Been out of town and just got back to my computer. So, I will get this thread going. A GS-1 leads the first section of the Argonaut east bound toward Houston and New Orleans.
Santa Fe's "Chief" pauses at the Sarah's Valley Depot on its way to Chicago one balmy summer evening: John
Wow it is! Josta's depot looks great - a moment frozen in time. The people bring the whole scene to life... you can get your shoes shined while refreshing yourself with a 7up from the vending machine nearby.
Managed to finish a couple of new cars this week: Athearn PS 2893CF Covered Hopper Kit, a real PITA to build with the lack of instructions. Painted with Floquil C&NW Green and lettered with Oddballs Decals to represent a car that was repainted in 1978. Exactrail Evans 4780CF Covered Hopper Kit, Instructions much better than Athearns exploded drawing, actually took less time to build even though it has more parts. Painted with Floquil BN Green and lettered with Oddballs Decals. Thanks for looking!
As said people really make a difference in a model scene. Adding passengers to my passenger trains made them come alive as it were
Back when Walthers was selling out these module packages for 3 dollars each, I bought a lot of them and build a big factory.
I also thought it was real at first. And the cars and the factory are sweet too. $3.00 for a kit, I wish And the depot awesome. I wish I had the patience and talent to do this stuff. I can barely get them glued together half decent. For some this is very relaxing, for me, not so much Nice work everyone!
Relax, have fun and through practice you'll improve. We all started at square one and got better with time. We acquired skills and even some nicer tools. Very, very few are masters at beginning. Just do a little at a time.
It is very relaxing for me to assemble kits, paint and detail rolling stock, etc. When I'm doing that kind of modeling, I'm in a sort of a bubble, in my own universe. I forget about everything else. Just take your time, check twice (test fit before glue) before assembling, and when you're finished, the satisfaction of having done something with your own hands will make the whole thing worth the time it took. That's when I figured out that when I was a youngster, my Dad was having as much, and probably more fun than me!
Stayed up late tonight to do some flocking. Got about 30 trees ready for planting 20160227_222211 by Adam Henry, on Flickr 20160227_222149 by Adam Henry, on Flickr
Those are some superb photos above; almost impossible to believe they're not the real thing. Well done. Over here in Dorking, I find it's easier to take the trains to the outdoors rather than trying to recreate landscapes indoors. And a bit of recent snow helps. There are more of my photos here: http://www.trainboard.com/highball/...s-and-some-questions.76594/page-2#post-882379
There's a reason to invest in a flanger, spreader, or wedge plow. The physics probably precludes building a functioning rotary.
This is an older photo...My rendition of the Rio Grande GP40 3085. The 3085 was repainted in the early 80s, and the 8 stencil was reversed for some reason. So I did the same with my Atlas model.
