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A couple of my latest builds
Here are photos of a couple of my latest builds for the CNW Peninsula Div. The first set are of the "Feed Mill" at Watersmeet. I used the Walthers Columbia Feed Mill kit #933-3090, but I did completely repaint and weather it. I made my signs on the computer, as well as some decals from the kit. I don't like to use the business names as supplied by Walthers.
Track Side
Roads to nowhere
One of the nice things about our hobby is that if you get tired of working on one area you can do something else. Such is the case this very hot Florida weekend when I decided to lay down a couple of streets. Using some tips from a past post I found here on MRH on building concrete roads, my first step was to spray on a coat of flat aircraft grey, which as it turns out is almost a concrete color. Then when that had dried I used Woodland Scenics concrete top coat over it and let that dry. Then with a fine tip marker added the tar crack patches. Good so far.
Photos of fast moving trains
Hi!
I´ve been working a few evenings to get that awesome look of the fast moving locomotive on my layout.
It´s starting to look good, but need a few more tweaks before I´m satisfied.
This photo was taken using a camera tripod, zoom lens and thereby panning with the train movement.
Shutter at 1/30s, f9.6 and ISO400.
Saint John, New Brunswick - Ideal industrial park for a shelf layout?
Hello everyone,
I thought I would share this information to help others who might have a rough time deciding on a prototype and/or which indistry to represent for a small layout. I remember searching for this kind of information endlessly... or so it seemed at the time!
Storage shelf behind my staging track
Hi guys,
After looking at the original plans from jfmcnab's IAIS Grimes Line, I realized that I needed a storage shelf behind my staging track to allow me to prepare my trains from one session to another. So, out came the compressor, nail gun, miter saw, plastic sheet and X-acto knife. The result is in the photos below.
West end work continues
Hi guys,
Work continues on the West end of my layout with the main building of the paper recycling plant, which received it's sidings and roof finish. I will need to add the small roof over the doors and still have to make the frames around the door openings after the sills have been sanded. The doors will be installed after the building is painted since they will be printed from photos.
The sign is temporarily installed and I will build a frame around it.
MTH F3-A is silent
Hi everyone. I recently took delivery of an MT F3-A. I have been in the process of laying the track for my new railroad. I have been using the F3-A to test the track as it goes along. Some few days ago, it started up in silent mode. I have tried F3 to start up the sound but I can see that it is responding to any DCC commands except for forward/back. No sound, no lights, no bells or whistles.
My first module - Fascia & foreground grass & bushes
Now that the ballasting was complete the next task was to tidy up the front edge of the module by installing a fascia. The foam had already started to fray in a few places so it was time.
So after a few cuts with the jigsaw, a bit of sanding, some liquid nails and clamping at last I had a fascia.
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