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So, what's on your workbench ????
Well, modelling season is here, the cold weather has moved in and the temps are down in the 70's.
Yard work is over with for another year and it's back to the modelling workbench.
My plans are to get back to a few kits that have been left unfinished, the "Mill Engine & Boiler House"
the "Woodcutters Shack" and a couple of languishing scratchbuilds.
What do you have that you are either building now or are planning to start on.
It will be great to hear what the rest of you have planned......
Karl.A
Yard work is over with for another year and it's back to the modelling workbench.
My plans are to get back to a few kits that have been left unfinished, the "Mill Engine & Boiler House"
the "Woodcutters Shack" and a couple of languishing scratchbuilds.
What do you have that you are either building now or are planning to start on.
It will be great to hear what the rest of you have planned......
Karl.A
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My plan is to get my blue sky diorama done and hopefully start on the shipyard before the new year. In between those 2 I have a couple of 1/35 military vehicles that I'm busy with as well.
Looking forward to seeing you progress on some of your builds Karl. As always its a treat to see your work.
Still plugging away at the Logging Camp .....
but I will have an O Scale Sawmill on my workbench soon!
Karl.A
Well with the beach closed. Looks like I'll have to sit down and finish some of the stuff I've started.
Plus I have a new Tool Shed that I got at the EXPO to do.
Jerry
Paul
WOOM (worn out old minion)
YM
Project engineer of mine build is feeling the pressure from the mine and railroad owners. wanting to get started with ore production. Railroad finished ahead of schedule with having their rail lines extended to the mine location. Tipple and Headframe are built, mine shaft is drilled.
Engineers are contempleting a change to the hoist house design, possibly mirroring the long building walls in order to have large door showing to the front of the layout. Also considering water tank location to be on front side as well for better viewing angle.
Red foam section is still removable, no scenery work done yet, just painted to remove the pink...
Lets see where this one will go....
I have added and changed a few things around to meet my specific layout challenges. The scene is situated about a foot of the layout edge with backdrop right behind it and no possibility of a 360 degree view. Almost all elements have been positioned to be visible from the viewing side. This led to my own interpretation of positioning some elements designed by Brett. Brett provides a lot of additional wood in various sizes, I could not resist adding a mine office and then a coal dump.
Also, like others on this forum, made the move to a professional printed backdrop. Am I glad for making this descision, really made this scene come alive - thanks to Joey Ricard at Trackside Scenery. He was, like Brett, awesome to work with as this thing was a special order to make the backdrop wall I had installed years ago actually fit.
Mine Boss Alexander (my son is steadily pushing for progress and gives plenty of suggestions - he has earned a role in the scene) is checking on activity's at the mine. You will find him on the stairs down to the mine.
Judge for yourself, am curious about how the Brett's, Karl's, Mike's, Ken's, Ed's and all the other great talent and inspirations will judge.
Overall Sky View
Mine Entrance for off-spec product - empty cars just coming back to ore hopper from mine
Coal dump
Spotted ore cars
Shay arriving at mine
Crossing to tool sheds (still to be build - next up on my to do list - Bretts toolshed and lineside storage shed waiting on my workbench)
Coal dump - different angle
Jerry
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