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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2020, 08:07:13 PM »
Last thing I did was laying the track  :biggrin:

HO and N track glued down on the cork.

Picture 02 and 03 - I think the track is quite straight  :thumb:

HO track was cleaned and my DC transformer was hooked up and I ran a HO train for the first time  :thumb:  :biggrin: WHooooooHooooooo....... Was so awesome.
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2020, 08:21:35 PM »
Last bit of electrical work to do was to fit the Programmer in to the space the mountain is hiding.

Sunday Morning first task...... Picture 01 and 02.

Then I started to close the mountain  :biggrin:
Bandage Cloth soaked in water and then in to creatstone and then draped over the mountain Styrofoam frame.
Here I have also left a few things open or unfinished to show how I have done the build.

Next is to add the rocks to finish the mountain off, but first the cloth must dry for a bit.

Regards, Evert.
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2020, 08:52:30 PM »
Very nice Evert!  :thumb: :biggrin:

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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2020, 10:45:52 AM »
Good Morning All.....

I finished the rocks yesterday also  :biggrin:

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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2020, 11:01:42 AM »
Now the painting is going to start.....

So I painted the grey mix I made and used that as a base as the creatstone soak a bit of the paint in.
Then I made a very watery mix of Black and some dark brown, this will go into all the cracks and crevices and should highlight that nicely.
I left that to dry overnight.

Next was to paint the final top colours.
I started with a light grey, mixed from black and white. I almost dry brushed in on, but still enough to put down paint but not fill in the cracks.
I then added so light brown to the mix, this is used very sparingly.

More to come......


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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2020, 11:03:14 AM »
..... and the final.

I then added so light brown to the mix, this is used very sparingly.
Lastly I also added some white. This is just to highlight some areas.
All the paints was added in a top down stroke fashion.

Last little bit of effect I added some dark green and brushed that on the bottom of some rocks to represent some moss growing.
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2020, 04:57:21 PM »
Nice Evert!  :thumb: :biggrin:
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2020, 10:36:37 AM »
Was wondering - if you put in a nice light blue backdrop this could be ideal to take pictures too... :innocent:
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2020, 10:53:01 AM »
Quote from: BigEd on April 28, 2020, 10:36:37 AM
Was wondering - if you put in a nice light blue backdrop this could be ideal to take pictures too... :innocent:

Dit kan noggal mooi werk ja.....
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2020, 11:05:51 AM »
Good Morning Everybody  :biggrin:

Fitted the z track and tested it.....  :thumb:

Finished the basic painting as well as the ground cover.
Next is to do all the details and finish parts.....

Buffer stops, bushes, ballast, and a few other details  :biggrin: O:-)

Cheers and speak again soon.
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2020, 02:28:15 PM »
Grandios Evert. I like the idea mentioned above to have pictures taken of your trains with this set-up.

Nice work.  :thumb: :biggrin:

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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2020, 04:57:44 PM »
Good Afternoon Everybody......

So, I started off this morning with ballasting the z track  :thumb:
I also added the buffer stop and tested the track again......  :thumb:
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #27 on: April 28, 2020, 05:13:51 PM »
Then...... something I have never tried or done.

Paint the track  :howzit:
So I tested a small test piece....
Picture 01.....

I used light brown and grey mix to do the sleepers - Pocture 02
And for the tie plates I used red, black and a bit of light brown to get a rusty colour - Picture 03

Then the painting started...... WOW  :eek: took 2hours to finish one section of Peco HO track.
But the result is awesome !!!!!! I love it......

Next the the ballast and then some more painting to show the dirt......

Enjoy and speak again soon.
Regards, Evert
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #28 on: April 29, 2020, 09:18:32 PM »
Good Evening All.....

Yea, so call me crazy, but I decided to paint the N Track also...... and wow, it actually made such a big difference. :thumb:
Then I decided to stay a bit closer to scale and I did the ballasting with the WoodlandScenics Fine Ballast. I think it looks great.....

More to come soon.....
Cheers, Evert.
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Re: Programming\Display Track HO, N and z
« Reply #29 on: April 29, 2020, 09:33:35 PM »
Lots of effort for a programming track.
But somebody has to ask, seeing as you are doing so many different scales,
what about O scale and 1 scale track?  ;D
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