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lajry Wrote:Reinhard
Would be very tempted to put a dock in front of the "fill in" building for 1 more car to load/unload.
Andy, IMHO that would defeat the purpose of the connecting "tunnel" which again IMHO is a excellent touch.
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Well since my MR is for switching ONLY, finding even one more spot for a freight car is a big PLUS!
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lajry Wrote:Well since my MR is for switching ONLY, finding even one more spot for a freight car is a big PLUS!
I been building ISLs since the 60s and back switching layouts wasn't cool because the mindset was switching layouts was a waste of time or should be designed as a time saver-some still believe that. I still avoid filling my ISL with car spots and time wast--er,saver designs...
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To each his own but no way mine will never be roundy round! >)
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lajry Wrote:To each his own but no way mine will never be roundy round! >)
Nor will mine.. I learn at a early age I enjoy switching far more then loop running.
We really need a "like" button.
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John Smatlak's photos show an enormous amount if trash around the tracks in Chicago in the mid 80s. The coffee grinder was helpful to create trash.
IMG_5397 by
faraway52, on Flickr
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Love the trash look..What did you use for the ground trash?
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Brakie Wrote:Love the trash look..What did you use for the ground trash?
I had some residuals of an old caboose kit. It is mostly wood with some stick and peel paper, some plastic and a few metal casts. The old coffee grinder suffered from the casts and got a new enforcement in the plastic cap.
I forgot: A splash of Indian ink and some alcohol. It will dry within a few minutes and the wood looks old and bleached.
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The modern Cat loader got replaced by an old bulldozer for a better fit of the 80s.
The bulldozer is a German model of the brand Wiking and arrived today in the mail. I had the same little model when I was a child and it felt very familiar to me. Big surprise when I looked at the base plate. "Berlin-W" is imprinted. Wiking never changed the forms. It is still "West-Berlin" in "West Germany" as it was used in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Another kind of stuff laying around on the right of way looks like debris. It might be pieces of concrete or broken modern light gray colored bricks. A "cooky" of gypsum and Indian ink looks similar after treatment with a hammer.
and some brown bags too
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Reinhard,I really like the detailing you are doing..
IMHO such details brings a layout to life.
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Thanks for the nice comment.
ps. The very light gray gypsum debris got a black wash to be less flashy.
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Really good stuff Reinhard