Out On The Mainline (Pic)

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Engine #67 passes by the meat packing plant as it heads into town:

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Inspiring, Bob, truly inspiring work. I love the dressed carcasses hanging from the rack… great work!

Brian

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Good stuff Bob! Love the ballast work! It really looks good!

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Bob, did you do anything different with the lighting for this photo? This shot really looks like natural bight sun light than a shot indoors with conventional lighting.

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Simon:

I’m glad you notice the difference in the lighting used in this photo. The shot was taken by a good friend (Ed) using a 35 mil camera, and high speed film. IMO, it makes the layout look like it was shot in natural sunlight.

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I asked for better light and look what you went and did, WOW now we all can see how much more detail there is.

Very nice work, you just pushed the bar up a few clicks.

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Bob, after seeing several examples of your masterpieces, I just gotta know…

When did you build your first model and what was it?

How long have you been scratch building?

Do you spend a lot of time researching what you want to model, or does experience usually guide you?

Thanks,

JaRRell

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JaRRell:

My first layout consisted of buildings made from Legos! I was 12 years old at the time, and thought that was the best thing ever! I’m now 47 years old, so that should give you an idea of how long i’ve been “working on the railroad”. As far a scratch building goes, I’ve been at it for about three years now. However, most of my experience can be atributed to building craftsmen kits. Once you get the knack of working with wood, cardstock, and metal, building from scratch comes easy! As far as research, I usually just let my experience guide me. After working in “HO” for as long as I have, I can “feel” what can be used to simulate just about anything in that scale.

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Bob, have you seen all the neat train stuff Lego has out now? At train shows they usually have them set up for the kids to play with.

I’ve never scratch built anything, but I do have a little Bar Mills kit I’ve yet to get started on. I think it’s called the Shack Pack. I don’t know beans about working with wood kits but I gotta jump in sometime… [:)] No pain, no gain!

Thanks for the info!

JaRRell