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| nhguy |
Posted - 03/03/2010 : 12:28:14 AM
I started playing with my Noch Grassmaster and some Noch and Silfor grasses.
Here's an area in Wethersfield near the station.
Here's the continuing construction of the culvert area
I'm still experimenting but so far it's pretty neat stuff. I've been going low grass to high grass and the effect is good. Anyone else have any tips for using this method or a better one? |
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| MarkF |
Posted - 06/01/2013 : 3:40:40 PM
It's good to see you back at it Bill! |
| nhguy |
Posted - 05/31/2013 : 5:13:15 PM
Over the last few operating sessions it became obvious that the Connecticut Light & Power company siding was a bear to switch and spot cars efficiently. It came off the main line right outside the south end of Middletown yard on the top back level. The CL&P power plant was just represented by a cardboard box. Here in this fuzzy image is the siding and the stand in box. The siding was elevated and very difficult to access from any angle in the aisle.
It was built to the original plans. This goes to show that operating your layout will weed out potential and obvious design errors and lets you change them before the scenery is added.
Here is the new user friendly siding for the CL&P I installed last night. It instead comes off the wye tail track that is controlled by a Tortoise switch motor. The wiring and motor were already in use for the turnout control on the upper level. All I had to do was drill an new hole, put in a #6 turnout and add the track an feeders. That cut about an hour out of the wiring of the turnout, running the wires and installing a control toggle switch on the fascia.
As you can see the siding is closer to the aisle and easier to manage. The wood support over the coal cars is the last remnants of it. It will probably support a coal pile or just an abandoned trestle abutment. Hey maybe I can use it as a cinder loading support.....Hmmmmm....?
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| nhguy |
Posted - 04/12/2013 : 12:06:58 PM
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Originally posted by Twist67
Hi there,
hat scenery section is a very cool idea...And it looks very nice...you have great layout there..
regards,Chris
Thanks Chris. It was pretty easy to do. It just takes a little time. It was fun to do and you have some visible results to your labors. |
| Twist67 |
Posted - 04/12/2013 : 10:15:44 AM
Hi there,
hat scenery section is a very cool idea...And it looks very nice...you have great layout there..
regards,Chris |
| nhguy |
Posted - 04/11/2013 : 12:39:32 PM
Finished the front of the scenery section. Here it is installed. It fits in tightly with the added scenery on the front of it but it won't be removed that often.
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| nhguy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 11:55:57 PM
Before and after test fit of the scenery bar. This is what it looks like before the scenery bar:
And this is after:
All that is left is to add some foliage to the front of the scenery bar to track level, which I did tonight, and install it so I don't have to move it. It breaks up the space between the track and the backdrop enough to hide the hard edge of the Connecticut River in the back and smooth it out a bit. The scenery section is 1.5 inches thick. The Hartford Rayon complex of about 7 or 8 buildings will be in front of this. It gives it just enough more depth to the scene I want to create.
It will give the guys coming for the op session this Saturday something to find different besides the new turntable.
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| Harsco |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 3:27:18 PM
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Originally posted by nhguy
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Originally posted by Harsco
Looks nice, Bill....never heard of using Modge-Podge before...as a glue?
Modge Podge is a matte medium glue that is flexible. I use it for scenery and gluing the ballast down. It's a brand name and available at Wally world and craft stores. It dries flat and clear. I have been using it since 1976 when I was introduced to it by a man in our model railroad club. They also make gloss medium which is what I did my little brook with instead of Envirotex. Great for small shallow streams and puddles.
Thanks for the info, Bill...all along I assumed Modge-Podge was a glossy material, not matte or flat. I've seen it at my local art supply big box stores but never examined it closely...thanks for the tip! |
| nhguy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 1:14:07 PM
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Originally posted by Dutchman
Bill, that should make a nice transition between the layout scenery and the backdrop.
I'll take a couple of photos when it is installed so you can see the transition between it and my wife's backdrop painting. |
| nhguy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 1:12:39 PM
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Originally posted by BandO Boy
I like that, Bill... makes a lot of sense... I figured I would do something just like that in my layout's corners and at the peninsula 'blob' where depth starts to become an issue for work comfort and accessibility... so nice to work at the bench instead of reaching, bending, twisting, etc. ... oh, geez, I think I just pulled something thinking about it!
That is exactly why I'm doing it this way Jim. Saving my back as much as I can. |
| nhguy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 1:11:19 PM
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Originally posted by jbvb
This is at the Just An Idea stage, and I don't know if you'll need it, but I have a couple of removable foam scenery segments: I've been thinking the next time one of them is out, I'll add a handle, or a place where I can screw a handle in.
That is the idea. Friction will keep it in place. There is a track just in front of it against the backdrop. If I need to do maintenance I can remove it. I have a few areas where 'lift outs' will be used. I am leaning towards the John Pryke method of using foam core board and an odd shape that only fits in one way of doing it. |
| nhguy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 10:27:43 AM
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Originally posted by Harsco
Looks nice, Bill....never heard of using Modge-Podge before...as a glue?
Modge Podge is a matte medium glue that is flexible. I use it for scenery and gluing the ballast down. It's a brand name and available at Wally world and craft stores. It dries flat and clear. I have been using it since 1976 when I was introduced to it by a man in our model railroad club. They also make gloss medium which is what I did my little brook with instead of Envirotex. Great for small shallow streams and puddles. |
| Dutchman |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 09:48:55 AM
Bill, that should make a nice transition between the layout scenery and the backdrop.
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| BandO Boy |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 09:37:59 AM
I like that, Bill... makes a lot of sense... I figured I would do something just like that in my layout's corners and at the peninsula 'blob' where depth starts to become an issue for work comfort and accessibility... so nice to work at the bench instead of reaching, bending, twisting, etc. ... oh, geez, I think I just pulled something thinking about it! |
| jbvb |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 07:44:24 AM
This is at the Just An Idea stage, and I don't know if you'll need it, but I have a couple of removable foam scenery segments: I've been thinking the next time one of them is out, I'll add a handle, or a place where I can screw a handle in. |
| Harsco |
Posted - 04/09/2013 : 05:58:23 AM
Looks nice, Bill....never heard of using Modge-Podge before...as a glue? |
