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MODEL RAIL ROADING

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#1 ·
well a wile back i got into model rail roading,i'm currently workin on a 8ft by 4 ft long layout, i started it back in january and hadn't touched it since probaly march.

heres what i got so far



a shee of ply wood with soem foam boards as my surface,the mountain i made my self along with the walls,using foam,news paper and soem paper mache type shit,i have soem box cars my track is finally layed down, just got to get a locomotive and power supply then i can start wiring it.
before i go the next step with the landscape buildings etc.



i plan on having a small town,gas station,whore house,a junk yard with old chevies,maybe a carnival with a car show and a small lake with a camp ground and soem tents and fishing.keep in mind the small town will look like something outta the 60's with a bar,bumbs on the street,hookers and maye a stripped car in the alley or side street ,should look good.

i have all the landscape,plants,trees,roads etc,
once i get wired i can go to the next step.

hopefully when i'm done it will look like one of teh fallowing.






it just takes a wile to complete
 
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#30 ·
i dont have anymore room for my stuff, but i still keep it out.







 
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#38 ·
Originally posted by BigPoppa@Jul 13 2008, 07:13 PM~11078791
eastside1999 i think it is is really into this stuff too, he's got a topic in the model section

yeah the topic is called "eastside1989 modelworld"
 
#48 ·
Originally posted by crenshaw magraw@Jul 14 2008, 11:29 AM~11084454
nice work,
any pointers on how to weather box cars ?
Study pics of the real thing. Take note of how the rust streaks form. The door tracks of box cars are always rusty from the door sliding open and closed. The underframes and brake rigging are always nasty.
This is a car I did several years back. I started out with and undecorated model and added seperate details before painting it with an air brush. I added a drop of white to the mix to make it look faded. After decaling I went over the logo with a light red and blue to make it look faded.
 
#49 ·
Originally posted by Pedro Sanchez@Jul 14 2008, 02:52 PM~11086005
Funny I was at the grocery store earlier in the magazine aisle and I saw two magazines of these model trains and thought and laughed to myself thinking who was into that hobby. Then bam twenty mins later I see this topic.
Yea at first my girl thought I was weird cause I had an interest in railroads. There are hobbies far more strange though.
 
#51 ·
Originally posted by Road Warrior@Jul 15 2008, 06:07 PM~11093691
Study pics of the real thing. Take note of how the rust streaks form. The door tracks of box cars are always rusty from the door sliding open and closed. The underframes and brake rigging are always nasty.
  This is a car I did several years back. I started out with and undecorated model and added seperate details before painting it with an air brush. I added a drop of white to the mix to make it look faded. After decaling I went over the logo with a light red and blue to make it look faded.
thanks man,i have a better plan of attack now.
 
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