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elwoodblues
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Canada
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 Posted - 04/19/2012 : 08:53:54 AM
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well just to muddy the waters I like "B"
The porter pulling those boxcars is a great shop, the porter looks right at home in that scene.
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/19/2012 : 11:23:21 AM
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thanks for the input guys.
just to muddy the waters more, heres another.
thinking about the size id like (1/2" or smaller) i noticed in the latest NGSLG on some boxcars from mexico that had quite a small heralds, and i quite like that. bit of an understatment, saves paint too :P |
"Is it really "rivet counting" if it's regarding NBW castings?"
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2012 : 1:01:46 PM
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so yesterday, i spent most of the day adding some dirt and fallen leaves.
it was bugging me the trailer scene soil was too clean, one simple post from someone else sudgesing it should be more dirty was enough to tip me and make me do something about it.
one problem i did have was the colouring on the noch leaves bleed a little. i was horrifyed to see yellowish-red bleeding in my tile grout. luckly a little added tile grout and soil managed to cover up the wrost of it, then i added some fancy (and expensive) laser cut leaves one leaf at a time.
also you may notice the fellow on the station
one of my "pet hates" is figures in mid "action" poses, so im being very selective about who gets put on the layout :D this guy seems to be well away into dream land, i hope he dosnt miss his train. |
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milocomarty
Fireman
Netherlands
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Posted - 04/20/2012 : 2:41:44 PM
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| Looks good Andy ! These Noch autumn leaves bleed like h***, even after 2 coats of grout before the show the color comes through now...well cover it up with a bit of paint I think.. |
Grtz Martin..
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2012 : 2:56:04 PM
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| thanks martin, i know! luckly mine covered well, still see some yellowing, but it blends well enough to look fine. i just ordered some silfor leafing mats, will be interesting to see if they bleed at all (but to avoid any more bleeding on the layout, i'll do a test batch elsewhere and report back for anyone whos interested) |
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milocomarty
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Netherlands
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 04/21/2012 : 04:09:11 AM
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I love your scenes, Andy, that's some really fine scenery work, and a pleasure to the eye.
Apart from this, I vote for B too. Share the point of Dave about "Safety first" filling nicely an otherwise blank space, but prefer the star to the dot.
(Although, I'm not sure the run down RRs we model here should have written Safety first on their herald in a time when the whole concept was somewhat different. Maybe we could think of a more 'propaganda' motto. |
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2012 : 04:27:29 AM
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thanks ok martin, i think the silfor leaves should work fine, ive seen a few guys use them for fallen leaves. thank you for the offer anyway.
thank you very much Frederic.
i did have a thought of having a single one with "safety frist" but whom ever was painting it has fallen off his ladder as shown by the long white line running down the car from the letter "t" :D
well im open to ideas for mottos :) i put safety first because its what ive seen and is all i could think off |
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andykins
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United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2012 : 10:56:37 AM
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found some time to stick down the larger details
also added an extra bush or two.
ive added two larger bottles, i have a crate to fit somewhere, plus more papers etc any other ideas?
also thinking on about the herald, what about this one? different border, different font, a rather well named "iowan old style" with safety first on a inner ring :D
edit to fix silly spelling mistake in herald[:-banghead] [:-bigeyes2] |
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Edited by - andykins on 04/21/2012 11:40:54 AM |
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milocomarty
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Netherlands
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
3895 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2012 : 11:31:12 AM
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| whoops :P |
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Hopeless
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2012 : 2:57:58 PM
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Andy, The trailer looks great. Kind of reminds me of one we rented in Fla in 1968, while I was in the Air Force. A little cleaner but not much bigger.
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Carrie Creek
Crew Chief
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2012 : 5:18:47 PM
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Andy, I really like the trailer scene now. Looks like some down on his luck writer trying to write the great american novel.
Your latest herald is the best so far. |
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andykins
Fireman
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 06:21:50 AM
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thanks guys!
roland, glad it reminds you or your own trailer, kinda glad to hear i got the sizes about right, alot of compression in this sene :D
thanks phil. |
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 07:08:46 AM
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This trailer scene is fantastic, Andy!
Nice sign. Let's go safe! |
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Edited by - Frederic Testard on 04/22/2012 07:09:12 AM |
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numpty's creek narrow gauge RR
