Specialty hardwoods put out some lovely pieces of padauk this week so I bought several for single car stained-glass case bases.
Making more brass-glass track for this and two other display cases. These antique irons are very heavy. This one is about 12 lbs.
Paint will also be used to bring the Badlands geology to life.
Red sandstone and adhesive provide the colour match I want. This filled-glue will also be used to sculpt the hoodoo base and butte plateau.
Using E6000 filled with red sandstone from Cape Blomidon, Nova Scotia to bond the hoodoo in place.
Fitting hoodoo to butte.
Used my router outdoors and wore protective gear to guard against the toxic sawdust from this exotic wood.
The Nova Scotia side of the display is the size of the router grooves and the height the same as the fused sky back plate. The Alberta side will be connected to the Nova Scotia side and be so unique (not a box) you'll only see something like it on Star Trek. I have no idea how big that side will be but it won't be bigger than the olivewood base.
richhotrain I was just asking because you have so much going on that it is hard to imagine that it can all fit into one display case. Just how big will the finished display case be?
I was just asking because you have so much going on that it is hard to imagine that it can all fit into one display case. Just how big will the finished display case be?
OldSchoolScratchbuilder Let's see ... Two pieces of wood, three rocks, a track, a few rail cars, a tunnel, a few power poles, a tiny greenhouse and some glass. Oh, and a broken down tipple. That is not very much. The rest is detail.
Let's see ... Two pieces of wood, three rocks, a track, a few rail cars, a tunnel, a few power poles, a tiny greenhouse and some glass. Oh, and a broken down tipple. That is not very much. The rest is detail.
Since the display case will model both Cheverie NS and the Alberta Badlands in a separate section of the display, I got to wondering just how big the display case will have to be to accommodate all of these items.
Alton Junction
Here is a short list of some of the MR reference papers, in chronological order, I am using for this project. Everything I am doing in this thread is relevant to model railroading - just read the titles if you don't have the hard copies that I have!
1. "Poles and the right of way," Steve Shoe, MR 35(1), January 1968, pp. 40-41.
2. "Another look at lichen," William R. Koteles, MR 41(11), November 1974, pp. 86-87.
3. "Plexiglas display cases," Carl Traub, MR 43(12), December 1976, pp. 92-93.
4. "The whole structure: a tunnel portal," Al Kalbfleisch, MR 44(2), February 1977, p. 67.
5. "Insulators for catenary systems," A.J. Culver, Jr., MR 44(5), May 1977, pp. 82-83.
6. "Geology:the basis for scenery," Mark J. Camp, MR 44(12), December 1977, pp. 140-147.
7. "Make your own miniature connectors," George F. Peters, MR 45(10), July 1978, p. 81.
8. "Railroad line poles," Gordon Odegard, MR 48(10), October 1981, pp. 92-93.
9. "Lichen," Jim Kelly, MR 48(11), November 1981, pp. 112-113.
10. "The art of using mirrors," John Allen, MR 48(12), December 1981, pp. 109-113.
11. "Flat background trees," John Nehrich, MR 50(5), May 1983, pp. 88-89.
12. "Miniature display cases," Steve Tietz, MR 52(6), June 1985, p. 90.
13. "Mini-mirrors," John Nehrich, MR 52(12), December 1985, p. 100.
14. "Creating a fall scene," Dean Foster, MR 53(11), November 1986, p. 113.
15. "Improved line poles," Lou Sassi, MR 53(12), December 1986, p. 91.
16. "Industrial lighting," Robert Smaus, MR 54(8), August 1987, pp. 68-69.
17. "Structure lighting," W. Robert Stobbe, MR 54(12), December 1987, p. 157.
18. "Two scenes for the space of one," Dave Bigge, MR 55(6), June 1988, p. 94.
19. "Modeling a mood," John Armstrong, MR 56(1), January 1989, pp. 130-136.
20. "Mirror magic," Charles Laman, MR 58(1), January 1991, pp. 134-135.
Indeed it is one display case. I'll refer you to John Allen's article "The art of using mirrors," MR 48(12), December 1981, pp. 109-113.
So, two different display cases?
Going to be a lot of fun designing the Badlands now that the track is in place.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder The Alberta Badlands section of the display will have the butte, hoodoo, tracks, appropriate ground cover, and a derelict coal tipple.
The Alberta Badlands section of the display will have the butte, hoodoo, tracks, appropriate ground cover, and a derelict coal tipple.
Ehh?
You live in Nova Scotia and you are modeling Alberta but you rule out neighboring British Columbia?
What about selective compression?
How can you resist such a rare geological feature as a tuya once you place the hoodoo on the butte?
richhotrain Hoodoo Mountain in nearby British Columbia is a tuya.
Hoodoo Mountain in nearby British Columbia is a tuya.
Wrong province.
richhotrain Any chance you might add a tuya to that scene?
Any chance you might add a tuya to that scene?
There are none that I know of in the Alberta Badlands area I am modelling - certainly not from the area my geologist daughter in Calgary took me hiking.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder The hoodoo will eventually be mounted on top of the butte. I'll use my router to fit the two together.
The hoodoo will eventually be mounted on top of the butte. I'll use my router to fit the two together.
When I get home from my music performance tonight, I'm going to begin working this laminated limestone specimen from Cheverie, Nova Scotia into an Badlands hoodoo.
Alberta-side track and ballast laid down. Coat of Scenic Cement applied.
mbinsewi Your flower pots are great. Are you going to add some foliage and flowers to the plants? Mike.
Your flower pots are great. Are you going to add some foliage and flowers to the plants?
Mike.
Good idea Mike. I'll see what I can do.
I've following your thread all along.
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The roadbed in the Badlands is almost complete. A little bit of levelling then the track and final ballast put in place.
View of the greenhouse from above.
All plants installed in the greenhouse. Still to do: door, LED light connected to external power lines, roof, and overhead sprinkler system.