06-19-2010, 12:06 PM
Kevin....don't feel bad, it has taken me 4 1/2 years to finally get a scene "mostly" detailed :oops: Just hang in there 
Gus...I used to know about gate and large door bracing but have apparently become senile in my "old" age. Here is how diagonal braces work (as quoted by the person who pointed this out to me):
biL said:
If you care enough to try and do your best each time you do a project, there is no doubt in my mind that similar (and better) results will follow. We are fortunate to model in the age of the internet, with a vast wealth of knowledge and almost instantaneous feedback available at our fingertips. The learning curve has really been shortened because of this. I ask questions, I ask for feedback, and what I lack in imagination, I make up for in taking advice to heart and running with it. This scene for instance, shaped up the way it has because of feedback and advice received right here, and also by email, from better modelers than me. I also read alot and scan the web for pictures, both prototype amd mrr. I have literally 1000's of pics on my computer related in some way to the hobby.
But most importantly of all...................keep it fun!
Good luck
Gus...I used to know about gate and large door bracing but have apparently become senile in my "old" age. Here is how diagonal braces work (as quoted by the person who pointed this out to me):
Quote:When it comes to diagonal bracing on a gate the brace should begin at the top opposite the hinge side. The downward force this way is carried by the bottom of the post which is very solid.I should have remembered this especially since I was a steel fabricator for many years.....but somehow my "knowledge" just never was applied to my modeling. :?
biL said:
Quote:This is the level of model work that I aspire to. Hopefully, one day some new guy on this forum will priase my work as I have done yours and that of Sumpter250 and Doctorwayne and Gary S. and CNW1961 and... well, the list goes on and on and on ...biL...first of all, thank you for the very gracious words
If you care enough to try and do your best each time you do a project, there is no doubt in my mind that similar (and better) results will follow. We are fortunate to model in the age of the internet, with a vast wealth of knowledge and almost instantaneous feedback available at our fingertips. The learning curve has really been shortened because of this. I ask questions, I ask for feedback, and what I lack in imagination, I make up for in taking advice to heart and running with it. This scene for instance, shaped up the way it has because of feedback and advice received right here, and also by email, from better modelers than me. I also read alot and scan the web for pictures, both prototype amd mrr. I have literally 1000's of pics on my computer related in some way to the hobby.
But most importantly of all...................keep it fun!
Good luck
Steve