I got a set of yellow decals from Mask Island Decals for an EMD switch engine today. They will do most of what I want to do on the loco. I will...
Good grief! We must have crossed paths. I practically grew up at the race track. My Dad and Ed Young were friends and we always had season passes...
Thanks! That is a much better pic than I was able to capture. Notice the derrick is there. Neat! Keith, your signature says KC north. I grew up...
Thanks Karl! I have some pictures of that quarry, but I will go look for more info for sure. This picture is of an early version of the layout,...
The gas station is a much modified paper model from the Papermau website. It is shown here, note that grandma has taken the dozer for a ride and...
The only building on the layout that is in it's 'permanent' position is the gas station in the upper left. The rest are just sitting there...
In this shot, taken before 'marblizing', a couple of guys are working on preparation for splitting out another block of marble. [IMG] [IMG]...
The inspiration for the quarry is this photo of the original quarry. Pics are scarce. [IMG] I did find out that the derrick (you can see the...
OK. After a couple of false starts, the little layout grew to this. The cardboard mockup of the quarry confirmed that it would be a fun project....
Small world Tom. I worked as a consultant to Echo Bay in Nevada and Canada in the early '90s. That led me to a job with Newmont in Nevada. Lots of...
Thank you John.
Thanks! It is HO scale.
I missed the poll. I will be trying to create my own GP7 decal set. I guess I will find out how difficult this process is.
I decided to build a model of 569 for my little layout. Here is the original as shown on the Frisco Library site. [IMG] I started with a toy HO...
Very nice work! Are the stripes and lettering decals? I decided to try and make my own because couldn't find any pre-made ones. I am working on...
If this is the right place, I will post some pics of my little in-progress layout in HO scale. It loosely copies the Ozora, Missouri marble...
I ordered some decal sheets to try and make my own. I will report back on whether/how well this works.
Thanks guys. I went to school in Rolla from '65 to '70. Majored in mechanical engineering, switched to Geology and quit to get married in early...
I'm a retired mechanic and miner, working on a little layout that features a 'copy' of the Ozora Marble quarry in Missouri. I decided to extend...
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