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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 07-13-2019
I got all the sidewalk barrier/railings made, its a rough fit but i think it'll work. Bruce, i finally started a boxcar with the decals you traded with me. Lastly i got a NY & Atlantic mp15ac to bring the locomtoive roster to 3, now i just need to start building the Bay Ridge Branch section..
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Tyson Rayles - 07-14-2019
The building is looking good. Nice paint job on the loco, very sharp looking!
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 07-14-2019
Thank you Mike. I just recently realized that the NYA black & green scheme was inspired by the old long island rr orange & grey scheme
https://images.app.goo.gl/YNBita9RVKEvBTJs5
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - faraway - 07-14-2019
Excellent!
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 07-24-2019
Railings for the loft building are painted and set in place. I also started building another background building along the back corner of the layout, and a street view image of the prototype building.
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - faraway - 07-25-2019
That will become a wonderful "boring" building. The prototype is full of that kind of buildings that will never be done by Cornerstone. How did you do all the perfect window openings? Did you get a laser cutter or an extra load of patience?
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 07-25-2019
(07-25-2019, 12:46 AM)faraway Wrote: That will become a wonderful "boring" building. The prototype is full of that kind of buildings tha7t will never be done by Cornerstone. How did you do all the perfect window openings? Did you get a laser cutter or an extra load of patience?
Thank you Reinhard but if you look at the windows closely they're far from perfect. I used a tool from micromark called a nibbler. Its basically a square hole punch, its definitely helpful but takes a toll on your hand after a while and makes a pretty big mess.
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 08-02-2019
This background building is now painted. Next will be details, a roof and weathering. Im considering some interior details also like offices or something. We'll see
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 08-06-2019
Continuing on with background buildings, the next building and a quarter got brick textured styrene sheets, door and window openings. I hope to have these buildings ready for paint tonight.
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - faraway - 08-06-2019
I like your styrene scratch building!
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 08-24-2019
Thank you Reinhard.
Moving along 1st ave I applied brick sheets on some more buildings.
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And just an over view
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 08-24-2019
Also i went to home depot to get shelf brackets so that i can start the new portion of the Bay Ridge Branch. While taking some measurements i started to think that instead of including Glenwood mason supply i would replace it with the railroad crossing at Flushing Ave in Queens. Although this crossing is not located on the Bay Ridge Branch it is on the Bushwick Branch. I think this crossing would bring a lot of visual interest with animated crossing signals and the train passing through a building and over another roadway. So the question is do I keep it prototypical Bay Ridge Branch or lean on the crutch of freelance and add the crossing? Here's some photos from google of the crossing.
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - doctorwayne - 08-24-2019
(08-24-2019, 03:52 PM)Rscott417 Wrote:
....I started to think that instead of including Glenwood mason supply i would replace it with the railroad crossing at Flushing Ave in Queens. Although this crossing is not located on the Bay Ridge Branch it is on the Bushwick Branch. I think this crossing would bring a lot of visual interest with animated crossing signals and the train passing through a building and over another roadway......
[quote="Rscott417" pid='152925' dateline='1566683541']
...So the question is do I keep it prototypical Bay Ridge Branch or lean on the crutch of freelance and add the crossing?.....
I think that you've answered your own question before you'd even asked it. Nothing wrong with a layout being "visually interesting".
Wayne
RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 08-31-2019
Brooklyn & Greenville Railway has acquired a slug unit. It'll be paired with the sw1200 and be assigned to all carfloat, yard and 1st ave switching duties.
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RE: Brooklyn 1st Ave waterfront - Rscott417 - 09-08-2019
Trying to take care of all the plain styrene brick sheets, another building painted
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