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07-16-2009, 10:03 PM
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Gus... I am sorry but I have not gotten around to up-loading the shingle jig pictures yet ........but I promise to do it as soon as I have a chance.
I did manage to make the main sign for the coal house:
There are three people whom I consider to be my model railroading mentors. Three people who have inspired me, taught me, and just plain have made model railroading challenging (and more importantly) FUN for me. Kurt is one, Deano another. The third person is also a member here.
I hope that in some small way, naming the coal co after you will serve to express my thanks for all you have taught me.
Thank you Galen.
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....All it needs now is a string of hoppers to work that depot...
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07-17-2009, 04:03 PM
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Gus, my friend, here is:
Kurt's shingle method....
(As sent to me and printed here with his approval)
"I made a jig from .060" styrene. The cuts have to be wide enough to allow your knife to get in without getting stuck. The adhesive tape is needed to fix the strips of sanding paper.
I cut 10 mm strips of sanding paper and fixed one strip to the jig. I found out that it is possible to cut two strips at a time, so I put a second strip under the one that I had fixed with the adhesive tape.
Cutting goes a bit slow in the beginning, but with a little practice you can cut a lot of shingles in no time.
When I glued the strips on, I only applied glue to the part of the strips where they were not cut."
That is how Kurt did his, and the method I copied.
Being the lazy slob that I am, I modified the jig to speed up the process a little. I added styrene stops to both sides of the jig (one, a stop for the sand paper, and the other, a stop for the knife blade). These firmed up the jig and allowed me to cut 4 strips at a time.......told you I was lazy!
I hope that answers any questions about the shingle making process
By the way, Kurt and I plan to sell these for only $19.95
And don't forget.....I still have some "omni-directional pressure clamps" on sale for only $9.95 a pair!
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I just don't know where to start... hock: :o
Wow! Thank you, I am honored and truly touched.
Not sure if you planned it that way, but C.E. Gallimore, the man who is responsible for my love of trains today, was born in 1914.
You are most certainly welcome, and I just want to say that you deserve every model railroad challenge that comes your way!
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Galen...I don't know why I picked 1914, It just seemed like a good year (apparently it was a GREAT year).
I don't believe I ever would have gotten serious about mrring, had you not jumped in there and shared your time, knowledge, and enthusiasm with a guy who only knew he didn't know anything. Thank you
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I just bought a helpful British book called Building Micro Layouts by Paul Lunn. You can buy it from <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://titfield.co.uk/">http://titfield.co.uk/</a><!-- m --> or the UK Amazon site. It has all sorts of suggestions for making a small (or narrow) layout look deeper and for maximizing use of the space on the layout. Just FYI. Rob
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07-24-2009, 07:47 PM
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Thank you Rob that book sounds like just what I need.......I will check it out.
I cut the shelf and added the drop down portion for the coalhouse install. I will be doing some more cutting to get the ground to slope down a bit towards the coal bins....but it is nice to finally see it off the table and in place:
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Ingenious idea Steve! :mrgreen: , i cant wait to see it come together!
Outstanding Job on the Coalhouse too, cripes, scratch building, weathering, scenery, is there ANYTHING you cant do .... :mrgreen:
Great job my friend
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I believe he has not been seen flying....Not yet, anyway....
But there are rumors he's got a big "S" tatooed across his chest.....
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07-25-2009, 10:47 AM
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Quote:I hate ballasting!
Yer not alone, there. But it makes it look so nice! Especially if you've spent a few minutes distressing a few ties, painting rail, etc.
Great job on the fascia...neat idea using the molding. Maybe I didn't read close enough, but will you stain it?
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Steve Wrote:Deano and Gus....there are many things I can't do (just ask my wife!) I wouldn't touch that one with a 10' pole!!!!
It's really cool to see some perspective of the layout as you now have two of those buildings in place. Taking shape and looking good!
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Steve, I like the idea for the moldings as the facia. I should probably figure something out for mine one of these days
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08-14-2009, 07:15 PM
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Galen....I haven't decided about staining or painting the molding yet....it will one or the other.
TN....ouch!!!!! ...........thank you buddy!
Steven...hang in there, you will get to it....right now you have more important things taking your time
I made the retaining walls for the coal house, so I could get started on the land formations around it:
I think the brick is a nice change from all the wood everywhere.
Sculptamold in place.....sorry about pic quality :oops:
The slope down will be grass/weeds/dirt......no rocks...........well maybe one or two
Hopefully I will get more done this weekend.
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WoW..!! A little sculptamold and that coal dealer really stands out..!! Can't wait to see what it'll look like when you're through scenicking that area..!!!
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