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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: September 01, 2013, 03:00:25 AM »

amazon has cheap fog machines..

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: August 19, 2013, 01:16:12 PM »

Joe that's pretty wild -- I love Laschet's. Resi's Bierstube across the st. is fantastic as well. I suppose during your visit (unsure if you live nearby) you got to see progress on the North Line bridge over Irving Park Road. It was quite a lot of construction and earth moving to prep for restoration of the 3rd main through that area.

-jeff

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: August 17, 2013, 03:47:12 PM »

IMG_3299 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr


IMG_5327 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: August 17, 2013, 03:40:46 PM »

What's your source for cnw ballast?

I've tried:
Arizona Rock & Mineral Co. no. 125-2 "Chicago & Northwestern Pink Granite"
and
Scale Reproductions no. 118 "#1 CNW Pink Lady Ballast"


IMG_2752 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

IMO the Scale Repro. has far better color match, however its grind has larger/out of scale chunks in it. Color is more important to me so I think the Scale Repro. pink lady is the best. I like it with a quick Oily Black airbrush pass to add some dirt and texture.


IMG_2755 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

I haven't been able to find Scale Repro. online recently - tracked down the owner, Dale Kuhn who is still in business. The No. 118 pink lady ballast is availalble @ $4/bag. PM for his contact info.

-Jeff


IMG_3060 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr


IMG_3058 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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General Discussion / Re: rail bridge vs. trucks

« on: March 04, 2013, 09:56:30 PM »

Here's more at the Trib site - some great pics:

http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130228-wells-street-bridge-pictures/

The last pic & caption is interesting - in light of the 9-day CTA shutdown during the 2013 repair, the quote from 1921 says "Only forty-eight hours' delay in "L" traffic is expected"

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: December 03, 2012, 01:40:36 PM »

Thanks for the compliments, but really I'm just an amateur having fun with static grass, weathering powder, and cameras.    I stand in amazement at the structures/craftsman-kits and elaborate electronics found in top-shelf layout building.  Some day I'll have the time/patience to truly dive in...  for now, more grassy dioramas!

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: December 02, 2012, 12:32:05 PM »

More fun with Bragdon weathering powders.  This is an amazing product..


IMG_0984 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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Modeling / Trainfest 2012 pics

« on: November 22, 2012, 11:10:08 PM »

These are from Trainfest in Milwaukee, thought y'all might enjoy.  IMO Bill Denton's N scale Mod-U-Trak group continues to be the highlight of the show with a great formula, which includes consistent colors and vegetation across all modules.  It really does look like one huge layout.

These are kinda grainy due to the crummy lighting, oh well.

The gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwingstrom/sets/72157632074789673/

The Mod-U-Trak group is shown in pics 6083 - 6102.


IMG_6086 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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General Discussion / Re: Great Website-Chicago Past in Historic Photos

« on: November 03, 2012, 09:33:47 PM »

Agreed, great collection.  A few of my favs:

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/uic_mpc&CISOPTR=107

http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10473.html
wow have things changed in this view ^

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/uic_caps&CISOPTR=86

http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10583.html

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/det.4a08137/

-Jeff

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: November 02, 2012, 01:05:05 PM »

Playing around with simulating grease near a switch's moving parts.  Tried some Neolube, which is nice because it conducts electricity .. got a little carried away here I think but I like the shiny-ness of it.


grease by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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General Discussion / rail bridge vs. trucks

« on: October 26, 2012, 05:37:35 PM »

OK this is off topic but if you're like me and often bemoan the way trucks took over much of what railroads once did ... this is pretty fun:

http://the-tubez.prochan.com/The_Tubez/t/da1_1351183858

-Jeff

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Modeling / Re: random modeling shots

« on: October 16, 2012, 10:12:00 PM »

So I've been fascinated by HO scale modeling since an uncle built me a 4x8 in 1979 when I was 7.  FF to age 40; living in a Chicago townhouse, so I've been building small dioramas to hone various skills learned from MR articles, with the big idea that when we finally move to the suburbs I'll build the HO empire.  That said I also have a 3' x 4' HO layout under slow construction in the basement; it's basically a small 18" radius oval with as many spurs as I could fit.

I've realized this hobby for me is 57% about fooling around with cameras.  The iPhone is pretty great for dropping into an HO scene


IMG_4616 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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Modeling / random modeling shots

« on: October 12, 2012, 09:31:22 PM »

How about a thread for one-off photos 

practicing my grassmaster techniques:


IMG_4606 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

testing pink lady ballast coloring and weathering powder technique on the trucks:


IMG_3304 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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Modeling / Re: CMStP&P Freight House #5

« on: January 30, 2012, 09:40:35 PM »

Not sure if this is helpful but the freight house is visible here as it looked in 1937:

http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/photo-chicago-skyline-aerial-from-west-of-chicago-river-towards-navy-pier-1937/photo-chicago-skyline-aerial-from-west-of-chicago-river-towards-navy-pier-1937/

-Jeff

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General Discussion / Re: Tracks by Wrigley Field

« on: January 24, 2012, 08:43:04 PM »

Here's another one I'd not seen before - here you can see the spur next to the stadium's west wall with a couple cars spotted. Bats & hot dogs?     Pretty wild how much rail infrastructure there was at Clark & Addison.  Anyone know what the structure is to the west of the Fire Dept. on Waveland, on the left edge of the photo?  That spot is paved/empty now.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4341905081_2ff9436de9_o.jpg