Model water never looks realistic, ever. Look at older movies, before CGI, and you'll see what I mean. Cheers. Roger Traviss Photos of the late HO scale GER: -...
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mrsafe@...
jacko410
May 22, 2012 4:37 pm
Jeff I have seen a couple minows swimming in the Taltree Port. jack...
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mrsafe@...
jacko410
May 22, 2012 4:33 pm
Hey Jeff. That is a RC Tug in the Taltree Port pictures. We stoped letting one of the managers sons control it when he kept banging it into the dock and...
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mrsafe@...
jacko410
May 22, 2012 4:26 pm
I just created a folder named Taltree. In there I uploaded three photos of a Wharf area port with a ship which was created at the Taltree Arboretum in...
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Jeffrey Reynolds
cteno4
May 22, 2012 3:58 pm
Jay, its really good to experiment. if you have a ship already now then i would build a tank that is big enough to hold it and maybe a foot wider to get an...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 22, 2012 2:40 pm
Jeff Thanks for the input. Several things I do have in place that you mentioned. Layout is in the basement and on a concrete floor. The area of the port is...
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Jeffrey Reynolds
cteno4
May 22, 2012 2:25 pm
Jay, sounds like fun and great to do a two for one with your hobbies. dont mean to be negative but just a couple of the challenges i would see with real water...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 22, 2012 1:12 pm
Check out a Google search on: "real water on model railroads" Jay Beckham Modeling the West Virginia and Tidewater Railroad in O Scale in Berkeley Springs, WV ...
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Jay Beckham
tanglewoodso...
May 22, 2012 1:09 pm
On my layout, due to slight change in design, I have room for a 15+ foot port area. This gives me space for two O Scale ships. I plan to build the SS South...
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Edward Traxler
lcrrino
May 18, 2012 11:37 pm
Hello all. First post to this group. I have almost completely stopped making rocks on my On30 layout using latex molds and plaster. Instead I've had great...
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Frank Moltz
moltzfa
May 13, 2012 8:01 pm
Dave, Thanks for your kind offer, I would like a copy of the information regarding your sawdust experimenting. Have you used any cherry wood in your test as...
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Kevin
kebfsm
May 13, 2012 3:44 am
Dave, See my post #20499 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCENERY/message/20499 Kevin Bergeman SANTRAK santrak.org...
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Jacques Bourdouxhe
jacques.bour...
May 12, 2012 5:53 am
Roger, If you join the treemaking group, may I suggest to check groveden58 albums. That guy ( I think he is from the Netherlands ) is an expert about trees ...
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Roger Whiffin
roger48_gb
May 12, 2012 4:52 am
Thank you Jacques for the tip-off about a tree making group - I had not heard of it before. RogerW ________________________________...
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Jacques Bourdouxhe
jacques.bour...
May 12, 2012 3:46 am
Dave, First I immerse the pieces of rope for 5 minutes in boiling water to soften them I use florist wire ( but don't remember the AWG gauge number ). I use...
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Jacques Bourdouxhe
jacques.bour...
May 11, 2012 10:29 pm
Joe, In my case the water color is a mixture of light brown and dark grey. The picture is in "Jacques's album" Best regards Jacques...
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dphigley
May 11, 2012 10:29 pm
I'd like to start a discussion on making "bottle brush trees" by winding hemp fiber in 14-gauge copper wire. I guess this is a fairly common technique; I got...
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dphigley
May 11, 2012 10:29 pm
I initially replied just to Mac about this, to tell him I would try a different blade, but have had results that might be of general interest. First,...
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Kjb80401@...
kjb80401
May 11, 2012 2:57 pm
Joe, The basic premise would be to paint the 'deeper' water portions of the base a darkish color and blend around it with a lighter shade of it as you move...
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joebrann2000
May 11, 2012 1:20 pm
... Keevan, The base of my water area is a piece of 3/8" plywood over which I applied a layer of Durham's Water putty several years ago. The "Sealing paint" I...
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Tom Stuart
ahuinani
May 11, 2012 1:39 am
Tom, Thanks. I remember when Abe tweeted that to his followers. Tom Stuart ... From: tomstocktonus To: SCENERY@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012...
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Kjb80401@...
kjb80401
May 10, 2012 10:26 pm
Joe, For anyone to give an intelligent response, we first need a photo or two to evaluate. There's an inference that you are currently painting just the...
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Tom Stuart
ahuinani
May 10, 2012 8:17 pm
Joe, River water will usually be dark and murky. Mostly dark browns and olive drab. If you are talking about Georgia and Alabama rivers they willhave a high...
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Joebrann@...
joebrann2000
May 10, 2012 7:35 pm
I have just finished applying the second coat of sealing paint to the surface of my water area. On my layout the water is a river port for the Walthers Car...
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David & Helen Higley
dphigley
May 10, 2012 7:25 am
Mac, I haven't tried different blades. I've been using a Ridgid 10-inch 40-tooth carbide chisel tooth blade, but I have an inexpensive Sears Craftsman...
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j_m67
May 9, 2012 11:11 pm
Dave, I like the concept. Two different shapes/grades of product. Question comes to mind. What is the results with different types of blades (tooth count)? ...
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tomstocktonus
May 9, 2012 11:11 pm
Tom, About your "addition"; to things being correct; "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." -- Abraham...
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Earl Hackett
hacketet
May 9, 2012 6:40 pm
For general foliage I also use sawdust, but from my band saw. When I resaw boards I generate a LOT of very fine sawdust that is good for leaves on bushes or...
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Rich Zellich
rzellich
May 9, 2012 5:18 am
Your photos were included in the copy of your message that I received. Cheers, Rich ... figured out the right way to upload photos, and you can find them in...
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dphigley
May 9, 2012 5:00 am
Sorry, I guess my photos didn't go with my last message. I've since figured out the right way to upload photos, and you can find them in the album I created...
