Recently I made some more progress on the signalling of Bend Jct. I started the assembling of the masts for the color position light signals. The mast is made out of a 1.1 mm brass tubing for the upper mast section and 1.5 mm brass tubing for the lower mast section. The 1.1 mm tubing...
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Junction signaling Part II
Here is part two for my endeavor into junction signaling at Bend Jct. In addition to the planed signals to govern the turnout routes, I plan to add an occupancy detection for the turnouts. This idea occurred not only for the junction, but I had it in mind for a longer time. I didn’t want...
Junction signaling Part I
First mockup for the junction signaling at Bend Jct. / Sarverville. I aim to mimic manual interlocking signals with no block detection outside the two turnouts.Red pushpins mark the home signals and yellow the distant signals. I will install 4 home signals a one is governing the movement out of Sarverville siding and yard.
Working on the bridge scene – Part 3
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,...
Adding some hoppers to the roster II
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...
Adding some hoppers to the roster
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.
Working on the bridge scene – Part 2
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...