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Comment on The On30 Guy at National Narrow Gauge Convention on 09/03/11 by Pat Turner

Pat Turner — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:27:16 +0000

Thanks for all the Great Photos. I did not get to leave my tables much and you filled in a lot of great things I missed. Pat

Comment on Pictures from 2011′s National Narrow Gauge Convention by Titus

Titus — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:29:26 +0000

Wow, lots of great pictures/layouts — that large scale turntable is really crazy! Thanks for sharing.

Comment on The On30 Guy at Wednesday Train Nights on 08/03/11 by Lew Matt

Lew Matt — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:50:09 +0000

What you are doing really looks good. I am looking forward to MORE PICTURES!!

I bought a “plant topper” pad from Michaels craft shop for a buck or so and I’ve been stripping it of foliage ever since. Not only is the top green and fluffy, the bottom of the pad is brown and fluffy and makes great debris for forests or creek snags.

Comment on Today’s Work in Corinna by Titus

Titus — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:02:52 +0000

That’s starting to look really promising. Keep it up.

Comment on HOn30 Re-vision by Geren

Geren — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:44:44 +0000

I re-measured yet again, and found that I could possibly squeeze two more inches, making the depth 22″ instead of 20″. However, getting other stuff into the back of the car will get a little tighter than I had wanted.

Comment on HOn30 Re-vision by Geren

Geren — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:16:16 +0000

At 24″, it won’t fit in the car the way I want. Another option would be to put the little building on the “outside” of the pier, and then I could put the supply boat on the inside. I also have room to “turn” the island a little bit to make some space over there.

Comment on HOn30 Re-vision by Geren Mortensen, Sr.

Geren Mortensen, Sr. — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:51:17 +0000

Cool. But I think you should consider widening the layout a couple of inches — say to 24″. That way you can show the supply boat at the pier.

Comment on GSMTS 2/11 Update by Geren

Geren — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:08:18 +0000

This is mostly a note to myself, but… it appears that the correct Micro-Trains coupler for the MinitrainS Plymouth is MT 1015-1…

Comment on Looking at The Diversion From a Different Perspective by More HOn30 Musings « The On30 Guy

More HOn30 Musings « The On30 Guy — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:00:09 +0000

[...] Last week, I presented a track plan found on the internet for the Conway, Broomshire & Hill Town Railway, and wondered if it could be made in a 40″x24″ section using Atlas track components. As I suspected, there was no way it would fit, and there was no reference on the web site as to the size of the layout. This morning, I dug out the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette issue to see the article. [...]

Comment on Further to the HOn30 Diversion … by Track Plan for The Diversion « The On30 Guy

Track Plan for The Diversion « The On30 Guy — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:06:10 +0000

[...] any event, I think this could do a good job of meeting pretty much all the criteria I set out last week. Since I have so many of the structures, I can still keep costs down, leaving the bulk of [...]

Comment on The HOn30 Line is Official by Structures for the HOn30 « The On30 Guy

Structures for the HOn30 « The On30 Guy — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:33:17 +0000

[...] In our last episode, I was rambling on about the virtues of the Gage Vest Pocket Railway, a sprawling farm/estate railway built in the early ’20′s. Were HOn30 my only scale, I might be able to pull that off. But in a 30′x60′ space, the result would likely be less than optimal. [...]

Comment on The Turntable at Corinna by Geren

Geren — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:30:05 +0000

I stand corrected! Yes, Randolph was definitely on the KC. Apparently, I had B&SR (and cold meds) on the brain when I was typing this! The turntable shown is, according to the drawing, about 40′.

Thanks!

Comment on The Turntable at Corinna by David Keith

David Keith — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:45:44 +0000

Just to clarify: Randolf was on the KC, not the B&SR.
The SR&RL wood turntables were simlar to the WW&F turntable shown in the photos. To my knowledge the B&SR did not have similar turntables. The B&SR did not have 2-6-0 or 2-6-2 locos, so did not have a need for these larger (roughly 45′) turntables as shown.

Comment on Some Thoughts on Backgrounds by Geren

Geren — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:14:48 +0000

Lennart,

Yeah, I’m aware that Elements has that — but I’m not an Elements user, nor presently a Photoshop user. I’m using Aperture on my Macs, and while I’m certain there’s a way I could do something similar, this works out-of-the-box to produce an excellent result. It can also do some neat things for me in my other photo work.

Comment on Some Thoughts on Backgrounds by Lennart Elg

Lennart Elg — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:56:47 +0000

I have been thinking along similar lines -photo backdrops often suffer from being “hyperrealistic” – overpowering the modeling by including too much detail. Note that Photoshop – incl. Elements – includes some filters which can get you a long way without buying additional add-ons. One of my favorites in this context is the “impressionist” filter.

Comment on Victors Scale Models — Status, Anyone? by Geren

Geren — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:42:32 +0000

Martin, thanks for the update. I’ll keep an eye out.

Comment on Victors Scale Models — Status, Anyone? by martin biswell

martin biswell — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:32:59 +0000

It is true that victors has ceased trading. Also it is true that Neil Sayer will be trading under his own name with all of the old kits he produced before and I understand that he will be expanding his product range.

Comment on Decisions … Decisions by donna

donna — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:27:13 +0000

“miniature Maine” I like that!

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Tweets that mention Maritime Madness | The On30 Guy -- Topsy.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:06:48 +0000

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Tweets that mention Troels Kirk on Facebook | The On30 Guy -- Topsy.com — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:18:55 +0000

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Comment on The On30 Guy at Mid-Atlantic Narrow Gauge Annual Module Meet on 05/21/10 by The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Poppin’ and Droppin’ at Kimberton

Mon, 24 May 2010 01:43:12 +0000

[...] I took a few pictures at the show, which you can see here. [...]

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Tweets that mention The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Midwest Meet -- Topsy.com — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:58:40 +0000

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Comment on A Diversion by The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Atlantic Scale Modelers

The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Atlantic Scale Modelers — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:58:47 +0000

[...] of this model make it a perfect “fit” for the shadowbox shelf layout I talked about yesterday, and I’m sure it will look great on the big layout, [...]

Comment on Back to The Blog by The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Looking for On30 Guy Pickup Wipers?

The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Looking for On30 Guy Pickup Wipers? — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:29:43 +0000

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Comment on Roster by The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Locomotive Roster

The On30 Guy » Blog Archive » Locomotive Roster — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:28:30 +0000

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