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| The Prince William County Model Railroad Club assisted in building a layout at a local train hobby shop, the Rip Track in Woodbridge, Virginia. Unfortunately, the Rip Track was forced to close and the layout was removed. The photos and drawings provide an excellent step-by-step guide to building a medium sized layout. Designed by Brion, club members are providing their talents and expertise to bring the plan to reality. The Rip Track provided the materials for the layout construction. Other than basic lumber, all train related materials are off-the-shelf products. Construction started on September 5, 2002 and we achieved our goal of having trains running by Thanksgiving. | |
Work Session Seven |
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The scenery gets refined |
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This is the track plan as drawn by Brion. The plan calls for a wide variety of scenery and construction methods. Visitors were able to see many different aspects of model railroading. The plan provides for the ability to convert the layout from HO scale to On3 by changing structures and rolling stock |
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As promised, we'll revisit the future pond and waterfall to watch the progress. Now we have rocks carved in plaster with the temporary track passing over the pond. The rocks have been carved in plaster with various blades on a hobby knife. Water-soluble powdered poster paint was used to tint the plaster before it was applied in a fairly think coat. The carving was done as the plaster hardened. |
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The is the stream above the pond, also carved in plaster. In the background you can see the hills, which have been painted with a base coat of tan colored acrylic latex paint. |
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Here's a good look at the back side of the layout, showing the tunnel portal and the rock work. These rocks have also been carved as the plaster dries. |
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Photos by Jim Connal |
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