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Inspired by Dolly Varden

Modeling
#1

http://www.lscdata.com/users/neilerick/_forumfiles/Dolly Varden Enginehouse.jpg

I couldn’t quite figure out how to make the image appear but check out this funky arraingement. The little docksider is sitting in front of the station / office and beyond is the pier. The photo was taken from the ore bunker above and looking down on the engine house. You can see the headlight of the Climax loco in the shed. This got me thinking about how to do this in 1:20.

The whole thing is about a foot wide and about 7" high (off the lawn). I’d guess that the station is also about a foot long so both buildings should fit in about a 48" length. If I get going the scene might fit in the framework of MR’s create a scene contest.

My first order of business are the log cribbing to support the deck, stiff leg derrick and station. The engine house sits on a shallow trestle. In the past I’ve used redwood for the lumber but wonder about pvc or something instead.

Off to Ace Hardware.

#2

I think you will need to reload the pic without any spaces in the name. The spaces can screw things up.

-Brian

#3

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/neilerick/_forumfiles/Dolly%20Varden%20Enginehouse.jpg)

Cool pic. Just curious, what’s the story behind the “Dolly Varden” name in this instance? I know it’s commonly used to describe open-air excursion cars, typically those that also serve as bark or lumber cars when not being used for hauling people. I have yet to hear/read/see a definitive story on the genesis of the term. Later, K

#4

This photo is just screaming out to be replicated in a diorama.

#5

I hope to build a version of this although a reverse image. Here is what I’m starting with:

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/neilerick/_forumfiles/Photo_042908_001.jpg)

Still not sure how to load (thanks Kevin) but this is from the end looking back toward the trestle. It was an experiment in steel construction for a steam up area - works well but time consuming but I digress … The name, according to the book, was one chosen by prospectors “in a dream”. The location of the picture is Alice Arm, British Columbia (Canada) and name Dolly Varden is from the Dickens’ character in Baraby Rudge. Why they chose the name for the silver mine is a mistery. I’ve gotten a bunch of 1/2" diameter pvc to try build some cribbing. At this point it looks like a daunting prospect but I’ll take it one bite at a time and post (or try) more photo’s as I go. If anyone has any bright ideas for filling the ends of the pvc to look like timber, I’m open to suggestions - epoxy? Neil btw: how do I add a pic to my name?

#6

Neil, thanks. The excursion cars draw their name from the same character. She must have been some literary figure around that time is all I can think of to lend her name to so many different things. I suppose “why” will never be explained.

BTW, on the images, I replaced all your spaces in the filename with “%20”, which is HTML coding for a space. Filenames for the web are best done without spaces. Underscores “_” are helpful to differentiate words. To get the photo to display on this forum, you need only type the URL, and voila!

Later,

K

#7

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/jebouck/dolly%20vardin.jpg)

#8

The original Dolly Varden is a character in the Charles Dickens’s novel “Barnaby Rudge” and was well known as being quite flirtatious, wearing her flashy attire and colorful dresses–one of which was green with pink polka dots.

Dolly Varden’s Reputation ~ A Classic Case of Not Knowing The Whole Story

This is from a web site describing the fish. Kinda flashy, just like the mine.

#9

Been sketching the elevations of “Varden House”, as the station was called (while sitting at the Train Museum BoRED Meeting) and thought I’d share. Haven’t thought about the scale yet - shouldn’t be too hard to guess some heights with 3’ between the rails so visible.

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/neilerick/_forumfiles/scan0004.jpg)

I did the other side to but is mostly the engine shed so that’s next… Neil