Nice texture on the stone piers. Very exciting...it's a detail that will make the whole scene in that area.
The bridges look great on those abutments! Great progress!
Thanks for all the comments on the abutments..looks like I will be making more for the remaining bridges.
I picked up a bunch of Weaver telegraph poles off day 'bay and they just showed up today at my door. I was going to scratch build these but I can't make them look this good and would probably drive myself nuts trying to lol
These are a dead ringer for the ones I remember seeing along the mainlines during my youth.
I will be painting/detailing these as well
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I have managed to detail 30 telegraph poles thus far. insulators painted white for the most part. I will be painting some insulators with Tamiya clear green for some variety.
Here is a pic of the "bouquet" as of tonite
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Al, looks like purple is ok too.
Hello Arthur
I have included a few pics of my small insulator collection.
Yes, the purple ones are pretty!
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Finally had a chance to run some trains. Here is a quick vid of 2816 on passenger duty....
Al
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Congratulations on your train running!! They look great moving along on your layout!!
Foam mountains don't look like much at first, but when finished can look great! Are you going to cover them with sculptamold or another product?
Hello Mark
I have more foam to install before I start fill cracks etc with yellow expanding foam insulation(spray can).
I will see how that looks before I start going at it with the hot wire cutter.
Yes the foam looks pretty lame at this stage of the game. Most important is to ensure clearances in the tunnels and build in access as I go along.
Al
Al, I have used the spray foam myself. Yes until you get farther along with cutting and shaping, the mountains can look very 'abstract'! (How do you like that word to make it look like you and I know what we are doing?) LOL. Carry on; it will look great!
Finally had time to get back to working on the layout. The "canyon" line I have had envisioned for some time.
Figured I better get at it. Here are some pics of the work
Al
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That's a deep canyon, Al! What kind of bridge are you going to have holding up the track!
is the cat the construction inspector?
Very nice Al !! looking good !
The "canyon" is approx. 18" railhead to bottom. I have envisioned scratchbuilding a wooden trestle but it wouldn't look right with the Mainline CP locos I will be running(my opionion lol).
I am looking at using another Lionel # 231 truss bridge(upside down this time) to give it that heavy
mainline look at this time. If I can muster up some energy after work I will continue on my quest...
Mark, I was checking out your layout thread and I have an idea for your track plan
Al
albertstrains posted:
That is one cool work bench.
Albert,
This is the first time I saw your layout. You are doing a fine job. I'm amazed that you are able to cut all that styrofoam without major static electricity issues. It really is looking good.
albertstrains posted:The "canyon" is approx. 18" railhead to bottom. I have envisioned scratchbuilding a wooden trestle but it wouldn't look right with the Mainline CP locos I will be running(my opionion lol).
I am looking at using another Lionel # 231 truss bridge(upside down this time) to give it that heavy
mainline look at this time. If I can muster up some energy after work I will continue on my quest...
Mark, I was checking out your layout thread and I have an idea for your track plan
Al
I agree, most all of us like spindly trestles for an application like this, but the heavier truss would be better for your mainline trains!
I know about getting home and feeling too tired to do anything. Both my dad and father-in-law retired lass than a year older than I am now. As I recall, they didn't get a lot accomplished after work at my age either!
I am all ears for any suggestions you may have! Whoops! You may say, 'scrap it all and do something totally different!' Ha ha!
albertstrains posted:
Al- very nice layout. First time I've seen your thread in a while. That open cell styrofoam can make quite a mess.
I like your helper too!
Bob