CSX Palmetto Spur

[faraway]

I am missing the Northumberland beaches in the background...
Would you mind to tell us something about the weathering, please. It looks very good.

[alcanman]

Thanks Reinhard,

I begin weathering by painting the trucks and fuel tank with Humbrol enamel Matt Dark Earth (no29) diluted 50% with white spirit ( a paint thinner/ brush cleaner)

The paint is wiped off immediately using a clean cotton cloth (old T-shirt) leaving a residue of paint in all the crevices. I then apply Tamiya Weathering Master weathering powders

which are similar to chalk pastels but more greasy and seem to adhere better than chalk. This is applied to the upper part of the loco along with Humbrol Matt Light Grey (no64) which is dry brushed

to highlight loco details, hatch covers etc


regards,

Mal

[faraway]

Thank you!

[fast car]

Mal,

Very nice job on the weathering on your new loco. I haven't moved into weathering of rolling stock or locos. Actually, I don't even have a locomotive diesel or otherwise. I love the photographic backgrounds that you are using for your layout. It makes entire scene come alive.

Larry

[Russ Bellinis]

One advantage of modeling an old industrial area, is that just by changing out details, rolling stock, and locomotives you can move your era around quite a bit. If you make some of your buildings removable but with the same foot print (a concrete tilt up and a brick building for instance), you can interchange them to move a layout from the 1930s to the 1940s, 1950s, or any decade up to the present. On the other hand if you are modeling a brand new, modern industrial park, you are pretty much locked in to the date it was built or later.

[alcanman]

I am missing the Northumberland beaches in the background...

Here's a pic for Reinhard, whose work and layout is a constant inspiration.


   


Another pic showing #5340 departing Palmetto with plastic pellet hoppers.


   

regards,

Mal

[faraway]

...Here's a pic for Reinhard, ...

Thank you

[bnsffan]

Hello,

Another well done layout which gives me more inspiration to build an ISL

Daniel

[Tyson Rayles]

VERY nice pics!

[alcanman]

Thanks guys,

Your comments are much appreciated.

Big Blue continues to be a great source of inspiration, information with regard to ISLs, particularly for someone living thousands of miles away,
and last but not least,the friendliness of members.

regards,

Mal

[clearwater]

Thanks guys,

Your comments are much appreciated.
...
Mal

Hi Mal,

took a little time to read your report - I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the pics!
great!

[fast car]

I am missing the Northumberland beaches in the background...

Here's a pic for Reinhard, whose work and layout is a constant inspiration.


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Another pic showing #5340 departing Palmetto with plastic pellet hoppers.


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regards,

Mal

Mal,

Are you erasing your background and replacing it with photos of sky? I assume that the sky photo is brought in as a jpg file and superimposed behind the layout. Correct me if I'm wrong. Super layout. I always keep coming back to you photos.

Larry

[alcanman]

Mal,

Are you erasing your background and replacing it with photos of sky? I assume that the sky photo is brought in as a jpg file and superimposed behind the layout. Correct me if I'm wrong. Super layout. I always keep coming back to you photos.

Larry[/quote]


Thanks.

Yes Larry, I'm pretty certain that's how my brother does it using Photoshop. For the pic with the beach background he used a photo of one of our local beaches here in North East England
and superimposed it behind my pic of the layout. Sometimes he adds some foliage to pics to blend everything in.

Mal

[alcanman]

Hi,

Having recently purchased and read Lance Mindheim's excellent new book 'How to operate a Modern Era switching layout',I was inspired to produce

a new video. I've learnt a lot from this book, and of course, from Big Blue, about US switching operations and thought I'd try to show what I'd learnt in the video.

Hope you like it.

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regards,

Mal

[Yngve]

Nice video! I love how even such a small and simple layout can give you so much fun.