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  • Mario
    I decided to build a "freebie" diorama for a friend overseas, to give these gems a home. ( he purchased them on Ebay ).
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  • nextceonextceo
    Lol...that's an Award Winning Work Train. I built that and it won 2nd in the Scranton, PA Expo.
  • Mike EnglerMike Engler
    Gems, indeed! HO or O?
  • Mario
    Hi Alan....Work train still in Singapore.... with Owner....I want to surprise him with a small shadow box dio, with double track that he can hang on the wall and place these incredible well made gems. I thought it was your work....( after i met you )...are these available in 1:48 scale ??
  • nextceonextceo
    edited September 2017
    Yeah, the only thing that looks different are the guide wires around the smoke jack pipe on the Caboose. I think I modeled them straight but someone has bent them.

    Only some of the cars were produced in O Scale...

    - Blacksmith Car
    - Sand and Water Car
    - Hopper Cars
    - Tool Car
    - Logging Disconnects
  • sdrees
    I picked up the HO kit earlier this year at a swap meet and I am looking forward to building it. But there are other things on my list to get done first.
  • Mario
    Staining and weathering timber. For years I have tried different methods, without getting bogged down with formulas or " the right way "..
    ...whatever is on hand at the time, i go for it...." experimentation "..
    ...sometimes it works, but as we have all experienced.
    ..we get good results 99% of the time..
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  • Mike EnglerMike Engler
    Ah, the staining. Like you I use many methods from India ink and alcohol to shoe dye and several kinds of chalks and powders, and somehow they all get the job done. The graining and detailing, cracks and splits are key. I like your colours.
  • Mario
    Thanks for the feedback....
  • Mario
    Tea Bags for Tarps & Scenery ground cover..
    Been saving these for a scenery clinic.
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  • mikemettelka
    Sounds interesting
  • Mario
    Many coffee's before lunch......Just ask Alan Hubbard....cost him a fortune for my coffee's at Starbuck's, during the layout tours.....but have "tea" & cake in the arvo ( afternoon )
  • nextceonextceo
    edited September 2017
    Yeah, Mario took me for about $50 at Starbucks over the course of a week. Ed, I currently do not own a Lambo. Its was traded in for a 2018 Lambo which wont be here until next spring...stuck driving a Tesla...
  • cdisderocdisdero
    Beautiful work, Mario. Great tips, btw. I also built the HO work train and the two O scale cars.
  • Mario
    Does anyone here use a real name..... I'd like to direct comments in reply..
    cdisdero..any pics of the work train...... I'm building a set in 3/8th scale using 1:48 standard gauge trucks.
  • Mario
    Alan....you kept me fed & coffee'd as you asked me hours of questions about modelling & tips.
    Hope to have a parcel sent to you next week with a few extra goodies......( payment for the part share of the petrol ( Gas ) that you would not let me pay for....
  • cdisderocdisdero
    Hi, Mario. I've got some photos of the work train that I built along with the O scale cars over in my intro posting: http://www.craftsmankituniversity.com/vanforum/index.php?p=/discussion/873/greetings-from-everett-wa#latest

    My real name is Chris Disdero, and it's French, btw. :smile: My father was from Toulouse.
  • Mario
    Hi Chris... Thanks mate...I did see them and left a comment
  • Mario
    Chris... do you know this good friend of mine.....http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_alex_zelkin_sn3.html
  • Mario
    Aussie Modellers 2017..
    . we don't built a lot of kits.... we come up with an idea and go for it !!
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    http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_aussie_ng_convention_2017.html
  • cdisderocdisdero
    Mario, I don't know Alex, but his layout is certainly a masterpiece. Thanks for letting me know about him so I can be inspired by his work.
  • Mario
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  • Robert.GRobert.G
    Very nice wood patination! Love the idea . :smiley:
  • Mario
    Sunday Morning....doing a few more projects for "show & tell" weekend expo in 2 weeks.....two suitcases full of stuff ready & fly over to Tasmania....hope I have room left for underwear & tooth brush...IMG_1805tn
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  • Mike EnglerMike Engler
    Robert.G said:

    Very nice wood patination! Love the idea . :smiley:

    Regarding Mario's photos of the trashed boxcar- I love the model but I don't understand what is being modeled here. Did it crash? Did something fall on it?

    Mario- I wish I could attend your show and tell Expo!
  • Mario
    The stockcar was amazing and well done.....
    it just fell apart from old age, i would assume....
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  • Mario
    WORK TRAIN ....SW WAGONS ???
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  • adminadmin
    SierraWest O Scale Log Cars for sure with a SW/CHB Dolbeer tossed in for good measure!
  • Mario
    Classic rolling stock by SW......" as good as it gets "...excellent modelling....
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