Cleaned track on a long siding and tested for contact conductivity, worked at realigning rails on Bollman bridge with rails exiting the northwest tunnel. ( all this competed with the help of the MOW crew .. LOL ) Touched up some scenic areas at base of Mt. Randolph. Changed out some locomotives. Ran trains and most importantly had fun!!
Yes Paul, all the foam eventually cures and gets hard. By the time the paint dries and anchors down the dirt, and scenic materials, the foam is almost as hard as the pink insulation.... I used more spray foam on this one than the prior mountain.... Decided I was wasting my time cutting too many small pieces of foam. I also tend to go back and spray the whole area down with a homemade mix of Scenic Glue.... I mix even parts of cheap elmers white glue, Modge Podge Matte finish and 50% water, with some alcohol.... It will ensure everything stays in place and dries flat and clear.
Nice Brian! I have to ask you, is there anything you don't have?
chris a posted:Yes Paul, all the foam eventually cures and gets hard. By the time the paint dries and anchors down the dirt, and scenic materials, the foam is almost as hard as the pink insulation.... I used more spray foam on this one than the prior mountain.... Decided I was wasting my time cutting too many small pieces of foam. I also tend to go back and spray the whole area down with a homemade mix of Scenic Glue.... I mix even parts of cheap elmers white glue, Modge Podge Matte finish and 50% water, with some alcohol.... It will ensure everything stays in place and dries flat and clear.
Chris, If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million words or maybe far more. Now I finally get it! Skull gets thicker, the older I get! 
Now I see how it all comes together. On my last layout that reached this stage of scenery, I used spray foam for a removable hill (maybe 2 1/2' by 3') over a return loop. I just sprayed lots of foam and let it rise. I just cut off places I wasn't happy with. Now I see the process of pressing down on the batting helps push the foam how you want it. The pink foam provides support so you aren't pressing foam out the back side. I do like the texture the painted batting provides before you place any dirt or ground foam on it. I am also envisioning this same method for making a snow covered scene with white paint and something a bit sparkly like what I bought and just sprinkled on dry at Christmas time, and then just swept up afterwards.
I missed out on what you used for the block surface on the thin foam retaining walls. Is it paper, embossed plastic, or some other material?
Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to make the videos!!!
The Razorback Traction Company has decided to go with traditional sized pantographs for the RDC to Silverliner conversion programme. Said pantographs have been "borrowed" from inactive fleet GG1s.
In the background, Shop Superintendent Fortescue J. Gi-raffe and Assistant Superintendent Freddie Flamingo may be seen doing development work on an electric powered gi-raffe car cum jungle gym. 
Mitch
mike g. posted:Nice Brian! I have to ask you, is there anything you don't have?
Brian is distressingly short on gi-raffes.
Mitch
briansilvermustang posted:
Love those Husky Stacks. Is that a Genset BNSF lurking in the background?
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:mike g. posted:Nice Brian! I have to ask you, is there anything you don't have?
Brian is distressingly short on gi-raffes.
Mitch
Mitch, Excellent observation! You finally discovered something Brian doesn't have!! I think!
mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:Bob, Sorry you had to clean carpets yesterday! I had to sit out in our Gazebo with the wife, a fire, friends, a nice cold Coors Light, and Tank the inspector. Just because I have nowhere to go and truck is still in the shop for a new Clutch. No new building material for bench work, so it sounded like a good plan for Saturday!
Sunday it will be Seahawk's & the bronco's
Sounds like a nice day Mike. Send some pie east when its done
Here you go Bob! LOL
YUMMY......Don't forget to send the vanilla ice cream too
I'll share with Izzy......promise!
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:The Razorback Traction Company has decided to go with traditional sized pantographs for the RDC to Silverliner conversion programme. Said pantographs have been "borrowed" from inactive fleet GG1s.
In the background, Shop Superintendent Fortescue J. Gi-raffe and Assistant Superintendent Freddie Flamingo may be seen doing development work on an electric powered gi-raffe car cum jungle gym.
Mitch
UMMM.....Mitch.....better tell the boys to get down from there before it goes under the wire 
RSJB18 posted:UMMM.....Mitch.....better tell the boys to get down from there before it goes under the wire
I did. Fortescue and Freddie insist that you can't have "electric jungle gym" without "electric". I suppose we'll have to wait and see. ;D
Mitch
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
Mitch;
You do realize that your modifications are not prototypical, don’t you???
Apples55 posted:Mitch;
You do realize that your modifications are not prototypical, don’t you???
Guess I'll have to turn in my "Prototypical Modeler Association" blazer, badge and secret decoder ring...
Mitch
Hey Mark: Glad the video helped, sorry 2 of them ran so long... didn't realize how challenging "editing" would be.... thank goodness for the ability to fast forward...
The block walls are pink rigid insulation... I knew I was going to need a bunch of them on this layout, so I started learning the best ways to make my own, as I would have had to spend way too much money buying commercial walls.... Pretty much found that scribing them with a sharp pencil, then using a large ballpoint pen to chamfer the joint, created the joint lines pretty successfully. Found a knarly piece of broken granite and used it to create some random dents and reliefs in the face of the blocks then primed them with spray paint and weathered with cheap craft store acrylic paints..... If I am making concrete retaining walls or concrete roads with the pink insulation, I have found that a great way to get texture on the foam is to roll a "wire brush" wheel like you buy for an electric drill makes thousands of tiny pin holes.. I have a 6 inch wire wheel that I bought ages ago, that I just roll over the foam surface... instant fine random texture...
I started with the 1 inch thick rigid insulation and then I ripped it in 1/2 on the table saw so it's less than 1/2 inch thick at which point I could bend it to fit curvatures like behind the MTH station below.... The curve above the station is 096, but once it's trimmed to a thinner thickness it's quite flexible...
Put down ballast today on the "diamond", after getting the static grass done on Friday, under the new weathered Pennsy block retaining walls.
Once the ballast glue dries, I plan to go back lightly airbrush the rails and ballast to blend everything together.....
Lifted up the drop cloth covering my layout because of some remodeling in the one part of our house and thought I can't wait for winter to get here so I have time to work on my layout.
Not enough hours in a day in the summer months !!!!
Chris, you work just keeps getting better and better! The best part besides looking great on your layout! Is the fact that you are willing to share how you do it with the rest of us! Man does it sure make life easier! Thanks for everything you do!
Chris, I have seen people scribe like that on foam before! I don't know why I didn't think of it when I asked. You did a great job!! Ripping it to 1/2" sounds neat. I have never used a table saw, so I never guessed that is how the foam was that thin. The ballast in front of the other walls you showed us a few days ago look great!! Thank you again!!
RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:Bob, Sorry you had to clean carpets yesterday! I had to sit out in our Gazebo with the wife, a fire, friends, a nice cold Coors Light, and Tank the inspector. Just because I have nowhere to go and truck is still in the shop for a new Clutch. No new building material for bench work, so it sounded like a good plan for Saturday!
Sunday it will be Seahawk's & the bronco's
Sounds like a nice day Mike. Send some pie east when its done
Here you go Bob! LOL
YUMMY......Don't forget to send the vanilla ice cream too
I'll share with Izzy......promise!
Bob, I am so sorry! By the time I remembered that I was to send you some vanilla ice cream, it was GONE!
MarkStrittmatter posted:Lifted up the drop cloth covering my layout because of some remodeling in the one part of our house and thought I can't wait for winter to get here so I have time to work on my layout.
Not enough hours in a day in the summer months !!!!
Hey Mark! Yes summer gets in the way of trains! We haven't talked since York! More remodeling!! I won't recognize the house when I visit next time!!
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:RSJB18 posted:UMMM.....Mitch.....better tell the boys to get down from there before it goes under the wire
I did. Fortescue and Freddie insist that you can't have "electric jungle gym" without "electric". I suppose we'll have to wait and see. ;D
Mitch
YUMMMMM......YUMMMMM
Flamingo wings (AKA Buffalo), and Gi-raffe Ribs.........
RSJB18 posted:M. Mitchell Marmel posted:RSJB18 posted:UMMM.....Mitch.....better tell the boys to get down from there before it goes under the wire
I did. Fortescue and Freddie insist that you can't have "electric jungle gym" without "electric". I suppose we'll have to wait and see. ;D
Mitch
YUMMMMM......YUMMMMM
Flamingo wings (AKA Buffalo), and Gi-raffe Ribs.........
With some fava beans and Chianti on the side??? Served in the dining car, of course...
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Guess I'll have to turn in my "Prototypical Modeler Association" blazer, badge and secret decoder ring...
Mitch
I look forward to the cashiering ceremony...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Mnp6VAmEc
Branded. I watched when I was growing up. I’m sorry, I can’t see how to embed this on my phone app.
Just a little bit of work tonight. I have spent a good portion of time on the net trying to find some doors to complete the building. I have gone to sites and found plenty doors but not the right size for the openings and of course the openings are two different sizes. For the time being I had some Balsa wood so I cut it to fit on top of the walls of the building, glued them down and when the glue dried I painted them aged concrete, Once I did that I glued the two chimneys down and then got the roof sign glued to a piece of plastic. Tomorrow morning out to Hobby Lobby. They have the thin clear plastic I want so I can cut strips and glue them to the inside of the windows on all the flats. Should be a good train day because it is suppose to rain all day here. Pics...........Paul
Looks good Paul! Good luck on finding the doors! one thought, the clear plastic is so it looks like glass in the windows? If so why not just use a heavy clear plastic document protector? Cheaper in the long run.
suddenly ,so it seamed ,I have some lights go out,,,,of course the 1st thing you think about is crawling under the layout to see what is up,,,,but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i got smart in my advanced years,,,,,look for a popped breaker,,,loose bulbs,suprising how that is a quick fix,terry
Installed outer loop of new layout.
decoynh posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Love those Husky Stacks. Is that a Genset BNSF lurking in the background?
not yet...
Finally got a little more done put a street in and added a parking lot to the warehouse
Jushavnfun, the outer loop looks wonderful! Nice long run!
Lee, Nothing wrong with cleaning track! Makes things run better most of the time! LOL
Lee D. the parking lot and road are a nice addition to what you have going sofar! Keep it up!
mike g. posted:Jushavnfun, the outer loop looks wonderful! Nice long run!
Lee, Nothing wrong with cleaning track! Makes things run better most of the time! LOL
Lee D. the parking lot and road are a nice addition to what you have going sofar! Keep it up!
Thanks mike! Most fun I’ve had model Railroading for a long time
briansilvermustang posted:decoynh posted:briansilvermustang posted:
Love those Husky Stacks. Is that a Genset BNSF lurking in the background?
not yet...
Love the optimism. Happy hunting!
Wasn't till after dinner last night but I finally unpacked my new D&H passenger set. I gave each a quick cleaning and repaired a couple of lights. More detailed work to follow. They look really nice, I'm very happy with them. They just make it through 027 curves and the 5121 series switches. I need to check but I think they brush the corner of the switch motor covers.
Bob
Mark Boyce posted:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Mnp6VAmEc
Branded. I watched when I was growing up. I’m sorry, I can’t see how to embed this on my phone app.
Stranded
Stranded on the toilet bowl
What do you do when you're stranded
And you haven't got a roll?
To prove you're a man, you must wipe it with your hand
Stranded-on the toilet bowl!
Ah, schoolyard humor!
Mitch
Got home from Hobby Lobby with my black foam board. They didn't carry any clear plastic so I took Mike G's advice and went across the Plaza to Office Max and picked up a couple of packages of clear folders. Hit the basement and got all the windows covered. I'll let them set for a while so the glue will dry. After dinner I'll start laying out the cardboard buildings to start gluing them to the black foam. I am going to add them to the back of the building flats for the brewery. Pics...............Paul
Hi Paul, is the document protectors going to work ? I see you did a lot of the windows? I hope your happy with my idea, you can cover a lot of windows with a 81/2"x11" piece!
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