Nice work Gene, the scene is coming together quickly. Looks great.
Andy
Final progress:
I finished the barn scene. Added lots of trees and more lichen.
The last part to finish will be a special scene on top of the tunnel when I decide what to put there. I also cleaned the track today. Here’s some pics to enjoy.
Gene
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Gene, You really have out done yourself! Your layout is looking so amazing! I will have to keep your detail in mind when I get to that point!
Great track configuration! Lots of possibilities.
@mike g. posted:Gene, You really have out done yourself! Your layout is looking so amazing! I will have to keep your detail in mind when I get to that point!
Thank you Mike. There are times I wish I had the extraordinary finesse of some forum members with their over the top ideas and fine detailing. Being extremely OCD, I have a problem scaling down realistic details because in my eyes it’s not neat! Edging between asphalt, gravel, and grass has to be perfect, which isn’t realistic to some modelers. When I glued this shovel to the post it wasn’t plumb. When my girlfriend came down to see the progress I told her I was going to fix it and she said “it looks fine, it’s not always perfect”.
Gene
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Lol your girlfriend was correct! At my place it probably would have been on the ground or the tractor!
Both great looking scenes!
@pennsyfan posted:Great track configuration! Lots of possibilities.
Thanks Bob, the original design was created by Ken H. and I added the 060 outer loop with power blocked sidings. For a 6x16, there’s lots of action.
Gene
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“Edging between asphalt, gravel, and grass has to be perfect,”
Gene, you just reminded me of a scene from my youth. This lady down the block sat on her lawn and cut the grass with a pair of scissors!
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@pennsyfan posted:“Edging between asphalt, gravel, and grass has to be perfect,”
Gene, you just reminded me of a scene from my youth. This lady down the block sat on her lawn and cut the grass with a pair of scissors!
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Bob, rather than start a new post, how can I reply using the @ and name like you did and I’ve seen others do multiple times within a reply?
@Genemed first of all, your layout really looks great. Ken really packs in a lot of running possibilities into all his designs! You did it well. I’m somewhat the way you say you are, I like my scenery to be just so.
as for typing in the link, just start with the @ symbill, you will see it is dark, then type the first letter and you will see a pop up appear with suggestions. Keep typing until you see the name you want, then click on it, and it should appear like yours did above
Gene like Mark said. I was busy buying a damsel in distress
@Mark Boyce posted:@Genemed first of all, your layout really looks great. Ken really packs in a lot of running possibilities into all his designs! You did it well. I’m somewhat the way you say you are, I like my scenery to be just so.
as for typing in the link, just start with the @ symbill, you will see it is dark, then type the first letter and you will see a pop up appear with suggestions. Keep typing until you see the name you want, then click on it, and it should appear like yours did above
Easy enough, I’ll try that. Thank you
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@pennsyfan I believe I got it!
Nice work Gene, the layout looks great. As far as neatness and symmetry goes, it’s your layout. Make it look the way you want.
Andy
@Genemed, Great looking layout! We could enjoy more of it if you turn your phone horizontally to take your pictures.
@Steamfan77 posted:Nice work Gene, the layout looks great. As far as neatness and symmetry goes, it’s your layout. Make it look the way you want.
Andy
Thanks Andy, I’m happy with it.
Started another project. I’m adding another connected loop and framing for the background. I will need to make a hinged access on the curved section joining the existing track. I’ve referenced a few posts but haven’t seen any with a single curve section hinged. I made a template of the connecting section to help with the angles before cutting. Here’s some pics on the progress so far.
Gene
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I love it, very neat and I like the connector going to the back wall!
Where the Fastrack will be resting directly on wood, you might want to consider adding some roadbed to soften the noise.
There is a seller on the 'bay who sells 1/4" thick foam roadbed specifically wide enough for Fastrack in lengths that can be cut to size.
