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Mountain color
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 9:36 AM
Hi everyone. I want to build a mountain scene on my N scale layout that mines coal. I know the outside can't be limestone. [:D] So my question is: What color or colors are the outside of coal mine mountains. Coal mine mountains only please! Thanks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 9:36 AM
Hi everyone. I want to build a mountain scene on my N scale layout that mines coal. I know the outside can't be limestone. [:D] So my question is: What color or colors are the outside of coal mine mountains. Coal mine mountains only please! Thanks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 9:55 AM
Actually, in the eastern USA coal areas ie. Kentucky, Penn, Ohio, and Tenn. coal deposits are layered in limestone. Most coal mountains there are covered in a thick matt of trees, bushes, grass, vines, stills, and rattlesnakes. Exposed weathered area are limestone with layers of coal in mining and non-mining quality showing from black to dark gray layers.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 9:55 AM
Actually, in the eastern USA coal areas ie. Kentucky, Penn, Ohio, and Tenn. coal deposits are layered in limestone. Most coal mountains there are covered in a thick matt of trees, bushes, grass, vines, stills, and rattlesnakes. Exposed weathered area are limestone with layers of coal in mining and non-mining quality showing from black to dark gray layers.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 4:18 PM
Thanks flee307! Now I know how to model the mountains. I'm surprised limestone would be showing but glad it is because it will be fun to model some limestone. If you read this can you tell me what are stills? Anyway thanks! But the "rattlers" are going to be hard to model in N scale. What color are rattle snakes? I was born color blind. I know they got white and I know the pattern but what other colors they got? Orange? I can make a few out of wire I guess? Anyone got any other suggestions for making N scale rattlers?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 4:18 PM
Thanks flee307! Now I know how to model the mountains. I'm surprised limestone would be showing but glad it is because it will be fun to model some limestone. If you read this can you tell me what are stills? Anyway thanks! But the "rattlers" are going to be hard to model in N scale. What color are rattle snakes? I was born color blind. I know they got white and I know the pattern but what other colors they got? Orange? I can make a few out of wire I guess? Anyone got any other suggestions for making N scale rattlers?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 11:01 PM
[quote If you read this can you tell me what are stills?

Stills - short for distilleries. Composed of a cooker, evaporator and condenser. Used primarily in the rural South to make illegal liquor (moonshine, white lightnin', 'shine, rotgut). The good ole boys around these parts who used souped-up cars to outrun the law while transporting their product from the hills to market were the beginnings of NASCAR. Do a search on Google or any other search engine and you'll probably come up with plenty of pictures if you would like to scratchbuild one for your layout.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 11, 2003 11:01 PM
[quote If you read this can you tell me what are stills?

Stills - short for distilleries. Composed of a cooker, evaporator and condenser. Used primarily in the rural South to make illegal liquor (moonshine, white lightnin', 'shine, rotgut). The good ole boys around these parts who used souped-up cars to outrun the law while transporting their product from the hills to market were the beginnings of NASCAR. Do a search on Google or any other search engine and you'll probably come up with plenty of pictures if you would like to scratchbuild one for your layout.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:36 AM
The limestone historically shows at areas of high erosion ie. stream and rivers and very steep slopes. Today it appears along major roads and some railroads as the roadbuilders cut through mountains to level a path on a regular basis today.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:36 AM
The limestone historically shows at areas of high erosion ie. stream and rivers and very steep slopes. Today it appears along major roads and some railroads as the roadbuilders cut through mountains to level a path on a regular basis today.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:23 PM
Thanks all! Great advice! But can anyone tell me the color of rattle snakes? I was born color blind. And yes a plan to add a few of them hiding in the hills. While your at it ... how long are they on the average? I mean in real life. I got an N scale ruler so I can measure them.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:23 PM
Thanks all! Great advice! But can anyone tell me the color of rattle snakes? I was born color blind. And yes a plan to add a few of them hiding in the hills. While your at it ... how long are they on the average? I mean in real life. I got an N scale ruler so I can measure them.
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