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August · 12-14-14, 12:00 AM

I've been working in some fall colors to the layout What you do think?

Buddahaid · 12-14-14, 12:18 AM

I like it and I like the AMC Pacer parked on the street too.

Eichhörnchen · 12-14-14, 05:31 AM

I find the peripheral modelling of a layout like this even more interesting than the rolling stock (do you use that phrase in the US?) so I love the houses and trees.

Just one thing: that guy on the sidewalk in the brown sweater... has he just stepped in a doggie doo-doo?

Catfish · 12-14-14, 06:43 AM

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But this is really phantastic, like the "fall" atmosphere, it almost looks as if there's some heavy rain on the way with the dark blue background.

I envy you, i have neither the time nor the place (still continueing building the house), but i like this thread very much!

Have some put on sideboards or in a showcase though ..

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

Jimbuna · 12-14-14, 08:16 AM

That is some layout there August

Aktungbby · 12-14-14, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

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But this is really phantastic, like the "fall" atmosphere, it almost looks as if there's some heavy rain on the way with the dark blue background.

I envy you, i have neither the time nor the place (still continueing building the house), but i like this thread very much!

Have some put on sideboards or in a showcase though ..

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

THIS"LL TIDE YOU OVER

Buddahaid · 12-14-14, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

THIS"LL TIDE YOU OVER

Perfect for the "bored" meeting.

August · 12-14-14, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Have some put on sideboards or in a showcase though ..

That's a really beautiful engine. What scale is that?

Catfish · 12-14-14, 03:16 PM

You are welcome

It's an old 1:87 (HO) Tyco die-cast 'General', this is a kit version which came in pieces and without paint. Motor is in the tender, and there is a worm drive that drives the locomotive's big wheels.
(My other old favourite is a Rivarossi 'Genoa', but it is a rather late, post civil-war 4-4-0. And yes i am a big fan of Buster Keaton's film "The General"

)

I like the ballasting of the rails on your layout very much, those rails look astonishingly real

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I was looking for 'flatter' rails, as the pre 1868 ones were not as thick and study as later. In those times it also was wide-track of course, but i will not change that..

August · 12-14-14, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

I like the ballasting of the rails on your layout very much, those rails look astonishingly real

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I was looking for 'flatter' rails, as the pre 1868 ones were not as thick and study as later. In those times it also was wide-track of course, but i will not change that..

Thanks. I'm using Atlas code 83 flex-track and the ballast is Woodland Scenics brand Grey blend medium.

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandsceni.../BAL-GB/page/1

Oberon · 12-14-14, 03:22 PM

Looks HO to me, and I agree, that is a beautiful loco...American 4-4-0, I do love those old log burners, a classical US design.

Like the famous 'The General'.

I think I have an HO 4-4-0 somewhere that a friend of my mothers gave me, and some boxcars. Nowhere to display it sadly so it's tucked away for future use.

August · 12-14-14, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Just one thing: that guy on the sidewalk in the brown sweater... has he just stepped in a doggie doo-doo?

Sailor Steve · 12-14-14, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I've been working in some fall colors to the layout What you do think?

I think it's great. Too bad there isn't a way to have the seasons change, as I'm thinking that scene would look good in snow too.

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I like it and I like the AMC Pacer parked on the street too.

And the Gremlin in the driveway.

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

I find the peripheral modelling of a layout like this even more interesting than the rolling stock (do you use that phrase in the US?) so I love the houses and trees.

I used to think that if I could get involved in a major club-type project I would rather work on the buildings than the trains. Then again at the time I worked for a guy whose passion was collecting brass locomotives.

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Just one thing: that guy on the sidewalk in the brown sweater... has he just stepped in a doggie doo-doo?

When I worked for the hobby distributor metioned above I discovered that you can find figures of almost anything, including the doggie placing the doo-doo and a couple "busy" in the bushes.

Oberon · 12-14-14, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I've been working in some fall colors to the layout What you do think?

Fantastic, it all goes together really well, it looks very natural.

Loving the F7 too.

12-14-14, 12:00 AM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,226 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been working in some fall colors to the layout What you do think? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,332 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	I like it and I like the AMC Pacer parked on the street too. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,918 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That is some layout there August __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,468 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I find the peripheral modelling of a layout like this even more interesting than the rolling stock (do you use that phrase in the US?) so I love the houses and trees. Just one thing: that guy on the sidewalk in the brown sweater... has he just stepped in a doggie doo-doo?

12-14-14, 06:43 AM	#4
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,802 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ But this is really phantastic, like the "fall" atmosphere, it almost looks as if there's some heavy rain on the way with the dark blue background. I envy you, i have neither the time nor the place (still continueing building the house), but i like this thread very much! Have some put on sideboards or in a showcase though .. Thanks and greetings, Catfish

12-14-14, 03:16 PM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,802 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	You are welcome It's an old 1:87 (HO) Tyco die-cast 'General', this is a kit version which came in pieces and without paint. Motor is in the tender, and there is a worm drive that drives the locomotive's big wheels. (My other old favourite is a Rivarossi 'Genoa', but it is a rather late, post civil-war 4-4-0. And yes i am a big fan of Buster Keaton's film "The General" ) I like the ballasting of the rails on your layout very much, those rails look astonishingly real . I was looking for 'flatter' rails, as the pre 1868 ones were not as thick and study as later. In those times it also was wide-track of course, but i will not change that..

12-14-14, 03:22 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Looks HO to me, and I agree, that is a beautiful loco...American 4-4-0, I do love those old log burners, a classical US design. Like the famous 'The General'. I think I have an HO 4-4-0 somewhere that a friend of my mothers gave me, and some boxcars. Nowhere to display it sadly so it's tucked away for future use.