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Posted - 07/12/2010 : 08:12:06 AM
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Bob, Looking forward to the pictures.
I noticed in another thread you asked about resizing pictures to post here on the forum
Here are 3 links to threads on the forum that help with this process.
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15110 (For general instructions on posting photos/drawings/graphics)
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5383 (For instructions on resizing photo files)
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18629 (For instructions on how to post photos/graphics when using a Mozilla-based browser.)
The second thread explains how to resize using XnView which is a free photo editing software that many here use. While any program will work I have found that if I resize a photo so that the longest side is 720 pixels then it gets under limit for size on the forum.
Good luck and if you need more help just ask.
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Posted - 07/12/2010 : 09:49:09 AM
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Most of my structures are either based loosely on structures I have seen of have seen pictures of, or completely out of my head. I have used just about any material avaiable but for many years my preferred material is sheet styrene. A good source of drawings is old model railroad magazines. Back in the 40's and 50's those magazines were much more into scratchbuilding than they are today. Here's an example. Back in the early 50's I was in the Air Force and I was building HO scale structures out of a small work box in my foot locker. Model railroader ran an article with drawings for making a nice signal tower. I built it back then and I still have it (minus a broken stairway). A couple of years ago I got out that 1956 magazine and enlarged the drawings to 1/24 scale. The orriginal model was made from various card stocks but the 1/24 scale model was made from sheet styrene. You can see the difference from HO to H scale in the photo of the unpainted model, that little thing is the tower in HO scale.
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Posted - 07/12/2010 : 10:32:55 AM
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Bob, that is some great modeling. I checked out your web site and I hope to see more of what you have done.
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Posted - 07/12/2010 : 1:00:40 PM
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Beautiful work, Bob!
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Posted - 07/13/2010 : 02:44:09 AM
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Really great work, Bob! I checked out your website too, you do a lot of terrific stuff. I thought your name sounded familiar, and now I know why. I've seen some of your work in Garden Railways, and the Gazette too, if I remember correctly. Very inspiring!
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Posted - 07/13/2010 : 06:56:14 AM
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HO sure looks small when it sits next to 1/24 scale!
Those are very nicely detailed interiors. Is that a reflection of the photographer in the mirror?
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