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  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Joel, are you taking this to the EXPO? This could certainly be a winner. BTW, can you take a picture from further back so I can see the full diorama? Phil
  • kebmokebmo
    excellent!
  • brownbr
    Love that first shot! Second one not bad either.
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    It comes to life. Beautiful !
  • WesWes
    Something to be truly proud of Joel. Fantastic work bud.

    Whats next?
  • Joel
    Thanks everyone. Looking back I think the indoor pictures with LED lighting were the best. I will be taking this to the Expo but I'm not sure if it is eligible as I entered part of it last year. Hope to see some familiar faces down there.
  • CarlLaskeyCarlLaskey
    Joel. Very nice great job. ..........Carl............
  • Joel
    Obviously need a new bigger backdrop. I'll see if they have such a thing at the expo. meanwhile as Phil requested here are a few more photos.IMG_3105
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  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Thank you. A really, really nice diorama. Very professional. Phil
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Fabulous Joel in all respects!...Love that first pic with the lighted interior...so, so nice.
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Fantastic work Joel, beautiful all around. Such a superb job on everything.

    Karl.A
  • kebmokebmo
    pretty spectacular!
  • Joel
    Thank you all for the kind words but most of the credit goes to Brett. This kit was so fantastic to work with. It is such a great base and allows you to add the little things if you want but is so spectacular to start with it wasn't necessary. I pretty much built it as directed.
  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    edited November 2018
    A ‘best of show’ for sure....well done, Buddy....
    Terry
  • trains4ms
    Great job Joel. Just outstanding every where you look. Thanks for sharing the whole build.

    Mike S.
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    To be proud of ! Fantastic.
  • Jerry
    edited December 2018
    Nice work Joel.

    Karl its a junkyard dog not your average puppy in the house!!! (Why don't we have a smilie here!!)

    Jerry
  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Foscale has already posted a partial picture of your build on their FB feed. Phil
  • geoawelch
    Joel, great example at what is possible. Stellar modeling
  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    Joel....can you explain the mineral spirit paint peeling method you used
    Terry
  • Dave_SDave_S
    Terry,

    A while back I found the site Ed has talked about above. It is Chuck Doan's Fotki Fordson Farm 1935 site.

    https://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/barn_and_tractor_diorama/
    closeupofsidingandd.html

    It features a close-up of Chick's barn siding and a description of the technique he used to achieve his weathered look. It is well worth the effort to find this site.

    Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ<img
  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    Thanks Ed and Dave...a great reference site for sure
    Terry
  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    A question for Karl (A)....I’m going thru Joel’s build page by page because it’s such a great teaching tool....back several pages you (Karl) commented that you weren’t fond of oil stains on the ground....I haven’t been able to find your reason for not liking it...can you please enlighten me(us)....thanks
    Terry
  • Joel
    Hey Dave thanks for stepping in and answering. Yeah Chuck Doan is the master of the peeled paint effect and nothing else comes close. Lots of pretty good methods but nothing nailks it like Chuck Doan's method.
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    edited December 2018
    Terry, I didn't really like the original oil stain because it looked dry and dusty, more like ash/embers scattered on the ground and not oil soaked earth from a spill or oil leak, wet and shiney.
    Joel and I talked about this and Joel created the much improved revised edition very shortly later which looks superb.

    Karl.A
  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    edited December 2018
    Thanks, K...I see that now
    Terry
  • Joel
    Well it's been a while and believe it or not it's not quite done, I have some repairs and rebuilding after a bumpy trip to the expo. That said I picked up a cheap lighting kit so I don't have to wait til the spring. I also got a small backdrop to help with photos. Here's my first tries - not perfect but better than previous I think.rsz_img_3529
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  • vietnamseabeevietnamseabee
    Very nice....background looks like the Blue Ridge mountains in SW Virginia...a good location for O’Neill’s
    Terry
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Beautiful Joel!...so much color...and the right kind of color. Love the wood...details are handled perfectly. Such a pleasure to view.
  • adminadmin
    Superb, so nice to see this diorama with the awesome background! Especially love the "vintage" shot...
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