Following the article by George F. Peters entitled "Make your own miniature connectors" [MR 45(7), July 1978, p. 81] to build electrical connectors for my power poles and greenhouse.
Change of base wood. Using a beautiful piece of Italian olivewood that I purchased today at Eastcoast Specialty Hardwoods. Lots of hand sanding to do to smooth out the marks that allowed this expensive piece to go on sale for only $57 CDN.
With the wooden base and glass display case being assembled in the workshop, features for the case are under development here in Furlowville. I have been crushing and sifting more glass (frit) for case ground cover and additional trees. The greenhouse will be in the case as will be the power poles.
A wooden floor has been cut, painted, and installed in the HO-scale stained-glass greenhouse.
chutton01 So OldSchool, did you jettison work on the Stained Glass diorama-box to work on this side project "tribute" to Malcolm Furlow?
So OldSchool, did you jettison work on the Stained Glass diorama-box to work on this side project "tribute" to Malcolm Furlow?
No.
BATMAN Still fun watching, however, I am highly suspicious as to where you got that caboose. I'll be back in a moment after a quick trip to the trainroom.
Still fun watching, however, I am highly suspicious as to where you got that caboose. I'll be back in a moment after a quick trip to the trainroom.
Maritime Hobbies and Crafts recently acquired two of them so I bought one a few days ago. Love the wooden 40s-50s look. Very detailed.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Built my first stained glass greenhouse for this display. Will make a glass roof and fill it with plants.
Very exciting to see Railink pass through Furlowville. Have free time at the stained glass studio today so I'll make lots more glass trees and ground cover.
I just edited my post a little.
Mike.
My You Tube
I didn't know that Mike. Thank you.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder For example, why are the cows out at night? Answer: it's a total eclipse of the sun. Incidentally, my wife really likes this, especially the cute little calf.
Well, speaking from years of experience, the only time the cows were kept in the barn was during the winter months, in Wisconsin. Other than that, they were out to pasture, or in the yard, adjacent to the barn. They had their own body clock, and knew when it was morning milking time, and were always waiting to be let into the barn, and knew just what stanchion was "theirs". During the dark, cold winter weather, the barn, filled with cows, was a nice warm place to go. All of the hay in the "hay mow", the second floor of a dairy barn, was great insulation.
I've watched your work from the beginning, nice.
If you have any questions so far I'd be happy to answer them. For example, why are the cows out at night? Answer: it's a total eclipse of the sun. Incidentally, my wife really likes this, especially the cute little calf.
One tiny LED certainly puts out a lot of light at 9 volts dc.
Going to need more glass trees on plastic stems.
Added plastic cows on crushed green glass grass, a plastic tractor, and a scratchbuilt wooden shed. Added scale gypsum ballast. Everything is glued down except the cows and tractor. Most of it made in China.
Tribute to Malcolm Furlow coming along very well. Plastic poles without wires glued in place with exactly 1.5 inches between adjacent poles - too close for prototype Distance. I'll spray the gypsum, too large for prototype, with Woodland Scenic Cement next.
I think I like the case this way. A diorama illustrating the 'Furlow Effect'. Time to glue everything down and move on to the next project.
Guess I shouldn't be a copycat Furlow. Here is my case with almost equally-spaced plastic poles with no wires.
OldSchool,
Sarcasm - no. I was referring to Malcolm Furlow, who used model railroading as an inspiration for his art work. Look him up.
The above photo now makes sense. Okay, so why couldn't you have shared this before? It's frustrating to ask you questions about your project because you aren't very forthcoming with your answers. Or, you completely ignore them altogether.
If you post something here on the forum you should expect from time-to-time that people are going to inquire (out of curiosity) why you do what you do. We often share information and ideas with one another, which - in part - I think you are doing with this display project of yours.
All you had to say was, "Yes, I get what you are saying about the light pole being rather close to the mirror. I actually have an idea and will post a photo of it soon in the hopes that it will explain what I'm trying to accomplish". I would then have said to myself, "Okay" and waited for your posted picture above. Your responses instead come across somewhat flippant:
OldSchoolScratchbuilderNo I don't. This display case is a piece of artwork, and like art, it needs to be viewed from different angles with various interpretations.
OldSchoolScratchbuilderIt's going to look very cool just the way I'm doing it.
OldSchoolScratchbuilderToo much traditional thinking going on. Several of you are trying too hard to anticipate what I am going to do next. You should know by now I am unpredictable and non-conforming.
Or, to put it another way: "Shut up - I'm an artist. I do what I want".
So, again - thank you for sharing the prototype picture. In the future, may I suggest that if someone asks a question, take the time and care to answer their question as best you can; being more forthcoming with your answers rather than mysterious.
FWIW...
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder tstage More power to you, Mr. Furlow... No idea who that is but I'll take it as sarcasm - not very appropriate for a moderator in my view.
tstage More power to you, Mr. Furlow...
More power to you, Mr. Furlow...
No idea who that is but I'll take it as sarcasm - not very appropriate for a moderator in my view.
It was obvious to me, anyway, that the artist was painting, and modeling an IMPRESSION of the scenery and culture, not modeling a 100% accurate prototype scene. The impression came thru as a great capture of the feel for that part of the country
No idea who that is but I'll take it as sarcasm - not very appropriate for a moderator in my view. Just outside of the National Gypsum Quarry in Milford, NS are these three transformers with, count them, TWO poles close together. This is my prototype. I only need to make one and a half transformers using the mirror, moving one to the outside of the pole.
Too much traditional thinking going on. Several of you are trying too hard to anticipate what I am going to do next. You should know by now I am unpredictable and non-conforming. This is a gypsum quarry not a main line or country road. It's near the end of the line for this power feed. As a wise man once said, it ain't over until it's over.
BUT...in the photo they are evenly spaced apart from one another, which is my point. Do you see any pair that is noticeably closer than the rest? Answer: No, you don't.
THAT is the primary issue I see with the one pole that is closest to the mirror in the display. It's reflection is going to appear close and the other light poles - albeit real or reflected - will be further apart from those. So, anyone looking at it will immediately say, "Oh, he used a mirror." That's my "interpretation"...
Amazing!
OldSchoolScratchbuilder It's going to look very cool just the way I'm doing it.
It's going to look very cool just the way I'm doing it.
Alton Junction
Now have a testbed where I will develop several electronic circuits and other features for the display case. This includes variable-length clip-ons, substation tower, catenary enhancers, lighting, and celestial features.