
Lots of high definition old pictures (late 1800's to 1970's). Categorized. Have fun!.
The Henderson Building kitbash
My latest kitbash project for the Hoovertown expansion is The Henderson Building named after my sister and family. It is a combination of Bachmann's Ambassador Hotel and Walther's Merchant's Row II. Actually, it is mainly the Ambassador Hotel as the only parts I'm using from the Walther's kit is the ground floor retail front and the very top cap.
Here's the Walther's kit after I cut the sections out that I will use.
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