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Tommatthews
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 Posted - 01/05/2010 : 09:59:25 AM
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Verne,
Great work ..... how many stones? (Someone had to ask  ) |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 10:33:59 AM
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Roughly 2,200, but who's counting?
Thanks, guys. I am probably nuts doing this. Thank goodness I have a small layout room! |
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Geezer
Fireman
USA
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 1:58:15 PM
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Originally posted by quarryman
Verne-
Amazing [:-bigeyes2].
With a slight blue-green stain, the blocks might pass for you-know-what 
Mark
I would have been very glad to give the quarry work to a certain outfit in the Piedmont...problem is shipping the stone to Arizona. Since limestone is used as a flux in copper smelting, it is mined locally whenever possible. We've cut costs by using our own trains, quarry and labor...although with no doubt inferior stone to your beautiful product!  |
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 2:37:53 PM
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Hi Verne --
Glad to see you've had some time for the railroad ... the new wall looks great! And, of course, very impressive ...
I could see myself doing a bit of "Rain Man" on that one ... 2,197 stones ... 3 missing ... uh-oh!
Looking forward to further developments ... |
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jcoop
Crew Chief
USA
977 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 3:03:51 PM
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Verne,
do you have a pic of the stones before you took them apart, did a very quick walk through at local Lowes and didn't see what you started out with. May have walked rite by it and not know it.
Maybe even a Lowes stock number.
thx
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Sitting along side the orignal Central Pacific Rail Road.
Home of The Great On30 Barn Meet, that will be held April 27th 2013 |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 3:04:06 PM
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Thanks Dallas, I knew someone would spot three are missing! They probably fell under the workbench, into the 'black hole of model railroading'.
LOVE the Dead Mule & Sinagua...will follow your progress with much interest. We are both cutting our teeth in first attempts at modeling desert scenery. For little folks, try the Hounourable Lead Boiler Suit Company in the UK, they are oversize for 1/48 but might be right on for your dadgum cottonmouth outfit! |
Edited by - MinerFortyNiner on 12/03/2011 3:11:40 PM |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 3:09:22 PM
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Originally posted by jcoop
Verne,
do you have a pic of the stones before you took them apart, did a very quick walk through at local Lowes and didn't see what you started out with. May have walked rite by it and not know it.
Maybe even a Lowes stock number.
thx
Sorry, don't have the packaging with UPC...they come in 16" square sheets, 18 x 18 stones per sheet. They are sold as individual sheets shrink wrapped with a cardboard backing. Next time I am at Lowe's I will see if I can get a UPC, but I have been to several stores and they all seem to carry it. Look for the specialty tile section, with all kinds of patterned stone and tile products. |
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Rick
Administrator
USA
17733 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 3:35:58 PM
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Philip
Fireman
USA
1398 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 3:45:06 PM
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Really a nice job laying it all up! Nicely done!
Philip |
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 4:06:36 PM
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Originally posted by MinerFortyNiner
LOVE the Dead Mule & Sinagua...will follow your progress with much interest. We are both cutting our teeth in first attempts at modeling desert scenery. For little folks, try the Hounourable Lead Boiler Suit Company in the UK, they are oversize for 1/48 but might be right on for your dadgum cottonmouth outfit!
Hi Verne --
I got a chuckle the other day ... digging thru some back issue magazines and realized that I was following in your footsteps again!
N Scale Railroading -- Sep/Oct 2004 issue -- Verne had the cover story showing his outstanding work detailing Santa Fe FT diesels ... all the way down to visors inside the windshields and wipers on the outside. [:-bigeyes] Meanwhile, I built a "whole layout" and only got the second-banana position! [:-banghead] But, in fairness, Verne's article outlined that kind of truly top-notch modeling that raises the standard.
So, I guess the conclusion I have to draw is that YOU really need to hurry up and finish your layout so I can see how this is supposed to be done!  |
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elwoodblues
Fireman
Canada
4872 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2010 : 11:18:22 PM
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Verne,
Just catching up on the thread and I looked like this when I saw the "wall" [:-bigeyes]. That is one long retaining wall and every stone individually placed. The effect is worth the effort as it is one of the best walls I've seen.
Looking forward to see what you do next.
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General Manager
Clearwater Valley Railway Co.
http://www.cvry.ca |
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Ray Dunakin
Crew Chief
USA
827 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2010 : 12:42:15 AM
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| Nice wall! It's hard to beat the look of real stone. |
Visit www.raydunakin.com to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad! |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2010 : 12:10:34 AM
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Originally posted by dallas_m
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Originally posted by MinerFortyNiner
LOVE the Dead Mule & Sinagua...will follow your progress with much interest. We are both cutting our teeth in first attempts at modeling desert scenery. For little folks, try the Hounourable Lead Boiler Suit Company in the UK, they are oversize for 1/48 but might be right on for your dadgum cottonmouth outfit!
Hi Verne --
I got a chuckle the other day ... digging thru some back issue magazines and realized that I was following in your footsteps again!
N Scale Railroading -- Sep/Oct 2004 issue -- Verne had the cover story showing his outstanding work detailing Santa Fe FT diesels ... all the way down to visors inside the windshields and wipers on the outside. [:-bigeyes] Meanwhile, I built a "whole layout" and only got the second-banana position! [:-banghead] But, in fairness, Verne's article outlined that kind of truly top-notch modeling that raises the standard.
So, I guess the conclusion I have to draw is that YOU really need to hurry up and finish your layout so I can see how this is supposed to be done!
Ah, the old Potomac & Brown Haven Railroad...a wonderful little layout built by a professional custom builder...our own Dallas. My dad grew up in a little mining town like yours on the WM, which has been the inspiration for his lifelong love of trains...and my own.
I admired your modeling then and now...it's interesting how our individual progressions in the hobby have again crossed paths many miles beyond... |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2010 : 11:55:46 PM
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Okay, for those of you asking where to find the stone I used for the wall, I was at Lowe's today and got the specific product information on the stones:
Look in the flooring section in the custom tile for 16" square tiles of 18x18 blocks of cut travertine stone. They are shrink wrapped with a cardboard backing, item no. 260548, Honed Noce Chiaro Mosaic. |
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