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lisican
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 Posted - 07/13/2013 : 6:41:56 PM
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Here are some shots of the station as it currently stands. I need to add office details - chair, typewrite, phone, etc., as well as other details like packages, baggage carts, and figures. The exterior light and desk lamp light up, and will be controlled via a switch accessed through a soon to be added exhaust pipe in the outhouse (I just noticed the outhouse roof is a little janky in a few pictures). The main structure is roughly 4" x 6" x 4.5".
There are a number of pictures, I tried to keep the file size small, apologies if it takes a while to load.
Anyway, I just wanted to share some more of what I'd been inspired to do from the modeling on this site.
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The Saccara Valley Railroad
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ironflyer
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Posted - 07/13/2013 : 7:42:21 PM
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Gee whiz Nick, you could sit right there and catch a train!
Nice job!
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That's fine, it'll make another trip kid.
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MinerFortyNiner
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Posted - 07/13/2013 : 10:34:34 PM
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NIck, great to see the Saccara Valley...what a great looking layout and logo! I have been heads-down on a project too long, please accept my belated welcome!
Your rockwork is very convincing, the station is charming, and I get thirsty just looking at your photos. Love the station interior, I have wanted to do that. The foam core construction covered with plaster seems to have worked very well for you. I do agree that the landform you mention would probably be better represented as a rock face.
Do you have a track plan defined, if so could you share? I'll be following your posts with great interest. Given the interest you have generated in just a few posts, it looks like many other agree!
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BigLars
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Posted - 07/13/2013 : 11:03:18 PM
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Nick,
I love the station, I can feel the desert sun and heat. Any other pictures of the patio covering?
Larry
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lisican
Section Hand
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 12:04:21 AM
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Larry - I'll take some more pictures of the patio covering and post them. It is made of twigs, thread at the unions of the branches, and cheap paint brush bristles for the covering. In the meantime here's one, that includes some blurry trackwork.
Thanks Verne, the logo was designed after following along in the thread in the Crafstman Corner about "São Martins de Rio Valbergue". There were a lot of good pointers which helped out.
Here's a quick track plan. As it's currently a simple module, there isn't a whole lot going on track wise. I wanted to keep it somewhat simple, while still giving me something to work on. The simple track plan made laying the track a (relatively) quick process.
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thtroll
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 12:29:46 AM
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Nick, just amazing. Great looking layout, looking forward to seeing more.
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 02:06:59 AM
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Nice work on that station interior!
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 05:01:10 AM
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Nice work, Nick, very attractive little station.
And a belated welcome to the forum.
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fireman93514
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 09:59:16 AM
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Great job Nick. I love the cacti. Welcome to the group.
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lisican
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Rick
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 2:26:14 PM
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Nick, your station is outstanding.
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stockjunkie
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 4:43:15 PM
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I really like this build, this desert stuff is getting to me also!!! One question, what did you use for the curved windows on the end opposite the shade area? Are those scratch built or?? Really nice work Nick. JD.
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lisican
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 5:00:04 PM
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Thanks JD. The curved windows were scratch built. I started by attaching strip wood around the noncurved parts of the window. The curved frame part is just painted, getting the wood to curve without cracking wasn't working as easily as I'd hoped. The inner window parts are also strip wood. The large window glass pieces are cut from clear styrene, and the smaller upper portions are made from Testor's Clear Parts Cement. I tried to cut out window pieces from the clear styrene, but that was way harder than I'd hoped.
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Mostro
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Posted - 07/14/2013 : 7:57:48 PM
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Thanks for posting the station details, it looks great. I feel the need to sit out in the courtyard with a cold cerveza.
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Derick
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dallas_m
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Posted - 07/15/2013 : 02:23:34 AM
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These are some very inviting scenes, rich in local flavor!
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Cheers,
Dallas
Chambers Gas & Oil -- structure build
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