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I lurk on Buntbahn regularly for inspiration but had not seen that thread. Thanks for posting the link!
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EZ Line is great. If you want sag, then trying to do the wiring off the layout and then placing the poles into the scenery will allow you to incorporate the sag uniformly as you go. Tricky though - show us how you get on.
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I should be seeing Sithlord in a couple of weeks - i will let him know.
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Curtain track or curtain wire? Have a look here - https://modratec.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=33&zenid=3a06fe39f3aeb488ea1d8b45f008e5f9
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I know you are showing standard screen grabs, but is there any way you can correct the colour for a more realistic look? Otherwise apart from never playing with the software, but I understand what it can do, this is an excellent way of recreating the woulda, shoulda, coulda lines.
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Captain Boycott mode ... Nutella here in Australia comes in a plastic jar. Something about wrapping kids in cotton wool because the jar might fall on the floor and shatter etc. The really large yoghurt tubs (around 1kg) are excellent for mixing plaster as they are circular. Glass jam jars are used because they can contain elements that eat straight through the usual styrene pot. Currently using empty butter containers (plastic again) as a cheap source of sheet styrene. Measures exactly 0.5mm thick as well.
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Yes, a backscene would set it off nicely. And a couple of electric flying fish sunning themselves under the aquarium lights.......
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Don't you just love it when you get on a plane for a 13 hour flight and you either get the screaming ankle biter or coughing and spitting passengers all around you. My next completely off-topic journey is to Auckland at the end of the year hopefully to see the rellies.
And yes SRman - overnight in Dubbo (lovely place, couldn't wait to leave). Fell asleep at the wheel just after crossing the border into Queensland on the fourth day coming back. Interesting to wake up again immediately and drifting slowly into the dirt on the right hand side of the road at over 100 kmh!!! Had a power nap to recover. Glad there were no road trains around at the time..... Swore, loudly, that I would never drive to Melbourne again.
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I drove to Melbourne from Brisbane for the Easter NG Convention. Two full (12 hour) days of driving in each direction for a total of 3500km. Got to find out how uncomfortable Hyundais are after two hours of sitting still!!!! Glad you got to see what I missed when I went!
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I am planning to get my layout to be 1400mm at track level. Too high for some but for most viewers, it represents eye level looking into the scene. If you decide the height is wrong, you can always recycle the legs by cutting a bit off and adjusting the brace at the new length.
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For the parasitic green stuff, try using MiniNatur foliage panels of a suitable green and texture.
This one or the ivy - http://www.mininatur.de/products_productoverview_details.php?lang=en&id=970&kat=2&sub=3&scale=1&finish=
Less hassle and waste than using flock or scatters?
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Nice.
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Really nice. Must be nice to have a personal laser!
Here is some inspiration - http://www.buntbahn.de/modellbau/viewtopic.php?t=6691&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=330
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1:48 scale mostly - http://www.youtube.com/user/scoopmmr?feature=watch
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Enjoy. Laurie lives just up the road from me.
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You have a kindred spirit in this thread - http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=1358.15
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At my last show I was placed next to the 501st which if you don't know is the Star Wars Stormtroopers and Darth Vader gang. Really good for pulling a crowd!!!!
Around the corner was Captain Kirk of Starship Enterprise and then of course, we have the wild-eyed ex-army type who is convinced he is on a hit list issued by the secret service, closely followed by a rather muscular lady with a five o'clock shadow and biceps.
Great show - wish train shows were like that!!! (It was an IPMS show in case you were wondering.)
Even they need the whiffometer on some of them!!!!
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Can't believe it's been five years!
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I'd say it was painted by a railway modeller with too much time on his or her hands!!!
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Low pointless backscenes - hmmmm. My new layout has to fit the car so each board will only be 275mm high. So a removable frame at that height will protect the layout in the car and a real backscene (at least 500mm high) will be bolted on when it is in show mode. As I intend to run the layout at a height of 1200mm rail height, this makes the backscene almost impossible to see past - hiding all the distracting bits beyond the carefully stage-managed scene I have hopefully created!
I remember colour TVs - we were the first to have a B&W TV in Auckland NZ when TV started in the mid 60s. We got grainy, flickering, rolling images from 6pm to 10pm daily!!! Yeah. The other 20 hours a day were the test pattern.
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What type of lighting are you thinking of using? If you go with LEDs the front pelmet could be reduced to suit?
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I've been following this on that other forum. I must admit, I still wonder about this being an exhibition layout and having the curve the way you have it. How do you intend to invite the punters to get in close and personal to view it under exhibition conditions?
The whole layout is shaping up to be a true classic - keep going and posting.
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Do you find that the Butanone dries shiny?
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How big (long x high) does your backscene need to be? I have the ID Backscenes here but they might be more suitable for the larger scales. The biggest problem I have with all of them is the height. I believe a backscene directs the viewer down into the model and therefore should be at least 600mm high to achieve that.
Meet the Grass Machines
in Up the Line - 1918
A blog by KH1 in RMweb Blogs
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I purchased a static applicator off ebay here in Australia and found out it was a reworked Grass Tech machine from the USA. I took it to the monthly club meeting where some of the attendees had a show and tell amongst themselves which resulted in the applicator being dropped and fatally broken. Best thing ever - I had to rebuild it so I switched to a simple torch from a $2 shop which of course incorporates a switch and a place to put the Oatley Electronics 12,000 volt generator (running off a 9V battery). Now I have a machine with grunt and attitude - it can pull 6mm nylon fibres up in the air at least 50mm!!!!!! Up to this point, I had been using applicators with D cell batteries and was always having to use the applicator far too close to the surface resulting in glue and fibres sticking to the tea strainer. This new and improved reincarnation uses the supplied bucket with a mesh that was sold with the applicator for serious quantities of grass and the plastic rim means I never have a blue flame when it touches the surface. But with the power I am getting out of it, I don't need to be anywhere near the glue any more. Win and win!!!!
You now need to post photos of your scenery results using your (very) small applicator.
BTW - good grasses are MiniNatur (8 very flat colours and don't bind together) or Polak (currently may be in short supply but they have 18 colours). Noch and Heki make 10mm and 12mm grass as well if you want longer fibres. War World has a very wide range but they appear to have slightly more shine than the others. Another source here in Australia is Gale Force 9 (makers of Flames of War). Fredericus Rex have grass tufts in their Green Line range which range up 18mm in height for effect. Hope this helps.