Nice model, Joseph; and thanks for the video showing how you put it all together. I have a question ... what is that you were using with the brush end? Is it a glue, or what? Never seen anything like it before! I have six Kadee craftsman trussed log cars I'm going to start working on (got the cataracts removed from my eyes so now I can see!). I have one box opened and the parts out on the table ... must be about a hundred of them! Three pages of instructions to read to familiarize myself with the process. Thanks again for the video.
Cocotrain, thanks! Please subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. Thanks! Ironhorseman, yes that brush was for cement, Plastruct Plastic Weld. Bonds only plastic. Nearly all of the glue was applied to the underside of the rail car which would be heavily weathered so a bit of glue here or there wouldn't hurt. For more precise application I use a pin head or old #11 blade. Thanks for watching!
If anyone is interested, here is an article I did for an online publication out this month: http://mrhpub.com/2017-09-sep/online/?page=228 Thanks!
As always, I'm impressed not only by the detail and scenicness(?) of your work, but the also the quality of your photography. Excellent.
Very nice article, indeed. As a "sign" nerd as well as a train nerd, I may be biased, but I totally agree that signs play a vital role in making an atmosphere. As a computer nerd, I'd like to point out that I think there are some superior avenues to what you've described. Software like Photoshop would be ideal, but there are free alternatives. These all have the advantage of being superior at down-scaling images, and at being able to keep excellent resolution for printing while giving you more control over what happens at each step. And it isn't just road signs that can benefit from the time spent with some raster images and a printer! Depending on the era of your layout, one of the surest sources of sign imagery is from the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices itself. This is a government document which sets the legal standard for road and highway signs and marking practices in the United States. It's why you can drive state to state and all the signs and pavement markings look and act more-or-less the same. This document is littered with hundreds of sign images that can be snipped out. They won't necessarily have a used or weathered look, but that can be achieved with the software mentioned above. The idea of using aluminum foil for the sign backings is a brilliant one!
Latest Vid! - Weathering! Enjoy! This is the latest video, a follow up on the previous Proto 2k Kit Build. Please Enjoy!
Really like the dumpster and litter around the guard rail' very real looking. I was looking at another guys layout and he weathered the bottom of buildings next to the ground where water and rain' mud would spash up on the walls. Really great effect he made. So fun to look at others take or ideas on scenery and use on your layout. Thanks
Hey Joseph I just read your article on Model Train Magazine about better signs' Excellent work and article. I really love their online magazine' I also love Ken Patterson What's Neat show and all the quest he has. Have you ever been on their are maybe going to be. Your work would be perfect for the show. Thanks
Right on cocotrain2, thanks for the support! Maybe one day I'll be on the show, that would be great. I'm working on a couple new videos and some projects, so if you haven't already, please check out my YouTube channel. Thanks! Joseph
