Thank you. Some like it some don't. I like my models to stand the test of time so I build large flats this way. No warpage to worry about or rippling from humidity which makes short work of any model built with foam and craft paper, etc.
@@boomerdiorama yes well I like your scrstchbiilding most of my building are modified Walthers and still recognised so one day I may build some new structures based on your methodology
This series is so inspirational! It is really satisfying to see how things develop slowly and how you leave room for ideas to evolve. Your earlier videos on painting techniques are just magic, so much to learn!
Built in options are always a good thing. No one can choreograph the build process of a model railroad perfectly. Too many variables going on at once. And then there is making sense of it all as well, or just throwing caution to the wind and having fun.😁
Really fun project. Warehouses are a treat to build. They fit nice on the bench. Easy to draft on. Fun to detail. Big impact with small footprint! Cheers.
Looks great! Thanks for the video! I may try the plywood backing on my flats when I get to that point on my railroad. Almost have the benchwork all completed, then it’s on the painting the backdrop, fascia and valance before laying track. You progress a lot faster than I do!
Go for it! I just used scrap plywood for the backing. You won't regret it because you can man handle the model all day long and it won't break. Besides don't you want the option to retire it, or re-use it again? I'm sure your model will be a keeper. :-)
Unfortunately no. I built it before I officially started the channel. Do you live out here. It's still there all alone. You can access it easily for photos. Here is the first reference video: ruclips.net/video/BFuQSEUYWJU/видео.html
Boomer, Great video! I model O scale in the mid 1990s Sparks, NV industrial setting. Can you you imagine building your model in O scale? The weight of the backing material continues to frustrate me. Plywood is too heavy. I’m trying gator foam now. My buildings can be 4 feet or longer. I then glue panels of photos of actual wall panels over them. Still a work in progress. Thank you for posting the video. It is time consuming but greatly appreciated! Jeff
Wow Boomer. I have never heard anyone explain, let alone show how to resolve, the dreaded "run off" ! I am putting this vlog to the test this weekend on a scratch model so wish me luck lol. And just to add, there is definitely NO COMPARISON between this method of dressing a flat and the photoshop cop-out. Thx again for sharing.
Rock on Peter. Just check each one as you go along and tweak where it matters. It only took me a few hours to complete the whole deal. It went faster than I thought. Cheers.
Boomer, Have you ever used expanding foam from a can for landscaping? I've been in the building supply business forever. I know they used to use the stuff behind door jambs around holes that go into the wall. Any place they had to fill a void. Is it easy to work with once it hardens? I need to slightly modify terrain Heights between the road and the railway. The road and Railway parallel each other While the railway slightly Rises, the roadway has the more exaggerated elevation change. From lower (than the railroad) to higher and then downhill over the Crossing and into the lumber yard parking lot. The whole lumber yard slopes toward the backdrop, about six scale feet. It's an N scale layout, so maybe it would be easier to just use sculpt-a-mold
I use whatever I have on hand. The foam you mentioned works great as well. Most of my materials are from the shed if you know what I mean. I like it if it's light weight as well - like foam. Cheers.
Have seen pictures of "Geislinger Steige" in Germany done in Z some years ago, looked just like the real thing from the other side of the valley (~600 metre away), only the era was "wrong" ;)
I love the aggregate tilt ups we have here in California industrial parks... www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/St.-Louis-Floating-Panel.jpg
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. I grew up in Atchison. Not Atkinson. No one remembers Atchison, nothing much remains there of the ATSF, except the freight station! all things pass. I rode the last passenger train out of Atchison in 1965 on the way to boarding school.
Your making great progress on the brewery, I really like your method if using plywood, look forward to seeing the finished product
Thank you. Some like it some don't. I like my models to stand the test of time so I build large flats this way. No warpage to worry about or rippling from humidity which makes short work of any model built with foam and craft paper, etc.
@@boomerdiorama yes well I like your scrstchbiilding most of my building are modified Walthers and still recognised so one day I may build some new structures based on your methodology
@@paulc1964 I'm glad you are sharing your layout with the online community Paul. It looks fantastic! Cheers.😁
This series is so inspirational! It is really satisfying to see how things develop slowly and how you leave room for ideas to evolve. Your earlier videos on painting techniques are just magic, so much to learn!
Built in options are always a good thing. No one can choreograph the build process of a model railroad perfectly. Too many variables going on at once. And then there is making sense of it all as well, or just throwing caution to the wind and having fun.😁
You sir are the yoda of model railroading ,thanks for the great content.
Thanks 👍
Incredible work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks fantastic. Thanks for the tips and instruction.
Thanks for watching!
The panels look great so satisfying watching you bring things to life 😀👍
Glad you like them!
oh man your work is so amazing! the work is beautiful!
Glad you enjoy it! It's fun, fun! Cheers.
Great work !
Love your modelling philosophy 👍
Thanks for going to all the trouble to share with us
My pleasure! Thanks for sharing! ~ Boomer.
Great technical detail
Really fun project. Warehouses are a treat to build. They fit nice on the bench. Easy to draft on. Fun to detail. Big impact with small footprint! Cheers.
Yep, for sure, looking forward to see how you pull the detail out in paint and weather 😉
Awesome tips Boomer! Thanks for your videos.
Glad you like them! Cheers.
Thanks. I like the laminating technique.
You're welcome!
Nice video Boomer. The brewery is coming together nicely. Looking forward to seeing the completed item.- Nicholas.
You and me both!
Good job keep going:) epic videos
Thank You! I appreciate the encouragement. ~ Boomer.😁
Amazing!
Thanks!
Looks great! Thanks for the video! I may try the plywood backing on my flats when I get to that point on my railroad. Almost have the benchwork all completed, then it’s on the painting the backdrop, fascia and valance before laying track. You progress a lot faster than I do!
Go for it! I just used scrap plywood for the backing. You won't regret it because you can man handle the model all day long and it won't break. Besides don't you want the option to retire it, or re-use it again? I'm sure your model will be a keeper. :-)
I sure hope my model will turn out! Thanks
@@ericp6612 I'm sure it will.✌
I'm thinking of building the milner grain elevator. Did you ever do a video on the build?
Unfortunately no. I built it before I officially started the channel. Do you live out here. It's still there all alone. You can access it easily for photos. Here is the first reference video: ruclips.net/video/BFuQSEUYWJU/видео.html
Boomer,
Great video! I model O scale in the mid 1990s Sparks, NV industrial setting. Can you you imagine building your model in O scale? The weight of the backing material continues to frustrate me. Plywood is too heavy. I’m trying gator foam now. My buildings can be 4 feet or longer. I then glue panels of photos of actual wall panels over them. Still a work in progress.
Thank you for posting the video. It is time consuming but greatly appreciated!
Jeff
Thank You! That would be cool! I used to build in O Scale decades ago. It's a great scale. Cheers.
Wow Boomer. I have never heard anyone explain, let alone show how to resolve, the dreaded "run off" ! I am putting this vlog to the test this weekend on a scratch model so wish me luck lol. And just to add, there is definitely NO COMPARISON between this method of dressing a flat and the photoshop cop-out. Thx again for sharing.
Rock on Peter. Just check each one as you go along and tweak where it matters. It only took me a few hours to complete the whole deal. It went faster than I thought. Cheers.
Any chance you can model a bay door filled in with concrete blocks like so many of them have been?
Yes. Did you see it? It's already cut out to be filled in. ;-)
@@boomerdiorama Yes, I did see it! I had a sneaky suspicion you already had that planned out when I saw the cutout. I can't wait to see it...
@@bobbyviti7794 😁
Boomer,
Have you ever used expanding foam from a can for landscaping? I've been in the building supply business forever. I know they used to use the stuff behind door jambs around holes that go into the wall. Any place they had to fill a void. Is it easy to work with once it hardens? I need to slightly modify terrain Heights between the road and the railway. The road and Railway parallel each other While the railway slightly Rises, the roadway has the more exaggerated elevation change. From lower (than the railroad) to higher and then downhill over the Crossing and into the lumber yard parking lot. The whole lumber yard slopes toward the backdrop, about six scale feet. It's an N scale layout, so maybe it would be easier to just use sculpt-a-mold
I use whatever I have on hand. The foam you mentioned works great as well. Most of my materials are from the shed if you know what I mean. I like it if it's light weight as well - like foam. Cheers.
You always have to start somewhere, without the initial effort you don't get anywhere meaningful in life.
Yes. Cheers. ;-)
Have seen pictures of "Geislinger Steige" in Germany done in Z some years ago, looked just like the real thing from the other side of the valley (~600 metre away), only the era was "wrong" ;)
I may have seen that. Must be incredibly challenging to keep them running. Physics plays against them all the way. Cheers.
👍👍👍
Cheers!
I love the aggregate tilt ups we have here in California industrial parks... www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/St.-Louis-Floating-Panel.jpg
They still pump them up this way. Now they are taller as well!
You selling that n scale turnout???
It's smaller than N. It's "Z" scale my friend. Cheers.
It´s 6,5mm gauge (standart-gauge in 1:220), not 9mm gauge,
could be used for Nm (metre-gauge) or H0i / H0f ("Feldbahn"/400-600mm-gauge), too ;)
@@boomerdiorama you worked with Z scale??? Impressive sir! Yeah, I’m not doing any narrow gauge on my n scale layout lol. Cheers
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. I grew up in Atchison. Not Atkinson. No one remembers Atchison, nothing much remains there of the ATSF, except the freight station! all things pass. I rode the last passenger train out of Atchison in 1965 on the way to boarding school.
Good stuff. Cheers ;-)
Neat
Cheers.
Boomer thanks for the shout out!
Any time Chuck! I like what you are doing. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Did you have to order those long styrene sheets directly from Evergreen? My LHS says they can't get them.
My local hobby shop has them. Give them a call and ask for Kevin. Tell him I sent you. He can get the sheets for you. store.rcpitstop.com/
@@boomerdiorama Thanks for that link. They also have some stuff I can use for my automated switch machines that I can't get here.
Boomer, even your runout and correction is prototypical, I would like to say.
O.K. Thank You. Cheers~ ~ Boomer.