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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 1 | Anonymous Members: 1 | Guests: 196 ]  [ Total: 198 ]  [ Newest Member: SceneryTime ]  All Forums  Model Railroad Forums  The On30 Line  BCRR Previous Page | Next Page  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Author Topic Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 of 6 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/11/2020 :  1:20:54 PM     OK, I'll try and see about posting them a little larger. By the way I am shooting with a flip phone; it's the only camera I have, and since I don't want or need a smart phone, it's sorta what you see is what you get. So here goes; these are all shots of Ft. Compton, are they the right size; and I tried to make sure they were straight? Download Attachment: 002resizedkc.jpg 101.7 KB Download Attachment: 003resizedkc.jpg 86.44 KB Download Attachment: 004resized.jpg 111.37 KB Edited by - kyle creel on 09/11/2020 2:10:58 PM Country: USA | Posts: 418 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 09/11/2020 :  2:08:00 PM     Perfect!!!!! Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 12741 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/11/2020 :  2:15:05 PM     Thanx for all the helpful suggestions and comments; they're always needed and welcomed. KYLE Country: USA | Posts: 418 Larryc Engine Wiper Posted - 09/11/2020 :  5:36:44 PM     Kyle your layout is looking really good. I like the fence; are those actual twigs you used? Never seen that type of fence before; I like the look. Edited by - Larryc on 09/11/2020 5:37:34 PM Country: USA | Posts: 376 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/12/2020 :  12:51:56 AM     Thanx for the mention. Yes they are twigs; Mark scouted out all the 6 to 12 inch very straight twigs he could find. I cut the lengths to what I needed, carved the tops, then super glued 'em together. They are actually the stockade walls to Fort Compton. It's an imaginary stockade style fort in far sw Texas from when We, Texas were still a Republic; an independent nation circa 1847 just like the U.S.; Mexico, England etc. Anyways its' fictional life ended as a remote US Cavalry supply post, and was ultimately abandoned and left for dead. But some of the locals decided to restore it; and created the fictional (there were never trees big or straight enough to build a fort) edifice you now see. Not counting B grade westerns that found it to be "ideal" for cheap location shooting, it has somehow managed to eek out enough 'dough' to semi pay for itself.... That's my story JUDGE, and I'm stickin' to it. (Tickets to the fort, and afternoon performances by Me & My Donkey are on sale across the street at 'WINDBREAKER GAS' Distribution.) Thankx very much for your support. Download Attachment: 004resizedkc.jpg 74.07 KB Download Attachment: 003resizedkc.jpg 82.28 KB Download Attachment: 007resizedkc.jpg 129.5 KB Edited by - kyle creel on 09/12/2020 01:42:17 AM Country: USA | Posts: 418 Larryc Engine Wiper Posted - 09/12/2020 :  10:49:29 AM     Kyle that is very nice and even a Blockhouse to boot. I used to do "historical re-enactments", colonial period, years ago so I'm very familiar with stockades, block-houses, and forts. I guess that's why the sharpened twigs caught my eye. Country: USA | Posts: 376 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/13/2020 :  8:01:46 PM     Hi everybody; man I screwed up and put the picture on the wrong post. So I had to delete the post and include it at the beginning of this one. Thanx for the kind words Larry. I think it's very cool to do re-enacting. It makes me feel great knowing someone with firsthand knowledge of FORTS would appreciate the effort. I think I discovered something that I've never heard of or seen anybody do to create the support layer for a cliff side, mountain side or canyon wall. I opened up a bunch of old grocery sacks; crumpled them up, stretched them out (each one), sprayed heavily with LOCKTITE spray adhesive, put each one behind the pre-positioned chicken wire and did the same thing to the rest of the sacks, applying them to the face of the chicken wire, mashing, pressing and molding them into a 3 layer laminate. Next I'll apply either plaster soaked paper towel, or plaster soaked cheese cloth, or some leftover plaster cloth that Mark bought. Check out the pics and let me know what you think. The surface already has some preformed rock shape, so it will be simpler to add a little more detail.??????? These are some close shots, the last 3 should be like a panorama; don't know if they work that way though. Hope you enjoy the experiment, I know I am..... comments, critiques, rasberries all accepted!!!!!! Kyle Download Attachment: 004resizedckc.jpg 84.62 KBhttp://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/kyle%20creel/20209132087_004r Download Attachment: 003resizedkc.jpg 115.41 KB Download Attachment: 001resized.jpg 97.7 KB Download Attachment: 002resizedkc.jpg 97.42 KB Download Attachment: 009resizedkc.jpg 96.74 KB Download Attachment: 012resizedkc.jpg 89.51 KB Download Attachment: 014resizedkc.jpg 83.1 KB Edited by - kyle creel on 09/13/2020 9:21:14 PM Country: USA | Posts: 418 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 09/13/2020 :  11:24:56 PM       Very effective scenery, Kyle. Country: USA | Posts: 6626 Larryc Engine Wiper Posted - 09/14/2020 :  10:12:53 AM     Kyle looking really good. That's a great idea for making rock scenery and the bags should be heavy enough so they won't get soaked through. That's what is so great about this forum, so many different techniques for accomplishing the same things. Keep up the great work! Country: USA | Posts: 376 Philip Fireman Posted - 09/14/2020 :  10:30:48 AM       yeah boy! looking great! Philip Country: USA | Posts: 3283 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/14/2020 :  11:47:19 AM     Thanx Michael Thanx Larry Thanx Phillip I couldn't help myself; I added just a splash of some random rock colors to see what the thing might resemble before adding any plaster. ????????????????? Download Attachment: 015resizedkc.jpg 88.12 KB Edited by - kyle creel on 09/14/2020 11:53:39 AM Country: USA | Posts: 418 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/14/2020 :  9:58:11 PM     Here is where I'm working on blending the cliffs of the 3-D mountain into the cliffs on the backdrop. Download Attachment: 031resizedkc.jpg 79.08 KB ...and one more shot from across the canyon... Download Attachment: 003resizedkc.jpg 174.44 KB wow..that's weird, my original sketch of what the canyon should look like is still pinned to the facia. Edited by - kyle creel on 09/14/2020 10:17:23 PM Country: USA | Posts: 418 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/15/2020 :  8:21:13 PM     Okay folks, here comes a bunch of shots; the first one shows the the completed laminated support layer that will receive a layer or so of plaster and rock molds/carvings to finish out the first wave of details in the canyon. Next up is a (hopefully) "John Allen-esque" series of shots depicting the daily run of the "Canyon Peddler"; hope they came out ok and you like them. Download Attachment: 016resizedkc.jpg 178.26 KB Download Attachment: 026resizedkc.jpg 138.1 KB Download Attachment: 027resizedkc.jpg 140.27 KB Download Attachment: 030resizedkc.jpg 138.9 KB Download Attachment: 034resizedkc.jpg 134.68 KB Download Attachment: 035resizedkc.jpg 132.8 KB Download Attachment: 039resizedkc.jpg 126.01 KB Download Attachment: 043resizedkc.jpg 163.02 KB Download Attachment: 047resizedkc.jpg 186.92 KB Download Attachment: 049resizedkc.jpg 194.13 KB Well now that wasn't so bad was it?... Hope the shots had a little drama or something, anyways as always comments and critiques, beer bottles not withstanding are welcome, needed and appreciated. Thanx as always, KYLE Edited by - kyle creel on 09/15/2020 9:51:24 PM Country: USA | Posts: 418 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 09/15/2020 :  8:52:24 PM     Great to see scenery all the way to the floor. Very reminiscent of John Allen's G & D layout. And your scenery to backdrop blending is excellent. So glad you finally got the photo posting issue sorted. Regards Rob Despite the cost of living, It's still popular Country: Australia | Posts: 2458 kyle creel Engine Wiper Posted - 09/17/2020 :  1:11:55 PM     Thanx for the kind words Robert; John Allen has always been my biggest influence. His scenery to the floor concept has amazed me ever since I first saw it in "the book" back back in 1980. I always wanted to do that particular effect, and it's really been fun to finally have the space and create my own 'scenery to the floor'. Here is the scaled track plan for the BCRR, I spent about an hour and a half on it this morning using my dads' old scale drafting ruler and pencils. Then went over it with my fine tip sharpies. Sorry the picture is a little blurry, but flip phone etc.... Anyways, thanx for stopping by, Kyle Download Attachment: 002resizedckc.jpg 87.17 KB Edited by - kyle creel on 09/17/2020 4:24:20 PM Country: USA | Posts: 418 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 of 6 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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