Hi, I'm an artist and I'm painting a scene where a car is stopped at a railroad crossing. The scene is supposed to be 1955-56. What warning signs/devices were used back then? Crossbucks, lights, black and white crossing arm? Thanks, Scott
Hi Scott, I'm not a crossing expert so I can't provide specifics. From what I can tell however, crossings during that timeframe ran the range from simple crossbucks, to alternating lights, crossing arms & wig-wags. Is there a specific region, rural/city or railroad you'd like to capture? That may bring out some of the experts here on Trainboard to provide specifics for what you're after. Here are a couple links to take a look at for some ideas: Wig Wag Photos (incl 50's shots from California): http://www.trainweb.org/dansrailpix/WIG_WAG_historical.htm O. Winston Link photo 1955: http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/link01lg.jpg Best Regards, -Mike
Thanks Mike. Sorry for the late reply. I am doing a painting that should relate to California. I took the info you gave me along with some other info and have started setting up the props for my painting. You can see what I mean by going to my website: http://www.scottmooreart.com/gallery/AmericasRailways_props.htm Thanks again! Scott
Here's the mock-up I made out of cardboard of the crossing arm. Notice I'm using the old 'black and white' arm...
Looks Good... You've definitely got a unique style to your work, I enjoyed checking out the gallery of your other projects! Will you leave the tinplate train, or substitute that with a "real" train going thru the props? (kinda like how you blended "real" with "props" in your other pieces of art) Keep us posted! -Mike
SLSF Freak said: The only real stuff that will be in scale with the father and son (whenever I find the right models) will be the Studebaker station wagon, the street and street markings.... Scott
SLSF FREAK said: Hey Mike, Here's the latest on the painting: You can see more details of it all on this webpage: http://www.scottmooreart.com/gallery/AmericasRailways_props.htm Scott
Here's the latest on the painting. This is the first stage of paint application. I will now paint over the entire painting with thicker paint, bringing out the fine details. You can see the father and son (the boy with the engineer's hat and neckercheif) waving to the engineer as he passes by. [ March 07, 2005, 10:21 AM: Message edited by: oldcaliforniakid ]
Thanks Hank. This image hits home with my wife. Her dad was an inspector of accidents for Southern Pacific... Scott
Fantastic job there Scott - thanks for sharing with us!! Think there might be anymore train themed works in the future?? -Mike
I had a look at your website. Fascinating to see the thought processes and methods used to create the painting. Wonderful work
