Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 3) Started 7/27/19

[S&S RR]

Great pictures John. I think you've captured the farm look very well.

Saw the tractors. My father in law had a saying about green and red tractors. He said the reason "they"* painted the tractors green was so they could hide in the hedge row while the "red"* tractors got their work done.

* green tractor = John Deer
* red tractor = Massey Ferguson

Bernd

Bernd


Thank you for the kind words- I worked  for John Deere for a couple years, so I have heard a few different versions of that story.

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John,  this just great.  There are so many details all over the scene to look  at.  Beautiful!

Steve


Thank you so much for the encouraging words. This was a fun build.

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John....

Pretty cool stuff.........

Thanx
Bob

Bob


Thank you, my friend.

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Amazing.. it's totally wonderful. great scene on your layout
Eric

Eric


Thank you so much for the very kind words.

[PaulS]

John,
First off, so very sorry to hear about your mom.  Wishing you all peace and grace in these difficult times ...


The farm scene looks spectacular !!  And I have no doubt that it looks even better in person.  You did a fabulous job in creating the look and feel of an authentic working farm, quite a beautiful piece of modeling for sure ....


John, if I am not mistaken (and I could be), I thought that you had presented fairly recently a jig that you showed for aligning and making nail holes on your structure walls.  I believe you mounted a cutting mat on a board and used a straight edge aligned with the bottom.  Ringing any bells or am I way off??   If so, would you mind sharing that again with me or us.
Thanks much and be well,
--Paul

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John,
First off, so very sorry to hear about your mom.  Wishing you all peace and grace in these difficult times ...


The farm scene looks spectacular !!  And I have no doubt that it looks even better in person.  You did a fabulous job in creating the look and feel of an authentic working farm, quite a beautiful piece of modeling for sure ....


John, if I am not mistaken (and I could be), I thought that you had presented fairly recently a jig that you showed for aligning and making nail holes on your structure walls.  I believe you mounted a cutting mat on a board and used a straight edge aligned with the bottom.  Ringing any bells or am I way off??   If so, would you mind sharing that again with me or us.
Thanks much and be well,
--Paul

Paul


Thank you for the kind words and the well wishes. The jig you described doesn't ring any bells.   I use a square as a guide for my pounce wheel when I make nail heads on clapboard. It works great with the walls flat or on assembled walls.

[Dennis Bourey]

Morning John, Paul might be talking about what Jerry said?
http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=5687.30

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Morning John, Paul might be talking about what Jerry said?
http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=5687.30

Dennis


Thank you for finding and linking the post that Paul was referring to.

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Update: I'm working on the next batch of pictures of Beach Farms. Please stay tuned.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Absolutely terrific, John!

The whole scene is brilliant as well as some great mini scenes.  Like Karl - I just love the chicken coop!  A lovely set of photos to explore.

Cheers, Mark.

[PaulS]

John, Dennis and Jerry,
Thanks very much for the info and link on the cutting mat alignment jig !!


John, looking forward to your next set of photos of the Beach Farms, and hard to believe it could get much better as it is stunning as is.
Thanks and be well,
--Paul

[Dennis Bourey]

No problem Paul.

[nycjeff]

Hello John, I hope that working at the hobby helps you through a very tough time. You did a great job with the farm scene. Like everyone else, I love the junk hill, but I can't believe that nobody has commented on the peacock in the chicken coop. Where on earth did you find that peacock ?    Jeff

[S&S RR]

Absolutely terrific, John!

The whole scene is brilliant as well as some great mini scenes.  Like Karl - I just love the chicken coop!  A lovely set of photos to explore.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark


Thank you so much. I'm going to concentrate on the interior details of the barn for the next set of pictures.

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John, Dennis and Jerry,
Thanks very much for the info and link on the cutting mat alignment jig !!


John, looking forward to your next set of photos of the Beach Farms, and hard to believe it could get much better as it is stunning as is.
Thanks and be well,
--Paul

Paul


Thank you for following along, I should have the next batch of pictures posted this evening.