Not much progress on the bridge scene, but a minor step to complete the look of the bridge itself. I added two telephone crossarm bracing to the bridge to simulate the continuity of the line along the bridge itself. In a first try, I added a double pole mast on either side of the hillside,...
I managed to finish the new hoppers today. I added a total of 6 H21 hoppers for the coal service. And did some zebra-skewers … more on the skewers at the end of this post. All six hoppers in various aged states … yes, there are 7 in the photo. The one on the upper...
First task in 2022 … we need more hoppers in coal-service …I started to convert some old Bowser H21 4 bay hopper kits for the C&E coal service.
Work on the bridge scene continued, and I could close the gap in the track. After the stream was finished, I started to work on some trees for the background behind the bridge. I had to finish this part prior to gluing the bridge in place, otherwise it would be hard to reach. Before I...
Here is part 2 of C&E 1295 making. In Part 1 I addressed the prominent rust spots on the roof. In this part, I want to show how the more blurred rust and exhaust grime is achieved. For the cab roof, I started with fading the green to almost white with white pigment powders and...
Simulating water Have you ever wondered about how to create a realistic looking water scene, like a medium-sized stream… … I might have a how-to for you. We start off modeling a smooth river base. I have a plywood sheet as a base and smoothed it out with plaster putty. Little sanding to get an...
This is the third part of the layout tour, where we a covering the two branch lines. The Greenhill Branch The Greenhill Branch starts off west from Elizabeth Oaks at Greenhill Jct. and leads to Red-Rock. Red-Rock incorporates currently a Depot, Coal-Loader and a Trackside Transfer for Boxcars. There is also a generic interchange track...
This is the second part of the layout tour. We continue heading East, after we passed Mid-East Furniture we ride across a yet to be named river and into a 180 degree curve which is hidden under the North-End of the Coal Run Branch. Leaving the tunnel we approach Bend Junction, where the Coal Branch...
Here are a couple of photos to show the current state of the Cleveland & Eastern. We follow the Mainline Eastbound from Westend Staging “Cleveland” to East-End Staging “Harrisburg” In both Staging areas I work with storage cassettes built from angled alloy strips. Exiting the West-End Staging leads us to Greenhill Jct. It is currently...