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Rock shop on the In-ko-pah Railroad!

Modeling
#1

I just finished building and installing a new building for the town of Dos Manos, on my In-ko-pah Railroad. It’s a rock and mineral shop, housed in an old, false-front wood building. It has a detailed interior, complete with working lights and a lighted display cabinet. All the rock specimens are real stone. Here are a few pics:

The door is a modified Grandt Line product. I added the window and an Ozarks Miniatures door knob. Everything else is scratch-built:

The interior details really show up well at night. The hanging lamps were made from fancy “pewter” buttons and a small bead:

I also finished wiring up the lights in the two-story house:

You can see a few more pics on my site: http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos.html

#2

I need to go find a beginner’s forum. You’re just to talented for me :o

Great work as always. I really do enjoy looking at the details.

#3

Ray, Truely wonderful work… :slight_smile:

#4

DAM thats nice, I’m gonna havta up the ante in detailing my twinkie indoor layout!

#5
Jon Radder said:
I need to go find a beginner's forum. You're just to talented for me :o

Great work as always. I really do enjoy looking at the details.


Yes,
I think Ray may be an alien :o
Too talented to come from the same gene pool as ordinary folk :wink:
Ralph

#6

Really nice looking Ray! I like those lights and the detailed interior looks great.

#7

Really fine work–what height is the building? That detail would really look great at eye level or close to it

#8

Nice work!

Sigh, there ain’t but spiders and wasps in my scratched buildings.
Hey, it could be a ghost town! :slight_smile: :slight_smile:
We don’t have electricity to Stumptown yet.

#9

Wow thats amazing work. I cant believe how detailed you can get those buildings. I feel like I could walk inside and be at home. Great job again.

#10

Ray,
I sat and looked and looked and looked then just started laughing!
Outstanding work IMO as the detail in all angles is pretty amazing.
Anyone remember the Milton Bradley game “Operation” with the tweezers and a funnybone…if so “Don’t Play Ray”
:wink:

#11

Thanks! The town is situated about 3 feet higher then the footpath, so it won’t require too much bending to see into the buildings. And from the patio it’s pretty close to eye level.

#12

I’m not certain, but it sure looks like Ray has a “Magnificent Shrinking Machine” and those were originally real buildings he hit with the shrink ray.

Very nice, stuff.

#13

I think that you should build a rock saw to go with the shop! You can always use one of mine for a model! You probably have one of the few rock shops in the San Diego area!

#14

Very nice! (obvious understatement) What are you using for the lights?

Later,

K

#15

The lights are all 16v grain of rice bulbs, running on approximately 12v.

#16
David Hill said:
I'm not certain, but it sure looks like Ray has a "Magnificent Shrinking Machine" and those were originally real buildings he hit with the shrink ray.

Very nice, stuff.


I reckon he uses one of those “molecular reorganisers”, I’ve got one but it doesn’t work, my rocks and stripwood are still rocks and stripwood. :frowning:

#17

I missed this thread… Excellent job Ray!

Jon.