Backwoods NE in Florida

EricQuebec · February 24, 2018, 08:33:37 AM

What a nice scene....
Very beautiful layout, can't wait to see this scene finish.
Eric

fsmcollector67 · February 24, 2018, 10:12:34 AM

John,
Looking real good. What are you thinking for the end by the brewery? maybe a rocky outcrop, with a driveway coming down the front corner?

Loren...

postalkarl · February 24, 2018, 01:09:48 PM

Hey Cuse:

WOW!!!!! Very nice water front scene. Great colors and construction.

Karl

cuse · February 25, 2018, 06:33:51 AM

Quote from: fsmcollector67 on February 24, 2018, 10:12:34 AM
John,
Looking real good. What are you thinking for the end by the brewery? maybe a rocky outcrop, with a driveway coming down the front corner?

Loren...

Exactly. I had always planned to carve a steep roaddown from the brewery...I'm just debating the elevation and the long wall.

Thanks for the interest, guys

cuse · March 17, 2018, 03:19:28 PM

So I had dinner with my buddy, the graphic designer (background guy) and we worked out a rough backdrop. I was amazed with what I saw in Alaska last year and thought it could be pretty dramatic on the "woodsy" side of my layout. I got the "rough draft" cut and mounted this morning and I'll mark it up with a sharpie and we'll replace a few things and relocate a few things to better fit my 3D scenery construction to follow. It's great to have such a talented friend with the equipment, materials, and patience.

BTW, does anybody know why my photos post sideways? I've been posting here since day 1 and can't imagine what happened. I notice one of them posted correctly just to drive me completely out of my freaking mind. Sorry! Last time, they posted sideways but when you click to open them, they displayed correctly...It's not like I'm spinning them on purpose-I'm just selecting them as normal...making me a little unexcited to post

John

ACL1504 · March 17, 2018, 03:43:48 PM

John,

I can't help with why they show up sideways but I did turn them up for you.

Like you said, the back drop photos are stunning. They fit your layout perfectly.

Tom

ACL1504 · March 17, 2018, 03:44:23 PM

ACL1504 · March 17, 2018, 03:44:57 PM

cuse · March 17, 2018, 03:55:43 PM

Thanks for the hand Tom...Some of the trees are clearly too large (to be distant) but, generally, it's not too far off in color and feel. The big rock outcropping will probably have to go as well...I thought it'd be cool to have a little gap in the (3D) foreground scenery to see it in the distance...not sure that will be convincing. Relatively easy fixes for my friend, the Wizard. I plan to build foreground scenery up to a significant height, so shrinking the trees down should work out as the backdrop (for the most part) only needs to extend about 12" from the top and the 3D scenery will rise up and obscure much of it with trees. Fun stuff.

John M.

GPdemayo · March 17, 2018, 05:19:23 PM

Really nice work and progress John.....

bparrish · March 17, 2018, 06:13:32 PM

John...

Are you taking the photos on your Apple phone. My phone will randomly turn things sideways.

I think it is an anti-gravity thing ! ! !

see ya
Bob

cuse · March 17, 2018, 06:41:37 PM

Quote from: bparrish on March 17, 2018, 06:13:32 PM
John...

Are you taking the photos on your Apple phone. My phone will randomly turn things sideways.

I think it is an anti-gravity thing ! ! !

see ya
Bob

Yes I am. Relatively new phone, relatively new problem.

cuse · March 17, 2018, 06:45:39 PM

I'm really excited about the backdrop effect. It's VERY foggy and gloomy. I wasn't sure if it could work but now I think it'll be really cool and unique. A little risky maybe but hopefully worth it...kind of like modeling fall colors - it can be awesome or toylike. Hopefully, I can pull it off and further accentuate the change of environment from the waterfront populated area on the other side of the layout to the lonely deep foggy woods where tiny narrow gauge locomotives are dwarfed by the environment...we'll see

Lynnb · March 17, 2018, 08:40:49 PM

Just completed the 37 pages, lots of interesting stuff going on, when do you figure you'll start on the sw woodcutters shack?

cuse · March 17, 2018, 10:54:43 PM

Thanks for the interest. I really can't say. Once I get the background finished and installed, I'll likely get to work on landforms and finished background scenery. The turnaround end of the layout is earmarked for a large rocky elevation topped by Fos Dead Horse Bay...but that will likely be one of the last areas I get to....On the waterfront side, I've got a lot of wharf building and scenery shaping but I think structures are likely completed for that side (so it's tempting to push onward there)...so, to finally answer your question...I'd guess it could be towards the end of the year if I move at a steady pace.

If you read thru the whole story, you'll know my pace is often interrupted by busy times at work and significant wasted time whining about that

One thing's for certain, any work I do, or Tom Sawyer out of my friends, I'll share here!

John