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Post by runamuckchuck on Sept 20, 2023 20:06:25 GMT
You obviously have never seen the Julia Childs skit on SNL!
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Sept 20, 2023 20:45:25 GMT
You obviously have never seen the Julia Childs skit on SNL! Yes, I have, but as long as you keep a few bandaids at hand -- and made sure you've saved the liver!-- you should be just fine! 😳 |
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Post by healey36 on Sept 20, 2023 23:01:05 GMT
I downloaded one of Clever Models' freebies a few years back, but found it very difficult (virtually impossible) to build as instructed. It's the Crossing Tower kit in 'O', and it includes a set of stairs and a small bit of decking. I tried cutting supports, railings, steps, landings, etc., using various thicknesses of cardstock...mostly wound up with a pile of cardstock curly-ques. Probably better to build same out of thin basswood and attach it.
To be fair, I should try another CM kit of something a bit less complex. That experience kinda turned me off; certainly not a good kit IMHO to intro their stuff.
If anyone has successfully built that as presented, I'd love to see some snaps.
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Sept 20, 2023 23:44:09 GMT
If anyone has successfully built that as presented, I'd love to see some snaps. Sure:  To be fair, it *was* a challenging build for a relatively diminutive result, and not one I would recommend for a first effort -- you can see I struggled with the stairs and support timbers as well. I'd also avoid the lattice girders and columns kit for an introductory effort, and stick instead to the haunted house or Silver City tool house, both of which are larger and avoid most of the fiddly detail.
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Post by healey36 on Sept 21, 2023 1:02:55 GMT
A decent effort, for sure; far better than my two attempts. It’s a nice little model and yours proves it is possible; I’ll have to give it another shot, at some point.
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Post by healey36 on Sept 22, 2023 12:24:38 GMT
Last year the wife wanted a station for the Christmas display; I didn't have much time, so I made a dumbed-down version of the Dorfan 425 in glitter-style:   Here's a few shots of an original 425:  |
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Post by dlagrua on Sept 23, 2023 15:21:17 GMT
Here ya go more layout models made entirely from paper, art board, cardstock, 1/4" square wood,1" wood dowels (chimneys) and white glue. Only tools are an Exacto knife, a small hobby saw and some paper clamps.
All structures in this photo are built that way. Hills and mountains are made from newspaper and plaster of paris.
The layout was built on three levels, table top, 8" above table and 6" below table. This made it possible to have four separate train loops in a 28' x 15' space with an added center section. IMO, running four separate trains at one time brings significant action to the layout.
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Post by Adam on Sept 23, 2023 17:12:17 GMT
Beautiful!
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Post by healey36 on Sept 24, 2023 12:20:57 GMT
Lovely!
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Post by healey36 on Sept 27, 2023 13:39:54 GMT
A friend of mine found me a few benches for the suburban station:  Now the morning commuters won't have to sit on their briefcases. We suspect these might be Hornby stamped-tin, so a bit larger than 1/48-scale. No matter, the pike is tinplate, so true scale is irrelevant. |
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Post by Bill on Sept 27, 2023 19:22:49 GMT
Well done to all who posted here. Buildings (of any kind) add so much to any layout.  |
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Post by healey36 on Sept 29, 2023 13:55:12 GMT
Glitter-version of the suburban station:  Hey, it gets cold in Connecticut. The footprint here, just 4" x 6". |
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Post by healey36 on Oct 4, 2023 13:49:57 GMT
Oil storage shed from an issue of Toy Trains:  A few minor modifications on the door, the barrels are from Rusty Rail, and the ladder cut from a bit of hardware cloth. |
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 4, 2023 18:25:05 GMT
Healy, the paper buildings are fabulous!
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Post by Bill on Oct 12, 2023 7:36:14 GMT
Really looking cool 😎
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