"POC gets A Wedgy "
Ouch! Wedgie’s used to hurt…Hope ol’ POC is feeling better…
But, to get serious (who? me?)another fine structure Richard.
As a source for ideas…this place is second to none…
“Sea Splat” hehe love it.
Had to laugh when the doc recommended “Ocean Spray” nasal spray.
“Are you thinking the same thing I am?” she said.
“Cranberry juice?”
Full circle moment? http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2781312910026621166AkcFXb
(http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/90/74/3/12/91/2781312910026621166AkcFXb_th.jpg)
Matthew (OV)
Nice work, as usual!
Richard,
Great job as usual. Love the design, nice fit to a odd-ball spot.
Did you use stencils for the lettering on the building sides?
Never even noticed the visiting rolling stock the first couple times
I looked at this thread, cool.
Rick
Rick Marty said:
Richard,Great job as usual. Love the design, nice fit to a odd-ball spot.
Did you use stencils for the lettering on the building sides?
Never even noticed the visiting rolling stock the first couple times
I looked at this thread, cool.Rick
Shhhh Rick! The “visiting” rolling stock is one that came through with a load and was never returned. That’s how the POC resolves its rolling stock shortages.
The lettering was done as follows:
First the sign area was masked & painted entirely with the lettering color (hint: if the wall color is very dark then use a light grey primer to lighten the sign area before applying the lettering color) and then left to dry & cure for a couple days. Then individual vinyl letters were applied being careful that they were stuck down tightly. The background color was then applied, once again over the entire sign area including over the lettering. After a thorough dry of about 3 days the masking tape surrounding the sign was removed and the individual letters were carefully lifted off with very fine tweezers being careful not to scar the paint.
The green background Sea Splat sign was done the same way except the letters were applied directly over the building’s color.
The Royal Crown Cola sign was captured on the internet, sized and printed on vinyl paper and then cut out & peeled off and applied to a styrene sign board which was then brad nailed to the wall.
Good job Richard!
Richard,
You always get me thinking. Thanks for posting.
Thanks David.
Ric: The question is what does it make you think? “There’s that fool again?” hehe! You’ve just got to get out here to operate on the POC and critique my operational technique(s) which is still in flux. I am like putty just needing to be kneaded. 
Now THAT is what I expect to see from RS. Another great building. More views of the POC. Fer a while there I thought you’d been eaten by wolves
Joe Rusz said:They spit me out. Too old & crotchety for their taste. Thanks Joe, good to hear from you.
Now THAT is what I expect to see from RS. Another great building. More views of the POC. Fer a while there I thought you'd been eaten by wolves :-)
Richard, has your layout ever been featured in GR? If not, it should be!
Ray Dunakin said:No it hasn't Ray although I did have an article in GR back around 2000-2001 on a simple ballasted deck girder bridge. It was from that bridge's construction that the benchwork for the later POC was born. I've never felt that the RR was completed enough for a feature article anyway.
Richard, has your layout ever been featured in GR? If not, it should be!
Thanks for the compliment though.
Very nice, Richard. Keep the progress reports coming, please.
S
Thank you Steve. Will do.
Now that company needs a fancy “billboard” reefer. I’m sure Stan would be happy to help out.
Are they too cheap to repair that broken window?
Again, good stuff.
I need to make a road trip some time and come south a little to see the railroad in person.
Found it. (Well, at least, in the index.)
Garden Railways
February 2001 p. 56
Build a simple deck-girder bridge
Dimensional lumber provides the materials for this structure
by Smith,Richard
bridge drawing G photo RAILWAY scratchbuild
http://trc.trains.com/Train%20Magazine%20Index.aspx?articleId=52358&view=ViewIssue&issueId=4011
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
John Bouck said:You bet. Stan does beautiful work for sure. You should see the great stuff he did for me for a model of the Crazy Norwegian's here in town a few years back. Never did complete the model but I hope to get back to it once the RR's completed. I hope the decals haven't all dried out by then.
Now that company needs a fancy "billboard" reefer. I'm sure Stan would be happy to help out. :) :) Are they too cheap to repair that broken window? :) :) Again, good stuff. I need to make a road trip some time and come south a little to see the railroad in person.
As for the window…they DID repair it! hehehe!
Be a pleasure to have you anytime John. If the gout will leave me alone long enough I hope by next Spring to have things mostly done and deferred repairs made. Until then things will be somewhat “naked” (not me) along the line.
Joe,
That bridge was where I first used landscape fabric for drainage. When I dug it up everything was still intact with no deterioration at all. I gave it away to someone (can’t remember who) as I didn’t need it on the new elevated benchwork RR I started in 2004. The only reason that article ever got published was due to the urging of Terry Shellenberger who might be remembered by some of the old timers here.
I like!