Sunday Scenic Showcase August 31,2014

Thanks Al for starting this off today!!  Great model you are working on as always!

 

Alan

 

My contribution this week...."One of the citizens of the city is in the park downtown walking his dog while in the background his wife and daughter are about to have a cool treat on this hot summer morning...."

 

Things people do on a Sunday afternoon:

 

Folks in Downtown Square are just visiting with friends and enjoying a nice quiet read by the bookstore . . . 

 

Little Johnny still can't get courage up to enter the dirty book store . . . 

 

"Honey, think of it!  I'd drive it to work every day and you and the kids would have the Buick all the time."

Lee; I thought those people @ the bookstore were waiting for your "streets" book!

No - I think actually they are dirty old men reading stuff they picked up down the street at the Polar XXX Press!

A couple of Hawaiian buses.

Here's a Korber custom diesel shed Alan and i just finished

 

 

Hornby Layout..

Along the Belt Line...

 

Great work again this week guys.

 

          Scot

Taxis at the train station.

 

 

Beautiful job, Alex &b Alan. Someone is a lucky customer.

 

Nice contributions today!

Alex, that structure would make a nice trolley barn as once stood in Concord (Clove Rd) where the SI expressway is now.

 

K- LINE and this K764 “O” series car was ahead of the competition until the sharks put

them under. No one else has made this modern type of 40’ car even today.

Special yellow aging process applied!

Alex, check out the sign on the truck.

 

Ebay car # 828...

 

 

You are the master of weathering!

 

Yes he is!  That is one extraordinary car!

Thanks Brian & Lee.

 

Well, I haven’t mastered it all yet.

I’m still trying to figure out how to model fresh shiny new box cars with wavy sides.

That would be something never done before.

 

S.

Wow, great work this week guys, some nice buildings and some great weathering!

 

Here are some photos of a new building I am working on.  It is a background shallow relief building.  Still in process, more details to add.  We hope to launch this at York.

 

 

 

 

Rich, this is an exceptional structure. Nice work, and I look forward to seeing it in person at York.

 

 

 

Here are a few more pics of a super-detailed Plasticville cathedral..........done by River City 3 Railer member and colleague Walt S.

 

 

 

Peter

Excellent work everyone. I love the Korber engine house and the new Korber flat building. These buildings are going to be really nice to see.

Did I miss something? I have not seen Popsrr postings in a very long time.

I have almost completed a build of the Banta Herbert Crossing Freight House kit.  All that remains is adding signage, a smoke stack, and more crates/freight details.

I like all the buildings here.  I particularly like the backdrop building, because with some weathering of the loading dock and its roof, and some figures on it, it would look super on may layout. 

 

I won't be at York . . . would like to meet everyone and see the buildings, but I just can't be there . . . . 

Peter, this Cathedral is stunning. Beautiful job by your club member.

 

 

 

Steve,

 

He's still in business to this day, in fact he has two locations.

Hi Rich,

 

I like it, very nicely done!!!!!!!!

 

For the past couple of weeks, this weekly thread has been spectacular. Thanks guys for the wonderful photos. You make this the best Forum in the O-Gauge world by far.

Here is a picture of an area on the West Tennesse Central layout that our good forum friend Richard Gonzolas shared with me....

 

Alan

Great stuff this week !!! thanks for sharing.

Really nice scene, Alan.

Thanks Brian....Lou was an Architect by trade and many of the buildings on his layout were designed by him.  He made quarter scale drawings by hand and then scratch built them...

 

Alan

 

Here is another scene:

 

 

Bob...that theater's marquee was top of the line in its day...!!  No news to share at this point....

 

Alan

Rich - I really like the new building that you are working on and have a spot ready for it. 

 

Peter - I love that church and it's setting.  Plasticville never looked so good. 

 

Alan - Great scene from your friends layout.  It must be a little frustrating to be an architect and try to decide what's "good enough" in model buildings.  Like being a "rivet counter" in some ways.

 

Art

As usual, a great Sunday Showcase!

Art....Lou's layout was truly one of the nicest I have ever seen.  Lou was a true gentleman and as you can see, did top notch work.  OGR did a video of his layout some years ago before he passed away.

 

Yep....for some reason the Scenic Sunday Showcase is getting a lot of attention lately.  I think folks are feeling comfortable in knowing that they can post their work here and feel welcome thanks to all of you!!...

 

Alan

This is a topic I look forward to every Sunday. And Alan, you are correct, it does appear to be getting better with every Sunday.

We have so many talented modelers on the forum and it's wonderful to see them participate like they are.  I can't help but believe that there are as many or more that are "lurking" and haven't shared their work yet.  Hopefully if we can create the right atmosphere they will want to share their work with us and we will all benefit.

 

I agree that this section has been getting better lately and it is great to see.

 

Art