Elevate buildings to track height! Work continues on the Star Industries project, a mid-sized industry modeled on Steve Brown’s N scale layout. In this episode, Steve shares how he raises his rail-served buildings to the appropriate track height, simply by adding a foundation. You’ll also see his techniques for making paved roads featuring proper curbing along side of them. Of course, Steve isn’t pursuing model perfection. Instead, you’ll quickly come to appreciate how his simple, “regular guy” ways can be applied with remarkable results!
It’s My Railroad host Steve Brown states he’s a “regular-guy” model railroader, but his extraordinarily enthusiastic approach to building an N scale (1:160) layout certainly sets him apart! Only on Trains.com will you find exclusive episodes of Steve’s popular YouTube series, where he covers any number of topics related to his efforts in planning, constructing, and modeling his Brown-Smith Railroad.
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You mentioned once “sanding sponge” I have been on many construction projects, where the drywall people would use a damp sponge instead of sandpaper to smooth small sections of the gypsum after it had dried. The damp sponge will soften the top layer and it will fill small holes and take down humps. It is also great for feathering the gypsum to other surfaces and does not require the extensive clean up.
Rust-Oleum makes a very close to concrete color with kaki camo color. You can either spray a sample and then match up with latex paint or mask off an area and spray all the concrete color on. Or a third method is spray some in the cap then brush it on from the small amounts in the cap.
Nice work. I was able to get a couple good ideas, Thanks!
All looks great, Steve!
Thanks for an enjoyable update.