a picture a day....

Train Nut posted:

p51 posted:

Train Nut posted:

Not the same house.... nope!  

Yes, it is. They remodeled it at some point. If you Google it, you will find plenty of references to that.

Yes. Everybody knows they remodeled it. Changed the look a bit. Ive been there and seen it in person. Not the same house. Chimney gone and your picture no electric wires in your picture, trees where they're not supposed to be. Driveway not in your picture.   Whole outside setting is different in your picture.  

Good grief,,,

It's the same house according to Goggle. Maybe the opposite end?

I saw the house many years ago on several occasions, actually dated a woman who grew up just down the street from the place. I went with her a few times to her parent's place and we drove by it dozens of times. I can't say I spent much time checking it out. I've never seen the movie or read the book.

N5CJonny posted:

Very effective . Every inch of those edifices is realistic and handsome. Congratulations on your success with it.

FrankM

Moonson posted:

N5CJonny posted:

Very effective . Every inch of those edifices is realistic and handsome. Congratulations on your success with it.

FrankM

Thanks so much for the kind words Frank. Really the credit goes to the lady that makes these building flats on Ebay, her photo work is amazing and I have filled an otherwise blank wall with some much needed city buildings. The only part I did was add the blue sky, painted some clouds and added magnets to the wall so I could remove the building flats if I needed to. At first I purchased some unfinished plastic building fronts, which I still have and I feel they are nice, but do not have the weathering done and they end up being more expensive when you consider your time plus extra details that are needed for realism. The only other detail I might consider adding in the future, is an outdoor lamp or two for some night time fun. I think for example, an old outdoor lamp over that garage to the left might look great.

Munoz Lines

May 31,2017

N5C,

Would you be so kind as to tell us the vendor for those building flats?  These are exactly what I need for a five foot long space I have against a wall.

Jerry

JerryG posted:

N5C,

Would you be so kind as to tell us the vendor for those building flats?  These are exactly what I need for a five foot long space I have against a wall.

Jerry

Sure thing Jerry. On Ebay look up angietracksideflats. Keep in mind that most of her flats are on card stock paper mounted on foam board. She carries mostly heavily weathered commercial buildings and apartments based on real building photos located in Ohio. There are three scale flats offered, which are N, HO and O scale. I have used mostly O scale buildings from her, with two HO scale buildings behind the O scale ones for the feeling of distance and one N scale tall building for an effect of a building that is at a greater distance in the background. She also sells sky backgrounds with clouds, but I felt that making my own would work fine and cost a lot less.

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

N5C,

Thanks so much for your help.  

It took a while for me to make a decision.  She has a lot of interesting things on her site.  I finally went with a large industrial collection without the backing applied.  I have done several of these myself, so it shouldn't be too difficult to apply my own.  It also gives me flexibility in adding the flats in just the right positions.  I hope this turns out looking as cool as yours, haha.

Jerry

Combining my two favorite hobbies: Lionel trains and Johnny Lightning diecast cars.

A couple more for this day:

SouthernMike posted:

 

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

 

Mike, I have purchased on Ebay mini rare earth magnets. They are from a source in China, so it takes awhile to get them, but they are so inexpensive and you will receive more than you will ever use. I glued a few magnets at different spots on the building flat and let the glue dry completely. The next day I placed a single thumb tack on each magnet making sure that the back of the flat thumb tack is attracted to the magnet and then gently pressed the building at each spot that has the thumb tack into the plaster board of the wall. Like I said, care must be used so you don't damage the building when pushing on the thumb tacks. Probably a better way might be to put the tacks into the wall first then put the magnets on the tacks followed by a drop of glue on the magnet face that is against the building and finally place the building flat on each glue spot. The only problem then would be to have some means of supporting the building until the glue dries.

Here is just one source on Ebay :   

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4mm-x-...f:g:7AcAAOSw5dNWqnqN

Well, this is a fine thread, and there are so many nice pictures before me. Thank you.

Wow, so many nice pictures before me...What a View...

Here's another from my layout.  June 1, 2017   " Takin a break "

June 1, 2017

Munoz Lines

SouthernMike posted:

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

Nice looking. What buildings are they left to right?

the Triple Crossing.....Downtown Richmond VA

Peter

Broader view including the Twin Bridges project and the double-track bridge project..

FrankM

Ooohhhhh, the creative adventure of it all, so totally satisfying!

Posting from out of town in St. Joseph, MO. Here' what's in the yards.

Two pictures a day?

Scrapiron Scher posted:

Two pictures a day?

Yup. If you made it, we want to see it. No doubt!

An old picture, from the old layout, coinciding with Lionel's announcement to move production to China.....

Peter

BobbyD posted:

SouthernMike posted:

I recommend the Angie's flats as well. Can't beat them for the price. She photoshops out any power lines, shadows, etc. before she makes the prints. Also removes anything that looks to modern, so they can fit a wide range of time periods, from 1940's or so to the present. All the flats in this picture came from her.

N5CJonny, can you tell me about the magnets you used? Mine are mounted with Velcro tape. I will be redoing them soon as I plan on mounting some Miller signs to them. Magnets sound a lot easier to work with, wish I had thought of them.

Nice looking. What buildings are they left to right?

I measured the space I had and then picked out buildings to fit. In order they are:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/326-O-...a:g:71wAAOxyGwNTBhoH

http://www.ebay.com/itm/332-O-...7:g:iLIAAOSwImRYcpu1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/333-O-...9:g:dzsAAOSw5dNWiHAP

http://www.ebay.com/itm/327-O-...9:g:qKgAAOxyRhBS0J18

She doesn't have one of the 5th building listed and I can't remember what she called it.

Out of view on the right are these two

http://www.ebay.com/itm/342-O-...8:g:7RgAAOSw~bFWGuEx

http://www.ebay.com/itm/309-O-...e:g:NhYAAOSwgQ9V6jPL

Putnam Division posted:

An old picture, from the old layout, coinciding with Lionel's announcement to move production to China.....

Peter

I remember that day well.  I had a call in to Dick Maddox (I was with TAS at the time) and when he answered he said "I suppose you're calling about what I just announced".  Well I had no idea so he told me all about the move.  

The next time Mike Reagan and I went up there the doors were locked and we were met by two security guards.  We of course identified ourselves and went on with our appointment.  I was able to get away with the ID badge that said I was a VISITOR.  A rare and collectible piece of ephemera. 

Lou N

Here's mine for June 1, 2017  ' Sneaking a sample .... BUSTED!!' " This Bud is not for you!!!"

Tampa Union Station

One from a past layout: Dallas, PA. 1982-1989.  Station still inservice on current home layout.  All trains except Chicago & Alton also still in service. Union Pacific and Blue Comet have been upgraded to TMCC.  Hogate & Reynolds C&NW bi-level coach was just sold at York in April.

June 2, 2017

More of the bridges neighborhood....

FrankM

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