Thanks Jim. Another Thing I enjoy about these craftsman type kits is a you get extra stuff like the doors and such you refer to. I bet you like me have a box of just extra building materials.
I actually dragged my butt downstairs tonight (thanks Chris, Yardmaster, for the motivation) and extended the groundwork beyond the east end of Greenbrier for about 2 feet. This will include a barn and a steam powered sawmill. It will also transition into the Dark Cypress Swsmp. I also posted fresh pics of Greenbrier as well.
He is baaack!! Needs me a Zalma branch fix for sure. Great to see you and what a great scene. Can't wait to see your sawmill.
Photobucket jacked all my old images so, if there’s any remaining (or new) interest in this saga, I’m slowly going back through this thread and I’m trying to restore as many images as possible but it’s impossible to retrieve all the photos and some may be out of order or I may use similar photos as stand-ins. Going back through all these old images is pretty nostalgic for me.
I hear you Jim, This has been a great thread for sure, I have learned a lot from this and it has helped me a bunch.
Thanks, Jim - good to see your name/work here again. Your legions of loyal groupies are thrilled. However long it takes, I for one would be thrilled to see the old photos reappear here. It's a fabulous chronicle of a model railroad in progress, and covers an era that no one else around here - I think - is modeling. Have to know your technique for modeling the low puddles on your roads - I've tried to recreate some of those with Modge-Podge gloss in my 1940s Olathe with middling success. Yours look a lot better. Best Regards,
Jim, I'm glad to see you back to work on your layout. You do such a great job with your scenery, always look forward to see more. Keep up the good work. Joe
JIM .. Look forward to anything you come up with. Another guy on another forum is trying it this way .... "Thank you Tony for the Imgur info. I am using it now. I'm able to go around the photobucket sign and eliminate a couple of steps. However, I have run into a serious issue. I seem to have trouble finding the exact photos I used the first time! I guess whatever I put in this time around will be okay if it somehow fits the description. In my files I have 4000 photos and many near duplicates so if any of you have a better memory than I do you may see some different photos." I am illeriate when it comes to this kind of stuff.
My first Shapeways 3D printed purchase. I needed a steam traction engine to run a sawmill just outside of Greenbrier. I’m using a photo (such as it is) of the prototype mill as a guide. This is a pretty close representation of the steam engine used.
Jim - I still can't imagine how you did this computer thing to print this. I have an idea but no idea how to do it. How did you do it Jim? I really like your scene here.
Tom; https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=steam+Traction+engine Drawn with CAD and sliced by Reece James, submitted to Shapeways.com for sale to anyone interested. Printed on demand by Shapeways.
My post may have been misleading. Yes, this was something I purchased from Shapways. I just glued the wheels on and painted it. Not quite as detailed as my metal Case steam traction kit but it was half the price and practically no assembly required. I didn't mean to imply that I created the 3D model. I would love to have a 3D printer and the skills to use it!
Thanks Keith, They have some crazy detailed stuff there, I spent hours, maybe days now, looking thru shapeways. I want that 6 axle depressed center SL-SF flat #3900. A lot of RRs had them, kinda surprised no one has made a 3D model yet, only brass in HO scale, and if you can find one, they talking mad money IMHO.
Took a shot (yes, that too) of the Zalma end of the layout tonight. The daily mixed is spotting a gasoline tank car and an empty boxcar while the passengers have plenty of time to come and go. Some are only running to the Bank of Zalma and back. The depression hadn’t hit yet but the 1915-1925 era wasn’t exactly milk and honey for these hills and hollers.
JIM - Haven't seen that view before... simply beautiful! I miss your many construction articles ... please come back?
Thats a great view Jim! What did you use for ground cover, I like the colors there. Those building look impressive arranged that way. Also. Where did you get those bails of hay? All in all a great scene.
