First time builder.

[zippy]

Well i finally decided that i would try to build a layout myself i had one an older man gave me whe. I was younger it was very detailled and nice i just started a couple weeks ago it is a 3 x 6 nscale but i will keep you all posted on progress.http://http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/4bed0ecf.jpghttp://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/fbf369cc.jpg
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[zippy]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/591e9a4b.jpg
Getting there on the mountains still have some more to do.

[swiggy]

welcome, and good work! keep us posted on progress.

[zippy]

Thank you and i will have some updated photos later on today.

[tjcruiser]

Zip,

Glad to see you diving in. Thanks for sharing.

One tip on inserting / embedding photos ... simply copy and paste the full 'net URL to your photo and stick it between and tags ...

... put your URL address here...

Cheers,

TJ

[zippy]

Ok i will try that tank you

[sstlaure]

Good stuff....

[zippy]

Here are some updated photos still have alot but trying to get it to a certain point still tweaking thinks on the mountain and river have to paint the river bed and all that good stuff .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/9f94f238.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/09d89a3f.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/d27ff173.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/bebd87fd.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/fd02f2a8.jpg

[NIMT]

My I offer a suggestion to save you abuse down the line?:D
Cover your track with some blue painters tape, It will save on track clean up. Besides the drywall mud can do some serious damage to your engines and rolling stock!:eek:

[zippy]

yea i did have it covered but took it off ill clean it up and re tape it i noticed it got pretty bad and dirty quick.

[NIMT]

Oh yea I forgot :thumbsup: It's looking great!:D

[zippy]

Thank you i have to make a few rocks tonight and place them ill post some more ton if i get a chance to work on it

[zippy]

Well took a shot at painting and building my own building not done yet but here are some photos.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/add38b44.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/71b0d2c7.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/1dcaa3f9.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/92fcaf66.jpg

[kursplat]

lookin' good
how about an overall shot?

[zippy]

Will get some tommorrow been working on the river some so ill take some pictures of that too and made a couple changes to the mountain .

[zippy]

I started looking around should i have started this thread in (MY LAYOUT) instead of in this forum ? If so could some one have this thread moved i think i messed up lol .

[tjcruiser]

Will do.

TJ

[zippy]

Thanks

[zippy]

Well here are some of the river not done still have alot of work but here are the progress pictures .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/1dd400e0.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/ab0b9694.jpg

[kursplat]

nice. what are you using for water?

[zippy]

Im going to use realistic water i havnt put any down yet thats just some washes i was using on the rocks i didnt clean it up before i took the shot .

[zippy]

Here is another pic of the culvert im working on not nearly done and the turf isnt glued around it i was just sprinkling it on there to see how its going to look .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/2b345e5c.jpg

[zippy]

Couple more of the river laying down some dirt . added some more rocks too.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/d1381bf0.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/d9579fb3.jpg

[optronomega]

looks good, i need to learn how to paint rocks that well.

[zippy]

Thanks! It took me several attempts pretty easy once you get the hang of it i still have learning to do .

[kursplat]

looks good, i need to learn how to paint rocks that well. me too. things like this always seem to come out best if you let a little freeform chaos guide you to simulate nature :)

[zippy]

Thanks:)!Thats true i have kinda learned that lol

[zippy]

Been working on the coal mine here are some updates on it still have to paint some on it but almost done with it for now .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/860f957a.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/1cc3424a.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/c6621621.jpg

[zippy]

well been doing some work to the layout. here are some pictures i will have more up tom of more progress i still have to paint some on the tunnel intrance and alot more work to the river . but here are some and got a new engine this weekend :)
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/016.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/019.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/009.jpg

[zippy]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/003.jpg

[zippy]

here are some updated photos on a scene i have been doing. and a little road going to the shed still working on the tunnel entrance too i dont know if im going to go with that one i have on there now enjoy let me know what you think .:)

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/013.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/012.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/011-1.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/010.jpg

[zippy]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/009-1.jpg

[NIMT]

Zippy,
Looks great!
The only thing I would do is soften up the cliff over the tunnel with some foliage, If the rock was that hard why would they bother with a stacked stone portal?;)
Put your scale in your profile, it gives us a reference to sizes of the things you are doing so we can steal them!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[zippy]

yea i havnt messed with the cliff or the portal since i painted the rocks i been trying to get some ideas to split the rock up a little like you said make it a little softer the tunnel portal i dont know if im going to use that trying to figure out a paint sceam for it any ideas . thank you for the idea i will deffinatly try that out . and i will do my profile here in a min thanks NIMT! :)

[sstlaure]

Looking great.

[zippy]

thank you ! sslaure!

[tjcruiser]

I agree ... the discarded long planks of wood alongside the track, and the wheel ruts for the pickup driving on the dirt/grass are very nice detail touches.

TJ

[zippy]

Thank you

[zippy]

It took me a while to do those redoing it and getting the hang of it im going to add some more details still pondering on what though

[deboardfam]

Zippy, cant see your pics at work but your ideas sound great. Where you at in WV?

[zippy]

Charleston wv st albans about ten miles from charleston . And thanks

[deboardfam]

HA! I live in Kentucky and work in Cross Lanes. Pass right by ya!

[zippy]

Yea you do theres a show in chapman ville today tom and sunday im going to go to swap meet too . What do you model?

[deboardfam]

Yeah I am completely new at this hobby you will have to keep in touch and let me know about shows /swap meet locally. PM me the details. I am collecting stuff for my first setup.. N scale. In my living room. I shop at the store in Teays Valley right now. Love that place. Will be going to the show they told me about in November in huntington.

[zippy]

Yea theres one in bluefield the 12 and 13 and parkersburg the 5 nowember that is i will be attending them also and i will keep in touch blue field a couple years ago had a 4000 squarefoot n scale lol believe it or not the main store to that hobby shop in teays valley is in nitro on main street i go there alot it is the original one husband and wife owns both very nice folks

[zippy]

here is a factory and one of the train cars i have weathered . factory isnt done still have to do some detailed painting but its comming along . http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/6824f53b.jpg

[linnamillet]

wow. it is looking good. cant wait for the updates.

[deboardfam]

Finally got to see the pics. Love the river. Looks great. Love the rails next to where the truck is too. Piled up.

[zippy]

Thank you ill have someupdated picture here soon on another part of the layout im going to work soon

[Massey]

Looks like you are doing quite well on this. Keep up the good work.

Massey

[zippy]

Thank you massey

[zippy]

Well here are some pics of the factory just got done weathering some it will be sitting on a little hill so i went ahead and did the piece off the set that way all i have to do is glue the base and finish the hill and the factory will already be on there i didnt use the factory base that it came with .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/71a3817f.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/47e666fd.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/04d66121.jpg

[zippy]

And the doors are coming off too be painted all but the garages they are done and im satisfied

[gunrunnerjohn]

Lookin' good, just need some dusty cars parked outside. :)

[zippy]

Here are some updated pictures of some stuff i have been doing .
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/e1785473.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/770a1e88.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/5635f904.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/00e2eb75.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/3a3954a3.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/b69f26e1.jpg


Im still working on the building so its just sitting there im going to add alot more detail to the parking lot and dock and surroundings too. Enjoy!

[Coastie]

Very nice, I like the look of the overgrowth on the track. Gives me some ideas for the my future layout.

[zippy]

Well i bought some houses and a school off of a member on the forum thanks deboardfam! Well there was a life like country store not built i got i didnt like the colors looked unreal so i painted everything and weathered a little the houses i just weathered a little and the school just dulled the color so it didnt look like plastic but here are the pictures
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/e74f3928.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/b5c6b23a.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/4f78d451.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/c9340c8e.jpg

[zippy]

Heres a little video of the layout and the train running
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/81b96f41.mp4

[deboardfam]

Your welcome.. glad to see they went to someone who could use them and make them look that good! Cant wait to see them placed on the layout.

[zippy]

This might work some one let me know if the video works http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/81b96f41.mp4

[zippy]

Ok it works enjoy not very long but give you an idea wish i had a full room i will soon though!

[deboardfam]

Layouts looking good!
Coming along nicely.. cant wait til I get mine up and running.
Got a longggg way to go though.

[zippy]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/02f73a6d.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/9dde713a.jpg

[zippy]

Some weathering i did
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/a5bdfeb9.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/e80106f2.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/a0b06ec4.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/c0e883f1.jpg

[deboardfam]

Look better with a chessie :-)

[zippy]

Yea lol i still want to get that off you .

[zippy]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/4bfbe515.jpg

[zippy]

Building still isnt where i want it it is just setting there i still have to blend it in to the ground

[ComanderAce]

lookin good i love all the detail

[zippy]

Thanks! Yea i havnt had much time to work on it but i should be able to this weekend ill have some more photos up and updates

[deboardfam]

Looks great.. really coming along!

[zippy]

Well been busy at work lately but got some time to do a little here is a pond i have been working on Added the relistic water last night so i will take piCtures with the water in it later the ones im posting now doesnt have water and been working on my car garage got the brick almost to where i want it and the mortar i will have updated photos on that later to but here is what i got enjoy !
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/5d8c70e2.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/b58de53a.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/34d3b165.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/kzippy4/38212910.jpg

[deboardfam]

Looks awesome. I hope to be as good as you when I start doing scenes. I love the detail of the pond scene. What did you use to make the boat ramp part?

[zippy]

Its joint compound its really simple . And thanks man the dock i built came out great but ill have a finished picture up . Just takes practice