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railman28
Fireman
USA
1726 Posts |
 Posted - 06/08/2012 : 3:01:36 PM
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| From the bird to the turds, it's all looking good Vern. |
It's Only Make Believe
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Geezer
Fireman
USA
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
3006 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 3:28:39 PM
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| Wow! Great job painting the little birdie. |
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elminero67
Engine Wiper
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 3:40:59 PM
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| Looks great, and it looks like your cattle are getting plenty of fiber... |
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Ray Dunakin
Crew Chief
USA
827 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 01:07:54 AM
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Nice work. The revised cattle chute looks much better.
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Visit www.raydunakin.com to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad! |
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Hopeless
Fireman
USA
1250 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 6:13:53 PM
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After reading all this, I'm pooped
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BigLars
Fireman
USA
7367 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 6:39:40 PM
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| Thit thread has gone to the birds..... |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 10:12:05 PM
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| Birds, turds and herds...all for the nerds! |
Edited by - MinerFortyNiner on 06/09/2012 10:33:19 PM |
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n6nvr
Engine Wiper
303 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 11:40:19 PM
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Originally posted by elwoodblues
Yipes, I hate to see the cattle that left those cowpies. [:-bigeyes] I like the shape and consistency but they do seem big to me. (I know, you are going to plant them on place, build up the scenery around them and they will look smaller).
trimmed
based on walking around with this "small" ox (Babe at Blue Ox Milling in Eureka, CA) I'm pretty sure they are just about the right size. They have 2 of these critters wandering around their museum. NOT penned up most of the time. I'm jest a little feller 6'3" and two many pounds.
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Don't push me bureaucrat, I've got a bit of hangover |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 03:32:56 AM
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Thanks, John. Babe is indeed a worthy specimen! Cowpie v2.0 may come down the road, I tend to agree the smaller ones are ok as far as size goes. I want to get more texture, which means Sculpey, and that means heating up the kitchen in the summer in Phoenix! When I bake my next batch of saguaro cacti, they will share a space in the oven.
Here's the finished corral scene.
I lettered a Bachmann stock car for the Arroyo Verde & Western and spotted it at the loading chute just to get a sense of the proportion. I will build up a few 16' stock cars from Boulder Valley to represent earlier cars, which are short enough to negotiate the curves on the high line up to Estrella.
The ramada with touched up hay, some in the back are a little dryer and less green than the bales towards the front. Behind the fence are tumbleweeds that have blown up against the corral.
Here's the water trough with the feed pipe. I need to touch up the water a bit, once the acrylic gloss medium has cured. When I pour resin water for Burro Creek, I will fill a new trough of similar construction in the pour...along with the fountain in San Lorenzo. This will work for now.
The sole occupant of the corral is contemplating the curious arrival of a mysterious object beyond the loading chute. Soon others will arrive to join him on an all-expense-paid trip somewhere...
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Edited by - MinerFortyNiner on 12/15/2012 12:28:33 AM |
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Neil M
Fireman
Australia
2173 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 05:52:25 AM
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| I really like your water trough. Presumably you are going to build a gate of one end of the loading ramp? We don't want the cows to get it into their heads that they could just walk off! |
Built a waterfront HO layout in Ireland http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22161 but now making a start in On30 in Australia |
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MinerFortyNiner
Fireman
USA
1994 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 11:12:40 AM
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Thanks, Neil. I was considering one, and my wife turned my thinking around, she noted we've never seen a loading chute with a gate in our travels around the Southwest.
I will defer to those with experience handling cattle, or who live near those who do...but I've never seen a loading chute where there was a gate at either end. I always thought the vertical drop was enough to discourage the critters from 'jumping' off...perhaps they don't like going through the confining structure in the first place. Now, some of the chutes I have seen may ben in disuse, and perhaps some kind of barrier is brought with the cowboys when they load cattle in the pen. I just have never seen a gate. |
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railman28
Fireman
USA
1726 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 2:54:56 PM
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| I like it. Nice little scene. Water trough look real good. |
It's Only Make Believe
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n6nvr
Engine Wiper
303 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 5:54:26 PM
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| With all that cacti, agave, mescal and yucca variants around I would think that they could find a little something more liquid to produce with a still.[:-hypnotized] |
Don't push me bureaucrat, I've got a bit of hangover |
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W C Greene
New Hire
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2012 : 9:13:26 PM
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Howdy Verne, I have been wondering where you have been hanging out, now I know! I am glad to see your work again, it will take me some time to read your thread. Have fun and run a train...today!
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Edited by - W C Greene on 06/10/2012 9:14:40 PM |
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Building the Estrella & Sonora Grande RR
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