Yes you did. My bad. Read them in the wrong order thank you
Someone posted these photos of Burke Idaho in a modeling group Iām part of, so I had to dig this thread back up and add some more information for Devon
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Wow, great photos, Bob.
Devon, your printed windows are great, and I really like your foil tape as glazing.
You might consider a different method of adhering it though, because the CA gel takes away from the detail youāve fought for.
How about CAāing the styrene to the window from the rear, and only on the perimeter, where it canāt invade the front appearance?
Regardless, Iām looking forward to seeing your foil-glazed windows in an outdoor setting, should look great.
Cliff
Not much left up there now. If Idaho and Shoshone County would have had any foresight, they could have preserved it back in the day for tourism.
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Bob,
One of the best parts of modeling the āSilver Valleyā is the abundance of photographic history. We were fortunate to have a couple of photographers Banard and Stockbridge that did some amazing work form the areas inception. So almost all of the pictures you posted as well as most of the ones I have posted all come from their historic collection.
Your bottom photo is one of a few that is driving this Hecla build. That is the era I am trying to model and have a pretty good idea between photos and the Sanbourne fire maps what was there at the this time frame.
John, I wish someone would figure a way to make the current Hecla mine into some sort of guided tour operation. But probably not worth the cost and hassle of liability. Burke is a neat town with a neat history as does all of the Silver Valley. But I think Burke is often overlooked and it would have been neat to see more of it preserved.
I am sure I have said this already but my layout is getting reinvented and instead of being Coeur dāAlene Railway and Navgation it will be Canyon Creek Railroad and the entire thing will be just the ātownā of Burke and be very industrialized. A lot of imagineering as I will have operations that did not exist in Burke but will be more of a hypothetical āwhat would have happenedā sort of a thing.
Hey guys.
So I know I have been absent for a few months. Life has gotten crazy at my home with work and other lifeās invasions. Modeling and my RR have been about the last thing on my mind. But as summer is coming to an end, I am thinking modeling. I really want to get back to this model. I missed the mark for this years club meeting but it would be nice to be able to show off the complex next year. I need to get a 3D printer working so I can get back to making all the windows for this dang thing. But that is only a limited excuse as there is a lot of foam yet to be cut and assembled and I could be out there making the ceder cribbing. Infact that is way I really should be doing is making the cribbing so I know where my buildings will sit for sure.
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Gotta do what you need to do, Bro. But Iām glad to see you chiming back in here.
Great work!
The hobby is the filler though, and needs to stay fun.
At least, thatās what I keep telling myself. 
So Since I am just about done with the Burke The next thing on my list is to get back to the Hecla. After asking a question on the general forum I decided the Timber Forming shed needs at least some sort of resemblance of a swing saw (thanks Jon for the idea). I am not at all worried about it be hyper accurate. It will be in a shed barely noticed. So donāt be overly judgemental about this. but here is where I am with the saw.
This will sit in a much longer bench that I will fabric out of styrene or real wood. I still will add a belt down to a shaft that will then lead to a stationary steam engine.
Devon, the blade needs to be at least twice the diameter of the one you show 
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I agree. Looks a tad undersized for what heās ācuttingā.
Is there an informal rule about saw size and max lumber cuts? Like lumber max size =X and the blade size is X times 2 or 3?
I donāt like you anymore. Actually I was thinking the same thing. But not until after I got way down the rabbit hole. The picture I was roughly copying. Had a pretty small blade. But after getting way past the point of an easy fix, I realized it was a smaller saw used probably more for planking and maybe even trim. Certainly not big mine timbers. the work around isnāt all that easy. But I think it needs to be larger also and now is the time to do it.
Thanks Rick
PS I think I owe you an apology Rick, it was you that mentioned the swing saw not Jon.
Thank you, I know you can work it out so that it looks perfect.
Searching this:
needed saw blade size for cutting mine timbers
Gave me this:
Scroll down just past halfway for the critical info 
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Thatās a handy guide. Definitely needs a larger blade
Hereās a pic of a swing saw at the White Caps Mine in NV. It has no blade, but the blade guard gives a good idea how big the blade would have been:
Not a swing saw but showing blade size in comparison to people taken at the mill hereā¦https://www.wghsea.org/copy-of-annual-steam-show-1
You can always just rummage through WSMās catalogā¦
https://www.westernscalemodels.com/products-main/logging.html
Ray that is totally awesome. I like that entire design better. Way more in line with what I would expect a saw at a timber shop to look like. I think the one I was modeling was more of a trim saw for planking. Much lighter duty than something cutting logs and timbers. I am going to scrap the entire design and mimic this one. Thanks.
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What I was heading toward was one much like the Cut Off Saw in their catalog. That looks very similar to the pictures I was trying to copy. and that one has a smallish blade also.
BUTT!!! That is a great reference for if I ever get off my rear and do the full blown saw mill I have way deep in the bucket. All of the important bits and pieces in one place.