Scenery - Structures
Modeling Trees
Good morning everyone. I have recently been experimenting with different ways to make trees.
My goal is for them to look realistic and be economical. I wanted to share my first results/experiments and ask for some feedback.
I've been examining 1:1 trees and honestly they look really ugly - nothing at like the prefect symmetric pictures you have in your minds eye. But bunch them together, and they start to look like a forest. With that in mind, I'm pretty happy with my results.
Toilet paper water ala Martin
I watched Martin’s video on how to model waves using toilet paper and glue while back, and thought I’d use the technique for this corner of my layout. Really easy, and while my painting leaves something to be desired, as always, I’m very pleased with the shape of the waves.
Chinese viaduct prototype
If you have a couple minutes, try this video from YouTube. I wonder how the Chinese model railroaders feel about using this bridge on their apartment sized layouts....
Enjoy, even at x2 speed. Nick
'Refrigerated' Railroad Cars. older times
I was only trying to look up the footprint for one of Walther's coaling towers,...and ran across this site and image as a result of 'images'
Found Photos
I'm doing some background research on my railroad and came across some old photos from back in the day. Things really haven't changed that much ... Enjoy!
Walther's Bascule Bridge(s)
Walthers Bascule Bridge(s)
I'm considering placing two of these structures side by side for a double mainline to cross a river (my entrance way door). Something like this.....
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