Thanks for posting those pictures, Bruce. Yep, that was one of those trips to remember. Thrown together with just a, “Yeah, we can do that”.
Jan and I had already walked the track, but to ride it on a speeder was “over the top”! That trip also included the “Spencer Car Shops” and “The Cradle of Forestry”. You’ve got to put those locations right up there with Cass, EBT and any railroad in Colorado.
Ahhh yes Limestone Springs. Folks around here say it is the special waters from the limestone springs of Kentucky and Tennessee that allow us to make such good whiskies…… the Kentucky Bourbons and “Black Jack” Daniels.
I of course had to model a limestone spring on the mini logging layout to capture these beautiful works of nature.
I used the different grinding wheels pictured above to cut out the rock edges and the slope of the spring as it tumbles from a side of the mountain down in to Kit creek.
Of course before we start marketing whiskey water from this spring we will have to get the pigs out of there.
Doc Tom
I waited 5 minutes
" Rooster " said:
I waited 5 minutes
I finally got them gone. Its OK to come out now Rooster.
Doc Tom
who is gone? the pigs, or the hunters?
because i suspect, that rooster does not fear the pigs the most.
Korm Kormsen said:
who is gone? the pigs, or the hunters?
because i suspect, that rooster does not fear the pigs the most.
Hi Korm,
I think it was the Pigs that spooked him. Don’t know why?? Pigs are pretty flighty and spooked themselves (All the talk about bacon, hams and pork Bar-B-Que etc.).
It will take some time to understand the psyche of the Rooster.
Doc Tom
Doc, I can already see 50 from here, so I don’t think I have enough time left to figure out the Rooster’s psyche.
Besides, I have other things to devote my time to.
Happy Labor Day
This weekend holiday of rest allowed me some time to work on the mini layout.
A little math and some measurements and I was able to construct the scenic divider between the two elements of the little logger.
Here is the “River Valley” half:
Here is the “The Woods” half that includes Kit Creek:
A connecting track on the diagonal necessitated a rather large opening in the divider.
Some creative camouflage with trees and nearby mounds of earth will be used to disguise it somewhat.
Doc Tom
Happy Labor Day Tom. It sure is coming along.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Ron Tremblay said:
Happy Labor Day Tom. It sure is coming along.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Thanks Ron. Enjoy the holiday. Tom
More work this Labor Day.
An interesting way to hide wires for the track and the other electronic goodies is to carve grooves in to the foam panels. The wires/grooves are then covered with expanding insulation foam from a can and the original surface restored.
On the "Woods"section the wires will then be hidden under a creek bed bottom and drop off into the center cut out of the scenic divider.
Opening up the center scenic divider of the layout you can see where the wiring will disappear down in to the cabinet below.
I installed a plastic conduit tube to carry the wires.
This conduit tube is in the dead center of the layout and acts as a centering pin in to the center of the cabinetry below.
This allows the layout to be removable yet centered on the cabinet below. Disconnect plugs will allow the layout to “undock” from the lower cabinet.
All of this is disguised when the other half of the layout is installed.
I hope this all making sense. Glad to field any questions or comments.
Doc Tom
just goofing along and watching.
Korm Kormsen said:
just goofing along and watching.
Thanks Korm. Appreciate you following along.
Tom
I think Rooster is hearing this song …
Ken Brunt said:
Clever!..(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Thankyou Ken. Tom
Sean McGillicuddy said:
I think Rooster is hearing this song …
That was one spooky movie about our people down South here. When we were dating my soon to be bride mentioned she had canoed the Chattooga River where Deliverance was shot…I was blown away; still am. thanks for sharing that nicely done clip from the movie.
I think its OK for Rooster to come out now.
Doc Tom
Since the cliffs have a good limestone spring for mixing up the mash will the hidden bordello/speakeasy also be included?
As always nice work Doc !
Even better a back woods still !
