good job drew! i think the extra hours with the brush were worth it. when you work with thread, do what the ship modellers do and run the thread thru beeswax ! it wont sag later and hangs straight. also stagger your rail joints handlaying track . thank you for enjoyable videos.
@@WhiteRiverLine when handlaying track i start out with one full rail and one half length roughly. this ' joint ' will move under circumstances, but i guess any stagger would do, but especially on curves.
Looks great! If you're still looking for a wet palette, there are some quite simple diy versions that work quite well. Mine is a simple box from a takeaway dinner with some wet kitchen towel and a layer of parchment (? Not sure what the official name is here) paper. Keeps your paint going for about a day or so.
I just recently found your channel and have enjoyed watching your videos. I too have this model and really like how you made it your own. While I have done some basic weathering to mine, it will need more at some point. I like some of the techniques you used and I will try a few myself.
I haven't discussed that. I only have one locomotive at the moment. It's a Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation made by Bachmann. It's DC, but I have plans to upgrade it to DCC.
Very impressive build. I thought it was a craftsman kit from how good the weathering on the wood looked, but you kept saying it was a Walthers kit, so I assume it was all plastic.
The individual painting is really tedious, but I think it supports a more realistic finish. However, I suspect you are right, I don't need to do as much as I did here.
Maybe so. It was hard to tell from most of the black and white prototype photos I found. In most of the photos I found of this completed kit they appeared to be wood.
Well done series, took notes. Very elegant and not 'out of the box' looking at all. Look forward to catching up on other videos you have!
I really enjoyed this video. You did an outstanding job giving a plastic kit a realistic wood finish.
Thanks. The work was a little tedious, but the results were worth it.
Building this in N scale offers a challenge. Your video helped me with the wood colors. Thanks!
Yeah, I'm not sure I could handle N scale. Glad I could help with the colors!
Lots of tedious work Drew but tedious is what makes a model such as this one look outstanding! - Jason
Thanks, Jason. There is something about paying attention to the detail that makes this kind of work so satisfying to me.
The coal tower is a work of art. Hard to believe it’s plastic. Your videos are always a pleasure.
Thanks, I’m pretty pleased with the result myself.
Fantastic job on the Coal Tower Drew
Thank you very much!
Looking great! Like the step by step approach on the build.
Awesome, thank you!
excellent job...😎👍
Thanks!
Awesome awesome awesome!!!!
Three awesomes! Thanks so much.
good job drew! i think the extra hours with the brush were worth it. when you work with thread, do what the ship modellers do and run the thread thru beeswax ! it wont sag later and hangs straight. also stagger your rail joints handlaying track . thank you for enjoyable videos.
Thanks for the suggestions! How far apart would you stagger the joints?
@@WhiteRiverLine when handlaying track i start out with one full rail and one half length roughly. this ' joint ' will move under circumstances, but i guess any stagger would do, but especially on curves.
Very well done, gratz on the modelling. I liked your technique and will try to apply them to my N-scale modelling.
Go for it!
Very impressive!! I admire your skills and your patience!!!
Thanks, Rob. Glad you enjoyed it.
Looks quite good. Nice modeling...
Thank you.
That's just brilliant. Very precise work and so well done!
Thank you very much!
Gréât modeling!
Thanks, Peter!
Looks great! If you're still looking for a wet palette, there are some quite simple diy versions that work quite well. Mine is a simple box from a takeaway dinner with some wet kitchen towel and a layer of parchment (? Not sure what the official name is here) paper. Keeps your paint going for about a day or so.
Thanks for the tip!
I just recently found your channel and have enjoyed watching your videos. I too have this model and really like how you made it your own. While I have done some basic weathering to mine, it will need more at some point. I like some of the techniques you used and I will try a few myself.
Thanks for watching. This was a fun build. I’ve still got a little more weathering I want to do on it.
Came out looking pretty good Drew. Have yo ever made any comments about what locos you are using and where you got them?
I haven't discussed that. I only have one locomotive at the moment. It's a Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation made by Bachmann. It's DC, but I have plans to upgrade it to DCC.
Very impressive build. I thought it was a craftsman kit from how good the weathering on the wood looked, but you kept saying it was a Walthers kit, so I assume it was all plastic.
It is indeed all plastic. I've never done a craftsman kit, maybe I should try one out.
You could probably prime the wood pieces in a brown so you don't have to do as much hand painting of individual boards.
The individual painting is really tedious, but I think it supports a more realistic finish. However, I suspect you are right, I don't need to do as much as I did here.
wouldn't those long stair stringers have to be steel? that would be an awfully long piece for wood to support.
Maybe so. It was hard to tell from most of the black and white prototype photos I found. In most of the photos I found of this completed kit they appeared to be wood.