a picture a day....

My contribution for 7-12-2017......

New arrival on the Team Track.

looks like it might fit....

trumptrain posted:

Here's my photo for this day July 8, 2017 and 6 more for this past week, for I've been away all week and not able to post.  Click on photos at bottom of post for captions. 

Like the way you worked the rocks into the bridge supports. How did you do that?

       my train depot in the house...

looking in the depot window...

BobbyD posted:

trumptrain posted:

Here's my photo for this day July 8, 2017 and 6 more for this past week, for I've been away all week and not able to post.  Click on photos at bottom of post for captions. 

Like the way you worked the rocks into the bridge supports. How did you do that?

Thanks!  

Actually the rocks the climbers are on are real rock which I selected hand carried from a nearby river bed.  I glued the rocks together using Sinbad brand glue. The real rocks are not actually part of the bridge support but rather form part of a hillside kind of cliff.   The canyon walls in the top photo are made from heavy gauge aluminum foil which I crumpled up, stapled into place, then spray painted using several coats of flat black, and brown.  After allowing paint to dry I then sprayed glue over the foil then I threw various kinds of scenic material such as fine stone, earth, and ballast at the walls ... whatever stuck stayed on the wall and the rest fell to the base.  Although not in view in either photo, the foil walls go to either side of the bridge abutments.   I don't think I have a photo showing full inside view of the nearer abutment in my archives but will try to shoot a photo showing this in the near future.  Thanks for asking the question.  I hope this explanation is helpful. 

N5CJonny posted:

Nice piece.

Thank you very much Gandydancer1950. It's not a perfect piece, but still very good, especially when used as a runner.

Dennis Holler posted:

Love the old tin!

Here is my contribution for Thursday July 13, 2017  " Clarke Kent " " Dog gone "

Excellent everyone!

Hampden Terminal RR RS3...  just weathered... 

A changed piece of real estate...

...was "The Horse Trader...

...is The Old Homestead...

FrankM.