Search results

  1. nalmeida

    Advice needed!

    Thanks! Well, first of all thanks to everyone for the advice, I have to agree that for the chassis I will have to use something that's already running, let's see if I can find something cheap as money IS an issue here :) Can anyone clear this one to me, doodlebug is a term used to relate to...
  2. nalmeida

    Advice needed!

    Well, as most of you know I'm from Portugal and there isn't much rolling stock from our country available, as for n scale it is almost inexistant as far as I'm aware. Well we have in Portugal this nice Rail Bus (on the photo below) that I would like to have on my layout and on a module I'll...
  3. nalmeida

    Sandhouse

    Cool Very good workmanship, I love to see these structures develop, keep us informed about developments :)
  4. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Thanks! I would like to finish with a MERRY CHRISTMAS to everybody on The Gauge and a big Thank You for all the support, the nativity scene:
  5. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Overview On another perspective:
  6. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Finished!!! Incredibly I finished before Christmas, I just added the figures and some small details so here it goes:
  7. nalmeida

    Warr updates

    Green! Lot's of green just as I like :) keep up the good work
  8. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Thanks! Thanks for the compliments, it's always good to hear them, as for the questions: Ralph: To make the water I used three colours of Artistic Acrylics, Titanium White, Cadmium Blue and Sap Green, I put a lot of white the same of Blue and a little green. After that I just mix everything...
  9. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Silent Night! And now the night shot, tomorrow it'l get finished, hopefully :)
  10. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Another perspective
  11. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Almost finished :) Well, it's like 90% done, I still miss some weathering and of course the figures are still missing, I plan to finish today. Some things didn't turn out exactly as I wanted mainly because working within a time schedule is very restrictive, that explains why my N layout is...
  12. nalmeida

    Gauge "N" Boxcar TGR#101976

    Waiting :) Well I just sent an email to Terry let's hope Boxcar can make to the Old Continent, I'll try to contact Xaniel wich I'm sure is also interested in a run with it.
  13. nalmeida

    Gauge "N" Boxcar TGR#101976

    Where is it? Well if possible I would like to book a date in the European part of the tour wich should be sometime in '04 :) , should I pm my address to someone?:confused:
  14. nalmeida

    Started building the GG&N : part 3

    Congratulations! It's looking great, seems like you are going to have lot's of action i such a small place :thumb:
  15. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Some progress Let's see if I can finish it before Christmas :)
  16. nalmeida

    Warr updates

    Very nice Now we need some trees :) , the mountain seems to be diferent, like with a darker tone, did you weathered it?
  17. nalmeida

    The Friendliest House in Griswold

    Fantastic Another great work, thanks for sharing it with us, keep em coming.
  18. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    In another angle The last one for now:
  19. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    The two first basic structures They are loosely based on the one's found in Bethelem in the time Jesus was born, the inside of the windows are completed but still not in place, there's still one structure and lot's of painting to do:
  20. nalmeida

    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Well, inspired by Robin's work I decided to do this year's Christmas Crib out of cardboard, it's mostly basic structures but it will give me some practice in cutting and planning, and maybe I'll get some confidence to build more complex structures in the future. The space to ocupy is this one: