George Lasley posted:About the rock work ....... Most of the places don’t have clearance for castings plus I hate doing castings and finishing them. There are still places where a long car or new loco will emerge with a white plaster streak on one side. As an aside we have found that the UP/Clinchfield Challengers have the most overhang, both front and back. They become the clearance gauge.
Again, thanks for the great comments. Keep the questions coming.
George
George, I have found doing rock work realistically to be tedious. I guess I never perfected a method and painting to give results to suit myself. When you have such a large layout, that would be an awful lot of it. I have noticed some other modelers here who take a "shortcut" in effect with impressive results as you have. I agree, the more you pile on, the tighter the clearances will be.
Will, Woww!! That's a lot of photographs to pour over for ideas!! Thank you!!
Marty, Thank you for the videos! They really make it seem like I am there in Raleigh! Maybe I will get to visit too someday!!!
