railsquid Posted March 10, 2024 Author Share Posted March 10, 2024 And as it's An Unusually Productive Day and the platform modifications are working better than I imagined, finished off the far end: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-03-10_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr Platform detaily bits add for position checking, will paint/decorate another time: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_04 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-03-10_05 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 9 Link to comment
railsquid Posted March 18, 2024 Author Share Posted March 18, 2024 On 3/10/2024 at 10:46 PM, railsquid said: Platform detaily bits add for position checking, will paint/decorate another time: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_04 by Rail Squid, on Flickr And that time was today: takahachikawa-2024-03-18_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr It was worth trimming the circular bits which stop the supporting poles sinking too far into the platform, as they look a little oversize when viewed through the cruel lens of the camera. 9 Link to comment
JR East Posted March 19, 2024 Share Posted March 19, 2024 Nice details especially the rust ... love it 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted March 20, 2024 Author Share Posted March 20, 2024 Tomix track pens (cat. no. 8008) cover a multitude of sins ;). Added some olde-style platform edge dashed lines from a Kato platform accessories sheet: takahachikawa-2024-03-20_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 3 Link to comment
Madsing Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 8 hours ago, railsquid said: Tomix track pens (cat. no. 8008) I use them too, mostly to paint rails, but they are unfortunately unavailable for many years... Is there something similar available from other brands? Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8, 2024 Author Share Posted April 8, 2024 On 3/21/2024 at 9:02 AM, Madsing said: I use them too, mostly to paint rails, but they are unfortunately unavailable for many years... Is there something similar available from other brands? Have yet to encounter any, though I hope if Tomix doesn't re-release them, Poppondetta might bring out something similar. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8, 2024 Author Share Posted April 8, 2024 Minor recent developments: takahachikawa-2024-04-08_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-04-08_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 5 Link to comment
Beaver Posted April 8, 2024 Share Posted April 8, 2024 On 3/21/2024 at 12:02 AM, Madsing said: Is there something similar available from other brands? Humbrol AV0100 Weathering Pens set includes rust colours suitable for track. No idea of global availability however. 2 1 Link to comment
SL-san Posted April 9, 2024 Share Posted April 9, 2024 8 hours ago, Beaver said: Is there something similar available from other brands? Woodland Scenics Track Painter felt tipped pens have TT4580 Steel Rail, TT4581 Rusty Rail and TT4582 Weathered Tie which do the job. Graeme 1 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 1, 2024 Author Share Posted October 1, 2024 Time, as "they" say, passes. Something approaching an attempt at an olde-style yard control panel, except due to cerebral flatulence it is shorting somewhere. Yard control panel (WIP) by Rail Squid, on Flickr 6 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 22, 2024 Author Share Posted October 22, 2024 Shorting since sorted, now I can park multiple locos and units on the same siding, welcome to the 21st century! Looking to the right towards the yard entrance/exit, some scenic-work-in-progress: yard-throat-2024-10-21_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 7 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 15, 2024 Author Share Posted December 15, 2024 Progress progresses, progressively. yard-exit-2024-12-13_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr yard-exit-2024-12-15_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr yard-exit-2024-12-15_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 7 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 18, 2024 Author Share Posted December 18, 2024 On 12/15/2024 at 2:19 PM, railsquid said: yard-exit-2024-12-15_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr Scenicking up the tunnel portal... yard-exit-2024-12-18_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 6 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Had a bit of time over the past couple of days to progress things further... raised-town-area-2025-01-03_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr raised-town-area-2025-01-03_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr raised-town-area-2025-01-03_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 9 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 The residents of this Showa-era bungalow now have a washing machine: tomytec-hiraya-washing-machine-2025-01-08_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 10 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 More outside furnishings have appeared, as well as an aged covering of gravel in the yard. tomytec-hiraya-washing-machine-2025-01-09_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 7 Link to comment
SL-san Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, railsquid said: More outside furnishings have appeared As a retired Architect I am a bit worried that, while there are concrete footings to take the load of posts, there are no actual posts! 😟 But I do love your work❣️ 2 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 (edited) 51 minutes ago, SL-san said: As a retired Architect I am a bit worried that, while there are concrete footings to take the load of posts, there are no actual posts! 😟 If it's any consolation, it bugs me slightly too, but once I put the fence up, it will be easy to pretend they are there but you just can't see them :D. It should also soften the visual impact of the alarmingly swollen bicycle. Edited January 9 by railsquid 4 Link to comment
beakaboy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/10/2025 at 12:33 AM, railsquid said: If it's any consolation, it bugs me slightly too, but once I put the fence up, it will be easy to pretend they are there but you just can't see them :D. It should also soften the visual impact of the alarmingly swollen bicycle. bikes been left out in the rain too long. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Soggy swollen bike, I hate it when that happens… they are using those glass footing posts. jeff 1 Link to comment
MeTheSwede Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I guess it's an illusionist's house. It's probably just some mirror trick. Link to comment
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