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Randy May
Crew Chief
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 Posted - 01/03/2012 : 4:47:23 PM
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Hey thanks Mark,
I'm hoping everyone had some nice holidays,
and got alot of new model railroading stuff for christmas![:-jump][:-jump2][:-jumprefect]
as for me i got new underware and foo foo.... [:-idea][:-bigeyes2]
but I did get some work done on the CPR over the holidays,
added a 6' wide x 4' deep bumpout to the face of the "Spring Creek" area,
a livestock transfer station....
heres some production shots;
[:-magnify]
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milocomarty
Fireman
Netherlands
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Tommatthews
Fireman
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Posted - 01/03/2012 : 5:45:17 PM
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Randy,
Some fine steak ... |
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Randy May
Crew Chief
621 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 6:42:03 PM
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So heres some shots of the bumpout,
pretty much finished,
The cattle and horse are from Schleich toys,
1:20 scale
The 2 people are from Railpress, 1:20 scale,
The 1931' Ford vehicles are from Signiture diecast,
1:18 scale
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LandNnut
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 01/03/2012 : 7:03:11 PM
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| wow quick work |
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Mike Hamer
Engineer
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Randy May
Crew Chief
621 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 7:55:37 PM
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Hey thanks fella's,
actually it was finished as it is yesturday,
just hadn't got the pics sized and down loaded to the forum,
heres a few more shots from a little distance for prospective,
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Randy May
Crew Chief
621 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2012 : 12:00:52 PM
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Been getting the benchwork and backboards up this last weekend in my last section to model in,this area is about 11" long,with a 5'x30" bumpout piece at the end.
got the sky and some trees painted on for my background scenes.
I haven't ever used this area before so I had to build everything up new.(benchwork & backboard)etc.
It really sqeased down my work bench area!
the track is going by at the far end with a road crossing,
the road will come down the length, there will be a wooden single lane vehicle bridge along there,and then the road will curve onto the bumpout.
In front of the bumpout end I'm going to scratch build a general store for that areas scene.
This general store will also my build entry in the build challange.
Now I gotta go see if I can find one of those cold "Seattle Rainer" beers!
Randy
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alpha_1
Engine Wiper
Canada
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 5:31:57 PM
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Hi All. Randy, a beautiful job so far, and great pictures to go along with your progress. Congratulations on such a good job well done!
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Gord Schneider
Port Credit, ON
President & Chief Engineer
Kootenay Lakes Steam & Navigation Co. Ltd. |
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Mike Hamer
Engineer
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 5:37:13 PM
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Hi Randy. I look forward to your "challenge" structure. I like the idea of sketching it out first, something Troels and some other members do. I'll have to have a go at that type of planning! It was interesting to see your starting point with the tall trees painted on the backdrop. Boy, does it ever come together when you add the scenery to match!  |
All the best, Mike Hamer
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
http://craftsmanstructures.blogspot.com
http://bostonandmaine.blogspot.com
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Randy May
Crew Chief
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 5:50:35 PM
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Originally posted by alpha_1
Hi All. Randy, a beautiful job so far, and great pictures to go along with your progress. Congratulations on such a good job well done!
Cheers!
Hey Gord,
Welcome to my endeavers,
thanks for stopping by,
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Randy May
Crew Chief
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 6:00:49 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Hamer
Hi Randy. I look forward to your "challenge" structure. I like the idea of sketching it out first, something Troels and some other members do. I'll have to have a go at that type of planning! It was interesting to see your starting point with the tall trees painted on the backdrop. Boy, does it ever come together when you add the scenery to match!
Hey Mike,
are you doing a challange project this time around?[:-idea]
{The backdrops}I wish they were even better,
but the only way to get better is just doing them, I put a few large trees in 1st then smaller ones in between,[:-magnify]
the smaller trees will imply distance when your foreground scenery/trees go in.[:-idea]
I'll have a bunch more trees to build for this new section of realistate.[:-hypnotized]
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Randy May
Crew Chief
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 6:16:55 PM
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Getten the 2" foam scenery base glued in and the creek cutout roughed in,
the creek will have a single lane wooden vehicle bridge(about 24"span)
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shadow50
New Hire
USA
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Posted - 01/12/2012 : 4:30:12 PM
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| Great work going on! I noticed on the bridge you were using some of the Micro Engineering Gap gauges. I have just purchased some, they did not look like they were going to fit the track (code 250 also) Did you have troubles? Again very impressive work keep it up! |
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Randy May
Crew Chief
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Posted - 01/12/2012 : 5:55:45 PM
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Originally posted by shadow50
Great work going on! I noticed on the bridge you were using some of the Micro Engineering Gap gauges. I have just purchased some, they did not look like they were going to fit the track (code 250 also) Did you have troubles? Again very impressive work keep it up!
Hey Mark,
Some rail I've got, like from Sunst Valley was bigger than the plastic guages,I suspect the next larger size, but Sunset Valley makes a Aluminum gauge that works good for that oversized code 250,
I bought some new code 250 rail from SwitchCrafters this last fall and there rail fits perfectly to those plastic gauges, I got my plastic gauges from SwitchCrafters, they are ME products.
heres some links to Sunset Valley & SwichCrafters.
Randy
http://www.svrronline.com/
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Columbia Pacific Railroad "Spring Creek" area
