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

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Here are a few pictures of what it looks like as you do the erasing process.  You can see the eraser I used in the picture.  It is a real soft gummy eraser.

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Here is what it looked like after the first four section where complete.





Compare this to the Stone Roundhouse pictures.

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The wall can be made darker by doing more erasing. Basically letting more of the dark gray to show through.

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Same process on the back wall.

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I also moved the structure to it's permanent location on the layout to check the color and do some machine layout work.  I wanted some pictures with a few of the machines set in various locations, to put in the iPad.  I want to play with different interior design ideas.  Right now the left side of the building, where the inspections pits are, will have a brick floor.  The right side will have a wood floor.  A 11 foot wall, is planned, to separate the two areas. I have a lot of details to work out so sketching in the iPad will be a good way for me to spend any down time I have over the holidays.

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I should mention that Slim is working on some LED lights that will be lighting up the interior of this building.  I also purchased some goose neck lights for the outside at the EXPO.

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Great coloring on the walls.

[jrmueller]

Impressive. I also use pan pastels but you work gives me a lot of helpful information.  Thanks. Jim

[S&S RR]

Great coloring on the walls.

Curt


Thanks for the kind words.  I thick we achieved a match to what I did on the Roundhouse.  I will be adding a few more colors of chalk once I get it on the layout and detailed. A little smoke here, and a little rust there, and even some mold just to make it look more realistic.

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Impressive. I also use pan pastels but you work gives me a lot of helpful information.  Thanks. Jim

Thank you,  Jim. Pan pastels have become a great tool in the tool box. Please let me know if you have any questions - that's what this forum is all about.

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A question for the forum - I'm trying to find an overhead crane for my Locomotive Works Building.  Right now, it looks like I'm going to have to scratch build it.  Does anyone know of a source for an overhead crane?  The only one I have found is in the Whalthers catalog.  It's way to big and modern.  I would also be interested in a source for any of the typical components that would help with a scratch build.