Doubleheaders Tour ’08
Set up next to us on Saturday was a great collection of Lionel trains, cleverly set at eye level for kids. Needless to say it was a magnet for the kids and very popular. I watched them for some time and I can certainly see why Lionel Trains attracted so many to the hobby in the early years, they are just so dramatic and mesmerizing to watch!
-T.
Hunting for a rare model
Do you have one of these to spare?
I am looking for a couple of these, if you have one you would like to sell or trade let me know, they are a good match for this layout. They pop up on eBay from time to time, but the last few listed the sellers would not sell outside of the US.
-T.
Faux Finish Fascia
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I decided to do a faux finish on the fascia to mimic an old rusty piece of steel. To start I used hardwood plugs to imitate rivets along the edge of the layout. 1/2″ holes were drilled 3″ apart along the top and bottom (top only completed in this image)
216 rivets were used. I counted.
Being short on time (I was doing this on Thursday for a show on Saturday) I decided to use a spray on primer that would dry very quick. One of the nice effects of this primer was it created a authentic texture to the surface.
Once the primer was dry I gave the edge a base coat of an orangy rusty colour.
Once the base coat was dry a watered down reddish browny paint was brushed onto the orangy rusty colour.
After applying the reddish browny colour the colour is blotted off with a damp sponge creating a texture.
I worked my way around layout applying 3 or 4 layers, each layer would create a deeper red colour to the rust effect. This image is after about 2 applications.
The next day a few more applications were added, along with some dark gray colouring along the bottom edge.
The dog barked his approval.
I’m quite happy with the results, it seems right at home on this style of layout, it looks like the front edge of a car barge that has seen lots of use in salt water.
This pretty much wraps up the benchwork construction for the layout, at least for now. Next up, rebuilding a brass boxcab for the terminal!
On to Next Section
-T.
