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Post by 2redrovers on May 3, 2018 22:47:10 GMT -6
Ah ha! There is a train section I've always liked train sets. I love steam trains and engines. The era was just full of awesome engineering that sometimes just looked so exquisitely beautiful. I had a big 8x4' layout when I was in school, it was rough and nothing fancy but I made most of it with help from dad. Its long gone now but I do still have the hornby engine and carriages, HO scale. Flash forward twenty plus years and I started work on something I've wanted to try for a long time. A layout small enough for coffee table, that didn't take up the whole room. I think I like N scale stuff the best these days and it was an obvious choice. Mrs and I went on a spending spree one day and next thing you know, there's a little steam engine and some stuff to make it go round in circles. Tape measure was flung around the lounge and decided on a base of 1m x 0.6m (that's from memory, I'll correct that if its wrong). A decent size table but small for a train. Base board was mdf, with polystyrene and plaster used to make terrain. I used my artists acrylic paints for colours and the scenic stuff is mostly woodlands brand. I forget the brand of the buildings, cardboard kits in green packs, but they kept me busy on the couch for a long time. Some trees and things were bought but plenty have been scratch made. I remember spending many hours planting grass strand by strand with tweezers to create tufts under the wooden rampway. I have some photos in the build to add when I find where they are hiding, not many though as I wasn't active in forums at the time. This was mostly built about 6-8 years ago in an effort to keep my sanity while fostering my wife's teenage niece. It worked and I'm still alive to tell the story... amazingly, so is her niece.
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Post by BUCKY on May 3, 2018 22:53:31 GMT -6
Absolutely wonderful layout! Thanks for posting it! We do love a train set at OSM!!
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Post by JCON on May 3, 2018 22:54:51 GMT -6
Nice layout for sure... I always thought one in a glass coffee table for protection would be cool!!!
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Post by 2redrovers on May 4, 2018 4:44:43 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on May 4, 2018 8:20:12 GMT -6
You have a patient wife...
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Post by Dukemaddog on May 4, 2018 12:25:31 GMT -6
Way to go man! I also love trains but I have no place to put up a layout. What a sensational thing that would be! This looks excellent and commendations on your excellent skills and success.
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Post by 2redrovers on May 4, 2018 23:21:42 GMT -6
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Post by JCON on May 4, 2018 23:30:02 GMT -6
Nice work in progress!!!
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Post by Dukemaddog on May 5, 2018 12:09:36 GMT -6
Beautiful work! Your idea for making vines is pure brilliance!
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Post by Buddho on Jun 24, 2018 13:13:21 GMT -6
Excellent work!
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Post by JED on Jul 9, 2018 11:40:31 GMT -6
Great work indeed
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