The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 3

Jim Donovan · July 14, 2020, 04:35:57 PM

Great progress Tom;

I've been slow to catch up due to computer issues. The new logo is neat.

Jim D

deemery · July 16, 2020, 08:23:48 AM

An office for the Judge? http://www.besttrains.com/basics_ho_2011.html

dave

Jerry · July 16, 2020, 09:05:13 AM

Beautiful looking locomotive!!

Jerry

postalkarl · July 16, 2020, 03:11:22 PM

Hey Tom:

Two great paint jobs. Both the Loco and box car look great.

Karl

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:31:33 PM

Quote from: postalkarl on July 13, 2020, 04:41:01 PM
Hey Tom:

Beautiful paint job on that one.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you very much my friend.

Tom

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:33:03 PM

Quote from: Jim Donovan on July 14, 2020, 04:35:57 PM
Great progress Tom;

I've been slow to catch up due to computer issues. The new logo is neat.

Jim D

Jim,

Thanks very much. Hope you and the boss have a wonderful time up north. I got the idea of the logo from Cliff Powers.

Tom

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:33:43 PM

Quote from: Jerry on July 16, 2020, 09:05:13 AM
Beautiful looking locomotive!!

Jerry

Jerry,

Much appreciated, thank you.

Tom

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:35:09 PM

Quote from: postalkarl on July 16, 2020, 03:11:22 PM
Hey Tom:

Two great paint jobs. Both the Loco and box car look great.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you, the loco I did and the boxcar was done by Cliff Powers for his Mississippi, Alabama and Gulf - The Magnolia Route.

Tom

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:41:14 PM

After seven brass loco paint jobs, I'm back working on the layout for a couple months. I'm concentrating on the Large Tahope river area.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:44:55 PM

I sprayed the Tahope bridge support base with a rattle can of a concrete gray color.

The Ho scale tallus, in my opinion, was to big so I filled the base with HO scale track ballast from Arizona Rock.

Continued -

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:48:15 PM

I used the same ballast to fill the Tahope Highway bridge supports. I glued them with matte medium.

I used Woodland Scenics Earth Undercoat to paint over the earth sides of the river.

Continued -

ACL1504 · July 21, 2020, 05:49:50 PM

I'll color the river bed next.

PRR Modeler · July 21, 2020, 07:15:00 PM

It's great to see you working on the layout again.

Jerry · July 22, 2020, 09:11:16 AM

That's a pretty good size river!

Great start it will be fun watching this all come together.

Jerry

Jim Donovan · July 22, 2020, 09:24:24 AM

I agree with Jerry, big river, is it the St. Johns or Suwanee? I use to fish on the St Johns south of Jacksonville. It sure was wide and wonderful. Caught my largest bass (little over 8 pounds) from the Green Cove area. Also caught a 3 pound Flounder there! I think that's about 30 miles from the river's mouth.

Jim D