Since my last post, I’ve been working on different things.
I managed to close off my work bench from the layout area.
On the left where the small box is, that will be the dispatcher area (in 3-4
years from now). I also have my programming track which is fed from the layout.
During an operation session, 5 cars will be brought into the workshop for
weathering, adding weight, couplers and wheels checkup. With the number of
cars, this should take me about 2-3 years to complete the roster. The drawers
under the paint brushes in the right corner, will be for storing my rolling
stock that needs work.
I’ve also finished the valance along the entire layout. I
now need to install the top portion and it will be ready for paint and RGB Led
strips to be installed.
The container yard has been totally removed to make way for
another yard, the St-Eugene yard. The main reason for the removal was that it
wasn’t the right era for the intermodal.
I started work on one of the DPM buildings (M.T. Arms Hotel).
You all know that I like details, well I decided that the hotel would have
drapes, lighting, signs and people. It sure helps knowing a bit of Photoshop
since I had to find a hotel room backdrop, drapes and carpet. The image of the
drapes is from a picture at IKA…lol. They needed modification since I wanted,
open, semi open and closed drapes. The carpet is needed since the backdrop of
the room would be in a curve to show depth, therefore the need for carpet. As
for the room backdrop, it was hard to find the right one to fit the hotel. Once
I found it, I had to do lots of Photoshop, such as erasing the existing carpet
to match the other, shrink the bed because it was to big (it looked like a 16’
bed) and do touch ups around the bed, couch and other furniture.
It's a lot of work, but all those little things make it
worth it at the end, besides, only 4 rooms out of 9 will have drapes open or
semi open.
That's it for now
Later
Later
