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General Discussion => N and Z Scales => Topic started by: up1950s on August 26, 2022, 07:22:01 PM
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Whoops WUD 571 is all done except for the header picture . Abscess , follow up drugs , and deciding on a narrow gauge location , name , and getting decals ordered made me , allowed me to screw up . I will get it done as soon as possible . minutes or an hour or so .
https://www.davelandweb.com/knotts/railroad.html
https://www.coaster101.com/2021/02/25/12-best-theme-park-steam-trains-in-america/
https://www.knotts.com/blog/2020/april/the-history-of-knotts-berry-farm
http://www.narrowgauge.org/ngc/html/kbfarm/kbfarm-main.html
https://carsoncolorado.com/historic-route/historic-roster/stock-cars/
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Did some scenery enhancement on the Free-MoN modules that I take to shows with KSONS. I added the Mail Pouch barn, tar paper shack, and the GHQ tractor, along with some scrub-brush and a few trees.
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What did you use for the field crop?
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A couple of Soo Line hoppers spotted at the General Mills Oat Processing plant NE Minneapolis…
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Did some scenery enhancement on the Free-MoN modules that I take to shows with KSONS. I added the Mail Pouch barn, tar paper shack, and the GHQ tractor, along with some scrub-brush and a few trees.
Nice scene! May I ask which figure you used for the tractor driver? Looking forward to doing my farm scene atop the helix one day.
Tim
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The test block got a little out of hand. Started as just track laying practice, then I decided I wanted to use up the Catenary test prints I had laying around. Ended with a single span of Wire way too tedious to make on a layout. But it looks cool to display the Comets I can't run anywhere. Next step is a fancy little facscia with a lighting toggle and battery holder. Maybe throw in a new look on the road with some more signs, really drive home that this a Rapido N display.
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Another bit of nonsense from me.
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/project-44.htm
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May I ask which figure you used for the tractor driver?
Looks like Preiser 79125, seated industrial workers and dockers.
(http://davidksmith.com/n-scale-figures/images/preiser/79125.jpg)
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The test block got a little out of hand. Started as just track laying practice, then I decided I wanted to use up the Catenary test prints I had laying around. Ended with a single span of Wire way too tedious to make on a layout. But it looks cool to display the Comets I can't run anywhere.
That's is some pretty impressive work, but I can see how it would be too tedious at the quantity for a layout. To me this looks like a good candidate for photoetching, but that might get a bit pricey.
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Finished the approaches to the track elevator so the track surface for the upper and lower levels is in for most of the layout. Time to move to the other end and put the upper level in there.
An update of the layout to this point....
Link to the build ( HERE ) (https://1fatgmc.com/RailRoad/UP%20Canyon%20Division/UP%20Canyon%20Division-Index.html)
Sumner
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And now, undoubtedly my oddest, most subtle animation ever...
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/idea-17.htm
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And now, undoubtedly my oddest, most subtle animation ever...
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/idea-17.htm
@DKS
Every time I think you can't do something even more clever, you prove me wrong!
So.. the flares made me think of a challenge - as a kid I remember seeing smudge pots used a markers on road construction sites (mid-1960s). I've never seen static models of these, much less animated...
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I got bridge 7B painted and in place. I now need to build up the scenery around it. Overall I'm happy with how this scene is coming together and should hopefully be running trains round-and-around before very long.
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And now, undoubtedly my oddest, most subtle animation ever...
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/idea-17.htm (http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/idea-17.htm)
Another bit of nonsense from me.
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/project-44.htm (http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/project-44.htm)
Just unbelievable, David. Your work is just awesome to watch.
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After not doing any modeling in a few months, today I started working on installing some sound in 4 Kato F B units. I run ABBA's and putting sound in just the B's. It took several attempts to get the speaker box to fit just right. Made it as large as I could to fit a 10X15 speaker.
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Sperry Rail Service (SRS) unit. Modified TOMIX shell on DCC KATO RDC4 chassis.
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US Post Office RDC4. KATO RDC4 with DCC installed repainted with CIRCUS decals. Rural delivery on Alaska RR during DOT era.
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That's is some pretty impressive work, but I can see how it would be too tedious at the quantity for a layout. To me this looks like a good candidate for photoetching, but that might get a bit pricey.
The Catenary itself isn't so bad provided I get a standardized spacing and make a jig, but definitely the case with the EZ line since that took me 3hrs for this 17cm span.
The layout in concept is going to be tough and I may need to search around for a setup that both makes sense and is simpler. The ones I have here would be the most appropriate but the Mast can only practically be 3D printed and I would prefer it be brass. Then also experiment if its a big visual difference to omit the smaller power cables and guy wires while still doing the Catenary.
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Nice scene! May I ask which figure you used for the tractor driver? Looking forward to doing my farm scene atop the helix one day.
Tim
Thanks! @DKS beat me to it - it's from the Preiser 79125 Seated Industrial Workers set. I had to heat the legs with a soldering iron (careful not to actually touch the figure) to spread his stance, so he'd fit on the seat.
Chris
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What did you use for the field crop?
@sirenwerks it's just Woodland Scenics ground foam (coarse medium green, I think?). I laid-out the rows with a ruler and pencil, carefully applied a small bead of Elmers glue to each row (maybe 6-8 rows at a time, so the glue didn't skim-over), and applied the ground foam. I was going for soy beans, and most people ask if that's what they are. So, I'd call that a scenicing win.
Chris
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Looks like Preiser 79125, seated industrial workers and dockers.
(http://davidksmith.com/n-scale-figures/images/preiser/79125.jpg)
Nailed it. This is a really versatile set, IMO. I mostly use them for steam locomotive crews, but now for "Farmer Brown" as well.
Chris
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So.. the flares made me think of a challenge - as a kid I remember seeing smudge pots used a markers on road construction sites (mid-1960s). I've never seen static models of these, much less animated...
(https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/64499421551100531/filePointer/64640221137315640/fodoid/64640221137315634/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/Main%2520St%25204b.JPG)
Woodland Scenics included some with their road workers accessories
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https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/roadside-hazard-warning-toledo-torches
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The Catenary itself isn't so bad provided I get a standardized spacing and make a jig, but definitely the case with the EZ line since that took me 3hrs for this 17cm span.
The layout in concept is going to be tough and I may need to search around for a setup that both makes sense and is simpler. The ones I have here would be the most appropriate but the Mast can only practically be 3D printed and I would prefer it be brass. Then also experiment if its a big visual difference to omit the smaller power cables and guy wires while still doing the Catenary.
Yes, I see what you mean: the mast and arm have slots in them, so solid metal rods would not work. Shapeways can print 3D designs in metal (like brass or stainless steel), but I'm not sure if the resolution would be high enough for them to look good. Plus it is also rather pricey.
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@sirenwerks it's just Woodland Scenics ground foam (coarse medium green, I think?). I laid-out the rows with a ruler and pencil, carefully applied a small bead of Elmers glue to each row (maybe 6-8 rows at a time, so the glue didn't skim-over), and applied the ground foam. I was going for soy beans, and most people ask if that's what they are. So, I'd call that a scenicing win.
Chris
Your "crop" also resembles leaf lettuce. Years ago I grew leaf lettuce for a variety of seed companies, and just before the seed stalks shot up, my 1:1 fields looked a lot like your field. :o
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Cased rolling stock got moved into their new home this evening. Depending on jewel case size, 75-95 cars fit in a drawer, 1 layer. The 5 upper drawers can be double stacked if needed. Bottom 3 drawers can be triple stacked. After moving everything in a case, I still have 1 completely empty drawer. I still have a large number of cars without cases I have in Iron Horse storage boxes. And my locomotives aren't moved yet :D
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mu26aeh,
That is a wonderful storage cabinet and I can't believe how many pieces of rolling stock it can hold. Glenn
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Cased rolling stock got moved into their new home this evening.
Nice. It reminds me of mine.
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A bonus animation this weekend:
Build: http://davidksmith.com/modeling/animation/project-68.htm
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Cased rolling stock got moved into their new home this evening. Depending on jewel case size, 75-95 cars fit in a drawer, 1 layer. The 5 upper drawers can be double stacked if needed. Bottom 3 drawers can be triple stacked. After moving everything in a case, I still have 1 completely empty drawer. I still have a large number of cars without cases I have in Iron Horse storage boxes. And my locomotives aren't moved yet :D
(https://www.therailwire.net/forum/gallery/30/medium_2695-280822000822.jpeg) (https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=30182)
Where does one get a cabinet like this or is it home made?
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mu26aeh + wazzou -
Nice work!!
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Very Nice work! I think I have a spare RDC4 chassis lying around... :D
Jerry G.
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I don’t work in N scale anymore, but I (humbly) think I’ve contributed enough in the past to post my HO work and I trust I’m welcome.
This is the first installment of my weekly “Before & After” series. It will continue until I forget or start boring myself…..
A. Boreland Furniture Co. at Calvin before:
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After:
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Here are the last two U33B's I finished up.
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Then I had to take them for a spin.
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mu26aeh
Cabinet looks like ones used for art, poster or drawing storage. Could you tell me brand or more details about it.
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@LIRR while the weekend update is in the N scale section, it is considered an All Scales update. Post away 😁
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It's been a long time since I posted anything modeling related in the weekly update, but think it's probably time. ;)
I finally retired from the military at the beginning of the year after 28 years and my wife and I moved into our new house where we plan to stay for a long time. I started with an empty basement on March 30th and have slowly worked my way to where I am today on the layout. I've had a lot of time off while I'm between jobs and waiting for training to start (I'm now a corporate pilot, but that's another story...).
It is a single level, 26'x37' around the walls layout and features a double mainline that is built for basically train watching with some industry's to switch along the route. It's all freelance as I've lived in way to may locations to pick one favorite to focus on. As some may remember, I was doing a lot of custom painting, detailing, and weathering up until about 2015 when I took command and my free time all but vanished. I've been just accumulating rolling stock and engines since then and was focused on weathering everything when I did have some free time. I ended up going up a scale to HO because my eyesight is not doing me any favors and I hate wearing bifocals.
Anyway, here's some photos of what I was working on this weekend. I'm almost ready to start laying the ballast in this area, just need to finish some minor water details before I "plant" the bridge semi-permanently. That's why the rail joiners look rather beat up. :)
Cheers,
Brian
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I started working on a couple of the new N Scale Kits depressed center flats. These kits are a hot mess compared to any other kit NSK makes. I had to rebuild every bolster to get the truck spacing right and I had to narrow the end of the car to match the prototype. Lots more left to do before paint.
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mu26aeh
Cabinet looks like ones used for art, poster or drawing storage. Could you tell me brand or more details about it.
You want to look for a drafting, blueprint, or map cabinet. This one is metal, in 2 sections. It at one point housed drawings/sketches of The Tootsie Pop Owl, the Scrubbing Bubbles among other advertising mascots, per information from @wm3798
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It's been a long time since I posted anything modeling related in the weekly update, but think it's probably time. ;)
I finally retired from the military at the beginning of the year after 28 years and my wife and I moved into our new house where we plan to stay for a long time. I started with an empty basement on March 30th and have slowly worked my way to where I am today on the layout. I've had a lot of time off while I'm between jobs and waiting for training to start (I'm now a corporate pilot, but that's another story...).
It is a single level, 26'x37' around the walls layout and features a double mainline that is built for basically train watching with some industry's to switch along the route. It's all freelance as I've lived in way to may locations to pick one favorite to focus on. As some may remember, I was doing a lot of custom painting, detailing, and weathering up until about 2015 when I took command and my free time all but vanished. I've been just accumulating rolling stock and engines since then and was focused on weathering everything when I did have some free time. I ended up going up a scale to HO because my eyesight is not doing me any favors and I hate wearing bifocals.
Anyway, here's some photos of what I was working on this weekend. I'm almost ready to start laying the ballast in this area, just need to finish some minor water details before I "plant" the bridge semi-permanently. That's why the rail joiners look rather beat up. :)
Cheers,
Brian
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The shot down the aisle is how I envision my new layout wrap around. Great work.
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I started working on a couple of the new N Scale Kits depressed center flats. These kits are a hot mess compared to any other kit NSK makes. I had to rebuild every bolster to get the truck spacing right and I had to narrow the end of the car to match the prototype. Lots more left to do before paint.
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I took a break from Railwire and the east coast and spent some time in fly over country .. Thursday flew to MSP, picked up a rental and drove to Fargo ND to visit a Mall :) and the Roger Maris museum
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Then off to North Dakota - Had dinner in Bismark at Sickles
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Saw the worlds biggest Buffalo in Jamestown ND
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Friday the first stop was hiking in Painted Canyon
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Wind Canyon Trail
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200+ mile drive south to this place .. on my bucket list since childhood ..
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Then down to the Black Hills .. didn't have time to play with this one ..
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Off to Custer State Park after a tour of Wind River Cave where I met this fellow ..
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Where the deer and the antelope roam ..
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and the Buffalo block the roads
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Then a trip along the Needles road .. a gnarly drive ..
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with several single lane tunnels
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And exiting from the tunnel - this dangerous fellow wanted a toll ..
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Sunrise at Badlands National Park
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spectacular colors
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challenging trails
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prairie dogs and others ..
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Do not pet the fluffy cows
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Do not pet the fluffy cows
Or coiled up critters :)
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Dang John, that was a heck of a trip. Great photos!!
Cheers,
Brian
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The shot down the aisle is how I envision my new layout wrap around. Great work.
Thanks Chuck,
If I pivot 90 degrees to my right, this is the shot down the other direction. It's roughly a 31' run give or take a few inches. :D
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And then this is the shot right behind me in the corner.
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In hindsight, I should have done one more panel on the wall mural, which would have eliminated that gray gap... :facepalm:
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Cheers,
Brian
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Thats a really nice space ..
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Where does one get a cabinet like this or is it home made?
Looks like a 36" or 42" drawing flat file cabinet. They are quite heavy with full extension drawers, here is my 42" version that I found in someone's garbage and repainted. Used they can run around 200-300 bucks.
This is actually a very good price but only a 36" wide version.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/575509570916607/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A33a3acce-63a9-4bfc-9ba0-a1a3c6c11c2d (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/575509570916607/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A33a3acce-63a9-4bfc-9ba0-a1a3c6c11c2d)
There are hardwood versions out there too for a more traditional look.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1025289358108962/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A33a3acce-63a9-4bfc-9ba0-a1a3c6c11c2d (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1025289358108962/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A33a3acce-63a9-4bfc-9ba0-a1a3c6c11c2d)
I never counted but i think there are two or three hundred pieces of rolling stock in there. Many are stackable and I always wanted a second and third to stack with the bottom cabinet on wheels. I added the side handles to carry the unit when empty.
(https://www.therailwire.net/forum/gallery/30/2711-310822142610.jpeg) (https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=30220)