cnw1961 Wrote:...here is mine...

I seem not to get that good results. I am prolly not skilled enough

Since you posted a picture, I post one too.
No mortar applied yet, so you can see how the lines go round the edges.

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I did a test corner with a file. Both sides got an angle around 45°. This is the result after gluing without any further fine work on the bricks.
It is surely not perfect but much better than the corners on my building from yesterday. With some further training it might become better and closer to Kurt's results.

Jens's brick work is outstanding but I am very sure I do not want to spend the time to do that. That is not my hobby world :o



I will use it as a test vehicle of various techniques to make brick walls. I need to do a clean cut (and sanding?) to join two walls flat and I need to cut strips of bricks to be glued on the wall.
This is a simple join. Both sides are carefully sanded (final touch with the fingernail). I did intentionally not respect the single brick stones. The slightly misalignment of the rows was not my intention. Need to do more practice but the technique looks sufficient for me.


Next did I try to continue the brick lines around the corner for flat pillars with a very small file. It did not work at all. My eyes and hand did not agree at all where a little trench has to be filed. The edge was simply ruined. That technique is beyond my capabilities.


Next is a flat pillar as the building from yesterday had three at the front. I did continue with the simple approach but made sure everything was done clean and neat. That is far away from Jens's models but at least it looks clean. I am not sure if the pillar would look better if it would consist of three elements with four 45° angeled edges in the foreground. May be I will try it at a building very in the foreground.

Took some time to go through your thread this morning. Very nice work!
Industrial switching layouts seem to be the thing in HO these days and yours is certainly a credit to the genre!

That is the end for today. I did use the sample brick wall to redo the background building. It was great fun to ruin the wall similar to the prototype.

Used to be a sawman at Angelus Block (not brick). Had to cut alot of blocks in half for the ends of the rows because they were staggered. So know what you're up against cutting brick Reihard. LOL But did cut a brick once. Angelus was just north of the old Santa Fe Kaiser yard & an engineer had me cut one for his patio. Got a hat out of it!

All the ground cover has been done yesterday. The glue did set over night and I could open the hatch without a disaster this morning. It is time now for more details like fences, scrubs etc.

Reinhard,

Super job. That location was a great place for your new structures.

Larry

That's absolutely superb!
Ralph

That scene in itself tells a story... This is where I feel so many of us fail... A small layout MUST have a few focal points and almost be seperate from the others... It helps make the layout seem so much bigger... I really hope I can replicate this type of scene and stretch my layout...!!! I can just see myself sitting in front ot that street waiting to catch a glimpse of a loco and well weathered freight slipping between the buildings for hours on end!!!

The scene at the hatch (thanks for the kind comments) inspired me to have another look at the line of building sticking to the backdrop in a row. That looks somewhat boring...
May be the street in the center should get some buildings similar to the street on the hatch.

I did start on 2425 Hunter Str (again south LA). http://maps.google.de/maps?q=vernon+cali...8,,1,-4.29
This time I tried to get the advantage of Cornerstone Modulars. None of the modular walls fit the prototype and I had to cut all of them. I started with the windows and made the walls fitting the modified windows. We will see if the cuts in the modular walls will be better or worse than my cuts in plain brick wall styrene sheets. However, I did low down much...


ps. the white styrene is a placeholder only to stabilize the right corner while I am working.

pps. I am going to retire that building http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149...1312702020 It has no immediate prototype.

One hopes that "Retire" != "demolish". Are you going to sell it or give it away?? :-D

cthart Wrote:One hopes that "Retire" != "demolish". Are you going to sell it or give it away?? :-D

It is no problem to give it away but it's only some DPM elements with white paint. Really not worth to pay any shipment. But if you are in the Stuttgart area give me a notice.

No chance, the paint did not cover anything.... need another paint

faraway Wrote:No chance, the paint did not cover anything.... need another paint

I know the feeling, which is why I chose - "We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice" - for my signature.
Believe me, my mistakes far outnumber my successes. :o

Sumpter250 Wrote:...I know the feeling, ...

I have the "advantage" of poor eyesight. I do see all the small mistakes on photos only :o

I did use the Cornerstone elements unmodified at the rear wall. The rear wall of the prototype is mostly invisible and has access to a very tiny yard only.
It is interesting to notice that mortal and black wash both emphasize imperfect aligned brick structures.