Scenery - Structures
WIP -Brandon’s Auto complete
Another building finished. The flagstone wall on this auto repair shop has turned out well. Still have to put on the signage before fixing it to the downtown area on my layout, The Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.
Converted Gas Station - Finishing the Hard Part
Now that the basic fascia shape is complete, I can manage the overhang. With this element completed the hard part is over. The rest is pretty straightforward.
Scenery in Staging?
I’ve been thinking (against my better judgment) that it would be nice to have some rudimentary scenery in my staging area and hidden track. Security cameras, and maybe onboard cameras, will allow me to enjoy watching a train traverse through large portions of my layout that will be otherwise hidden. This area, in particular, would be neat to have the cliffs to the right side that the prototype traversed up a valley to the fields above.
Peco static grass not working.
Peco static grass not working.
It keeps clumping up and won't go through screen of grass applicator.
Try to un clump it in the coffee grinder and it still clumps up.
Break it up with fingers and it still clumps up in grass applicator.
Put a little rock in the grass applicator and it still clumps up and won't go through the screen.
Rework of the chemical plant in Cantwell
I know these two images are oriented differently from each other
But watcha think?
Engine facility structures associated with oil burning steam locos
Want to include whatever scenic elements apply to the engine servicing yard for an oil burning steam loco. I've searched around on the web and found pictures/structures of the stand pipe for fueling the tender. However, are there more elements associated with the servicing equipment (e.g., where the oil is stored; how it is pumped; how it is conveyed to the fueling stand pipe). Photos of a prototype yard would be most beneficial.
What's on Your Workbench - April 2021
All the sudden it's a new month! I hope you have been busy making progress. Let's see the latest from your workbench and layout!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
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Experimenting with Stonework
Experimenting with colours and washes to create the look of limestone and fieldstone walls. Read the techniques I used to get this finish.
Grain Elevator Clearance Question
Good morning,
I have a question about clearance from the wall(s) of two buildings to the rail on the siding.
These HO scale buildings are getting lights and final placement on the layout today, hopefully, and I'm wavering on exact placement. Google search has offered up no dimensions.
We're set in 1973, the locos are GP-7 or U-23-B. Grain is in covered hoppers or a couple of old boxcars.
More Weathering of the Terrain...
Working on some more weathering today, added several more diluted washes of black to the ready rocks on the northern bank, then added another layer of zip texturing d
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