Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

My trestle coloring experimentation continues - I mixed up a batch of A&I with 4 table spoons of black Ink and 2 table spoons of brown ink in a quart of alcohol. The process will be to stain the wood before gluing but to test the color mixture I stained a bent I had already glued using a brush.  I like this color better and have decided to go with this process for the bulk of my trestles.  I'm going to have one trestle that will be a new structure to use the first bents that I stained with the commercial stain.  Here is a picture showing the A&I stained bent next to the two commercial stained bents to show the difference in color.

[ACL1504]

John,

They both look good to me. I think the key here is to not mix the different colors on the same trestle so it appears the trestle was built at the same time.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

They both look good to me. I think the key here is to not mix the different colors on the same trestle so it appears the trestle was built at the same time.

Tom

Tom

Thanks - I will have one trestle that is new and use the first pair on that trestle.  Then I'm switching to the A&I process for the rest.  I will probably change the formula a little on some of them just to get a different look.  There are seven trestles to build for this section of the layout - one is four foot long.  That makes for lots of trestle bents to build. I may change the bent design on a few of the latter ones for more variety.

[Twist67]

Hi,
those bents a re looking great in both ways....and a lot of bents to build....

Keep the great work going.

Cheers,Chris

[S&S RR]

Hi,
those bents a re looking great in both ways....and a lot of bents to build....

Keep the great work going.

Cheers,Chris

Chris

Thanks - and yes I do have a lot of bents to build.  I started cutting the strip wood yesterday.

[S&S RR]

I just ordered more basswood for the trestles - I would have never guested that the best price for bulk basswood was Dick Blick. I did a google search on basswood and did some price comparisons.

[S&S RR]

The pink foam is disappearing into the mountain. Next step is the ground foam and then lots more trees.

[cuse]

John, that looks fantastic!


John

[GPdemayo]

Neatooooo 

[S&S RR]

John, that looks fantastic!


John

Thanks John - It's getting there. Should have trees planted by the end of the week.

[S&S RR]

Neatooooo 

Greg

Thanks - I can't wait to see a train crossing the trestle (it will be about 4 feet long and 16 inches high) with this mountain in the background.

[ACL1504]

Neatooooo 

Greg

Thanks - I can't wait to see a train crossing the trestle (it will be about 4 feet long and 16 inches high) with this mountain in the background.

John,

That should be one great looking scene! Looking forward to it!

Tom

[GPdemayo]

Neatooooo 

Greg

Thanks - I can't wait to see a train crossing the trestle (it will be about 4 feet long and 16 inches high) with this mountain in the background.

Wow.....what a great place for photo ops and videos of trains running. 

[gnatshop]

Wow.....what a great place for photo ops and videos of trains running.   

Greg, ain't it about time for you to take a vacation and go up there to help plant trees in
the frozen ground?? 

A change in scenery from Floridy would present a different world - and don't go fishin'
with John - he'll make you stick your hand in that cold water!!

[GPdemayo]

Wow.....what a great place for photo ops and videos of trains running.   

Greg, ain't it about time for you to take a vacation and go up there to help plant trees in
the frozen ground?? 

A change in scenery from Floridy would present a different world - and don't go fishin'
with John - he'll make you stick your hand in that cold water!!

Gnat, it's past time for a visit, Pegi and I haven't been out to the Rockies in 5 years. I really miss the fun winter trips and the snow activities.


I wish those idiots in D.C. would quit screwing up and leave the economy alone so things could start to pick up so we could get back to traveling again!