Am up late and thought I would get this started early....12:22 A.M. Central time!!
I can't remember if I have posted this picture before but if I have, please excuse my faulting memory....
Thanks,
Alan
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Lionel NS Heritage engine pulling a load of coal porters through the yard.
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It has been a long time since I have participated here on SSS, so let me give it a try.
I've been working on this for awhile. It is just a backdrop building made from "Westport Model Works" card stock, cut down from 4 story to 3 story mounted on masonite & 1 x 4's. I used a spray glue instead of a white glue as I had better luck working with it, but care must be taken here as once the paper hit the glue it is not going to move. It is about 4 inches deep to sit back towards a wall. I added a water tower & steam vent pipe to the black painted chicken grit roof with facia trim, ivy & trees, 3 lights (Walthers HO scale), steps & railing, and building bumper guards at the doors.
I hope you enjoy and thanks for looking.
I have a nice night shot of this but I did not use a tripod & I refuse to post "fuzzy's"! It's too hard on my old eyes. I almost did not post this shot, but you can see the working lights here.
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Just a sneak peek at some of the scenery on the western side of the hobby shop layout project. Here is the "almost a ghost town" community of Gold Hill. If you click to expand the view, you might get a glimpse of the sole inhabitant hiding behind the fence on the lower level.
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Jim. That outcropping of rocks in the center ... Is that a sculpture of a pet (sitting up)?
Originally Posted by Jim Policastro:
Just a sneak peek at some of the scenery on the western side of the hobby shop layout project. Here is the "almost a ghost town" community of Gold Hill. If you click to expand the view, you might get a glimpse of the sole inhabitant hiding behind the fence on the lower level.
WOW JUST BEAUTIFUL SCENERY EVERYONE. AWESOME TALENT AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
THANKS, ALEX
Originally Posted by Hartman:
Jim. That outcropping of rocks in the center ... Is that a sculpture of a pet (sitting up)?
Pol. By the mass, and ’t is like a camel, indeed.
Ham. Methinks it is like a weasel.
Pol. It is backed like a weasel.
Ham. Or like a whale?
Pol. Very like a whale.
Dennis---GREAT JOB --I built one similar but it has faded from red to green over the years due to floresent lights.
Jim ---You sure do have a great scene. Are some of the buildings scratch ? If so which.
A peek inside the cannery on my Love Point wharf project. This is a fairly large ongoing project, and as such is taking me a long time to complete, since early March in fact, so for now an occasional peek will have to suffice.
Bob
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Outstanding Bob!
Originally Posted by Patrick H:
Outstanding Bob!
Agreed. One of the nicest pieces of work I've seen in awhile. Can't wait for the final product.
Very nice work, All !!!
Bob, that's looking great.
This fairly small project is going on forever. 
My meager contributions.
Phonograph.
Did a little plumbing.
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Bob
You have done a great job - would say museum quaity design and execution.
I think the wharf and building colors are perfect.
I am working an lobster shack right now and think some brown and tan tones should be added to my wharf decking after seeing this.
I am having problems locating profesional fishermen figures.
May have improvise.
Bob
Shucks! That is great. I can smell the salt water and "aging" mollusks. And you really prove the point that board by board construction is the way to go.
Originally Posted by Hartman:
Jim. That outcropping of rocks in the center ... Is that a sculpture of a pet (sitting up)?
I see it! The rock formations of the SW are a lot like clouds (or ink blots)- who knows what you'll see (and what it will say about you).
Now if I had tried to do that ....
Gary, the two leaning buildings are two halves of a resin casting of unknown origin that met my band saw. The others are scratchbuilt.
Great stuff this week.
Jim
Very nice everyone. Thanks for sharing.
Looking good everyone!
I've been busy building a street scene for a friend, here are a couple of buildings nearly completion. Still not entirely satisfied with the white store front.
Originally Posted by Jim Policastro:
Originally Posted by Hartman:
Gary, the two leaning buildings are two halves of a resin casting of unknown origin that met my band saw. The others are scratchbuilt.
Great stuff this week.
Jim
The building on Red Rock side of our hobby shop project that Jim cut in half with the band saw is the Model Tech studio left to rot barn casting, still available to buy and the faces on the stone are the cat Gods-Delaware and Hudson and you will meet them down the road. And great work everyone else!!
Originally Posted by dk122trains:
... and the faces on the stone are the cat Gods-Delaware and Hudson and you will meet them down the road.
Of course.... exactly what I was thinking when I carved it - just didn't think of it in time!
Jim
Thanks for the nice words guys.
Bob
Great work everyone.
Bob that is a great looking build.....
Originally Posted by leavingtracks:
WOW, this looks like the "real thing"! That yellow '53 Buick, made by Matchbox/Dinky ("Oldies but Goodies" series) is a very nice model for a fairly low price. It is also available in light metallic green.
Great work everybody!
Bob,
Very nice!
Dave
Originally Posted by Jim M:
Vulcan, I especially love the Victrola. Nothing like spinning golden oldies on an old Victrola. All you need is the dog
You mean Nipper?
Those old phonographs are especially fun trying to adjust the speed when you don't know how the records supposed to sound. You don't know if they sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks or not.
Nipper still sits on top of the former RCA building in Albany NY now a moving storage co but his phonograph is gone.
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