We've been workin' on a Railroad...

[healey36]

I've learned as much about my hobby here over the past 20 years, specifically on what I'm interested in building, as really anywhere...

Totally agree, and the primary reason I've had a hard time giving up on this place. I'm hopeful we can turn this battleship and get it back to where projects are shared, be it layout construction, scenery, locomotive rebuilds, electrics, simple repairs, or restorations. I've taken more from this place than I've contributed, for sure.

Greg, this is a great looking tree:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Working on structures......as I have no place for any more structures (there is 1 complicated exception...) so I build for fun and entertainment, and these either get given away or sold off....

[robert.]

I made a warehouse out of a 10 gallon fish tank. Cheap! It was perfect for my Christmas carpet central. I cook printed brick paper about an inch wide, glued onto the glass in strips an inch about. For less than 20 bucks i have a 114x14x24 warehouse.

[robert.]

Íll figure out photos in a day or two.

[sarge]

Nice job, Ruf!

More please?

[sarge]

Max Gray did these yard towers in brass, and they were re-run by Custom Brass. I seem to remember the prototype was what was then a very modern structure in California, perhaps on SP?

Anyway, see them all the time, mostly in virgin brass though sometimes in primer. Rarely do you see one finished with an interior, almost to the point of being somewhat an O Scale cliché.

Had to do one up just to be a contrarian:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Anyway, see them all the time, mostly in virgin brass though sometimes in primer. Rarely do you see one finished with an interior, almost to the point of being somewhat an O Scale cliché.

Indeed, that might be the 1st one I've ever seen finished in any way, let alone with an interior.

So, where do you get the interior bits and does the roof come off of these?

[sarge]

They actually disassemble pretty completely.

I did the glazing from clear styrene after fitting up patterns made of cardstock. The equipment boxes are made up of bits from architectural-modelling supply houses, scrapped plastic model kits, Plastruct, and Evergreen shapes, as were the tables. Chairs are those spoke-back cast metal dining car chairs, and the figures are Arttista and Preiser.

[up148]

I agree, seldom (never) have I seen one finished and usually a quick spray, but yours is a winner. It's all in the details for sure. Back in the 90's these towers got cheap ($100-125) at shows, but than maybe a decade ago they recovered and started bring $200-300 or more. It is a lot of model for that kind of money.

That warehouse or huge building behind the tower is awesome. What is that?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Thanks! Had no idea that they came apart at all....which might make one more attractive to buy...someday...maybe.

[sarge]

Butch, it's foamcore board formed up to shape and covered in printed paper. I want to say the print was Pioneer Valley.

A lot of my background buildings and low-relief/building flats were done with this stuff. You can make them quite large to give the illusion of the urban environment; not so much the concrete jungle but the industrial parts of town where the railroads run.

They really benefit from being toned down a bit with a very thin light-grey overspray to knock down the intensity of the colour and make them blend. The notion is for you to know they are there but not call attention to themselves for critical study (they are paper after all) by being starkly coloured.

[up148]

You accomplished your goal Brian........it looks stunning. It also helps to date your layout and tells a lot without being in your fact...brings life to the scene. It's clean, but not brand new and not run down, derelict or abandoned. Looks like a very prosperous time in that setting.

[E7]

There was a gal who posted on OGR by the name of Sarah (she lived somewhere in Europe) that made some really great looking trees. Somewhere along the way, I think she ran afoul of the management over there and got the boot! (I know you don't believe that Bob! LOL) Would be great if we could get her posting over here. I don't know how to contact her (or I would), but I know she was in contact with Jay of ROW. Just a thought!

Rich

[E7]

Butch, it's foamcore board formed up to shape and covered in printed paper. I want to say the print was Pioneer Valley.

Seems to me that I heard of Neville Rossiter doing the same thing!

[riogrande491]

Sarah's Griessenbock's web site is at trainkitchen.com. I met her during the last O Scale National convention in Denver. She is a very skilled modeler who among other accomplishments converted a UP 9000 to P48. She did the machining work in her model shop.

Some of her 3D CAD resin models are offered for sale through Matt Herman's 3dcentraltrains.com. She also has a few videos on Youtube.