Rick Marty said:Yeah, Rooster. Last week the Friar and I were talking on the 'phone about you - were your ears burning? - we were wishing we could persuade you to join the invasion. We both admire your modeling skills enormously! But it's OK to be modest....
...Rooster... your builds... the work is exceptional.
Rick Marty said:Please do and thank you .....LSC has helped me and many others .......I know there are more builds by others that have not been shown yet ...would like to see them in this thread personally.
David, dare I call you Rooster?
I know a recent thread…But I just finisheed a fourth one so it’s new to me again… 
I ran out of flat cars to use as a base… 
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/1braceside.jpg)
…and my favorite custom paint on one of my favorite engines…of course my favorite road name…
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/DMIR/DMIR_442.jpg)
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/DMIR/DMIR_Cab.jpg)
Thats a neat boxcar Mark. I wonder why they extended the braces below the floor of the car?
Jake Smith said:
Thats a neat boxcar Mark. I wonder why they extended the braces below the floor of the car?
Yeah…tell us bout it? You got a build thread on that? It’s like phase X1 of the Superliners!!! The extended braces below the floor are early wooden framed sway/torsion bar mountings around the trucks! Possibly ground breaking early REA design. I personally see a resemblance of the Arch Bars to the Superliner I German built truck though. That car is freaking cool…What is it?
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/1braceside.jpg)
Sorry speaking out loud…I’ll go to my corner now!
Thanks for the comments guys. I just based these off one at a local museum. I liked the style and wanted some Fn3 outside braced cars though none were commercially available. The side braces were sometimes extended down to a metal truss plate for added strength on a wood-framed car, I liked the look. Here’s the thread… http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=15991 And a pic of the std car I based the build on…Not an exact copy but my interpretation of a NG version…
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/DSCN0254.jpg)
Yeah… that is a really interesting car. I notice the stirrup steps by the door. There’s an orphan stirrup hanging from the grab iron at the near end… and at the far end as well! I like that boxcar; I’m not at all surprised that you based a model on it.
The photo is v. good reference for serious weathering too…
Regarding those stirrups; they must be brass because plastic ones would have just snapped off leaving the mounting bolt part on the car.
While I’m “not quite as extreme” as Craig Townsend 
most of what I build is “custom” i.e. I gather the info, make up the drawings and eventually it gets built- emphasis on “eventually”. Wooden Bridge
(http:///P1/StreamBridgeOne01_s.jpg)
(http:///P1/StreamBridgeOne10_s.jpg)
(http:///P1/StreamBridgeOne08_s.jpg)
Hay Barn natural weathering
(http:///P1/Hay_barn_Drawing_small.jpg)
(http:///P1/HayBarn25.jpg)
(http:///P1/HayBarn32_s.jpg)
Except for some kitbashed stuff and the odd commercial kit, all of the structures will be scratch built, with the assistance of the machinery at my disposal. Engraving and cutting on the laser, I’ll get some gray stain today and see how it turns out. The doors are done, too. This structure took plenty of time to refine the process i.e. come up with my own Rapid Engraving method. Maintenance Shed
(http:///P1/Shed01_s.jpg)
(http:///P1/FirstOff01_s.jpg)
(http:///P1/FirstOff02_s.jpg)
The roof supports were modified after the first incarnation. It was KISS time! Furniture
(http:///F-PIX/RectangleTable_s.jpg)
(http:///F-PIX/RoundTable01_s.jpg)
Chairs and figures from Preiser
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Hey I resent that! :P My feed mill got stalled as soon as we moved to MT so I could go to grad school. I couldn't really justify take it with me, even though it comes apart into sections. As soon as I get done with grad school, that project goes back on the front burner. Right now it's more in the freezer! :)
While I'm "not quite as extreme" as Craig Townsend ;) most of what I build is "custom" i.e. I gather the info, make up the drawings and eventually it gets built- emphasis on "eventually".
Interesting construction of those roofs, Hans-Joerg.
I’m perplexed that they seem so complex, that they differ markedly from the prototype plans, and I presume that web-like understructure won’t even show in the end. Even more perplexing, it seems you went to considerable trouble to achieve this result. No offense, but it seems an oddity to me… What’s up?
That’s just HJ, he’s quirky that way… :lol: He has that engineer’s disease… build it to specs, then beef it up, anyhow. 
that is just good old german engeneering. planning for all eventualities.
(including ice ages and comet impacts)
John,
The roof started out constructed true to proto. Not strong enough for the garden, so it was on to plan E - B, C and D were variations of the original and still not sturdy enough. Since the actual roofing material is not to sag - even if I decide on “flimsy stuff” - remember that standing seam roofing I inquired about? - there needs to be more support than for just a standard plywood roof. If it stands up to the Okanagan sun it will be OK (pun intended).
Now, apart from that it gave me a good taste on how to design things to make cutting easier with proper fit. While not a piano, yet, it is a step up from the tables and the Picnic benches and tables I cut using wood.
All of my Building are built from Scratch
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/don_pearson/_forumfiles/Early_Flagstaff2.JPG)
And all of my locos and rolling stock have been bashed (in some instances hammer together seems to describe my work better)
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/don_pearson/_forumfiles/theconsist.JPG)
And of course my rock work, as well as the trestles and bridges
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/don_pearson/_forumfiles/DSCF3246.JPG)
Mkaes me tired thinking about whats still left to do
Good thread…keep it going.
Don Pearson said:
All of my Building are built from Scratch And all of my locos and rolling stock have been bashed (in some instances hammer together seems to describe my work better) And of course my rock work, as well as the trestles and bridges(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/don_pearson/_forumfiles/DSCF3246.JPG)
So what did you use to make that figure in Red?
Sean McGillicuddy said:We have the technology, Sean.
So what did you use to make that figure in Red?
Nice photo angle in your town Don. Except for the play of shadows crossing the street ruling out “High Noon” I could see a gun fighter standing there ready to draw. In other words nice shot of a nice town.
" We have the technology, Sean. " is that what you call it John? HA!
Keep up the good work