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   Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PM: posts: 2112 | I'm working on an article for Model Railroader about how I ballast and weather my track. Andy Sperandeo saw one of my layout photos and wanted to know how I got the track to look like that, so I'm doing an article about it. Here's a sample photo from the article:  If you want large photo to look at closely, try: http://siskiyou.railfan.net/model/assets/trackDetailBig.jpg Notice the main is larger rail and looks like it gets more serious traffic, while the siding has smaller rail, looks less used and more rusty. Also the siding is lower than the main. I deliberately weather between the rails with dry powder colors to get this look. I'll be covering techniques like this and others not only in the MR article (probably will appear this fall) but also in the scenery video (volume 4). It's pretty simple to do and really makes the track look great. Of course, it's hard to beat MicroEngineering track also, with all those tiny spike heads. This photo is from the west end of Rice Hill, where new scenery work is going on at the moment. This location will be in video volume 3 as a pretty shot, probably as the opener before we get into the nitty gritty details of electrical and DCC stuff. Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting!  In video ... | ||
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| J.E. Keith |
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  Registered Member #30 Joined: Thu Dec 09 2004, 01:18PM: posts: 153 | Hi Joe, you know how to make it hard for a scenery-nut to wait until Vol 4 of the video series is on the market  Looking forward to the article, also | ||
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| JeffShultz |
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  Registered Member #6 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:30PM: posts: 582 | Wunderbar - always nice to have help paying for those SD45T-2's, eh? I look forward to reading the article (my MR subscription goes through 2007). Jeff Shultz Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch W&P RR Photo Gallery | ||
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| Registered Member #103 Joined: Fri Jan 14 2005, 12:10AM: posts: 138 | You just about cannot tell that it's model track instead of the real deal!! Great choice of pic for the article. Can't wait to see how it turns out.  Come for a ride on the Sumpter Valley Railway near Baker and I'll see you there. Dale T. | ||
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| Denny |
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  Registered Member #21 Joined: Thu Dec 09 2004, 07:20AM: posts: 404 | This photo is from the west end of Rice Hill, where new scenery work is going on at the moment. simply awesome! can't wait for next DVDs to come Denny Saronno, VA - Italy http://www.sp-coastline.com | ||
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| KnuT |
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| Registered Member #27 Joined: Thu Dec 09 2004, 11:00AM: posts: 208 | denny simply awesome! can't wait for next DVDs to come Agree, BTW got the march issue of MR today, but have to wait until autumn for your stuff, Joe :cry: If I just could make my track look just a tad of what yours look like.... Hope the DVD will revail the secret.. Knut regards KnuT see my blog on The Peavine and Santa Fe: | ||
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| joef |
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| Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PM: posts: 2112 | Here's another photo, this one with a car in it. This is a super-detailed SP scrap metal gon (as to weathering and chalk marks at least). I thought it might be fun to photograph it close up on the detailed and weathered track.  Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting! In video ... | ||
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| Denny |
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| Registered Member #21 Joined: Thu Dec 09 2004, 07:20AM: posts: 404 | This is a super-detailed SP scrap metal gon (as to weathering and chalk marks at least). I thought it might be fun to photograph it close up on the detailed and weathered track. Joe, this is an amazing model. please, tell us how you did the green/blue writer's writings; they're very realistic. Denny Saronno, VA - Italy http://www.sp-coastline.com | ||
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| JeffShultz |
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| Registered Member #6 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:30PM: posts: 582 | Here's another photo, this one with a car in it. This is a super-detailed SP scrap metal gon (as to weathering and chalk marks at least). I thought it might be fun to photograph it close up on the detailed and weathered track. Joe - did you detail that? The reason I ask is there is a guy up in Portland, Alexander Craghead, who does very similar looking work - down to the mashed metal load - and I've recently seen one of his gons on e-Bay that could be a dead ringer for that model, other than the reporting marks. I'm wondering if you bought it from him, or if you might be working from a similar single resource, or if it's just a weird coincidence.... Jeff Shultz Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch W&P RR Photo Gallery | ||
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| joef |
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| Registered Member #3 Joined: Wed Dec 08 2004, 09:01PM: posts: 2112 | Jeff: I don't think this is one of Alexander's models, although very similar. Hate to disappoint everyone, but I did buy this model off ebay recently from a guy in Olympia, WA. Here's the link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5952556092 However, the weathering and chalk marks are fairly easy to duplicate. Since I won't be doing a video that speaks to rolling stock detailing, I ought to do a short video piece on how to weather a model like this. One way to easily make white chalk marks is to get a piece of typewriter correction tape and a very sharp hard pencil, and scribble away on the side of your car. It helps to have photo reference of actual chalk marks. As to doing other colors like yellow or blue-green, you can use very sharp colored pencils. Like I said, in between videos I think I'll do a little video demo of car weathering and demo how to add chalk marks like this. I like buying "ready to roll" cars off ebay. I want them weathered, weighted, kadee couplers, and ready to go. That way, I don't have to do the work and the layout roster grows. I'll usually buy a car every now and then off there -- I don't buy just anything, but look for a car that fits my era and is well done. Although one car I was interested in (a very realistically weathered Milwaukee Road car) sold for a whopping $61   : I don't care what anyone says, that's just too much for one rail car and I was not about to pay that. It was probably a $15 car all told. I'm in the wrong hobby, it seems. I ought to be weathering and selling cars on ebay! I might pay 30 some dollars for a completely finished and weathered car that's perfect for the Siskiyou Line occasionally on ebay, but that's my limit! Joe Fugate http://siskiyou-railfan.net - 200,000 hits and counting! In video ... | ||
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