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Canute

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  • Birthday 10/18/1948

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    Western NC
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    Napoleonic Age of Sail, ACW

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  1. Brad, the print lines don't look too coarse. Will there be a lot of cleanup? I was looking at a 1/32 Electra and the print surfaces looked like busted up ceiling tiles. I think the fellow was getting a new printer with better print medium.
  2. Clare, you mean something like a flush deck four piper, like the Ward?
  3. Good back story to support your track planning. Really helps to understand your operating scheme. 😄 My town here in western NC developed in 2 locations, one around the RR depot and freight house. The other was uphill a ways (half mile) to Main Street and the trendy hotels of the day. Once the RR got here to move the freight out (apples, hogs) the populations along the Atlantic coast discovered that summers up in the mountains were cooler and less humid than the Low County of the Carolina and Georgia coasts. Hence the hotels and summer "camps" away from the RR. Most of these facilities are gone or much reduced in their opulence, but folks still come here for the healthful "airs". The railroad is still here but no passenger or freight service into town. North side of town still gets freight traffic. The tracks around the depot are storage spots for other railroad's rolling stock.
  4. It's good you included the junction in McBain. It will add operating interest for the east end of the layout. Possibly an engine servicing location or at least a water stop for the west bound steamers. How big will your east staging area be?
  5. Well done, Keith. The B&W photo looks good and the adaptations from the gang really show their appreciation for this little jewel. I look forward to seeing more of your projects.
  6. Congratulations on this commission build. Will very interested is how you handle this skinny bottle. I'm in.
  7. Congratulations on your railroad expansion! And having SWMBO urging you on is frosting on the cake. That's major.
  8. Those tail lights look like old stream era marker light housings. Interesting, Greg.
  9. The relative simplicity of our auto engines back then. Your engine looks good, Gary.
  10. The splotches with some small sponges, apply randomly. Very, very dilute black of brown India ink in isopropol alcohol. Brush top to bottom, let dry, then add next coat. Repeat until the wash is dark enough for your eye. Careful with acrylic paints, they might run. Spray Dullcoat or similar to seal the paint before applying this wash. You may want to look into weathering pastels. We have a brand on this side of the pond called Pan Pastels. They sell several sets of colors and their whole range is available as individual colors.
  11. Best of luck with this build, Bob. Kurt's gonna get busy soon.
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