Monday, 31 December 2018

WW&F Ry. - Video

Here is a link to two current video from the WW&F Ry up in Maine...George Dutka

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Saturday, 29 December 2018

WW&F Ry. Facebook Page Photo


Here is a great Christmas photo posted on the WW&F Ry. Facebook page...check it out for other great views...George Dutka

Sunday, 23 December 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

Wintertime in Strong, Maine along the two footers.
A Merry Christmas. I hope my views of narrow gauge and how it is modeled on my blog has been interesting this past year and I hope you check back in the New Year to see what I am up to in HOn30" and On30"...George Dutka

Friday, 21 December 2018

Modeling a Roof

A second look at the roofing on this Bachmann model's. The brown colour of the roof has been worn off to a grey black colouring.
This weeks wordless Wednesday photo is of a On30" Bachmann model seen at Trainfest in November. I really liked how the roof was finished with a brakeman perched on top. One can easily paint the roof with Floquil grime then dirty it up with PanPastels. Model Master wood colour could easily be brushed on for the same base color effect followed by some grays and black tones. Note the roof walk still has a lot of brown colouring left in it. Anyhow the roof finish is what makes this car stand out and can be easily used on my Maine two footers...George Dutka

Thursday, 20 December 2018

Rusty Old Roof

My Bar Mills structure now has a few rust spots on the roof giving it a more worn look.
My general store got a new look to the roof. This is the third look to the roofing since I built the structure. As I learn new techniques things change on my W&Q Ry. module...George Dutka

The rust spots are done first with Acrylic tube paints burnt sienna and raw umber. Once dried some Bragdon rusts are streaked from these locations.
I worked the rust in around the edges and along the seams. Not a lot but enough to stand out a bit.

Sunday, 16 December 2018

Weathered Details

I decided to rust up the old post office box and Coke sign on my On30 W&Q Ry.
Here are a couple of O scale details from Bar Mills that I added some additional weathering to...George Dutka

The fire hydrant also got a few rust spots and stains.