Sunday Scenic Showcase April 28,2019

Alan, what a beautiful structure. Always amazing. I really like the lighting.

-Tom

Here are a couple of scenes from the TMB CLub Layout in Farmingdale NY

West approach to Horseshoe curve, The tracks on the upper level are dedicated to our 400" Logging line

From the left the 1st 3 buildings are all scratch built. The left most red Brick building is used as an alternative to another mountain portal. The 3rd building from the left is Excelsior Steel which is used as an entry way into our hidden staging yards and the Budweiser is a Korber grain Silo built out as a flat. Budweiser bottle compliments of Harry Hieke.  There is an upper yard and reversing loop directly behind these buildings.  These buildings give a sense pf purpose to the yard as well as eliminate the tiered Cake look of having the upper tracks so close to the lower yard

Railway Express Agency, Scratch built froma piece of 2' x 4' masonite

Some of my weathered Atlas-O reefers decending the East approach to Horseshoe curve

Construction crews starting work on the Banta Modelworks Blacksmith Annex. 

I've been afraid to try weathering and stain for this wood model but finally bit the bullet on my first attempt at weathering.

This coal tower was built from a Gloor craftsman kit around 2000 when I began working on my 12'-by-8' model railroad. Although I built many large flying model airplanes as a youngster, this was the first craftsman kit that I built for a railroad, so the process was new to me. I still have the full-sized drawings that came with the kit, so I could easily build another one from scratch – and improve on the workmanship. Another kit would be preferable, but I doubt that any exist now…

MELGAR

Ok, ok.  You guys are waaay too serious.  Here's my contest entry for the vintage structure kit contest held yesterday at the NMRA Division 2 Model Railroad Jamboree.  It didn't win anything, but I did have a good laugh.

I call it the "Plasticville Hospital - specializing in plastic surgery".

Here's a shot of the entrance.  You can see the patient sitting on the bench to the left, recovering from her surgery.  At the entrance is the old guy with his stogie (this is the 1950's after all).  And to the right is the billboard.

Here's a better look at the billboard.  

Finally, here's a photo inside the top floor.   The surgeon and nurse are attending to a patient undergoing a procedure.  Closer to the camera, a priest gives last rites to a rhinoplasty gone wrong.  Oops, it happens.  

George

Terrific work George!

George, That is great !!  Very clever. Love that second floor you made.

-Tom

George,

That model is great. I think it is the running for first place. There is more to creativity than just building a model. You came up with a unique idea.

Thanks guys!  I'm kinda pleased at how the ambulance turned out, too.  I made the decals and applied them.  I also used Liquid Chrome on the bumpers.  

Like I said, I didn't finish in the money.  I guess no one else appreciated my twisted sense of humor!  

At least I learned a few new things in making it.

George

G3750 posted:

Thanks guys!  I'm kinda pleased at how the ambulance turned out, too.  I made the decals and applied them.  I also used Liquid Chrome on the bumpers.  

Like I said, I didn't finish in the money.  I guess no one else appreciated my twisted sense of humor!  

At least I learned a few new things in making it.

George

And who made that ambulance and where can I get  some of them.? I need about six.

Forty Rod posted:

G3750 posted:

Thanks guys!  I'm kinda pleased at how the ambulance turned out, too.  I made the decals and applied them.  I also used Liquid Chrome on the bumpers.  

Like I said, I didn't finish in the money.  I guess no one else appreciated my twisted sense of humor!  

At least I learned a few new things in making it.

George

And who made that ambulance and where can I get  some of them.? I need about six.

Forty Rod.

There is some on the bay right now. Costly !

And George you have my vote for the Hospital, well thought out I like it.

Roo.

Alan you have succeeded with selective compression of the "Grandest" form.  Very nice work. 

Mel the workmanship evident in the photos looks like no improvement is necessary.

Roo posted:

Forty Rod posted:

G3750 posted:

Thanks guys!  I'm kinda pleased at how the ambulance turned out, too.  I made the decals and applied them.  I also used Liquid Chrome on the bumpers.  

Like I said, I didn't finish in the money.  I guess no one else appreciated my twisted sense of humor!  

At least I learned a few new things in making it.

George

And who made that ambulance and where can I get  some of them.? I need about six.

Forty Rod.

There is some on the bay right now. Costly !

And George you have my vote for the Hospital, well thought out I like it.

Roo.

Yeah, costly.  I think I'll keep on looking around.

Thanks.

PS: I got one coming, only five more to go.