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Post by ptc on Nov 16, 2019 15:24:46 GMT
Super impressive work. You and Tammie have doen an outstanding job. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Post by twincities on Nov 16, 2019 15:40:42 GMT
thanks PTC glad you enjoyed seeing the updated pictures. I should try and figure a way to attach our ipad to the tripod and make a steady video of the backdrop area that tammie tweaked a few days ago. we still have 2 more sections about 16 feet in length and 3 feet wide to scenic yet one is a upper level of a industrial switching area and the lower part about 18" wide for a hometown or? not sure on that part yet but the upper area needs to be done first.
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Post by ptc on Nov 16, 2019 17:09:02 GMT
"thanks PTC glad you enjoyed seeing the updated pictures. I should try and figure a way to attach our ipad to the tripod and make a steady video of the backdrop area that tammie tweaked a few days ago. we still have 2 more sections about 16 feet in length and 3 feet wide to scenic yet one is a upper level of a industrial switching area and the lower part about 18" wide for a hometown or? not sure on that part yet but the upper area needs to be done first."
Can't wait to see more progress.
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Post by chipset35 on Nov 16, 2019 18:42:01 GMT
Vince, I noticed the Long Island coaches in the first picture. You have good taste my friend 😁. Can you post the dimensions of the room and maybe the track plan you’re attempting? Andy Andy, the room is 10x16'. Thus, the layout is 14' in length, dog bone shape, with both bent ends bent for a 8' width.
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Post by twincities on Nov 18, 2019 13:51:42 GMT
I finally bought a tripod holder for our iPad sure makes it simpler to video without the motion of holding it! I am waiting on youtube to finalize a short somewhat video of the tv backdrop area that tammie seems to be happy with now. it has various scenes on a 2 foot wide x 7 foot long pink foam board.
I need to get a newer ipad as this one is 7 yrs old and so no more updates at all so this one would be good for me just making videos and let tammie have new one to play her games on! I wish they made a zoom feature like they do for still photos so one could see the finer details in a video or maybe the newer ones do have that feature?
well I see I should have turned ipad to horizontal instead of vertical on tripod I will do that next time! not sure why the next up videos and so on are showing up after the video ends unless its a new feature of youtube? I have an older sister that wants to see the layout scenery completed as she has dementia and so for her seeing it each time is a new experience all over again!
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Post by ptc on Nov 18, 2019 14:37:23 GMT
Wonderful photos. You and Tammie are outdoing yourselves.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 15:27:40 GMT
twincities - looking good. You should do a video of that area with the TV on.
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Post by twincities on Nov 20, 2019 13:20:46 GMT
twincities - looking good. You should do a video of that area with the TV on. and here you go narration not great lol.
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Post by ptc on Nov 20, 2019 14:03:18 GMT
Wonderful video showing your progress. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 16:13:51 GMT
Thanks for posting up the new video. The live backdrop is a great idea. It could even work with a train yard or industrial scene.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 20, 2019 21:52:07 GMT
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 20, 2019 22:03:02 GMT
This is the hill area as it is right now
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 0:34:58 GMT
Nice work Joe. Can you expand on the process a little?
Andy
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 21, 2019 13:18:43 GMT
Nice work Joe. Can you expand on the process a little? Andy The hill is made from 1" thick extruded styrofoam. Up north styrofoam can be found in stores like Home Depot and Lowe's in 2'x8' and 4'x8' sheets ranging from 1/2" to 2" thick. It's not easy to find in warm climates but my local Home Depot carries 2'x2'x1" thick panels. They call them project panels or craft panels or something like that. I rough cut the pieces to the approximate shape I wanted with an old serrated kitchen knife and stacked them as in the first picture. When I had all the pieces cut I glued them together using Elmers or Aileen's. I put a heavy weight to press the sheets together until the glue set. The second photo shows them glued together. When it dried I used a Stanley Sure Form tool to shape the hill. It's messy but all the little filings are easily vacuumed up with a shop vac. The next photo shows the shaped hill with sparkle to fill any gaps. I didn't take a photo but I painted the hill brown for a base coat of color. The next photo shows the hill with green ground foam added. Some of the brown shows through and looks like dirt. Then I added trees and deer for the final photo. And that it. It's pretty easy but takes some time and is a bit messy but easy to clean up.
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Post by ptc on Nov 21, 2019 14:06:23 GMT
The hill with the trees looks terrific, Joe. The layout is looking better and better.
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