Janbouli's Home Layout The Kannewton & CC

[bparrish]

And this is N Scale ? ? ? ?

Wow!

Thanx
Bob

[Janbouli]

Thank you Bob, these long scenes with enough space to make it look a bit like the real thing is exactly why I model in N-scale.

[Janbouli]

After installing the background I finished up sceniking it , grass, trees , the roads, here an impression.

[ACL1504]

Jan,

Looking very good. Hard to believe its "N" scale. I like the background photos.

Tom

[Twist67]

Hi,

That´s looking great....As Tom said, it´s hard to believe that it´s N scale.The backdrop and blending in the scenery and roads is very nice work....

Cheers,Chris

[Janbouli]

Thanx Tom and Chris , your comments are very motivating.

[Janbouli]

Ballasted a part of the layout today and while it dries I decided to go on with a transfer building I was working on before.

Painted white with spray can primer, the blue is also out of a cheap spray can , notice how gloss paint doesn't turn out glossy on bare wood.




Roof boards and roofing installed.

[Kingred]

This is great!

I was hoping to try some road / parking lot practice tonight. (I was going to try Crack Shot Spackle  and Sanded Grout)

Glad I checked this page first!
BOY, do your roads look real - especially the long shots on page 4!

Can you direct me to any info you've posted (or similar SBS) that can show us how you got such believable pavement? The weathering is feathered perfectly.

Thanks again - watching intently,
~Kingred

[Janbouli]

Thanx .

Do you mean these roads.


That is styrene with several different grey's and a white airbrushed .

Here is an excellent way to make concrete roads  http://www.nscale.net/forums/content.php?153-Making-concrete-roads

Most people make asphalt roads using plaster or tile grout, google how to make model asphalt roads and you'll find toooooo many ways.

[Janbouli]

While I wait for some backdrops to arrive I will start on the next part of the layout , a bridge near Morganville and the Morganville grain elevators.

First scene in Morganville is a bridge over Mulberry Creek, not sure if it existed , but it is very plausible.


Benchwork adapted to a river scene. The bridge is a BLMA single track truss bridge , very lucky find on German Ebay , I won it for € 56,- , the going price for these when not sold out is 250 dollars. The WOW factor on this bridge is very high , it looks phenomenal.

[Janbouli]

The backdrops have arrived, these are the first ones installed behind Clay Center

[gnatshop]

Jan, your backdrops look great!!

[Janbouli]

Thanx David

[ACL1504]

Jan, your backdrops look great!!

Jan,

Ditto to Gmanm and then more Ditto's. Looking fantastic.

Tom

[martin.ojaste]

Jan, the background is "really good!". It is not noticeable and blends with the scenery, I had to look carefully to see it.


Marty