That barn is great, Kyle:thumb: I can just imagine some enterprising farmer taking advantage of a nearby derailment to make those loft doors. I knew of a farmer who bought the remains of a cylindrical hopper after a derailment, drug it out into his field and now uses it as a "silo" for harvest time. Would those be vertical blind slats used for the roofing?
Crew change at Selbyville on my B&MC shunting puzzle...
RE the barn.... good call on the vertical blinds! I found 50 linear feet of this material somebody was throwing out. Let's just say I'm set for roofing and siding for a while!
Ralph, the construction is textured wallpaper samples over a plastic box that once held CDs... and the ends are cardstock. It's sturdily held together with CA and "Liquid Nails" I cut the holes and windows after the fact.
Here's another one where I used the same techniques.
AWESOME PICS/WORK so far this week folks!!!:thumb::mrgreen:
Tom, i know the engine you have pictured is a 4-4-0, but when i seen it, it reminded me of the very FIRST engine i ever had:mrgreen: , a ten wheeler bought back in 1973-74 ...i cant quite recall:119: .
RE the barn.... good call on the vertical blinds! I found 50 linear feet of this material somebody was throwing out. Let's just say I'm set for roofing and siding for a while!
Thanks for the interest.
In my line of work I deal with oodles of this stuff and pondered its modeling uses. BTW, mini-Blinds are a good source of plow blades---I patched up this FP40 with one...
Nice use of materials Kyle and Shaygetz! I love it! Very effective in both cases. I've gotta start scrounging more for possible scratchbuilding supplies like that!
Ralph
I've been somewhat busy today, as you can see. I wanted to use India ink and alcohol as the weathering agent but couldn't find any India ink. I did however find a pure black acrylic gel from Folk Art (plaid) that seems to be a good substitute.
All that remains is to add some rust here and there.