A Peaceful and Pleasant Sunday Post (Pics)

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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In response to all the disturbing and mean-spirited posts that has recently invaded our forum, I selected two of the most unthreatening and peaceful images I could find. Let us not lose control of the great interaction / friendship we all have:

Bob Grech…

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That must be near the fishing scene. I could sit there, but I think gardening will fill my afternoon. Back to the railroad tonight.

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Thanks Bob. You do great work. How about making this a regular Sunday post?

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[#ditto]

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[#ditto][#ditto]

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Ahhhhhhhh…thats better.

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Bob,
Your right, those two scenes do represent what many of us long for. A bit slower and more peaceful life. Thanks for more photos of your great work.
Tom

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I love it, Bob. I repeatedly notice that not only does your workmanship excel as everyone mentions, but each of your scenes evokes some EMOTION or feeling. Nice.

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I have had great pleasure in viewing your pictures, the standard and execution is very high… but I am always confused as to why you post them. I would love to know how you go about “designing” these scenes, the techniques you use to get the depth you seem to pull off so effortlessly and anything else that would help me make such a quality scene on my layout… or are you just teasing us?[:P] … seriously good job though [:D]

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Great work and great attitude.
"Blessed are the peace makers. . . "

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Great attention to detail as usual. Is that a raccoon in the first pic. On one of the rocks in the lower right corner. Might just be seeing things tho. Keep up the good work.

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Bob, this is why I come to the forum. I just don’t get all the other stuff that is going on right now. Fortunatley it is easy enough to ignore.

Isn’t that a wolf lurking in the bushes?

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Aggrojones,

What do you use for dirt?

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Carrfan. The best way to model dirt is to use the real thing. Like the old saying, “you can’t fool Mother Nature”. Just remenber to filter out and large debris and those pesky glassy particles. They can ruin a scene, as they always show up in your photos.

bob…

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Thanks Bob, I always figured I’d be using real dirt, but any I’ve tried as a kid was way too dark.

I think I may buy some from Arizona Rock and Mineral (Pelle Soeborg described using this stuff in MR).

then maybe over time I’ll find some of my own so I don’t have to buy it.

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Bob,

What did you use to build the fence? It is real close to what I would like to do in building a farm for our layout.

Here is what we are trying to recreate and the fence has me stumped.

Thanks in advance for any input you have.[:)]

OBTW, great work!!![8D]

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Gumby4:
The fence was built using scale 4x4 lumber for the post. These were spaced out 1.00 inches apart to follow the scenery countours. The cross sections are 2 x 6 . I planted the posts first by drilling #50 holes. Post were glued in place using white glue. ( BTW, all strip wood was stained prior to installation) Once the post were set, the cross braces were added. If you keep you spacing, you can precut the cross braces prior to installing them (much easier)

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Bob,

No sooner do I post of picture of deer than I see your post see you beat me to it by a few hours. Dang!

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I am humbled by the amount of talent evident in these photos. Surely a a great gift to be able to do these kinds of things.

Great imagery!

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LOL, No thats a deer !! You know that you can click on the pic to enlarge it, right ?
BTW, I’m not making fun of you, just letting you know about enlarging the pics.