WVR Blog

Just Add Water

Ready to finish the river I added some gravel, sand, and rock to the riverbed. I tried to vary the textures and colors. This would be somewhat obscured by the depth of the water which would be Envirotex Lite with some pigment added to murk it up a bit. I…
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Adding Some Color

After finally finishing all the plaster work for the West end "no-lix", I was finally able to start adding some color to the scenery. I used acrylic craft paints to make some washes. A yellow brown and a rusty color were spotted on the rocks. This was followed by a…
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Work Continues (cont’d)

Work is progressing on the west end non-helix (nolix). The Masonite facia is in place. That stuff is some of the messiest material to cut, a close second to Homosote. Fine dust goes everywhere and sticks to everything. Most of the tunnel portals are in place as well. I've noticed…
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Work Continues

This month work is progressing on the WVR, a little slower due to the nicer weather outdoors, though. I just finished installing five turnouts and the associated decoders and servos a couple of weeks ago. The four that are on order for the main line through the yard on the…
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Animated Individual

I'd been looking at some other modeler's efforts at animating figures and objects lately, especially work by Laurie McLean from Australia. He does some really amazing animations using small gear motors, Wow! This got me thinking I'd like to try my hand at it. I recently got some unpainted HO…
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Jordan Miniature

Over the last couple of years, I've been collecting a few of the Jordan HO scale models on Ebay. They're a little expensive, but for an early 20th century layout, they're irreplaceable. I am waiting on some track and turnouts to continue my track laying effort, so I thought it…
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Track Talk

I am a member of the Central Indiana Division of the NMRA. We usually have quarterly modeler's meets in which we have someone give a presentation on something related to the hobby and have a time to discuss and show some of the projects the attendees are working on. Last…
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Roundhouse

I managed to get the walls erected and a few interior details in place. Ready to add the roof, but it seems a shame. I had forgotten what a pain in the rear those doors are to get installed. Now if there was just some scenery to complete the picture!
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Various Projects

Well, I'm still working my regular job for the time being, so I have not had as much time to work on the layout as some folks. I have been able to work on several things over the last week or two, though. I cleaned and re-arranged the shop where…
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