Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

[deemery]

I really like seeing how you -redo- scenes.  It gives us a look under the 'curtains' and an understanding of the evolving design process.


dave

[S&S RR]

Great project, I'm enjoying the thread!

Bob




Thank you for following along and the kind words.

[S&S RR]

Wow...I'm sure I've said it before but "you rock". Elite craftsman kits placed among those cliffs - amazing!


When the EXPO comes to Michigan, I'm in.


John

John


The narrow gauge line runs just behind the aspen trees in this scene. Standard gauge will service the mill. I hope you can make it up to Michigan to see your locomotive run through the scene with or without the EXPO.

[S&S RR]

Looking good John.

Curt


Thank you for the kind words.

[S&S RR]

I really like seeing how you -redo- scenes.  It gives us a look under the 'curtains' and an understanding of the evolving design process.


dave

Dave


Thank you for the kind words - the design process does evolve - it is one of the best parts of the hobby for me.

[S&S RR]

Update on the t-track system. After using the t-track system for clamping and holding castings, holding pieces for the diorama bases while I cut them, etc. etc. I can't believe how I got along without it. It is the best tool investment that I have made in a long time. Great time saver. I ordered a second set of clamps  this week so I could hold two builds at the same time. There is plenty of room on the 28 by 42 inch table top. We will see how it works for clamping structures together for gluing this week. I did a test - without glue - to see how well it worked and was very pleased with the results.
I will take some pictures of the setups if your interested.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

What can I say but WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karl

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

What can I say but WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karl

Karl


Thanks for stopping by the thread - and yes WOW this is a big project.

[S&S RR]

Here is the link to the Threadwells build thread if you would like to following along on the details of the project. 


http://modelersforum.com/kit-building/srmw-threadwell-textile-on-the-ss-rr/30/


I will post a few progress pictures on this thread and post the details on the thread above.

[S&S RR]

I did some visualization of this latest project through the magic of Apple.  What do you think?

[EricQuebec]

Look very good for me. May be a little less domestication of the stone in the retaining wall just after the dam of Threadwell.
I would say more Natural rock rather stone wall in the right side

Eric

[Mark Dalrymple]

John - just throwing this out there.

Can you rotate the structures 180 degrees and swap the sides of the river they are on?  I would be curious to see how it looks this way.  For me, the best view of Dalabarre Tap and Die is the far end of the building which is out of view.  It has so many interesting lines and (believable) changes of material.  I am rather natural on which view of Threadwell is best.  Thats the BIG problem with SRM kits - they look great from every angle!

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Look very good for me. May be a little less domestication of the stone in the retaining wall just after the dam of Threadwell.
I would say more Natural rock rather stone wall in the right side

Eric

Eric


Thank you for your comments - I will be playing with this to make a better representation of what I want to build, as time goes on. I used the pictures of the kits that were available on Bob's web site and thought it was a cool visualization tool.
I plan on using stones for the walls that match the stones in the area, so it will be hard to tell if nature or a crane put them in place.

[S&S RR]

John - just throwing this out there.

Can you rotate the structures 180 degrees and swap the sides of the river they are on?  I would be curious to see how it looks this way.  For me, the best view of Dalabarre Tap and Die is the far end of the building which is out of view.  It has so many interesting lines and (believable) changes of material.  I am rather natural on which view of Threadwell is best.  Thats the BIG problem with SRM kits - they look great from every angle!

Cheers, Mark.

Mark


Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I agree with your assessment of the best side of Dalabarre Tap and Die.  I have already change the orientation so you get a true front view from the orientation of this picture and still will be able to see the side with all the elevation changes.  I will work on getting a picture.  The Threadwell orientation will be rotated about 10 to 15 degrees from the orientation of the picture that I used. It will be centered more in the corner.  I will post some new pictures when I get the picture oriented better.  Thanks again for your comments.

[S&S RR]

Mark made a great point with the Dalabarre view angle.  It's hard to find pictures at the right angle but here is another attempt at a design view.





What happened to my zoomed in view when I transferred the picture to the forum? Slide the picture to the right to see what I'm talking about.