Tunnel Portals

[@davidallen6333]

Looks great Dave for the inside I painted them black with paint full strength so when installed makes tunnel opening dark past the stone work .

[@davestrains6816]

Yep I wish I had done something like that. Thanks for dipping down in the old videos.

[@railbuddy8372]

very nice sharing friend...wonderful layouts...big like...greetings from india

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@BoxcarJerry]

Hi Dave the portal looks great , I'm binge watching all these older episodes .

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you for watching.

[@250renfe]

Very nice video my friend Dave!!

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you

[@arthurlandrigan4557]

Portal looks great ! Simple, but effective. Thanks.

[@davestrains6816]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ronstrainsandmore]

great job on those portals dave they look outstanding!!

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you Ron. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ningenneko-coversong]

You paint the tunnel on your own, nice!! Wonderful how you create your own world

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@NissyJ-SAL]

This was great. Ready to paint my portals and wasn't 100% on how to do so. Thank you!

[@davestrains6816]

Glad I could help!

[@northerncountryrailroad8939]

Looks awesome!

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you for your kind comments, I really appreciate them. Thanks for watching. Dave

[@mylittletrainbc909]

Looks great bud, thanks for sharing....MLTBC

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@mini-train]

Great job! 👍

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@NorthReadingFastFreight]

Looks very nice, on the middle of the tunnel you should make it black from steam locomotives passing through depending on the era.

[@davestrains6816]

That is a good idea but I don't run steam on my layout. My era that I model is late 60's to early 70's. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267]

Looks great

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@amywhite9386]

Nicely done

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video, Like !

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@railfanninginohiowithjessi9844]

Very excellent video I really liked it 😀

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@NashRailfan]

Nice job my man!

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@gamingzone1122]

Tunnel Portals is good

[@davestrains6816]

Thanks

[@timdowney8429]

How do you make your wash,Just paint and water? I'm a beginner 😀

[@davestrains6816]

I use black paint and water. Usually about 1 part paint and 15 parts water. You can buy washes from Vallejo but you may need to dilute further. Thanks for watching and commenting and Happy Railroading!

[@wykedinsanity]

outstanding

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you!

[@SuZeeCorNer]

Hi Dave! Love your channel! I had a question :) i am using foam for buildings and bridges. Im on a strict budget, hehehe. I tried spray can and OH BOY! IT melted my foam. Is there anything you recogmend to use?

[@davestrains6816]

Thank you for your comment! In answer to your question, you could carve your bridge abutments out of foam and cover with sculptamold or some other plaster material. There is a gentleman on KZbin, N-Scale Union Pacific Evanston Subdivision, who works with white Styrofoam. As far as painting I would only use spray paints if your working with plastic materials. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching.

[@tomobrien4182]

Try looking at the tunnel portal video by marklinofsweden, he does a great job of painting Styrofoam without spray paint.

[@wayneswoods8824]

Looks good 👍 Did I hear you say you were in TN?

[@davestrains6816]

Yes I live in east Tennessee. Thanks for watching!

[@wayneswoods8824]

@@davestrains6816 I live in Knoxville, my Dad worked for L&N. He passed back in 1970. I'm starting a layout of my own. Thanks for the videos.

[@davestrains6816]

@@wayneswoods8824 sorry about your dad. Glad to hear that your starting a layout. I look forward to seeing it!

[@davestrains6816]

Just subbed your channel so when you post a video I will be able to see it.

[@arthurlandrigan4557]

JUst realized thatyou are in TN. So am I, - Crossville.

[@davestrains6816]

Very nice! Do you have a layout or belong to a club?

[@arthurlandrigan4557]

@@davestrains6816 Yes, to both questions. I am a long time member of the 'Crossville Model Railroad Club (CMRC) (Web www.crossvilletrains.org ), and am building my 'SEUSA RWY' layout in my basement. You can follow some of the progress on my FB Group Page 'ARCY Hobby Railroaders'.

[@tomobrien4182]

Some moss (and green wash) would definetly add some realism!

[@davestrains6816]

That's a great idea, wished I had thought of that before I installed them. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave

[@xxproboyxxdemon6669]

Yea

[@larrellmcfarland-nr3ps]

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