Freelance 2017-1

[Brakie]

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.

[lajry]

Well since my MR is for switching ONLY, finding even one more spot for a freight car is a big PLUS!

[Brakie]

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...

[lajry]

To each his own but no way mine will never be roundy round! >)

[Brakie]

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.

[long island jack]

   

[faraway]

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

[Brakie]

Love the trash look..What did you use for the ground trash?

[faraway]

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.

[faraway]

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.

[faraway]

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

[faraway]

It is interesting how trash changes the the overall impression of the layout from the birds view. It has a lot in common with graffiti. You like it or you hate.
Anyhow, that ends my trash topic.

[Brakie]

Reinhard,I really like the detailing you are doing.. IMHO such details brings a layout to life.

[faraway]

Thanks for the nice comment.
ps. The very light gray gypsum debris got a black wash to be less flashy.

[Rscott417]

Really good stuff Reinhard