Now imagine doing all that on a much larger scale along with wiring.
[IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XvWoMFkhsmY/maxresdefault.jpg[/IMG]
I really should get back into model railroading. I have all the rolling stock and everything, but just not enough space for a big enough setup like that. One of these days, though.
E. I also like how he's Australian. That shit's a rarity in the model train world. I've never seen anybody sell Australian models here in stores or swapmeets and I've been to them all over.
Wow he makes it look really simple. Like it's something anyone can do
[QUOTE=gnampf;51635257]I really should get back into model railroading. I have all the rolling stock and everything, but just not enough space for a big enough setup like that. One of these days, though.
E. I also like how he's Australian. That shit's a rarity in the model train world. I've never seen anybody sell Australian models here in stores or swapmeets and I've been to them all over.[/QUOTE]
I personally would like to get my hands on some European locomotives, namely German(Br52) and British(Flying Scotsman). But they're so damn expensive.
That was actually pretty awesome
[QUOTE=Dr.C;51635277]Wow he makes it look really simple. Like it's something anyone can do[/QUOTE]
With everything it just takes a bit of practice, and mostly patience.
[QUOTE=Dr.C;51635277]Wow he makes it look really simple. Like it's something anyone can do[/QUOTE]
Bob Ross of modeling.
[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;51635349]I personally would like to get my hand on some European locomotives, namely German(Br52) and British(Flying Scotsman). But they're so damn expensive.[/QUOTE]
I bought some when I was in Germany and they're pretty good for the price. They were about the same as American hobby shops, like you still had your "value" brands (Piko) and your high end brands like Marklin. But here's a tip, don't buy Marklin because all their stuff runs off AC current and almost all model railroad stuff is DC current, so unless you want to lay down all new track just for one brand of train, just go for another brand.
But yea, I usually go to [URL="http://www.eurorailhobbies.com/"]this really good site[/URL] if you want to buy European models. They aren't dirt cheap, but their prices are pretty accurate to their domestic counterparts. Swapmeets & conventions are also good too, you can get pretty good stuff from there like a Hornby Flying Scotsman set I got for a solid $100. But you also gotta be careful, since I ended up buying a Br82 tank engine for about $200 and then finding out it was broken.
That was quite enlightening!
Talk about an amazing artist!
Like, as a kid, I didn't care much for models and such.
Just thought of them as a waste of time, that society never benefited any from them.
Now, it's fascinating that you can spend so much time on a piece like that and it seems not a bit wasted.
That's something I'd love to have on my desk to just stare at and get lost in.
I would love to try that but it's so expensive and I'm sure my clumsy hands would ruin it quickly which makes it even more expensive, so I'll stick to making virtual worlds.
[QUOTE=The bird Man;51636065][video=youtube;ACkmg3Y64_s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkmg3Y64_s[/video][/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if the voice over is a text to speech or not, its giving me creepy vibes to the King Double Ceramic Knives commercial
[video=youtube;kGXylS-HFgg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXylS-HFgg[/video]
[QUOTE=DasMatze;51636821]I would love to try that but it's so expensive and I'm sure my clumsy hands would ruin it quickly which makes it even more expensive, so I'll stick to making virtual worlds.[/QUOTE]
Getting started with models isn't terribly expensive, and you can totally take it your own pace. I finally made the effort to unpack and my models and get back to work on some of them. An airbrush helps loads though, its really the past way to paint exteriors that look decent (and its far faster, too). Those are about $15, (Paasche H) but the compressor is where it starts to get spendy.
A decent model, some paints + brushes for doing detail work, and $15 of essential (but boring) tools would be a decent way to get your feet wet
If you're referring to model trains though, yeah that gets spendy quick. Mostly because its just a lot of material and a lot of work, from building the base that holds the scenery (lots of woodworking), to getting the trains and their controls set-up so you can have multiple locos running on the same power track
Personally I use these tutorials for wargaming and tabletop RPGs. Hes one of my favorite youtube channels because of how easy he makes it seem!
The only thing your going to find expensive from this stuff is the woodland scenics things. Molds and turfs specifically. The rest of it is fairly inexpensive.
If you like this kind of stuff, here are two other awesome channels :
[video=youtube;xrZ2cKil7Gs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZ2cKil7Gs[/video]
[video=youtube;9vyzRrVnhos]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vyzRrVnhos[/video]
Also woodland scenics is working on some VERY cool water systems that otherwise was extremely difficult to do before :
[video=youtube;fTScfbgj244]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTScfbgj244[/video]
They also have a lot of tutorials that make it look easy available at [URL]http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/video/c/woodlandscenics[/URL] (using woodland scenics products only though, of course.)
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;51636094]Hammer editor IRL[/QUOTE]
And just like in Hammer, making bodies of water in modelling is as weird as a process as it is obscure.
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