Great pics, all . For my Foto Fun this week, I'm contributing some of the more remarkable things that I saw at X2011 West and National Train Show 2011. This is on Bill Iwan's beautiful HOn3 Rio Grande Southern display layout, that Carstens Publications (the Railroad Model Craftsmen publishers) hosted in their booth at the 2011 National Train Show. What I love about this from an idea standpoint - let's see how Bill Iwan angled two buildings to force perspective. This is a great idea. The house in the center background looks normal: From above, look at the angle built into the building!: The coal tipple looks normal: From above, look at the angle built into the tipple!: I hope this idea from X2011 West and 2011 National Train Show are worthwhile for us model railroaders. I may have more to come in future weeks.
Great work by everyone again as always! Jon Grant - That CR GP9 is awesome and the DOF you are getting with Helicon is amazing, I am going to have to try that out for myself! Here are a few pics of my recently completed Ex-Galveston Wharves CIC #8001 FMC Offset Double Door Boxcar Scratchbuilt Superior Door side Stock Youngstown Door side that came on the model.
Finally got a project done that's been sitting there for near-decades. ATSF made a practice of advertising on any bridge visible from a highway, and a lot of that is still out there today. I used a deck girder just outside Winslow for inspiration. The real highway overpass in Flagstaff is a concrete underpass, my steel one is a bit imagineered, but trying to follow standard practice. I used the Microscale 60-1109 set on my bridge, and then weathered it with washes and chalks fairly heavily - at least by my standards. And it really does measure exactly 14 feet, so that trucker better slow down.
Looks great! One comment... up here in NY, roads always have two lines in the middle of the road (or none for country roads, or 1 if it is dashed to allow passing in either direction)... I have never seen a road with one solid stripe down the middle. Is that prototypical for your area?
I remember a time that a solid line just divided the roadway. I also remember when a dashed line divided the road and a solid line (usually yellow) meant no passing. I also remember other variations on this. I agree with what you are saying, too, but it may have changed over time.
I am younger and also not from this country... so you can very well be correct... I just was not aware of such a prototype
Went back and checked my 60's postcards of Flag, and yeah, that spot is FHWA typical with the two yellow lines even back then, nice spot! Getting in there and working is a challenge as it's only 2 1/8" wide, but I got the ruler and the yellow colored pencil in there for the second highway line... and didn't break anything else trying. That spot on the layout intrigues me as it makes an N-scale FP45 look ENORMOUS.
Hi mu26aeh, welcome to TrainBoard. It looks like you joined back in 2008 and have just now made your first post! I want to invite you to take a moment to post an introduction of yourself in the member introductions area. I assume this paper mill scene is still in progress, yes? The backdrops really give a sense of depth here in the way the dwarf the trains! I'd love to know more about this scene, as well as your layout in general.
