Some of my pet peeves: people who have not left their own city, town, Village, Backwoods and don't realize that depending on where you live in the world asphalt can be pronounced "ash-fault" Or "ass-fault" and don't know what the difference between concrete and cement. Just like with Glue, cement is a binding agent in the process of making concrete which you would pour the foundation of a building or for instance the basement of a house or you could pour a concrete driveway. You would lay pavers to make a walkway or driveway, but you would pour a concrete Foundation or driveway. Once the concrete has been poured, it has now been placed. Good job on the roads, there are so many different techniques out there. I'm looking forward to seeing the progression of your layout.
just because you live somewhere else, doesn't mean pronunciation changes. accents and inflections can be different, but adding letter is something else. location is not an excuse for ignorance in phonetics. Concrete is not poured, it's placed. We get lazy in the industry and say 'pour' because it's become the common generic term, it is however, technically wrong. Just like cement and concrete are used interchangeably even though as you've stated, they're different. It's not a common mix up in the field, but is in job meetings with non-construction people.
Hi something to remember, if you are modelling pre 1963, the center of each lane in a road will be much darker than the outer parts where the tires run, because 1963 was the year the car manufacturers started adding PCV systems, before this there was a "road draft" pipe that hung down a few inches above the road, it discharged blowby and oil. If you look at a highway from the '50s you can see it quite clearly, just a tip. Blue Train Mule
Pavement and concrete are always an interesting challenge to model. I like that you've thought of it from the perspective of what pavement is made of and how it weathers.
Just finding another way to put all those civil engineering courses to good use! The techniques need a little improvement, but i have a lot of roads to 'pave' so i'm sure there will be an update to this in the future.
AH! the concrete is easier. I use the AK Interactive concrete texture, add a highly diluted black wash - and if necessary a gray dry brush. i'll have to show that in an upcoming video. it works very well.
I paint my own figures, Preisner ones are the ones I like best. If you have never tried painting N scale figures, I air brush the figures on the sprues with flesh colored paint first. That way your faces, legs and hands, which leaves just clothing left to do. I use a tooth pick to do this, put a drop of pant on a larger spot and use the tooth pick to move it to cover. Nice technic on the road the results look cool.
i was going to see how much air brushing i could do. i think your method is probably the best approach. i have some pretty fine brushes - i'm going to see if they're of any use for some of the smaller details. fortunately, i have some wild colors from some of my non-train projects, so i should be able to use those for some decent looking outfits for my n scale wardrobes!
@@AlleghenyNorthern I shoot Tamiya acrylics I cut them with 90% ISO Tamiya paint also works as a primer so clothing paint on the figure lays down great.
The AK and Green Stuff World products are really nice. there's only one 'local-ish' hobby shop that carries them near me so they have me as a captive buyer.
@@MacTrom1 Well... there's one other option. it involves real photographs and some pricey photo-software BUT in theory - you could custom make them. if you did, you could print them on a non-glossy photo paper or cardstock and laminate the images to some styrene. it would be a lot of work but you'd get a unique interior and i'm thinking if the perspectives of the photos ended up being off just a bit - the small nature of n scale might hide it. OR... alternatively, you could 3D print a full interior and model it out. that would also be a lot but both options would be pretty sweet to see.
@@AlleghenyNorthern ah yeah. I’ve also tried the google search for shop front interiors but didn’t care for them. I’m at a limit to budget and capabilities so I look for the easiest results. I do have plans for woodland scenic combo set of DPM and just plug lighting with their interior roomettes.
Maybe it’s just the way the camera is picking it up, but it looks like too much constant between where the cars are parked and where the FedEx truck is. I just don’t see a plausible way for the stark contrast to be achieved in a natural way. Maybe road salt could weather the parking spots a bit, but not that drastic. Just my opinion.
i applied the powder to the spots and pulled the brush towards the road and because of the rough texture, the spots took on most of the powder. i ended up going back first with a dry brush and then with a damp paper towel and taking some of the powder off because it was just a tad thick in the spots. i was debating whether or not to make it a more consistent gray across the spots to model old spots with a newer road but decided ultimately on a more uniform look across both.
there is something special about finding random things on the shelf. also something neat about just being able to pick things up and look at them before buying.
Some of my pet peeves: people who have not left their own city, town, Village, Backwoods and don't realize that depending on where you live in the world asphalt can be pronounced "ash-fault" Or "ass-fault" and don't know what the difference between concrete and cement. Just like with Glue, cement is a binding agent in the process of making concrete which you would pour the foundation of a building or for instance the basement of a house or you could pour a concrete driveway. You would lay pavers to make a walkway or driveway, but you would pour a concrete Foundation or driveway. Once the concrete has been poured, it has now been placed.
Good job on the roads, there are so many different techniques out there. I'm looking forward to seeing the progression of your layout.
just because you live somewhere else, doesn't mean pronunciation changes. accents and inflections can be different, but adding letter is something else. location is not an excuse for ignorance in phonetics. Concrete is not poured, it's placed. We get lazy in the industry and say 'pour' because it's become the common generic term, it is however, technically wrong. Just like cement and concrete are used interchangeably even though as you've stated, they're different. It's not a common mix up in the field, but is in job meetings with non-construction people.
Hi something to remember, if you are modelling pre 1963, the center of each lane in a road will be much darker than the outer parts where the tires run, because 1963 was the year the car manufacturers started adding PCV systems, before this there was a "road draft" pipe that hung down a few inches above the road, it discharged blowby and oil. If you look at a highway from the '50s you can see it quite clearly, just a tip.
Blue Train Mule
Cool video
Pavement and concrete are always an interesting challenge to model. I like that you've thought of it from the perspective of what pavement is made of and how it weathers.
Just finding another way to put all those civil engineering courses to good use! The techniques need a little improvement, but i have a lot of roads to 'pave' so i'm sure there will be an update to this in the future.
@@AlleghenyNorthern looking forward. I've never been 100% settled on how asphalt is rendered on CCMR.
I like the results. I would love to see how you do the concrete as well.
AH! the concrete is easier. I use the AK Interactive concrete texture, add a highly diluted black wash - and if necessary a gray dry brush. i'll have to show that in an upcoming video. it works very well.
I paint my own figures, Preisner ones are the ones I like best. If you have never tried painting N scale figures, I air brush the figures on the sprues with flesh colored paint first. That way your faces, legs and hands, which leaves just clothing left to do. I use a tooth pick to do this, put a drop of pant on a larger spot and use the tooth pick to move it to cover. Nice technic on the road the results look cool.
i was going to see how much air brushing i could do. i think your method is probably the best approach. i have some pretty fine brushes - i'm going to see if they're of any use for some of the smaller details. fortunately, i have some wild colors from some of my non-train projects, so i should be able to use those for some decent looking outfits for my n scale wardrobes!
@@AlleghenyNorthern interested to see how your fashion decisions are reflected in the figures...😁
@@ChicagoCrossingRR Disclaimer... fashion is not my thing. they're going to be epically horrendous. i can't wait.
@@AlleghenyNorthern I shoot Tamiya acrylics I cut them with 90% ISO Tamiya paint also works as a primer so clothing paint on the figure lays down great.
@@AlleghenyNorthern I will send you so pics of some of the ones I have hand painted via e-mail
There is no "public" at a hobby shop. They are fellow hobbyists; friends; even family.
perhaps that is why i can tolerate a trip to the hobby shop!
13:20 C Mastracci best line of 2024 😂
Frosted shrubs are awesome. Ive been making my own, and not exactly that great plus a lot of work.
The AK and Green Stuff World products are really nice. there's only one 'local-ish' hobby shop that carries them near me so they have me as a captive buyer.
Great. Those City Classics Window Treatments are what I’ve been searching for. Too bad the company closed in 2022. Blah!
i thought woodland scenics had their own version, too. i could be wrong.
They do. But I do like variety. 😂 I did find a few on eBay but they’re pretty pricy.
@@MacTrom1 Well... there's one other option. it involves real photographs and some pricey photo-software BUT in theory - you could custom make them. if you did, you could print them on a non-glossy photo paper or cardstock and laminate the images to some styrene. it would be a lot of work but you'd get a unique interior and i'm thinking if the perspectives of the photos ended up being off just a bit - the small nature of n scale might hide it. OR... alternatively, you could 3D print a full interior and model it out. that would also be a lot but both options would be pretty sweet to see.
@@AlleghenyNorthern ah yeah. I’ve also tried the google search for shop front interiors but didn’t care for them. I’m at a limit to budget and capabilities so I look for the easiest results. I do have plans for woodland scenic combo set of DPM and just plug lighting with their interior roomettes.
Maybe it’s just the way the camera is picking it up, but it looks like too much constant between where the cars are parked and where the FedEx truck is. I just don’t see a plausible way for the stark contrast to be achieved in a natural way. Maybe road salt could weather the parking spots a bit, but not that drastic. Just my opinion.
*contrast. Silly autocorrect.
i applied the powder to the spots and pulled the brush towards the road and because of the rough texture, the spots took on most of the powder. i ended up going back first with a dry brush and then with a damp paper towel and taking some of the powder off because it was just a tad thick in the spots. i was debating whether or not to make it a more consistent gray across the spots to model old spots with a newer road but decided ultimately on a more uniform look across both.
@@AlleghenyNorthern Ahhh, nice! I wasn't trying to question you at all. You clearly have way more skill than I do! lol
@@readingthebible5413 questioning is good. makes us take a second look and say hmmm, can i be better?
school has been back in session for over a month in my area
seems like it was really early this year.
Same with the "Acrost" people. Like, huh...? Where are you getting the "T" from my guy? It is ACROSS, A-CROSS, what T??? Lmao
LOL! Yes! Stop adding more unnecessary letters to words. especially since so many of them already have unnecessary letters!
I definately don't get the rush ordering specifics online. I like not knowing and being inspired by something
there is something special about finding random things on the shelf. also something neat about just being able to pick things up and look at them before buying.