Boats?!? Isn't this a train forum? Yep, sure is, but sometimes boats add a lot of scenic interest and can also be part of railroad operations. Below the "Robert H.", affectionately known locally as "The Rust Bucket", pushes up against a loaded car float to shove it into the apron at West Mill. Who else has some watercraft to share during this hot summer when it would be good to be on the lake, river, or ocean?
Got boats?
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Chessie6459
Gauge Oldtimer
Nice looking scene, Ralph. I often wish that I had included a harbour area on my layout: maybe on the next one:thumb: . However, you did ask: "Got boats?". You betcha, even though they're a bit modern for my '30s layout.
Wayne
Wayne
Thanks guys! Wayne, U-Boats are welcome in this thread! Love 'em!
The water is joint compound spread over wood, rippled into waves with a wet sponge, painted, and then covered with several layers of acrylic gloss medium.
Ralph
The water is joint compound spread over wood, rippled into waves with a wet sponge, painted, and then covered with several layers of acrylic gloss medium.
Ralph
Boats yes, harbour (still) no!
Here're a few pictures of the coast guard cutter that will secure my harbour once it is build! It is based on a Kibri fire fighting boat and will get two 50cal in front of the deck house. As you can see, it is still at the ship building yard. Have three more in storage, a shrimp fishing boat, a tug and excursion boat (to become part of the SFO Blue and Gold Fleet). All are Kibri kits. They reintroduced them and sell them at low prices. Good kits, like them much!
Tobias
Here're a few pictures of the coast guard cutter that will secure my harbour once it is build! It is based on a Kibri fire fighting boat and will get two 50cal in front of the deck house. As you can see, it is still at the ship building yard. Have three more in storage, a shrimp fishing boat, a tug and excursion boat (to become part of the SFO Blue and Gold Fleet). All are Kibri kits. They reintroduced them and sell them at low prices. Good kits, like them much!
Tobias
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Neat looking boat Tobias! Looking forward to seeing progress as it becomes a cutter. I've always like the Coast Guard paint scheme.
Ralph
Ralph
Ralph: does the car float get included in operations? On the last layout where I operated, the "car float" absorbed a lot of miscellaneous cars and loads. Unfortunately, the "car float" was a set of shelves under the layout.
Love the rail barge, any chance of posting more pictures of it. That is something I still want to do.
But I do have a small harbor and stuff happens there...
But I do have a small harbor and stuff happens there...
60103 said:
I am using the float for operations. Since I don't have a staging yard the float serves as a way of having freight come from "off layout". It carries 10 cars that I assemble into a train and run as a local if its mixed freight or as unit train for my steel mill if its all loaded hoppers. I had thought of making it removable and having several floats as "cassettes" loaded with various cars but ended up making it permanent on the layout.
Satokuma, terrific looking harbor! Lots of great details on the boat and structures! :thumb:
Ralph
Here's a link from my gallery pics and another picture of the tug and float from the back end. http://www.the-gauge.com/gallery/files/5/4/1/cement3.jpg
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Thanks for the shots. HO? Is it built from foam or wood? I think that adding major water features, lakes, harbors, oceans...only enhance a layout...more diverse industries...
announce1 There is a Yahoo Group that is dedicated to water front modeling. Some real great shots in there files and always good information. Disclaimer: not owner or related or receiving monetary compensation...just a happy customer
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waterfrontmodels/?yguid=224573591
announce1 There is a Yahoo Group that is dedicated to water front modeling. Some real great shots in there files and always good information. Disclaimer: not owner or related or receiving monetary compensation...just a happy customer
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waterfrontmodels/?yguid=224573591
More from the "Kibri Shipbuilding Company".
The tug got a new coat of paint at the shipyard and is now steaming back home through the brownish water of the "Table River". The crew is still working on minor details and the tug also lacks a name.
Tobias
The tug got a new coat of paint at the shipyard and is now steaming back home through the brownish water of the "Table River". The crew is still working on minor details and the tug also lacks a name.
Tobias
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Chessie6459
Gauge Oldtimer
Nice details Tobias!
satokuma, thanks for the link! Oh, the car float is made of wood in HO.
Ralph
satokuma, thanks for the link! Oh, the car float is made of wood in HO.
Ralph
