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...
C&E 1295, Part 2
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...
Working on the bridge scene
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...
Layout overview Part 3 – The Branches
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...
Layout overview Part 2 – The Mainline
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...
Layout overview Part 1 – The Mainline
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...
C&E #1250 EMD F7
Another rebuilt for my Cleveland & Eastern Railroad got its finishing touches. Beside the removal of the engine room windows, I removed the lower lamp housing on the front. I applied some decent body works by cutting back some lower skirting. I also added a winterization hatch on the last blower. I gave a little...
C&E 1295, Part 1
I am currently converting a second EMD GP18 for my C&E Railroad. I had this engine sitting in the spare parts box, without a motor, for a long time now.But luckily I got hold of a spare motor and could revive this GP.As a base livery, I choose the light green and black under frame....
Company houses
First WIP view of a small company house I 3D designed. I will use a couple of them later on my layout as background buildings. The window-less backside will sit directly in front of the background. Overall footprint of the house is approx 25 x 18 mm.