"From Eugene to Florence"; Southern Pacific on the Coos Bay branch

[AndrewC]

Ray, I'm with Ronald on this. Use the cellular clay type of material like Sculptamold. Most architectural modelling suppliers stock it. It has a better binding agent and more consistent fibre density than plain old papier mache.

[Ronald48]

This morning I started the latex painting of the layout, for that I use RAL 8022. First part done:

 

20160921_114557 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And the end of the afternoon I did the second part on the left:

 

20160921_163605 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Ready for turf:

 

20160921_163658 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160921_163720 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And with the bridges:

 

20160921_163948 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Putting stuff in the seems for the water part:

 

20160921_185819 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Gluing with white glue mixed with a little water and wash detergent:

 

20160921_191420 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Both woodland Scenics fineturf colours I use:

 

20160921_191626 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And from there it is putting glue on and turf with a tea sifter:

 

20160921_192346 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

First part ready:

 

20160921_192703 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Right side done:

 

20160921_193514 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And going further on with the left side:

 

20160921_194345 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160921_205232 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160921_205557 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And then it is ready for static grass application:

 

20160921_211419 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160921_211304 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Now it is ready sofar. Tomorrow early morning I will vacuum off the losse stuff. Later!

[Ronald48]

This morning after vacuuming:

 

20160922_075137 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_075144 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

More to come!

[long island jack]

Cheers guys, still at the planning stage, will wait till I get my terrain done just to see how much is needed, may not need much so may go with fillers, will wait and see

 

starting to look like something now Ronald

 

Ray

[Ronald48]

Thank you, Ray

 

My friend Steef arrived at 8 a.m. this morning. After a cup of coffee we started with the first layer of different colours of 2 mm fibers from MiniNatur:

 

20160922_090052 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_090748 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that vacuuming before the second layer. Caught up the rest of the fibers in a clean handkerchief :

 

20160922_095653 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The first colours are on and it is 11 a.m:

 

20160922_104914 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_104920 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_120808 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

A higher fiber (6,5 mm) along the water side:

 

20160922_125710 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_131141 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

A overview around 2 p.m:

 

20160922_140806 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The way of working is simpel, "stippel" on the thinned glue (whiteglue/water/little detergent):

 

20160922_152112 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And grassing with the colour of choice in the RTS Greenkeeper:

 

20160922_152328 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

That way you can do bigger pieces of land:

 

20160922_152810 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Some detail of grass that is set in a dot of glue:

 

20160922_162454 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Around 5 p.m. where are ready to eat so the layout can dry:

 

20160922_180315 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_180332 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_180341 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_180351 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And with the bridges in place just to see how it looks:

 

20160922_180635 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160922_180646 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I'm very satisfied for now. Tomorrow it will need a second vacuuming to remove the last restfibers.

 

Later!

[roundhouse]

The layout really is starting to look like Oregon coast scenery. It's already making me miss Oregon.

[autocoach]

The layout really is starting to look like Oregon coast scenery. It's already making me miss Oregon.

I have often thought about returning to Oregon in retirement. Then I remember the constant dampness of 8 years my youth in Portland. I will stay in the East Bay (of San Francisco) for now enjoying the somewhat desiccated Mediterranean California climate. The foggy dampness remains if I want it 25 miles away to the west in San Francisco city. 

[Ozexpatriate]

The layout really is starting to look like Oregon coast scenery. It's already making me miss Oregon.

This is 15 miles north of the bridge - It is the Heceta Head lighthouse. (Taken two weekends ago.)

 

I have often thought about returning to Oregon in retirement. Then I remember the constant dampness of 8 years my youth in Portland.

Ken, the rains are returning, though only intermittently so far. We had a rainy day on Saturday. Sunny today, rainy tomorrow, but really nice again next week. It's Autumn.

 

I will say that global climate change seems to be making the average winter a little dryer. It certainly was two years ago.

 

This was taken yesterday on my way home - I was just a bit late for the full colour.

 

I promise not to spoil Ronald's excellent thread with lots of snapshots.

[Ronald48]

Oh no, you don't Great photo's which takes me and my wife back to last April when we where there. Great part of the States and if we can we shure will return there in the future

[Ronald48]

Went on today with the base of the swingbridge. Mounted it in place with a hole drilled through it for later wiring:

 

20160923_115104 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

 

20160923_115412 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Overview:

 

20160923_120416 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that it was time for the basecolour of the water. For that I use cheap acrylic paints from a local store. First layer is a brown stripe along the waterfront:

 

20160923_132738 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Then I mix it with the darker watercolour (= part black + part green) and mix them with some water:

 

20160923_133424 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The base colour is put on and I "stippel" it with a brush:

 

20160923_134639 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The water mix:

 

20160923_143943 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And done sofar:

 

20160923_145008 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160923_145017 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The watercolour sucks right in the wood so it has to be done one more time.

 

Painted the support walls of the track in another and better colour concrete. The road colour is dark grey from Vallejo:

 

20160923_153834 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160923_153842 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Later more!

[Ozexpatriate]

Ronald, noticing your last photo, do you plan to paint the first few inches of your circular connection module a dark colour for a little more illusion? (Obviously it's only visible 'onstage' at the extreme angle of your photograph.)

[Ronald48]

Overview with painted water and bridges:

 

20160923_183035 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Look good I think

 

@Michael; have to think about that.

[Ronald48]

Started the short trestle today. Its the easy one because of its length. First I made 6 more trestle support columns:

 

20160925_162806 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Some tape on the build plate:

 

20160925_163624 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Laying out the ties:

 

20160925_164621 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that I made the supportbeams, these are glued together as a set of three:

 

20160925_165058 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160925_170412 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160925_170740 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Drying under extra weight:

 

20160925_170757 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And a shorter set for the little curve:

 

20160925_183757 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160925_185308 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Test fitting on the layout:

 

20160925_191613 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Had to shorten it a little:

 

20160925_200207 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that I started by adding the legs, first at both ends:

 

20160925_204334 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

It was easy this way to determine where to put the other five:

 

20160925_205754 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160925_205809 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Again, testfitting:

 

20160925_205923 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160925_205942 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that I added some bracing:

 

20160925_212758 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

For now it looks good after a short evening of work. It still needs some bracing and also the nut and bolt imitations:

 

20160925_214742 by Ronald-45, on Flickr. 

 

20160925_214610 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Later more! Sleep well

[Ronald48]

Most of the planks and beams are on now:

 

20160926_105301 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160926_105343 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Some paint tuning and the imitations to mount and she will be finished!.

[Ronald48]

Well, the name is clear now, ordered the letters yesterday and they just arrived per post:

 

20160928_121518 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Cushman, Oregon. It sets the place as what I want to show with the layout.

 

More to come!

[Ronald48]

Had to set the whole layout 1,5 feet to the front to be able room for the whole layout. Old:

 

20160928_113928 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

New:

 

20160928_125040 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And the other stuff build up:

 

20160928_164258 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Overview:

 

20160928_164226 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160928_164148 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20160928_164157 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And ordered some stuff for the airbush:

 

20160928_164041 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

All the joints are tested and tuned now, and it works good sofar.

 

More to come!

[Ronald48]

Did some testing with 11 loco's from which 5 are sound. Worked well:

 

20161001_114356 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Short movie, click on the picture:

 

20161001_114342 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Moved some storage boxes so that I can work on the layout:

 

20161001_120418 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Pick a bite and later I will post more stuff!

[Ronald48]

This morning I painted the raail with Vallejo paint:

 

20161001_152845 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And drybrushed the whole piece with a light grey colour::

 

20161001_152856 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I mixed the ballast out of two colours::

 

20161001_153647 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

 

20161001_153659 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And layed it on the track, i use my fingers and a brusk to straighten the ballast:

 

20161001_155706 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that I wet it with water with a little detergent an then it gets the water/glue mix:

 

20161001_161517 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The road I made with Busch "wald- en feldweg "7527 :

 

20161001_164353 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I wet it with the glue mix:

 

20161001_164423 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Again with the waldboden and 2 fineturfs from Woodland Scenics:

 

20161001_164858 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Same procedure for the road in the middle::

 

20161001_170048 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161001_170809 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161001_171059 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161001_183716 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Left has dryed for a hour and it looks good:

 

20161001_183723 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The materials I used today:

 

20161001_184446 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Left I did the same for the bushes:

 

20161001_190707 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161001_191941 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And the middle:

 

20161001_190311 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And the result of one afternoon of work:

 

20161001_204949 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Later!

[Ozexpatriate]

Did some testing with 11 loco's from which 5 are sound. Worked well:

 

20161001_114356 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

My first thought was that I wouldn't have thought the "Cotton Belt" scheme ever made it to Oregon. They would be a long way from home.

 

I did however find this:

 

There's one at 1:30.  This train is in the Cascades on the main line and not on the Coos Bay line, but close enough to be plausible I'd say.

 

More, here in Eugene at 0:50.

 

Nice job picking those.

[Ronald48]

I have to say that I did not really think of that when putting it on the track But the loco's of the SP spanned a wide piece of the system I think. You just gave me the evidence!

[Ronald48]

Update. After watching the F1 sunday morning I made a wetup for the larg trestle. I did that with a Meccano-like toy my granddaughter plays with. Works weell:

 

20161002_125814 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The curve is good:

 

20161002_125824 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Set it out on a long board. Its mirrored while I have to build the trestle up-side-down::

 

20161002_131625 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Had to color the wood of the 2nd kit yesterday evening::

 

20161002_223703 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The first thing I did this morning was to get me the wood for the front of the layout. Its made in the home depot store and 4,5 mm plex::

 

20161003_113824 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I also have 4 pieces that will mount behind the fiddleyard to keep stuff out of sight and unwanted hands. Drilled the holes uniform so that I can use the 4 on any module I want:

 

20161003_114534 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

After that I painted the wood, first sanding and then base paint::

 

20161003_115013 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And base paint on:

 

20161003_131210 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

In the drying time I lined up and marked the position of the bridges:

 

20161003_132220 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I also build in a Lenz 1025 dcc decoder in the drive of the swing bridge. It will turn digitally now:

 

20161003_132857 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161003_134337 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And mounted the decoder on double-sided tape:

 

20161003_140051 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And tested, runs like a charm

 

The base paint dryed quickly so after 1,5 hour I put on the first coat of waterbased paint. I used antracite grey:

 

20161003_150314 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

One plate was bigger than the rest, this one must made to fit the layout on the left::

 

20161003_153755 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Before dinner I sanded and painted the plates for the 2nd time, now the color looks pretty good. Almost SP grey!:

 

20161003_165153 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I also airbrushed the pilons, they need a second coat after they dryed:

 

20161003_155657 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161003_163251 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

More to come, my friends!

[JAMO]

Nice project and nice work Ronald!

[DanielB]

The speed at which you are progressing is superb sir!

[Ronald48]

@Jack; thank you!

 

@Daniel; thanks, I do my best

 

Painted the fronts today a third time and it went a little wrong... some dust pieces in the paint. So I sanded them all:

 

20161004_190301 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And will paint them a fourth and definitive time tis week. More to come!

[Ronald48]

Another update, the last 2 days I made the fronts for the layout. My goal is having a good and nice presentation. For that I lined up the modules.

I started with the upper valance, took a wire and spanned it over the layout and put some weight to it:

 

20161008_110350 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Glue is normal white glue:

 

20161008_115322 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Started with the shortest ovf the middle modules::

 

20161008_120048 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Went on with the right corner module:

 

20161008_120813 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Worked to the left side and here the upper valance is done:

 

20161008_133315 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The left module gets a wider valance, here I used special painters kit to seal the piece:

 

20161008_141456 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The next one the same way:

 

20161008_151134 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Rest of the under valance:

 

20161008_155606 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And a short last build-to-fit piece:

 

20161008_161614 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

This one:

 

20161008_162416 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Ready!:

 

20161008_165541 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161008_165616 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Putting the pieces on took me the whole day yesterday.

 

Ordered sticker, and put them on yesterday evening. Left and right my name and scale of the layout. Started with lining up the left sticker:

 

20161008_190206 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

Removing the backpaper:

 

20161008_190306 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And get it on the valance. looks good to me :

 

20161008_190624 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

On the right the same way:

 

20161008_191152 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

The big one in the middle was a little bit more work. Lining it up:

 

20161008_194637 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

And its good:

 

20161008_195135 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

20161008_195349 by Ronald-45, on Flickr

 

I'm satisfied, looks good to me. it was a little dark yesterday evening so the pictures are not so good.

 

More to come!