I managed to finish a couple of cars this week along with a new motive power purchase. Atlas 17,600 Gal Corn Syrup Tank Car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with Islington Station Products Decals. Atlas 17,600 Gal (ADM Style) Corn Syrup Tank Car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with Herald King Decals. I had missed these when they first came out, and when I got ¤¤¤¤¤'s notice for 20% off on Athearn, I checked their offering's and they had 8 of these in stock, so I got one at a good price. I reaaly like some of the the Bi-Centennial engines and have one more to get that Athearn is doing this year the DT&I version, along with a couple I am painting. See you all later! Rick J
Here is the first layout photo I ever took #0001, in 2005. Seems like a lot has happened in those ten years. Jim
So true. I was browsing a Facebook site about the town where I attended high school. Comparing it to memories of my last stop there, five years ago. Today's version, eyuck! No thanks. The days of that little diner were better.
Never ceases to amaze me how captivating your scenes are without a train or an inch of track in sight!
Ooooo. If I mentally block off the exposed side of that building, it has me thinking a lot about the little shell station in my old home town.
Candy, I'm always so impressed with your attention to detail. For example ... the power service to the brick building, and the air conditioner under the window upstairs. Is that your paint scheme on the front, or did it come with the model? Cool!
Thank You ! That came with the model. It's a decal. But on other buildings it takes me awhile to come up with colors that look right. I don't always succeed. Sometimes I have to do it over.
I wish I had Candy's eye for colors and details. I have a collection of these- http://www.custommodelrailroads.com/n.aspx And these- http://lundestudios.com/nscale.htm I can't get them to look right no matter what I do. They are going to be a part of a large city representing Chicago in 1949 complete with the L lines and the interurbans. Randy
