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

[S&S RR]

Just wonderful work John. It's all in the details!

Very well done.

Craig


Thank you for the kind words, and it is all about the details.

[S&S RR]

This is truly outstanding,  what a beautiful scene. That is a great story and remembrance of your Grandmother.

Curt


Thank you for following along and the kind encouraging words along the way.  I have great memories of working on the farm with my Grandmother. She worked hard.

[S&S RR]

John,


Great story about your grandmother.  Farm scene looks awesome.  There are so many interesting details and wonderful scenes within the farmstead.  Great modeling!!!!!

Jerry


I'm so glad you like the farm, especially since I put your name on it. Thank you again for sending the vehicles - I hope you like the way I used the trucks. I still have some work to do on it but it's about 95 percent there.  I actually started playing with the scenery as you go down the mountain from the plateau the farm is sitting on, today.  The town of Vansel is going to be in the mountain valley below the Beach Farm. Van for Bob VanGelder and Sel for George Sellios. George Sellios actually made up the name. I told him I was going to make it twin towns of Sellios and VanGelder and he suggested combining it all into one and call in Vansel.  So Vansel it is.  I want to let the diorama it sit on the layout for a few days before I start adding more. I'm going to be spending a lot of time looking at the pictures and the actual scene before I add more.

[S&S RR]

Very impressive country scene. very well done.
Eric

Eric


Thank for the kind words. And as always, thank you for following along.

[S&S RR]

Nice job on putting that farm scene together. In a couple of pictures it looks like you are observing a prototype farm. Very nice.

Bernd

Bernd


Thank you for the kind words - it's great to have you along on the journey.

[S&S RR]

Hi John,


Thank you for repositioning the cow on the hill in a more natural posture.  I think she now blends a lot better into the scene.


I continue to be amazed at the quality of your modeling and extensive range of skills.  The Beech Farms module is a winner IMHO and along with all the agricultural action in mini-scenes makes for very nice rural contrast to the industrial areas.


This is a very, very minor detail: You mentioned a manure spreader in an earlier post about your grandfather so assuming the waste hay in the wheel barrow and trailer (the last photo you posted) came from the barn floor then it might be worth dirtying it up quite a bit with some manure mixed in. 


BrianM

Brian


Thank you so much for the kind words and the suggestions. The cow manure is one of the details I'm still working on.  I have tried a number of things and so far the best I have found is a glob of wood glue with a little paint added.  I actually added some with the static grass I used for hay but the hay is all you see in the picture. One of the issues is scale - a 1:87 cow pattie is not very big. The references that I have found had cow patties that were 25 % of the size of the cow in HO. Has anyone seen a good reference? The stones that I have seen sold commercial to simulate cow patties, well that look like stones to me.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Wow that scenery and structures with all their details look just beautiful.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

Wow that scenery and structures with all their details look just beautiful.

Karl

Karl


Thank you, my friend. I always like to see how much better the structures look when they have some natural scenery to frame them.

[Jerry]

What can you say!  A beautiful scene for sure!!


Jerry

[S&S RR]

What can you say!  A beautiful scene for sure!!


Jerry

Jerry


Thank you for following along and the kind words.

[S&S RR]

Update: I found the castings for the red tractor - the box was sitting on top of storage boxes, where I couldn't see it, under my detail workbench.  I dropped a casting on the floor this morning and while I was on my hands and knees looking for it - I did one of those why did I put that here? - moments. At least I found them before I ordered new ones.

[BrianM]

Hi John,


I grew up on a dairy farm (but in a different part of the world, as you know) and from my recollection a decent size cow pattie from a cow in milk getting supplemental protein meal is about 10" to 14" across.  Say, +/- 3.5mm across.  However, once the pattie is mixed with the hay or other bedding during barn clean up the entire mass becomes a conglomeration of materials, colors and textures with the result being a dirty mess.


This is very minor detail so even if you make no changes to it in the wheel barrow/trailer scene, Beech Farms will overall still be a winning diorama.


Take care,
BrianM

[S&S RR]

Hi John,


I grew up on a dairy farm (but in a different part of the world, as you know) and from my recollection a decent size cow pattie from a cow in milk getting supplemental protein meal is about 10" to 14" across.  Say, +/- 3.5mm across.  However, once the pattie is mixed with the hay or other bedding during barn clean up the entire mass becomes a conglomeration of materials, colors and textures with the result being a dirty mess.


This is very minor detail so even if you make no changes to it in the wheel barrow/trailer scene, Beech Farms will overall still be a winning diorama.


Take care,
BrianM

Brain


Thank you for the followup, I will be adding some dirty colors at the very least to the manure pile.  I have a couple experiments in the works before I go for it. Stay tuned.

[S&S RR]

The detailing work on G. Wilikers continued, yesterday.  Lots of railing work was the order of the day.

[S&S RR]

Now that the Beach Farm is on the layout I will be moving the Tucker Cook Build to one of my detailing workbenches and starting a new build on the layout table. FSM's Brownsville Depot is coming off the shelf today. I will probably get the castings out and for the next few builds sometime next week.



The current build list:


1) FSM G. Wilikers (in process 75%)


2) SRMW Tucker & Cook (in process 50%)


3) FSM Brownsville Depot (just starting)


4) SRMW Sayles Mill


5) FSM Baxters