Modeling topic

Model Power calls it quits

Tue, 2014-04-22 06:54 — Bremner

From their website

Dear Model Power Customers,

After nearly 50 years serving the hobby industry, our 3rd generation family business will closing effective immediately.

In 2007, our banks began an aggressive deleveraging process. They no longer approved of a profitable and paying client such as ours, which had been reliant on inventory. This is why one of the industry's most extensive lines, had begun to see much of its products unavailable on the market. Now it will no longer be seen at all.

Capitol Free-mo at the Timonium, MD train show

Mon, 2014-04-21 20:32 — Rustman

Last weekend my Free-mo group had their largest setup to date. At the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, MD.

Here's a link to a whole lot of pictures: http://www.capitolfreemo.org/photosapr2014.html

Matt

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Source of N Scale Chain Link Fencing Material

Mon, 2014-04-21 16:00 — coxsteve49

I have been searching for some time for a suitable material to make N scale chain link fencing and came across this product the other day whilst browsing through a Spotlight store (the NZ equivalent of Michaels I guess).

Being 10.5mm wide, it is almost a perfect 6 N scale feet (actually 5.5ft).

The photos show it before being painted and the spool of ribbon in case anyone wishes to search for it.

Richlawn RR V2 - Background hills rock coloring & foliage

Mon, 2014-04-21 11:13 — rickwade

Scenery - Structures

**** UPDATED 5-21-14 **** Trees, bushes, and more trees

**** UPDATED 5-12-14 **** Trees being added along with bushes

**** UPDATED 4/30/14 **** First layer of ground foam added to hills.

It took three days for the carved plaster hills to fully cure. I had to wait until they were cured otherwise it's difficult to color them and the color of the plaster is different uncured. I use the "spotted method" (that I learned from others) along with washes and dry brush highlights.

Scratchbuilt Gantry Crane/Yard Lights

Sun, 2014-04-20 23:47 — pierre52

Scenery - Structures

As Joe F has been saying their aren't enough scratch build articles, so I figured I would document my last little project.

I have been slowly developing a little diorama on one of my sidings using Walthers Central Gas & Supply. One of the things that I wanted to add was some working yard lights. Having perused what was available on the interweb, I could find nothing suitable and decided to make something myself.

N&W Pokey District, Sub 1 3/4 New Update

Sun, 2014-04-20 21:34 — pldvdk

Layout tour

It's been a long time since I posted an update on the construction of my HO layout, so I thought it was time to let my fellow MRH readers know what's been happening lately on the N&W Pokey District, Sub 1 3/4!