WW&F On2
I recently finished my version of WW&F boxcar 312. The car was one that had it's roof raised and there were lateral side boards on the top of the car on one side and the other had them only on one side of the door. Interesting kitbash. I started with a TrainTroll WW&F 309 boxcar kit and modified it a little. Why? Well, I thought the kit was great and would make a great Christmas gift. I think it came out quite well.
Arroyo Tram On30
I have also been working on getting the much needed backdrop up on the Arroyo Tram. I've added LED lights and and a "Shadow Box" style valence. Lesson I learned the hard way: I tried to get the same LED's as used on my WW&F module. Oops! I got ALMOST the same thing. Turns out these are 60 LED per meter not 120 per meter! Makes a big difference in the brightness. Too many variables with these things. Type of LED, color, dimming, and how many per meter. Regardless, having something blue in the background really looks much better than cinder block wall and the painted valence makes it look for finished. More backdrop painting to come. Mountains and stuff. Maybe I'll procrastinate a while...........
The backdrop really helps Arroyo. I look forward to your attempt to paint mountains. Few to any trees in Colorado mining country, so that will be a challenge. I've seen suggestions to blend scenery and back drop at the joint...Same paint colors on both, and put some scenery directly on backdrop. Good luck should you paint further!
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Dave,
DeleteThanks. Most of the trees in Gilpin County were cut early so regrowth over time. No, I'm not looking forward to that part.......