Scenery - Structures
Suydam HO Barton Flats Lumber Mill Construction
I'm just breaking into the 'vintage Suydam HO Barton Mills Lumber Mill kit. I'd like to hear about the experience other modelers have had with this great kit. I'm particularly looking for information and techniques about finishing and weathering the heavy corrugated metal. What say you? Thanks for your help.
Detailing my engine facility
Like many across North America, specifically Canada for me, I am working from home and self isolating for a couple of weeks. That means working on the layout. I have a few projects on the go, with the biggest detailing the engine facility. I can’t display as many engines as I did when I lived in northern Manitoba, but I have room for a few. It has been plane Jane since the track and buildings were in place a year ago. Additions are ground cover, refuelling area and general junk.
Rebuilding the GP Mill
I've been working on rebuilding the GP mill. There is too much to post here, but here are the links and some photos:
Planning:
https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/rebuilding-the-georg...
Modifying the receiving building:
https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/rebuilding-the-gp-mi...
Constructing the grade crossing and adding fences and gates:
Birds
BIRDS. want to populate my scenery with hundreds of birds. Pigeons, gulls, crows. Need cheap way to make them in bulk.
Railserve Layout Update Video New Extension
Hello Everyone,
As I was browsing through the recent Weekly Photo thread I saw @Steve kleszyk compliment my recent Video (Thank You Steve). It hit me that I haven't posted here on MRH in some time so here it is.
Static grass ground probe for plaster scenery base
I posted this question as a reply to several older topics on static grass, but it occurred to me they might never even be seen by anyone for awhile. My question is on how to establish a good ground contact for the application of static grass when one has hard shell or some other plaster scenery base. All the videos I have seen apparently have a foam board base or some other soft material that one can easily inert a nail into as the ground contact. Can't very well pound a nail into a plaster scenery base without cracking the plaster or at least making a mess of plaster
Colorado Front range RR - Mock Ups
Hello all I got two videos up this week the first is a continuation on the UP freight house in Denver that I am scratch building. Looking at the mock up.
Ballast
Choosing a "category" is difficult. So I chose two. Ballast. First of all. I'm still going to play trains until I'm totally satisfied that the track, locos, cars, wiring is all perfect. And then think about ballast. I am paranoid about water. Not so much the Elmers/water used to fixate the ballast. But if it's needed to be taken up. My track and roadbed are all laid with caulk. You know - the thin layer, just enough to hold. In 6 months, I've had no trouble with that. In fact, when I did need to pry up and relay, it was super easy. No mess. No fuss.
Model railroad displays on display at...(worldwide)
Hi all,
A large number of modellers have probably heard of Hamburg's "Miniatur Wonderland", "The Franklin and South Manchester", or The San Diego MRC's displays at Balboa Park in San Diego, where model railroads are on display to the public. Some of these public facing layouts have almost achieved a legendary status as a "must see if in town". These are perhaps some of the better known ones.
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