Weekend Update 3/24/13

[chuck geiger]

Finished up the Journal newsprint dock, and I am okay with it. Not exactly happy with the weathering as it seems a little heavy-handed, but this will do for now.



Worked on the pavement around the Lincoln Warehouse and the Journal dock. I spent most of Saturday trying to figure out how to build a decent driveway.  Finally decided on three layers of .030 sheet. One for the base. one for the sloped driveway, and one for the sidewalk surface. Some .030 square rod was utilized for the curb.








Best wishes, Dave

The best Jerry, the best (Bania)

[RWCJr]

Good looking streets. Weathering looks good for here in the south. Pollen soon stains every roof around here. Grey shingles are the only defense.
Robert

[Dave Schneider]

Thanks Guys, but this is really just a work in progress. Just to be clear, the solid grey sheet is just a test for asphalt and far from complete. The parking lot has a base coat and initial weathering, but more distress is needed. The driveway is okay, but the sidewalk it overdone.

I improved my technique to scribe the joints between the sidewalk/driveway and the parking lot. I used the Silhouette to to the initial scribes and then deepened them with the back of an xacto knife. Then I ran a broad flat blade along the scribe to remove the bump that formed. This made a big difference to produce a cleanly scribed line.

Best wishes, Dave

[nkalanaga]

Robert:  A simple "variable resistor" can be made from a multiposition rotary switch and a selection of resistors.  A six position switch should give enough variety once you try a few resistors to see which work best for you.

Incidentally, that's what many electric locomotives used for throttles.  At least on the MILW, the motors could only be run for extended periods in the full voltage, no resistor position.  Otherwise the resistors melted!  There were at least two, and sometimes more, full voltage settings, depending on series-parallel connections between the traction motors.

[Micke C]

Enjoying a long weekend just started. Using my pencil, some paint and some photos making a backdrop.


More Pictures

[Swing Motorman]

That's some lovely background work, and a neat mix of techniques!

I'd wanted to post this back during the actual weekend, but I wasn't yet a member.  Oops!  Anyway, I dusted off an N-scale trolley line in a laptop bag and took a photo of this key scene.  It's loosely based on Johnstown, PA, and uses streetcars and neighborhood names to match.



It's 1958 at the new diner and juke joint in the middle of the Roxbury Line's turning loop.  Johnstown Traction Co. car 311 sneaks past the ketchup truck as the ("working" N-scale) jokebox wraps up another rock n' roll hit.

This whole little layout needs a lot of work, clearly, but in time, I hope it'll compare at least a bit favorably with the masterpieces showcased here each week.


-Steven

[chicken45]

That's some lovely background work, and a neat mix of techniques!

I'd wanted to post this back during the actual weekend, but I wasn't yet a member.  Oops!  Anyway, I dusted off an N-scale trolley line in a laptop bag and took a photo of this key scene.  It's loosely based on Johnstown, PA, and uses streetcars and neighborhood names to match.



It's 1958 at the new diner and juke joint in the middle of the Roxbury Line's turning loop.  Johnstown Traction Co. car 311 sneaks past the ketchup truck as the ("working" N-scale) jokebox wraps up another rock n' roll hit.

This whole little layout needs a lot of work, clearly, but in time, I hope it'll compare at least a bit favorably with the masterpieces showcased here each week.


-Steven

Recognize this?

[dougnelson]

Recognize this?

I will have a couple of hot dogs and a Sundowner.  I think that the church tower in the skyline photo below is right near Coney Island.  Nicely done Josh.

[chicken45]

Doug,
Every time I looked at your signature, I thought...man, that looks familiar! Now I know why!
I'm also totally stoked someone on here's been there. For the uninformed, a Sundowner is a chili cheese burger with mustard, onions and a fried egg. Best hot dogs around, too. They use Berks. I have never had a finer hot dog chili, either.
It's a joint but a Johnstown staple.

[mu26aeh]

Doug,
Every time I looked at your signature, I thought...man, that looks familiar! Now I know why!
I'm also totally stoked someone on here's been there. For the uninformed, a Sundowner is a chili cheese burger with mustard, onions and a fried egg. Best hot dogs around, too. They use Berks. I have never had a finer hot dog chili, either.
It's a joint but a Johnstown staple.

I thought Sundowner was  a fellow forumite