Hedley Junction - Printable Version

Hedley Junction - Printable Version

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Re: Hedley Junction - Genetk44 - 06-16-2016

Matt...you got lots of talent!!!! Worship

Re: Hedley Junction - sailormatlac - 06-19-2016

MLW Wrote:WOW

Talked about progress! Well done! Like the scenery and backdrop and weathering and loco...
What color have you used for the telephone pole?

M420, RS-18, PSC Caboose.....sweet!

The color is Krylon Ultra Flat Camouflage Beige. It works wonder for aged wood and also concrete. I used a light wash to weather the pole and bring the wood texture back to life. The beige color is identical to a real weathered bamboo skewer pole. No kidding, I'm not longer able to tell apart which ones are wood and which ones are plastic. This is a very versatile base color that get very little attention in the model railroading press. Depending which kind of weathering and texture, the same color is a close match for a variety of materials.

Genetk44 Wrote:Matt...you got lots of talent!!!!

Ahah! Not that much... my only merit is my observation skill. Thumbsup

Matt

Re: Hedley Junction - doctorwayne - 06-19-2016

sailormatlac Wrote:
Genetk44 Wrote:Matt...you got lots of talent!!!!

Ahah! Not that much... my only merit is my observation skill.

Matt

It takes talent and skill to translate what you observe into a believeable modelled scene, as you have done repeatedly. No shortage of talent or skill there, in my opinion. Goldth

Wayne

Re: Hedley Junction - Genetk44 - 06-19-2016

doctorwayne Wrote:
sailormatlac Wrote:It takes talent and skill to translate what you observe into a believeable modelled scene, as you have done repeatedly. No shortage of talent or skill there, in my opinion.

Wayne

Exactly.....Matt is being humble but there is no denying his huge talent.!!!!!

Re: Hedley Junction - sailormatlac - 11-03-2016

The modelling season restarted recently after a summer improving the ventilation and heating of the layout room. We kind of lost our impetus from last spring, but things are slowly going back to their normal pace.

We are still working on working crossing signals and wiring is now complete with every gremlins out of our way. I'm also having someone building a custom curved layout for Clermont because the Shinohara geometry doesn't fit the space available and caused issues with some locomotives and rolling stocks.

Meanwhile, my first real project was improving a cheap and beaten down Revell stable. We got that structure from a lot a few years ago. But while the size was good and the deformed roof a nice feature, it was hard to find a reason to have such a cutesy looking building on the layout. Thus I decided to remove the long walls and replace them with blind one made of distressed styrene stripes. I put care in making them look rotten at the bottom. The roof was made out of corrugated paper found at a local art store. Cost almost nothing, easy to cut, easy to glue and easy to paint. It definitely becoming a favorite of mine for steel structure.

The painting was straighforward. Wood is covered with a coat of Krylon Camouflage Tan spray paint, then followed by a mist of white then weathered with a mix of black and burnt umber oil paint wash. Roof was painted limestone light gray then heavily weathered with full-strength oil paint. Took a week to dry, but I really like the result. Once put back on the layout, the structure is truly at home and set the semi-abandonned rural feeling I wanted. Now, I'll have to tackle the house.

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Matt

Re: Hedley Junction - doctorwayne - 11-03-2016

Whatta dump!! Looks great, Matt! Applause

One of those details which are seen everywhere, but seldom modelled and seldom done so well. Thumbsup

Wayne

Re: Hedley Junction - modelsof1900 - 11-03-2016

Yes, like Doc said, a very simple building, a shelter, but great modeled!
Very nice looking, Matt!

Re: Hedley Junction - sailormatlac - 11-06-2016

Thanks Bernhard and Wayne,

Now I'm tackling a "bigger" project by scratchbuilding a feedmill for Clermont. I finished basic ground work and painted the track. Then used an old Pola European style feedmill to mockup the scene. While adding trees, I found out the scene to turn out far better than I thought. Now I can sense a clear separation between Clermont and the St. Lawrence River scene which is good at making the layout seems larger.

So far, the new feedmill is about 50% completed. I hope to finish it by the end of November. The farmhouse is also underway, all the parts are traced on styrene and I'll assemble it when the feedmill is done.

Here's a few pictures of the area as of last Friday.

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Matt

Re: Hedley Junction - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 11-06-2016

As always nice progress on the layout. Looking forward to seeing the completed scene.

Re: Hedley Junction - Ralph - 11-07-2016

Amazing conversion on that Revell building!!!

Re: Hedley Junction - sailormatlac - 11-08-2016

PEIR Wrote:As always nice progress on the layout. Looking forward to seeing the completed scene.

Thanks! I sure hope to get most ballast, roads and ground cover done by Christmas.

Ralph Wrote:Amazing conversion on that Revell building!!!

I was the first one to be surprised! Never underestimate a cheap structure!

Matt

Re: Hedley Junction - faraway - 11-08-2016

The sparse scenery provides a great impression of a wide open range.

Re: Hedley Junction - sailormatlac - 11-08-2016

Reinhard, that's exactly my goal. Charlevoix is such an open country that cluttering too much scenic elements would kill the illusion. It's why I settled on less tracks and many parallel features (two roads, the tracks and power line).

I started to scratchbuild the new feedmill out of illustration board and Tamiya tape representing 10" asbestos shingles which were very popular when this Coop was built in 1940. The prototype real wall still have the original architectural details with old windows and wooden doors. The dimensions are similar to the Pola feedmill in the mockup but slighty wider (about 4 scale feet) and the elevator is now 30ft x 30ft following standard practice in my area.

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I also tried for the first time to distress cardboard using an awl to scribe wood grain unto plank. So far it looks promising. I'll post the results once painted and weathering. It could proove to be a very cheap and efficient way to model wood structures without losing your hair using individual planks.

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BTW, I'm looking for information about unloading grain boxcar. In fact, I'm trying to locate pictures of the grain pit under the tracks. I feel it should have been quite different from covered hopper pits since the grain flowed on the car side by the door and not under it. Any bits of information is welcome!

Matt

Re: Hedley Junction - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 11-08-2016

Not what you are after but here is an interesting NFB short on loading grain <a class="postlink" href="https://youtu.be/VGqZn5s_q_Y">https://youtu.be/VGqZn5s_q_Y</a>

Re: Hedley Junction - Canadian Atlantic Railway - 11-08-2016

I also found this

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.rits.org/www/mjdomo.archives/archived-rits/msg07599.html">http://www.rits.org/www/mjdomo.archives ... 07599.html</a>

It mentions a hopper so it may be past your era.