Winter Challenge 25-26 - Fiordland Lobster Company - Tellynott Depot

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Mark, Cheers,

What a wonderful looking scene. The tall structures really make it believable. Fantastic job all the way sir.

Tom

[Mark Dalrymple]

It sure looks like you have been busy Mark.

Thanks, Curt.

I try to get out to the model room no later than 11am on a Sunday and work through to 7pm.  It's usually my one big time slot of the week.  Projects like this take a fair bit of just looking and deciding which way is best to tackle the job.  If I just roll up my sleeves and get into it without first giving due consideration to the whole process I typically find myself half way through the job saying 'but what about that?'  Sometimes those 'that's' can be major problems!

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark that is one great looking diorama.

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry.

Cutting the trackwork off the front of the Creamoata diorama and the curved turnout out of the Innes aerated water diorama were moments!  I used a sharp hand saw and just tried to keep things plumb and cut through the 4 1/2" sandwich.  In the end things went pretty smoothly and no damage was caused.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark gets more done in a week than I get done in a year!

dave

Thanks, Dave.

I've told you a million times - do not exaggerate!  You seem to be getting through the work in good time at the moment.  The farm scene is coming on nicely.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark, Cheers,

What a wonderful looking scene. The tall structures really make it believable. Fantastic job all the way sir.

Tom

Thank you for your kind words, Tom.

Lets not think about how close this location is to the alpine fault line!  Those brick multi-storied structures wont last!  There are several small towns on the West Coast built with half the town on one side of the fault line and the other half on the other side!

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/council-continues-urge-fault-line-properties-be-moved

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi guys.

Photo 1 - I just thought I would add this photo to show the cubby holes I cut in the original baseboard to give access to the point motors to be installed above.  I cut these by drilling 10mm holes in the corners and using my jigsaw to cut the four straight lines.  Then the hoover to clean up the mess!


Cheers, Mark.