Step-by-Step Detailed Track Side Scenes

[bill937ca]

Posted at Jeff's request.

 

This is from a modeler who goes by Primmodel.  He shows you how he is building scenery for  an urban private railway module with small pedestrian crossings. Right click in Google Chrome to translate.

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/mlayout/Mlayout_4.htm

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/mlayout/Mlayout_5.htm

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/mlayout/Mlayout_6.htm

 

Here is a full index of his 2015 and 2016 stuff:

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/mlayout/Mlayout.htm

 

Here is an earlier layout from 2003-2010 with a detailed log of what he did.

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/layout.htm

 

Edited April 20, 2016 by bill937ca

[cteno4]

thanks bill! great stuff there.

 

jeff

[valkyriepm]

Thank you! Really cool link! Love this step-by-step layouts and dioramas.

[HantuBlauLOL]

that's too detailed.

[Kiha66]

Thanks for the link, this will definitely help a lot when I eventually attempt a module myself!

[katoftw]

I feel inadequate.

[HantuBlauLOL]

His electronic section is also well detailed. mainly for railway signal, traffic lights, and level crossing..

 

http://primmodel.web.fc2.com/El/Elec.htm

[JR 500系]

This is really amazing work! And what a nice gesture of him to share his ideas and methodology... Definitely bookmarked and will refer often for his technics! 

[kvp]

I've glimpsed through his entries and i think his work is impressive. Sadly i don't have the dexterity to replicate his signals, but many of his scenery building tricks are easier.

[Ken Ford]

Very nice!

[cteno4]

Very nice stuff, I know recall stumbling on this a number of years ago,mprobably from a link from Bill!

 

Jeff

[nah00]

I never thought to use tape like that to get sidewalk lines. Now just to get the patience to bend tape around a curve like that...

[railsquid]

I never thought to use tape like that to get sidewalk lines. Now just to get the patience to bend tape around a curve like that...

 

It's actually a lot easier than I expected; that tape is very thin but surprisingly strong and easy to work with:

 

 

(The line on the slope to the right was from a rub-on transfer pack and was difficult to apply and kept flaking - tape method is much easier).

[cteno4]

Nail tape for fingernails is great. Its about 0.8mm so just a but fatter than scale markings. Very inexpensive on ebay!

 

Jeff

[nah00]

What kind of tape is this specifically? I'm guessing I'm going to have to go to an art supply store for it.

[cteno4]

Nah,

 

It use to be called pin or chart tape. It was primarily used in drafting to do temp likes where you didn't want to draw it in or something heavier. Could put it down make some blueprints and then remove (I know many will say why would you draw something by hand or what's a blueprint?!). Chartpak still make some bit it's pretty rare these days. Some out there for pin striping stuff on paint jobs. The really thin stuff for this is for nail decorating and can be had on ebay cheap (search nail tape or nail striping). Thinnest stuff is about 0.6-1mm wide so not too bad and about as thin as you can get for this sort of thing. You can press a curved object down and bend the tape around it as you lay it down. To make it last best to hit with some dull coat and it will also make it look more flat as well.

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nail-Art-Striping-Tape-sticker-roll-mix-colors-manicure-supplies-free-bonus-USA-/271978996082?var=570803863431&hash=item3f53362172:m:md-chSNFgoqiQVhozUI5WVQ

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Colorful-UV-Gel-Nail-Art-Strip-Tape-Line-Tips-Sticker-Decoration-Manicure-Decal-/221918457909?var=520810400964&hash=item33ab5ef035:m:myc6NnJfor_bpOPlkBzSmpw

 

Btw the silver and black work well to make larger window mullions for large buildings. Print out s grid on paper, put your clear acetate over it and lay the tape down on the grid. Also makes good detail bits on buildings.

[nah00]

Actually my first thought was that it was some kind of drafting tape, my dad was a draughtsman and I remember seeing rolls of something like this around. All I have now is stencils (still extremely useful) but couldn't find any of this. I'll see if I can find any lying around and if not ebay it is. I thought of using the whiteout that comes in a roll but that looks a bit thick and is not so great around curves.

[cteno4]

Might try your local nail decoration supply store (there are more of these out there than you might imagine!) to see if they have some.

 

Last time I saw chartpak drafting pin tape was about 6-7 years ago when one of our local art supplie stores closed out a box of misc pretty old units. I remebering asking one of the sales people what the price was on them and she looked at them for a bit and said "well I could get you a price if I could figure out what this stuff is"! They all scratched their heads and finally said $1 each and I thought woo hoo but I was smart, I bought one and opened it up and the adhesive was now all pretty dodgie after sitting there I think for a few decades on the shelf...

 

The chartpak ain't cheap, more like $3-5 for a roll. Last I looked it was more limited selection you could still get outside black. 1/32" is about right if you can find it. Lots of black and there use to be like 6 different finishes on it!

 

Cheers

 

Jeff