Modeling Wind Sock's & Flag Poles | Boomer Diorama ~ # 233
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- The little details we often overlook actually write the story and shape the narrative on the model railroad. This tutorial demonstrates how easy it is to build a Windsock and an adjustable flag pole for any scale diorama or model railroad.
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Boomer, the fine detail you have always used is what sets you apart from any modeler I see on RUclips.
Your attention to detail pulls the whole layout together and gives it that unbelievable realism.
Cheers, and thanks for sharing!
Wow, thanks!
After returning to the US, after our years in the Chilcotin, I've always had a Maple Leaf decal on my trucks. You just can't take the "Canadian" out of me.
Great flag pole episode, love it.
Yes. The old Canadian way is to be cherished - not so much the present one. ;-)
@@boomerdiorama Nor the "YANK", my friend...
Ah, let me get my coffee and enjoy this correctly!
I thought this episode to be silly but it turned out to be rather interesting . . . ;-)
Not silly at all. I think a lot of a layout's visual success is how you handle the details.@@boomerdiorama
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. I used to do this technique in my 1/35th and 1/72nd scale armor days back in the 70's. LOL Nice to see it still works.
Very cool!
You make an excellent point about having wind socks on your layout. Obviously, they are important around ferries and airports, but also for other places that are less obvious. I'm not sure about Canadian Fire Prevention Codes, but in the US, they are now required in most industrial areas, including rail yards. Why? If there are hazardous materials being processed, transported, or stored, they must have a wind sock so that first responders know which way the wind is blowing in order to respond to an emergency from upwind. You may also see wind socks next to ball fields, parks and other open space areas that are designated for emergency/medical helicopters to land. In model railroading, wind socks help tell a story and complete a scene.
Thanks for sharing!
Boomer, wow, what great details in "just" a flag and windsock. The poles and stanchions are amazing.
The tip with using the wet toilet papoer to make the windsock around a shape is great. I love the way you have rouched up the edges of the flag, even though it is such a small amount of white in the paper, it really does distract. I make my road signs - Stop, Give Way, etch with photo paper, and then use a correctly coloured marker to just touch the paper, I had not thought of using the Vallejo Air to do the same, great tip.
Thank you for sharing, and cheers, stay safe, Michael
Thank you. Simple details are cool eh?
@@boomerdiorama they certainly are. 😃
Hi Boomer. You’re right, the detail’s really make a difference, but painting the edges of the flag is the detail in the details. I don’t think I would ever have thought to do that myself if you hadn’t explained it. Your Sunday morning episodes have become my substitute for reading the Sunday paper with a cup or coffee. Have a great week.
Thank you!
Adding light inside your wind socks would be asome for night operations. Challenge is putting 2 wires inside mast. That way , Dusty would be happy to find it easily during rubbing session 😅😅
That´s the kind of things that cat can´t avoid.
Cheers and nice work .
Yes. Lights!
Hey Boomer
Great content!
Oh, if I only had a nickel for every gun barrel I have drilled out, or for every time I drove the knife into my finger! lol
Nice to listen to someone else that remembers the “old days”
Cheers Bob
Oh yeah. The lanced flinger tips wake you up.
Boomer, You've done it now. What was for me, going to be a quiet Sunday is now going to turn into a day of making poles, windsocks and flags. My little tooties won't touch the ground. Cheers, Chris Perry
Awesome!
i am blown away by each video i see, what an inspiration. so lucky to find your channel
Wow, thank you!
Nice way to make metal poles - flag or whatever. I do like the windsocks. Cheers - Larry.
Thanks 👍
This was an interesting project. I has not considered scale wind socks before. In fact, in the current era, in Nebraska one not only sees wind socks at airports (especially the little private fields), but they are also seen at facilities with hazardous gasses. The windsock lets employees evacuate upwind in case of a leak. In Nebraska, there are also highway overpasses on the Interstate that have wind socks to warn truckers about cross wind gusts. So the "lowly" wind sock can be used on many current-era layouts.
Wow! Those are some great points to justify including them on our railroads. Good stuff. Cheers ~ Boomer.👍
Jewelers pliers would work well for rolling the wire as well. Thanks for your tips, Boomer..👍🏼
Great point! Thanks Ron! Cheeers ~ Boomer.
Holy cow Boomer. Incredible!! You take modeling to a whole other level.
Windsocks are cool. ;-)
Dear Boomer, love the wind sock, such a simple way of adding extra detail to the layout or diorama. Those stanchion footings are a great idea, ripe for the proverbial ‘hard drive.’ Beautiful how you did the Maple Leaf flag. Just wondering, on the flag part, how a toilet paper version would add the depth, or better said the illusion of cloth creased and draped by the wind and the temporary absence of wind. Maybe just by sanding the printed flag down to an as thin as possible layer. Then forming a mould shape on a slightly larger block of wood or Evergreen. Finally, to layer or laminate the flag inside two pieces of toilet paper, similar as with the wind sock. Think that could even be done with a full rectangular flag to begin with. The forming of the flag over the mould shape will give it a more natural look than the pre printed flag form. Can even imagine this would allow for adding a sag on the lowest point of the flag, or a fold over of the highest tip of the flag. Yet, after all just an idea! I’ll just try it out. Cheerio
Thanks for sharing. The flag is simply to small to apply those features for me. You only see it because I zoomed in more than what the natural eye can see. ;-) Cheers!
Howdy Boomer! It is amazing how much difference the 'little' things make... because if they weren't there you would notice. I'm learning the key to making a great scene over a good scene is the details. When the right level of detail is there, it kinda lets the mind relax and enjoy what you are seeing instead of being distracted with flaws or holes in the scene. Hard to explain... but the detail helps me 'lose' myself or be fully immersed in the moment. So cool! As always, well done and thanks for sharing 🤠
Thank you!
Always learning something from you sir. Keep the lessons coming. Thank You !!😀
Cheers!👍
I’m sure you’ve done this but when our club did our ferry site on our layout I added birds on very fine blue fishing line to give the appearance of flight. It worked wonderfully.
That's a great idea! I have been thinking of birds lately quite a bit. Thanks for sharing. ;-)
Hi BOOMER, wind-socks are better as anybodys cheesy-socks, my wive told 😂 ..."As always great my modelmate!!!" ...Have a nice sunday, a big CHEERS and bearhawk from Olli👌😘 ( 👍Number 9 was me 🤝🤫 )
Thank you!
@@boomerdiorama Good morning BOOM: "Nothing to thank for, modelmate!😉"...Detailing in detail is simply something great and can often also easy make the creative difference for so many other personally things in our life😘 ...Take care and have a nice week! (To be "Open minded" is always a good key)
I always wondered how you made those.
Quality contributions is the fact I book mark a lot of your videos to go back later for reference.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I have to go back as well when I forget certain process or color . . . lol.
Great video. Wind socks can also be used to indicate wind speed, as well as direction. Typically, 5 orange and white bands indicate speed (calibrated with weight and size of fabric) at 3 knots per band. A fully extended windsock would indicate a 15 knot “breeze” (e.g., 17 mph or 28 Km/hr, or greater, cross wind)! A loaded barge may want to wait out the wind before docking/undocking. 😎
Thanks for the info! That is awesome. I was not aware of that. Cheers ~ Boomer.
@@boomerdiorama by bending the windsock you can change the wind, and the story you tell! It would be interesting to learn how much the wind speed impacts operation of the prototype (barge, tugboat, and loading ramp).
Your modelling skills are awesome. The best thing about your videos? Your chuckle when you tickle yourself.
Cheers!
I try to keep it fun even though sometimes it isn't. ;-)
Another great video/tutorial! By far my favorite MRR channel!
Glad to hear it!
I never would have thought of painting the edges of my flags. Brilliant. I have two Saint George’s Cross flags on my layout and I shall paint the edges tomorrow. Btw, you inspired me to build a truss bridge for my layout. I don’t feel silly at all modeling some rivets for it. 😊. Thanks
I wish I had room for a Truss bridge on River Road. Unfortunately, some things must be deleted. March on!
Timely video, I need to do some light poles for my industries - Thanks man!
Glad it was helpful Bill!
Little things - Big difference!
We overlook them for big shiny things. Problem is we have so many shiny things. ;-)
simple, gives the scene a nice finish 👍
(PS: im gonna make one too :) )
Thank you!
When I was a kid, one day I thought I should just put the bandages on my fingers before I start modeling! Thanks for another great video Boomer..eh!
🤣😂😅
Yep. ;-)
Love the music!
Found that one randomly . . . ;-)
Awesome!
Cheers!
To make the flag you just used a premade shape and then laid on the sheet or sheets of TP? I will say one thing, those God hands bits are fantastic drilling out rods and tubes a must have for scratch builders. Thanks for the technic !!
Oh yeah. Thee "Godhand" drill bits are my most coveted tools. ;-)
Pretty neat Boomer. The flag is missing some blue and stars and stripes 😊. What and Where can one find a good pin vise? The one I have the feral doesn't do a good job of holding the bits tight because the nut runs out of threads before fully tight. Especially the smaller bits.
Yes indeed . . . "Star & Stripes" . . . ;-)
Just love the small details Boomer. How did you paint the Maple leaf?
That was a print.
@@boomerdiorama ah thx Boomer
That's a side business for you , cat toys
Dusty's favorite toy mysteriously disappeared when she was a kitten. It was the wing off my very small Tie Fighter and a Small Trout which has never been seen again to this day. ;-)
Vive Canada!
Bravo and may God keep us free!
@@boomerdiorama Well then, god has a huge work head to keep us free in the US.
There's been discussion about adding a small airport scene to a club layout I'm involved with, looks like I'll be contributing the windsock if it happens now. I'm confused with the flag though, did you make that yourself with toilet paper and decals, or was that a premade item (I know Walthers Scenemaster makes flags, but they're definitely not very impressive straight out of the box) you were just touching up?
The flag was a paper copy from somewhere. and then I painted over it some.
Another informative video. Thank you.
One question if I may, I also have a cat (Tilly), Does Dusty new break anything when it (i am unaware of Dustys gender) lie around on your railroad?
Dusty (She) is never on the layout without supervision.
She won't go on areas unless I give her permission. Otherwise she stays clear of the construction area. The only explanation I have for her behavior is I raised her on a previous shelf layout (Glover Road), as kitten, and was very strict about the boundaries so she picked up on it.
When she lays around on the layout it is in areas that are not developed. When I am not present, I boot her out and close the door to the layout room.
Cheers ~ Boomer
Excellent, as usual. Thank you for the update. Can I ask what type/number the brush was that you used in the beginning? I've seen you use it before. Thank you.
A well worn # 4 round.
THANK YOU!@@boomerdiorama
How often do you have to make repairs due to Dusty’s shenanigans?
None to mention really. She never goes up there without supervision. Even then, she treads lightly because she knows the sensitivity as she was raised as a kitten on previous layout.😁
How is your cat so well behaved? Mine rips up any trees or signage.
Lol . . . Cats are like people. They behave differently. I raised Dusty as a kitten on Glover Road and she learned the meaning of restraint early on by the word . . ."No" . . . ;-)
Is there anything that you can’t model? 😂
I am willing to try anything . . . even with toilet paper . . . lol. ;-)
Boomer modeling wind socks is just a breeze for you. Sorry but someone had to say it.
Lol . . . ;-)