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 Posted - November 16 2012 : 5:43:15 PM
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any one have pics of their railroad crossings.
I want to mark mine with the correct road markings.
I googled and got pics of crossing signals, gates etc but nothing of what is on the road leading up to the crossing
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 5:54:38 PM
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Around here - nothing except the white stuff they paint down that says RXR.
Starting my Tyco and other favorites collection over again after 37 years.
My still in progress list of inventory and wantlist: tyconut.com
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 6:52:35 PM
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Fred,
Here is what I did:
Hope this helps! The white is decals, as well as the yellow double center lines......
~John
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 6:58:22 PM
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lately I been seeing the letters painted like this:
X
RR
So when you drive over it it looks like RR X
I remember seeing signs with XING on them I usually pronounce it that way even tho I know X means "cross"
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 7:24:15 PM
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| Fred, did you make that? That is pretty damed good!
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 7:51:01 PM
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quote:Fred, did you make that? That is pretty damed good!
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - November 16 2012 : 7:24:15 PM
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Nope not me
that was EM-1
but his pic is exactly what i am looking for. with the double yellow lines.
guess there is no standard way to mark
I've seen a round logo with R R and an X on the street but damn hard to duplicate
Bought white auto stripe tape today, perfect for road marking and will also paint yellow.
will take pick when done
fred in Grand Rapids Mi, home of Jerry Ford and Amway--- whoopee
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 11:36:45 PM
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quote:Fred, did you make that? That is pretty damed good!
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - November 16 2012 : 7:24:15 PM
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Yes, I made that! Its a display case, that I'm "dating" the landscaping to be around 1944/45...
I will have my 2 Yellowstone's in there, one on the track you see with the RR crossing, and the other will be setting on a high trestle!
Back in the days I plan that model to be, they didn't have all this "RXR" crossing stuff.......So, it would all depend on what you plan to model. (I actually could have gotten away with nothing "marking" the stopping point OR anything in that location but that was about the time they began to "mark" a good stopping distance from the closest rail to the front of the automobile so.......
I'll have to post the pictures of the whole thing, here for those to see!
~John
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Posted - November 16 2012 : 11:41:40 PM
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Here ya go......
The above pictures, are without the proper models in place! The following pictures, will have the 2 models I planned this display case for....
Notice, that the "BALTIMORE & OHIO" is REALLY big, yes they did letter some viaducts as such, HOWEVER, not that big of lettering, I did that purposely, for the display case......it be roughly 3/4th that size in HO scale.......But, I wanted it to "stick out" as a display piece, so to speak!
Looks good I think! There's even water effects in it as well......
~John
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Posted - November 17 2012 : 12:02:43 AM
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I doubt mine is all that prototypical, but here's what I did for my crossing
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Posted - November 18 2012 : 9:53:53 PM
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here it is went to NAPA and got white 1/8 pin striping. A b---- to work with, sticks everywhere but wanted. I could relay the white to be straighter. Doesn't stick the best to black top (320 sand paper)
Painted it yellow for the double yellow line.
I bought 36 ft of it so if some one wants some for line painting a road, let me know via P M with address and I'll mail it
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 05:57:21 AM
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Fred, is it white or yellow?
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 06:46:37 AM
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| EM-1, that is so sweet! My wife heard me talking about it and took a peak, she said "It was beautiful" and I have to agree. How did you make it and how long did it take. It looks better than my layout. LOL!
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 08:34:01 AM
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quote:Fred, is it white or yellow?
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â November 19 2012Â :Â 05:57:21 AM
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i bought white and painted what i needed yellow but i believe it comes in other colors. What i bought is double stripe which made it hard to deal with peeling one off at a time from the backer
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 10:07:50 AM
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Derfberger - Show me ONE stripe on real roads that IS straight
Answer: NONE are
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 3:38:03 PM
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MY ATTEMPT WAS AFTER MY NIGHTLY MARTINI
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 4:02:33 PM
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Sounds like a scheduling problem. Fred!
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 7:51:20 PM
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I use match sticks, old asphalt shingles and paint pens...
Edited by - shaygetz on November 19 2012 7:52:06 PM
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 8:18:00 PM
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quote:I use match sticks, old asphalt shingles and paint pens...
Originally posted by shaygetzÂ
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Wow, that is really realistic-looking! I never thought of using old shingle leftovers for that. Hmmm.....
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Posted - November 20 2012 : 09:10:41 AM
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great pics
will give the match sticks a try on next crossing, especially the nail holes
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