What did you do on your layout today? (N scale)

[Khaul]

45 minutes ago, gavino200 said:

Concerns about social unrest abound in Layoutland. A new "tough on crime" right-wing government is elected. Additional squad cars and paddywagons are acquired.

 

 

Now all you need is a gaisensha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_trucks_in_Japan

[gavino200]

Just now, Khaul said:

 

Now all you need is a gaisensha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_trucks_in_Japan

 

And so, a project is born... 

[cteno4]

7 hours ago, Khaul said:

 

Now all you need is a gaisensha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_trucks_in_Japan

 

Ive wanted to make a few of these myself.

 

Jeff

[kvp]

On 9/13/2018 at 4:53 PM, serotta1972 said:

Correction, those are not ducks.  They are geese or possibly swans because of the long necks.  Hehe.  But beautiful as always Paul. 🙂

The seller labeled the small ones ducks, the big ones swans. I guess the small ones (the ducks) could double as baby swans too (like in the scene above), but they are usually whiter.

[Lina_Blue]

It's time again.

 

I want to play some games on the big TV, and I need to setup something different (I'll let you know).

 

Don't be sad. Console City will return.

[Welshbloke]

We also get a regular lap by a flatbed collecting scrap metal. Accompanied by a peculiar yodelling which can sometimes be understood as "old iron"!

[Densha]

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I moved the sound truck and ice cream discussion into a separate thread.

[Pauljag900]

Not sure how well you can see them but added a few Airbus over the layout.

not in the same league as some peoples models but want to collect as many Airbus variants as possible.

so far I ve managed an A330,A321 and an A320.

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[gavino200]

1 minute ago, Pauljag900 said:

 

 

Not sure how well you can see them but added a few Airbus over the layout.

not in the same league as some peoples models but want to collect as many Airbus variants as possible.

so far I ve managed an A330,A321 and an A320.

 

I like it. It looks good.

 

There's an n scale model of the international space station available on the market. You could add that too. Maybe a little closer to the shed roof.

[Kiha66]

Working on a small mining kit for some fellow club members.  The molding doesn't include any texture so I am attempting to create my own wood grain.   Not quite where I would like it but I think once it has been painted and weathered it should look much nicer than the stock version.

[Pauljag900]

Today I took a break from planning some fairly major changes to the layout over the next few months.

i m removing the kato road plates as they re quite badly damaged having been used and moved three times and I m also taking up the tram layout as it is now.The tram layout will be re designed and become part of the roadway where the rd plates are now.it wil just be a double oval loop with roadway and buildings etc in the middle.It will be made as a completely seperate module that will just lift on and off and will measure 120x40cms.

The existing tram layout will become a terminus station and storage area for passenger trains.It will be accessed by fitting a spur on the outer ground level loop and passing under the two sets of viaduct track.

 

but today I just had a bit of fun and coupled all the freight cars together to make 3 really long Trains.Swithing tracks was hilarious with them being so long,I spent more time putting the derailments back on the tracks👍😂😂😂😂

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[lighthouse]

finished the cars!

[gavino200]

Nice! Can you describe your method?

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[Pauljag900]

Very nice👍👏

[cteno4]

On 9/20/2018 at 5:52 PM, Kiha66 said:

Working on a small mining kit for some fellow club members.  The molding doesn't include any texture so I am attempting to create my own wood grain.   Not quite where I would like it but I think once it has been painted and weathered it should look much nicer than the stock version.

 

Nice work! A file brush (those super stiff very low profile wire brushes) works well for making wood grain in plastic.

 

jeff

[lighthouse]

16 hours ago, gavino200 said:

Nice! Can you describe your method?

 

I bought etching plates for N gauge models from a German manufacturer. In the vehicles I drilled with a 0,2mm drills, fixed the mirrors with glue and painted with Tamiya.

[Khaul]

I got a few things done over the weekend. 

 

The most laborious was putting together this Sankei little factory. It is interesting because it is set in an obtuse angle.

 

There will be a flatiron building across the street, another Sankei. The idea is the street does not go abruptly into the background but disappears behind a building.

 

The level crossing will be also set at an angle.

 

An the road will go around this corner to reach the back of the module and connect with the road in module 1. I am adding some wooden battens at the back to make the modules a bit wider.

[NXCALE]

On ‎9‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 9:35 PM, Pauljag900 said:

Today I took a break from planning some fairly major changes to the layout over the next few months.

i m removing the kato road plates as they re quite badly damaged having been used and moved three times and I m also taking up the tram layout as it is now.The tram layout will be re designed and become part of the roadway where the rd plates are now.it wil just be a double oval loop with roadway and buildings etc in the middle.It will be made as a completely seperate module that will just lift on and off and will measure 120x40cms.

The existing tram layout will become a terminus station and storage area for passenger trains.It will be accessed by fitting a spur on the outer ground level loop and passing under the two sets of viaduct track.

 

but today I just had a bit of fun and coupled all the freight cars together to make 3 really long Trains.Swithing tracks was hilarious with them being so long,I spent more time putting the derailments back on the tracks👍😂😂😂😂

Hi Pauljag900.

Just a quick question, how do you protect your layout from dust?

Cheers,

[Pauljag900]

I do nt,ha ha

i ve come up with an idea that’s yet to be put into practice but will be fitting a false ceiling in the shed with drop down plastic sheeting that will just lift up and sit on top,if that makes sense?

for now I do a major clean once a month.Track rubber for the track,ladies blusher brushes for the Trains and buildings,then it’s hoovered and track cleaned with isopropynol.I also use woodland scenics “dust monkey” on the cars to help keep the track clean.Any prblems on certain track areas then I just clean with a rubber.

can be a bit of a pain I guess but I use it every day virtually so the dust does nt really build up.

paul

[NXCALE]

It makes senses. I also use drop plastic sheets to so far these are doing the job. Cheers.

[NXCALE]

These days, I have been working in one of my modules.

 

So I made a segregated busway which took me some time to put together but I think it looks quite ok.

 

The module.

 

So more or less it should look as below. However, I will try to make my own bus lanes instead of using Tomytec bus lanes.

The ones in the picture are for reference purpose only.

 

Two modules together look like the picture below.

The idea is that the buses go from the station to the segregated bus way and then, these reach the next module via a tunnel (3rd module not shown in the pictures)

 

And the station which didnt change much since the last time.

 

A question, what sort of plastic/paper it can be used to make your own bus lanes? Does anyone have experience or knows some info (a material,  plastic name, example, etc)?

Or maybe the wires are just installed on the module (wood) then some paper is glued on top? Cheers.

[Khaul]

@NX:, I have had some success making roads with very fine sanding paper. I used PVA to glue it on 1mm balsa wood. Once dry the road makes a gentle arch. I got rid of this by just hard-gluing it to the surface of my module, but I think this is an interesting side effect. If you just use a little bit of glue of the sides you get a nice looking road. I also painted the sanding paper with diluted Tamiya German Grey.

[NXCALE]

Thanks Khaul. It sounds like an interesting idea that it's worth a try.

[Pauljag900]

For my modules I use cardboard tarmac effect sheets and rub on road markings,but I ve now found a 2mm wide self adhesive pin stripe tape used for cars so hoping that I can make my own markings from that now.

 

Card sheets

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401586337882

 

Car stripe

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F282069109381

hope this helps👍👍😀

 

 

Edited September 25, 2018 by Pauljag900

[Das Steinkopf]

I finally decided to pull my finger out and tentatively make the first steps for my Keihan Keishin layout based around Kamisakaemachi Eki. I have started on building the station first which will be predominantly scratchbuilt, I will be using some parts and some Tomytec platform but the vast bulk I will make myself. Today’s work was making the platform extension that was built in the late 1990’s to accomodate the 4 car 800 Series trains, I used Balsa for the platform top and for making the pillars.

Edited September 25, 2018 by Das Steinkopf