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Title: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 12, 2026, 08:52:38 PM
Enjoy.
I sure do/did!
MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 12, 2026, 08:53:03 PM
Another view
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 12, 2026, 08:53:32 PM
Third one
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: ReadingBob on April 12, 2026, 08:55:25 PM
Amazing!
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 12, 2026, 08:57:06 PM
Last one.
In case you are curious.
1/16th scale - 3 times O scale.
All scratch built.
MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Ensign on April 12, 2026, 09:05:16 PM
Incredible!
Thanks for sharing it!

Greg
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Jerry on April 12, 2026, 10:11:42 PM
It's just perfection!!

So glad you shared this with all of us.

Jerry
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Rick on April 13, 2026, 06:17:42 AM
Outstanding modeling and photography!
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: deemery on April 13, 2026, 08:29:45 AM
They certainly keep the museum floors clean  ;)

That's amazing work AND amazing photography.

dave
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on April 13, 2026, 09:01:05 AM
Wow.  Beautiful work.

Jeff
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 13, 2026, 06:13:43 PM
Thanks guys!
I finished the first machine (planer) February 25th 2012.
This has been a dream a long time.
I have lots of little details to build (fun stuff).
The floor is dirty but nor very. 🤣
I hope y'all will look in as I continue in my 1:16 adventure.

Marty
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Rick on April 13, 2026, 06:25:35 PM
Is one of the details a broom like Chuck had in his shop?  ;)
Of course I'll be here watching.
Been meaning to ask, the knee any better?
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 14, 2026, 06:14:28 PM
Thanks Rick.
Yes, lots of details.
Funny, I was thinking about Chuck's broom after seeing the clean comments. Toying with how I want to make them...

New knee is pretty good. Up to doing most of my chores.  Waiting on the Dr. to get his shmight together.

Thanks for asking

MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: ACL1504 on April 15, 2026, 05:13:04 PM
Marty,

Fantastic modeling and details. 3x O scale, wow. Love the lighting as well. 

I no have a "Marty" file to save the photos for future drooling.  8)

Tom 
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 15, 2026, 06:53:18 PM
Thanks Tom.I hope you checked out my 1:16 adventure.
MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Philip on April 16, 2026, 09:54:36 AM
 8)
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: GPdemayo on April 16, 2026, 01:24:52 PM
Excellent work Marty, well done..... 8)
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 16, 2026, 06:21:12 PM
Thanks Phillip and Gregory.
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Pennman on April 16, 2026, 08:41:17 PM
Amazing modeling, amazing detail, amazing photography, and amazing perfection in it's content.
I will have to view these photos when I do the overhead hookups in my shop. Thanks for sharing.

Rich
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: Larry C on April 17, 2026, 06:19:53 PM
Marty your Shop is nothing short of mind blowing!!!!!!!! If I didn't know any better I would swear I was looking at the "Real McCoy".
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: labdad on April 18, 2026, 06:43:17 PM
I'm just glad y'all like it.
I hope it helps/inspires you guys to build or try more.
I guess I enjoy the challenge.
Always pushing my comfort zone and improving my skills.
Today was a "learning day"🤬 but I learned a lot.
MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum.
Post by: deemery on April 18, 2026, 07:11:21 PM
Seems that we can divide modelers into the minority who have tackled a belt-drive machine shop and the sane side of the hobby.  As a now card-carrying member of the insane side, I appreciate all the more the amount of research that goes into understanding machining and making models of very complex systems (or more accurately, system-of-systems, when you add the belts and the machinery to drive the lineshafts.)

dave
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