Little People

Some LP folks.

LPs for today.  " Servicing the Consolidation "

Taking a break.

MELGAR

trumptrain posted:

Some LP folks.

The colors in these photos, Patrick, are brilliant and striking.

                            Running the locomotive and protecting the rear.

Get your scorecards here!

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

trumptrain posted:

Some LP folks.

The colors in these photos, Patrick, are brilliant and striking.

Hey Arnold - I'm glad you like the colors!  I'll let you in on a little something.  I'm actually color blind believe it or not.  I don't see the world as non color blind people do. :-)  Somehow I manage to do ok when it comes to the layout scenery.  Not always so lucky when it comes to matching colors with cloths as in picking out what to wear ... LOL!!  

LP folks.

trumptrain posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

trumptrain posted:

Some LP folks.

The colors in these photos, Patrick, are brilliant and striking.

Hey Arnold - I'm glad you like the colors!  I'll let you in on a little something.  I'm actually color blind believe it or not.  I don't see the world as non color blind people do. :-)  Somehow I manage to do ok when it comes to the layout scenery.  Not always so lucky when it comes to matching colors with cloths as in picking out what to wear ... LOL!!  

That's remarkable because the colors in your photos are so good. Maybe you can sense the colors in some other mysterious way. 

When Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony, which included Ode to Joy, he was deaf. He could read the notes and hear them in his head.

Arnold

trumptrain posted:

LP folks.

Gorgeous, especially the colors.

A hanger-on...

MELGAR

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

trumptrain posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

trumptrain posted:

Some LP folks.

The colors in these photos, Patrick, are brilliant and striking.

Hey Arnold - I'm glad you like the colors!  I'll let you in on a little something.  I'm actually color blind believe it or not.  I don't see the world as non color blind people do. :-)  Somehow I manage to do ok when it comes to the layout scenery.  Not always so lucky when it comes to matching colors with cloths as in picking out what to wear ... LOL!!  

That's remarkable because the colors in your photos are so good. Maybe you can sense the colors in some other mysterious way. 

When Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony, which included Ode to Joy, he was deaf. He could read the notes and hear them in his head.

Arnold

Perception is  individuality

Revel in it! 

Revel

I may have missed it, but how do people afix their figures to their layout?  I want to make sure that if I goof, or need to move people, it doesn't damage the items they have been attached to.

Deuce posted:

I may have missed it, but how do people afix their figures to their layout?  I want to make sure that if I goof, or need to move people, it doesn't damage the items they have been attached to.

Depending on the location I use either Woodland Scenics scenic accent glue or Department 56 Tacky Wax. I'm not sure if the Dept. 56 still puts it out or not. Other companies call it museum wax. Here are the results of an ebay search:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.htm...eum+wax&_sacat=0

A woman's work is never done.

MELGAR

A woman's work is never done is true.

Sometimes, she has to explain life to a child...

...or bring her homemade goodies to the church Bake Sale...

...or sell her crop of homegrown garden veggies and fruit at her roadside stand...

FrankM

Frank, your work is truly amazing.

Waiting for the train at Buladeen, TN. Summer, 1943...

LP folks for Wed. 

A slow day at the freight house.

MELGAR

Time to report for duty.

MELGAR

JERRMAN, In a word - masterful, in every direction.

Oh wait, I have another word - wet. Truly wet !

And did I say - WOW !!!

FrankM

Well, coming from the Master, Frank, that’s quite a compliment. Thank you. 

Dogs are not always the mailman's favorite.

MELGAR

LP for today.

Sometimes, dogs get greeted as friends...FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Jerrman posted:

Wow!

Mind giving a quick verbal tutorial on how you created the gentle even/parallel ripples and the tug's wake???

And where did the buoy come from?......I've been pestering Clare (Sylvan Models) for years to make an O scale version (resin) of his excellent HO buoy.....to no avail.

And were the boats/ships in place when the water was poured/rippled?  The coloring of the water??

Holy moly!...I'd love to know all about how this entire scene was create!.....Please?  I can't stop staring at this photo!!!

KD

dkdkrd posted:

Wow!

Mind giving a quick verbal tutorial on how you created the gentle even/parallel ripples and the tug's wake???

 

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Exceptionally convincing water--especially the wake on the tugboat and the waves reflected around the buoy. 

Not your average "shower door" waves!

Moonson posted:

JERRMAN, In a word - masterful, in every direction.

Oh wait, I have another word - wet. Truly wet !

 

And did I say - WOW !!!

FrankM

Second that Frank!

So many great and creative folks here.

Here's a guy, Pete Armstrong, from England that has really mastered the painting of O gauge people-

More details and pictures from his article can be found here....

http://petesnewworkshop.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

LP folks for today.  " Working on the Railroad "

Avanti posted:

dkdkrd posted:

Wow!

Mind giving a quick verbal tutorial on how you created the gentle even/parallel ripples and the tug's wake???

 

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Exceptionally convincing water--especially the wake on the tugboat and the waves reflected around the buoy. 

Not your average "shower door" waves!

Excellent points, indeed!

dkdkrd posted:

Jerrman posted:

Wow!

Mind giving a quick verbal tutorial on how you created the gentle even/parallel ripples and the tug's wake???

And where did the buoy come from?......I've been pestering Clare (Sylvan Models) for years to make an O scale version (resin) of his excellent HO buoy.....to no avail.

And were the boats/ships in place when the water was poured/rippled?  The coloring of the water??

Holy moly!...I'd love to know all about how this entire scene was create!.....Please?  I can't stop staring at this photo!!!

KD

KD, the even/parallel ripples were created with a tongue depressor (they're usually about 7/8" wide, give or take). When the Envirotex Lite is almost, but not, cured, run the depressor VERY lightly along the top. You just need to find that window between too soft (when it goes back to flat) and too hard (can't make the depressions). 

The tug's wake was created afterwards with Golden High Solid Gel Gloss (Liquitex also makes a version called Gloss Gel Heavy or Medium). It's a thick gel that is made to hold high peaks. If not available, they also make an Extra Heavy Gel which I think will do something similar). You can shape it with a small stirrer. Dave Hikel, of Hikel O Gauge, poured that water. Even took the incredible photo, one of my all-time favorites.

The buoy came from Model Tech Studios. It's a small kit, pretty straightforward.  Has a blinking red light on top. I painted it imperfectly and rusted it up a lot.  Bought it a few years ago. Just looked on the website and don't see it there so I wonder if they've stopped making it. You might want to contact them. 

Yes, all the boats, etc. were in the water when it was poured. The goal was to look like they were really in there. But, you can create the effect afterwards by applying some gel afterwards, I think. The Golden or Liquitex products will hold their shape around the hull. The Envirotex might be more difficult as it will go to the lowest point and dry totally flat unless of course you can catch that window and play with it. 

Ahh, color of the water. I'm a groupie when it comes to George Sellios' layout and techniques. He has a waterfront scene that IMO is second to none and I've always loved his water color in the harbor, a muddy greenish hue suggesting an inner city industrial harbor. Pictures of George's water were used in attempting to match his color as close as possible. Dave had four different samples we chose from. From some file notes I see a reference to Thalo green, Thalo blue (?) Raw umber, a bit of Ochre, maybe a hint of White. I think you'd have to experiment based on personal taste. 

That was beyond gracious of you, JERRMAN, to explain all that, and in such helpful detail.

FrankM

I think we’re all learning from others, Frank. So, just passing it on . Thanks. 

Here's a few others...

Checking off the deliveries.

MELGAR

My Thanks to the voices who sent me "Likes" for the friendly dog pictures. Here are a couple more instances of such pleasant moments in Moon Township, USA... FrankM

Thursday's LP folks.