The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 2

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Two extra pictures.

[PRR Modeler]

Truly outstanding work Tom.

[donatode]

When looking at the photo with the workbench, you can't help but realize that Tom is not only a Master Builder, but he is also 1000% neat and organized.

[Janbouli]

Master Builder, but he is also 1000% neat and organized.

I always thought that was impossible to combine, but Tom proves me wrong, I would be happy being one of the two , preferably the first if I had to choose 

[richbeau]

Wonderful work. I love spacious layouts with space between destinations. As an operator you feel like you've really traveled somewhere. You have created this the illusion quite well.
--Rich

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Truly outstanding work Tom.

Curt,

I truly thank you my friend.

Tom

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When looking at the photo with the workbench, you can't help but realize that Tom is not only a Master Builder, but he is also 1000% neat and organized.

Donato,

I sure got you fooled. Are we talking about the same me?

Tom

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Master Builder, but he is also 1000% neat and organized.

I always thought that was impossible to combine, but Tom proves me wrong, I would be happy being one of the two , preferably the first if I had to choose 

Jan,

Looks like I reeled you in also. And, I don't even fish!


Tom

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Wonderful work. I love spacious layouts with space between destinations. As an operator you feel like you've really traveled somewhere. You have created this the illusion quite well.
--Rich

Rich,

Thank you. The look you mentioned was exactly the effect I was going for. I you follow a train around my layout you will seem to travel between 10 to 11 different scenes. The trip around the room is approximately 110 feet.

Again, thank you.

Tom

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I have Donato and Jan thinking I'm neat and organized. If neat and organized is what you see in the next two pictures, I'd really hate to see not neat and unorganized.





Just saying.

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I added and weathered the remaining switch stands to all the turnouts on the second level.



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I mentioned yesterday I removed the tall tree and replaced it with one that better fits the landscape.



Reading Bob and I are co-owners in a NOCH Grass Master. I used it the past few days for the firs time since we purchased it.

The next several pictures are of the farm area. I'm not going into all the steps of how I did the pasture. The only difference in the layered scenery is the fact I used the grass master instead of the middle two layers.



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The ruts for the truck were made while the scenery was still damp. I rolled the truck from the front gate to the rear and applied a little pressure so the ruts would show in the grass.

I then used SE fine dirt and sprinkled it into both ruts.





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The beef cattle are Preiser figures and are about 30+ years old.



The truck is a mini-metal and dusted with the SE fine dirt. Some dust must have been sucked into the air filter and into the carburetor.



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