It's been a while since I have posted... or done any modeling for that matter. I am in the end stages of a divorce, so, a few more months I should be back with a vengeance! My interests have turned to the outdoors for the last year, been racking up the miles and putting ruts in the dirt roads to capture railroading as it exists today. The "My RP photos" link in my signature will bear the results. Well, thought I'd toss a photo taken on a diorama that I had been tinkering with up until about a year ago, still needs trees, code line and a few other amenities.
Welcome back Joe. Sorry to hear about your divorce, but I hope you bounce back quickly. That photo is exceptional and I've definitely been enjoying your contributions to RP lately. -Gary
Sorry about the divorce, it sucks but that will pass. The modeling is excellent. I agree with dave n above, standing here wondering if that is n!!! WOW!!!!
Thanks guys! It's been tough, but I am ready to get back to modeling, got a few tubs worth of projects lined up, just waiting for the house to be organized enough to set the bench back up. For those questioning the validity of the model being N scale, I assure you it is. Either the detailing or the hand laid code 40 is probably leading to the deception. I did a build thread in the N scale diesel group which can be found here... http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/group.php?discussionid=482&do=discuss
Yes that F7 is N scale and it's among the finest N scale models I've seen. Let's see that GP40-2 and SD40T-2 finished Joe!
Joe, The only thing that says N scale are the two tall vertical handrails. The black and white really defines the details, Nice job!
I really like the way this photo looks. This locomotive took a bad nose dive off the layout into a concrete floor. When I rebuilt it I left the plow scratched up and just bent it back to shape. Now it looks like it has seen some crossing accidents and years of use.
Yea...lights on would be so much better, but using my daughters cheap camera and any movement causes blurring.
I sometimes use a map pin inserted through the locomotive rear coupler into the roadbed between the ties to render the locomotive stuck. Then come up on the voltage till the lights are burning but the wheels have not yet started to slip. Did not work in this photo.hboy:
