Scenery - Structures

Sci-Fi Layout Update: The Mines of Xenon

I've completed most of the main scenery forms on my science fiction layout "The Mines of Xenon." The mountains, slime pit, bridges, and most ballast is in place.

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Chuck P's picture

Simulating spray polyurethane

I'm in the planning stages of modeling a small building that was covered in spray polyurethane, used as insulation. It adds thickness to everything and things like windows and doors are "sunk-in". It has some texture but not as much as stucco. Being somewhat smooth in texture but somewhat bumpy overall. Think of a frosted cake; you might have smoothed it but the frosting could be thicker in one part and thinner in another.

Ethanol Plant Diorama in HO Scale

This is my recently completed ethanol plant. The table measures 8' X 3' 6" and has insulation board placed on top. I spray painted large evergreen sheets with Rust-Oleum Desert Bisque for texture and applied them to the board. All buildings are from Walthers Cornerstone North American Ethanol Plant Series. A combination of Walthers and Plastruct parts are used for ethanol and water piping.

Turn of the century backdrops. (Around 1890-1910)

I am looking for a backdrop for a turn of the century module. My Google searches are not coming up with anything. An example of what i'm looking for can be seen at the bottom of this page. https://www.nscalesupply.com/DET/DET-Details.html
I'm making a small module/diorama for my wife.
Thanks
Steve
(Edited title of thread)

Weathering a coal tower --a new approach (as far as I know)

Here are two photos.  The first is a photo of the White River Junction coal tower -- in the 50's at an age of 30 or so. The second is my attempt at weathering my model of that tower.  The challenge here is two fold-  one is to get the right overall color -- which is a grimy brownish grey.  The second challenge is creating the illusion of the lines in the concrete which were left when the concrete forms were  removed.  I tried all sorts of things to create a sense of the concrete form lines - without much success (light pencil lines, brush strokes)

Martin t's picture

Model realistic Pine trees (Pinus Sylvestris that is...)

Hi! I made a video tutorial how I model Pine trees. I´ve been taking my time to evaluate some alternative materials too.

 

p51's picture

Photos of a famous shack in Rock Springs, GA?

In 2016, I rode behind 4501 from TVRM across northern Georgia on one of their day long excursions. I saw this shack as I passed by and got interested. Turns out, it shows up in a lot of photos and video of those trips:

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/652506/

New Lenox IL train depot "not where it's supposed to be"

Just a clip & video for those who need a prototype to copy.    Another case of  "Don;t look where it was... "


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