Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

[S&S RR]

Here are a few of the things on my mark-up. 


- The steps are to light.


- The crate on the far left platform is to light.


- slow down when you take pictures with your iPhone - some of these are blurry.


- need to add some LED lighting to the platforms.


- figures need some detailing.


- Need to take the next round of pictures on the layout with the lighting that it will be on display with. The lights above my workbench are very bright and the camera is adjusting to that lighting on the exterior surfaces of the structure and the platforms look very dark.


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[S&S RR]

That is going to be a great looking engine facility.

Curt


Thanks - it has been on the drawing board for a long time - I'm really excited to finally be starting to build it.  There is going to be a lot of interior detail and I think I have a cool way to show it off.  More on that latter.

[Janbouli]

Fantastic looking scene.

May I say that I find the ground looking a bit unnatural, I would think the whole soil/ground layer would have a grey/blackened look from all the coal dust .

[Zephyrus52246]

You have certainly had a burst of activity since the Narrow Gauge Convention.  Are you sure freight cars will clear the steps?


Jeff

[EricQuebec]

Incredible work John.
ALways a pleasure to follow your progress on your layout..
Eric Quebec city

[S&S RR]

Fantastic looking scene.

May I say that I find the ground looking a bit unnatural, I would think the whole soil/ground layer would have a grey/blackened look from all the coal dust .

Hi Jan


I think your right about the ground colors - the camera really shows it. I will make some adjustments in my last round at the workbench and then fine tone it once I have it on the layout.

[S&S RR]

You have certainly had a burst of activity since the Narrow Gauge Convention.  Are you sure freight cars will clear the steps?


Jeff

Jeff


I have been motivated since the Narrow Gauge Convention - I hope the EXPO provides a boost that gets me through the winter.  I checked the clearance with the steps when I put them in, but I agree, that the pictures make it look like I need to check again.

[S&S RR]

Incredible work John.
ALways a pleasure to follow your progress on your layout..
Eric Quebec city

Thanks for following along Eric.

[S&S RR]

I completed another round of weathering and detailing on my Issac's Coal build today.  I addressed everything on my improvements list.  Here are a few pictures of the way Isaac's looked when it left my workbench.

[S&S RR]

In this picture I have addressed the issue of the dirt being to light with a bath of A&I next to the platforms and the improvement can be seen by observing the untreated dirt in the foreground - on this side of the tracks.

[S&S RR]

In this picture I'm testing the clearance between the coal hopper and the stairs that looked like it may be an issue in the pictures,
yesterday.

[S&S RR]

Our test hopper has traveled all over the world.

[S&S RR]

I also tested the stair clearance issue with the widest piece of rolling stock on the layout - my cleaning car.

[S&S RR]

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