Scenery - Structures
Static Grass Woes
I built a simple static grass applicator and it seems to work fine. I have been planting grass like crazy but have now encounter 2 situations.
Couple of Pictures
This is on country side of the 4X6 layout. The other side is planned as an urban location.
Working on a station kits and will add a post office to this side.
Lots of details to add!
IAIS's West End - God loves a culvert
There's a long-running quote among railroad engineering departments:
"The basic rules of bridge building are:
- Never build a bridge when a trestle will do,
- Never build a trestle when a fill will do, and
- God loves a culvert."
Unfortunately, even a culvert can't be accurately modeled when you don't even know it's there...which gives you a clue as to the quandary that I'm now attempting to address.
Middleton Station
Started building the Middleton Station, kit offered by Railroad Kits. We first did a AI wash on the walls followed up with sponging on the green dpaint
Then on to the window!
Clapboard siding size for scratchbuilding
Good day,
Scratchbuilding materials, especially wood, like clapboard siding and scale lumber is not easily available in South Africa. I would like to try my hand on some scratchbuilding of wooden structures - probably start out with a smaller farmhouse or something - I model in HO scale. I can now get hold of some Midwest Products #4450 clapboard siding, which has the 0.125" spacing. Is this a good type of clapboard (spacing) to have for typical 1940/50s wooden type buildings (houses, rural commercial buildings, etc.)?
Best Regards
New-stalgia: Bachmann Steam Whistle Warehouse upgrade
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