Sunday Scenic Showcase 8-19-12

All I can say is WOW!!!!! For the pictures and the layout.

Alan I can look at these photo's everyday, the sun hitting the buildings is just beautiful. that's what this hobby is all about.

 

Thanks, Alex

Very nice, Alan!! But may I suggest that you put some separation between the pictures? It makes the viewing easier.

 

Slow progress on the basements. And I do mean slow. 

 

 

 

It's amazing what it takes to keep those Wahl clippers running like a well oiled machine.

 

 

 

 

 

Vulcan & Alan - amazing pictures and modeling!  Not that we'd expect anything less, of course!

I've had a busy end to the summer and haven't made much progress on the coal ramp.  I did manage to create some supports for the rail ends which give it a "beefier" look.

 

 

 

Have a great week everyone!

Another common car overlooked in “O”

Sometimes you just have to make one for yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CUSTOM CAR #8)

The evolving landscape:

 

A city is abandoned.

 

 

 

Tectonic plates move and mountains are uplifted over geologic time (well, about a day and a half in this case).

 

 

 

Not sure about the geologic analogy for this one!

 

 

 

Thousands of years pass as rocks weather into fertile soil.

 

 

 

Grasses cover the new land:

 

 

 

More greenery as the rivers carve new channels:

 

 

 

Explorers discover the new land. A railroad is built through the landscape and the cycle begins again!

 

 

OK, so most houses like the very, very old mill don't survive through geologic eras ........and tunnel portals aren't usually created at the same time as the mountains ... but you get the idea.

 

Next week .... a city is reborn.

 

Jim

Guys, Excelent work this week..

 

Alan - love the sunshine coming in over the city

Vulcan - outstanding detail

Zeke - great progress, looking nice

Steve - super detail as always

Jim, nice evolution of the section of your layout!  Looking forward to seeing more.

 

I have been working on this building a bit for the past few days

 

WOW JUST BEAUTIFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP BY ALL, I REALLY ENJOY THIS EVERY WEEK

 

THANKS FOR SHARING, ALEX

Thanks guys....I appreciate the comments! 

 

Fred...sorry, I didn't think about putting spaces between the pictures but you are correct.  I added the spaces!!  Thanks for the suggestion....

 

Alan

Thanks, Alan. Much easier on these old eyes.

 

Great showcase !!

Nice work everybody.

 

Rich,

 

I love the flat!

 

Dave

Jim:  My head is telling me when we talked you were a Physics teacher.   I'm impressed with all the artistry. That's just beautiful.

Mike .

Thanks, Mike.

 

I like surprising people with the fact that even old physics teachers can have an artistic side.

 

Jim

Jim, could you post a pic of your steel high rise bldg under construction? I believe it was made from the Kenner girder kits from the 50-60's. This is my favorite post every week!

Justin....here are a couple of pictures of highrises going up in my city.  I haven't added details yet or any construction workers but I will get around to it someday!!

 

Alan

 

 

 

Justin,

 

My workers have been stuck on this floor for 5 years now. Of course, I guess moving the entire city twice in that time didn't help the construction schedule any.

 

Also, they were only provided with Plastruct ABS plastic shapes instead of a girder kit. When my boys saw what Alan's crew was using, we had a few union problems to delay things too.

 

 

Jim

Alan- thank you! That is exactly what i was looking for! Jim- thats the one i have seen in pics before! But i thought you had bar trusses spanning the first floor. I have several of these kits, i also purchased several 1/2" bar trusses from plastruct. Im going to make it like 5-8 stories w/ first floor 90% complete then second floor about half way then still have ironworkers placing beams & girders on the upper floors. Thanks for all your wonderful inspiration!!!

Mike it is a one of a kind.  It's made from sintra which is a pvc plastic used in the sign industry.  It comes in 4'x8' sheets in different thicknesses and colors.

The neat part of working with pvc plastic is the low cost of the glue!  You use the big can of goop found in your local hardware stores plumbing department.  Russ

Hi Jim, how do you carve those wonderful pillars or rock? Amazing work there !!!

Thanks, Gustav.

 

I just hack away with a steak knife until it starts to get some interesting nooks and crannies. Then, a coat of Structolite plaster hides most of the less than realistic gouges.

 

 

Jim