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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 12:38:48 PM
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I love your last shots, Verne. The mountain, the track winding around it, this wonderful scenery. It's really a nice, quite unusual layout.
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railman28
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 Posted - 07/10/2011 : 1:48:33 PM
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Verne,
The flora is looking great. I really like the "shelf" shot. As I've said before, I prefer the High Sierra (or any pine forest)but the dessert does has a beauty of her own (where man hasn't dumped on her)and I have always enjoyed my rides through her(except that time I lost my motor 10 miles north of Tucson).
Tanks for sharing your work with us.
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MinerFortyNiner
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 10:40:41 PM
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Frederic, thank you...the wonder of a camera is it lets us see our creations at angles and elevations the eye can't. I have already spotted a half dozen things I need to fix, but I was pleased with the perspective.
Bob, the desert has a way of taking its toll on all things mechanical. I hope you have been able to see more than the sights along I-10, there are some nice views but the most dramatic stuff is off the beaten path!
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elminero67
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Posted - 07/31/2011 : 6:59:08 PM
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BigLars
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Posted - 07/31/2011 : 7:51:14 PM
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Darn, I just sent all of my Monopoly money and some Canadian Tire money by mail....
BTW, fanastic plant life.
Larry
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elwoodblues
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Posted - 07/31/2011 : 7:55:01 PM
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Verne,
Just catching up on your thread and I must say, that has got to be the best looking model cactus I've seen. They may have taken time to make but the results look well worth the effort.
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Ron Newby
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Tom Sullivan
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 Posted - 07/31/2011 : 10:34:37 PM
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Verne, beautiful photography...and beautiful scenery and concept....makes me want to visit the area (before the next job comes through! )
BTW...the scary rock face had me thinking of The Wizard of OZ...exp. the neat mustasche!
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MinerFortyNiner
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Posted - 08/01/2011 : 02:52:49 AM
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Larry, thank you. I received the fake money, and guarantee the stock certificates you will soon receive (they're already in the mail!) will be of equal monetary value.
Ron, the cacti are a huge part of setting the desert location, and they have been a bit of a challenge. I am still fine tuning how I make them, and plan to revise my agave and saguaros. They are still easier to make than a forest of trees!
Tom, thank you...just ignore the man behind the curtain!
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Originally posted by elminero67
Duane, this telegraph was found in the wastebasket at the Tucson Western Union Office, accompanied by a handwritten note that the customer was in jail and couldn't pay to have the telegram delivered; it was never sent
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM
SUNDAY JULY 31 11:50 PM
HAVE BEEN IN VERY SECURE UNDISCLOSED LOCATION WHILE ARRANGING BAIL DEVELOPING NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR E&SG SHAREHOLDERS STOP. WORKING TIRELESSLY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE ALIVE ENSURE SHAREHOLDERS RECEIVE FULL REWARD FOR GENEROUS CAPITAL FUNDING OF OUR PROSPEROUS ENTERPRISE STOP. IN EVENT THERE IS NO DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION FOR REST OF YEAR, PLEASE ACCEPT GIFT BOTTLE OF TEQUILA STOP. USEFUL AS LIBATION OR AS PAINT REMOVER STOP.
I have been progressing slowly on the incline, I etched some corrugated roofing and scratchbuilt a stone structure for the scene tonight. Just a little burned out on the layout right now, only working in short spurts. I will post progress when I can.
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jcoop
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Posted - 08/01/2011 : 03:21:44 AM
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Vern,
Any how to's on the cactus?
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Sitting along side the orignal Central Pacific Rail Road.
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elminero67
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Posted - 08/01/2011 : 09:35:14 AM
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The telegram explains much. Sounds like Colonel William Greene or Arizona Governor Meyer Zulick might be involved in E & SG RR stock sales...
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MinerFortyNiner
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Posted - 08/01/2011 : 10:11:12 AM
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Vern,
Any how to's on the cactus?
John
John, I will definitely get to that! It's too much to just toss out a few suggestions now, it may end up a magazine article or a SBS on my website. Thanks for asking.
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n6nvr
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Posted - 08/17/2011 : 07:12:47 AM
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You've probably seen this site, but others might not have. The sections on the DV RR and baby gauge, and the Tecopa RR have some good pictures of the various level entrances that some Death Valley area gold and silver mines had. The Tecopa mines had some inclines, some of the pictures show the remains of some. Also somewhere on this site or another I found some pictures of a tramway that was only about 200 feet long.
http://www.ttrr.org/tt_tocs.html
It also supports the sudden emergence of a "mountain" above the surrounding terrain and mine entrances. There is an adit opening near the top of the south side of Afton Canyon. (UP RR route along the Mojave River where it finally drains and soaks in the the desert.) I'm pretty sure it was a tailings/waste rock dump into the canyon. Can't find the pic in my collection though.
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n6nvr
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Posted - 08/17/2011 : 07:31:26 AM
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The canyon opening on the left side is pretty abrupt, makes about a 90 degree turn. The adit is about a hundred feet down the face and about a tenth of a mile behind the big change in direction. That's the mighty Mojave River there and my hand is showing where it stopped flowing. The puddle in the ruts to my right is not moving
The UP RR runs along the base of the cliffs on the right of the picture
There used to be a cliff face behind the bridge in this shot. In the 1938 floods the river decided to use the tunnel through the cliff as a shortcut to the canyon in the distance. The UP decided to open the tunnel into a cut, haven't had that kind of flooding since.
This is in Cajon Pass at Sullivan's Curve. Don't know if it has a name or not.
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n6nvr
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Posted - 08/26/2011 : 05:11:24 AM
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Here is a shot of a long incline. It's in the California State Library. If the pic doesn't show search the pictures collection under "Randsburg" I beleive it's neathe Yellow Aster. Note the large freight wagons on the left.
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elminero67
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Posted - 08/26/2011 : 7:11:34 PM
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The shot with the incline and short tram is interesting; Im curious as to why there is a short tramway between the incline and loading bin, why not just have the incline unload directly into the wagons?
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