Henry,
Many thanks for the heads up on the Megapoints and Tower Hobbies which servos are you using?
Peter
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- Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:07 pm
- Forum: Modular Topics
- Topic: 11th Avenue
- Replies: 53
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- Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:59 pm
- Forum: Layout Design
- Topic: Hello folks
- Replies: 7
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Re: Hello folks
Henry
I am 105 miles each way to Plymouth and 61 miles to Bearwood each way - very worth visiting - there are some very good modules and modellers at both.
Peter
I am 105 miles each way to Plymouth and 61 miles to Bearwood each way - very worth visiting - there are some very good modules and modellers at both.
Peter
- Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:37 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
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Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
Painting Windows Time to start painting the window castings. I am using a combination of three Vallejo colours: No. 71023 Hemp, No. 328 Japanese Tank Crew, No. 334 German Tank Crew http://stlandh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_8289.jpeg The unpainted window frames have very nice detail, we will...
- Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:09 am
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
- Views: 89776
Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
It has been a busy week painting and detailing all of the wall sections mentioned above. Before going on any further I thought I would show some before and after photos as it is sometimes hard to imagine what things looked like before painting. Before: http://stlandh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/I...
- Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: Layout Design
- Topic: Hello folks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 26760
Re: Hello folks
Welcome to the NMRA Forum... Have you considered building your layout in a modular form built to the Freemo Standard so that you can easily move and possibly display your modules at area modular meets? I am speaking from experience as I had previously constructed both 18" and 24" wide x 12...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:31 pm
- Forum: Modular Topics
- Topic: 11th Avenue
- Replies: 53
- Views: 86080
Re: 11th Avenue
Conrad Motors
Where can I buy these from?
Peter
Where can I buy these from?
Peter
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
- Views: 89776
Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
Many thanks for your kind comments...
Peter
Peter
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:02 am
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
- Views: 89776
Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
After everything has dried overnight, the result does not look as good as it did when it was wet with paint. But be patient, this is a process of laying down thin washes of colour to build up a three dimensional look. We are trying to make the lovely plastic cast detail look like real bricks and the...
- Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:18 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
- Views: 89776
Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
Time to start the washing – I mean apply the washes…!!! Now that the first coat of undiluted paint has been allowed to dry thoroughly overnight, it is time to start the next step of applying diluted washes of paint on to the brick surface. This method involves applying thin washes which are essentia...
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:03 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
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Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
The art of painting plastic…!!! As I mentioned previously, I wanted to show how to transform some great detail of the brickwork from a plastic look to a more realistic “weathered” brick look. In my clinic on “weathering” that I presented at the NMRA Convention in Derby in October I tried to show re...
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:21 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
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Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
Source: Railway Preservation News I found the picture below taken in May 1968, not too long before all of the engines were sent to Strasburg. This is the kind of authentic setting I like to see locomotives displayed in. Roundhouse and coal dock were destroyed about 1986 or so, sadly. http://stlandh....
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:16 am
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
- Views: 89776
Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
While doing some more research I came across these photos. Interior detail of the roundhouse http://stlandh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/northum4-inside.jpg Photos taken in June 1960 http://stlandh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NORTHUMBERLAND_PA___PRR__6__6__1960.jpg http://stlandh.com/wp-content...
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:45 am
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
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Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
Research on the actual Northumberland PA Roundhouse. Until the late 1960's it was the home for the PRR's Historic Steam Locomotive collection. It's since been demolished and the area has been reclaimed by vegetation. Photos taken in the late 1960's and early 1970's http://stlandh.com/wp-content/uplo...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:43 am
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
- Replies: 46
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Re: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
I have always been familiar with doing a lot of research and studying photos, drawing plans and trying to imagine what the structure will look like before attempting to start fabricating parts, but this has all been done and when I opened the box, there it is all of the parts and a very simple plan....
- Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:23 pm
- Forum: Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
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Challenge 2015 - Peter Bowen - HO Roundhouse
OK I'm up for a challenge and will build a structure from a kit...!!! A kit you say - that sounds like a formidable task for a serial scratch builder - and I must confess that the last plastic kit I built was an Airfix kit when I was 14!! so YES this will be a challenge for me. I purchased two unma...