12-28-2009, 07:52 PM
Here's a picture of my apartment layout from the late eighties. Its N scale, and freelanced version of the Central New England. Notice the Life-Like bottle brush trees, the out of the box Atlas bridges, and the Bachmann 4-8-4 Berkshire. The stones are real, and glued one by one in place.
Then I read my first issue of Model Railroader magazine. Then another issue, then another and.....You get the idea.
Same area, new bridge, weathered, Woodland Scenics trees and ground foam. The embankment is still stone by stone construction. Most of the techniques and materials I read about in Model Railroader back then and put to practice on that layout.......
I use today.............
Just a hint to you beginners. Don't be intimidated by what you see here, on other forums or magazines. Use it as inspiration
improve your techniques. You're always going to have some bad examples when you first start. But like the rest of us, we all started somewhere, and there is a bunch of stuff that ended up in the circular bin next to the workbench. Even if you think a project you don't think is worthy of posting here, post it anyway. Use what comments the folks post to your advantage. Thats why we are all here, to learn from each other. Even us "old school" modelers are still learning. Just don't think, your first try has to "look as good". None of our first tries did.
Then I read my first issue of Model Railroader magazine. Then another issue, then another and.....You get the idea.
Same area, new bridge, weathered, Woodland Scenics trees and ground foam. The embankment is still stone by stone construction. Most of the techniques and materials I read about in Model Railroader back then and put to practice on that layout.......
I use today.............
Just a hint to you beginners. Don't be intimidated by what you see here, on other forums or magazines. Use it as inspiration
improve your techniques. You're always going to have some bad examples when you first start. But like the rest of us, we all started somewhere, and there is a bunch of stuff that ended up in the circular bin next to the workbench. Even if you think a project you don't think is worthy of posting here, post it anyway. Use what comments the folks post to your advantage. Thats why we are all here, to learn from each other. Even us "old school" modelers are still learning. Just don't think, your first try has to "look as good". None of our first tries did.
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.