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Post by texrail on Jan 26, 2018 11:57:41 GMT -5
Two pics from the constraction give you futher information: It´s classic benchwork, no modules. Here you have a look from beneath the helix which is below Ft. Hancock. I use an LED-strip "in case of emergency", to have the propper lighting if something goes wrong. Unfortunately I have not found a good method to fix the wires an the foamboard. After a while the tape is loose again  .  Here you see the future extension in progress. Again, it´s classic benchwork.  At left there is Sierra Blanca and a pecan tree plantation. The T&P line climbs up before the backdrop, goes arround it to Allamore / Tx. and to Van Horn / Tx. staging. The SP line in the foreground goes arround the hills. The "hole" on the right side of the peninsula will be the future Valentine / Tx. station. The line will continue to Marfa / Tx. and the Paisano pass. Below Sierra Blanca there are the 7 tracks of El Paso staging. |
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Post by texrail on Jan 27, 2018 12:27:18 GMT -5
Some pics from Sierra Blanca "business districtc" :   |
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Post by texrail on Jan 27, 2018 12:30:41 GMT -5
... some more.   If you look carefully you will see a wrangler taking a bath inside the watertower  |
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Post by texrail on Jan 27, 2018 12:33:55 GMT -5
Lifestock auctions are going on even late at day.   More than 90 cows are in this scene! |
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Post by cwrr on Jan 27, 2018 14:16:51 GMT -5
Holy cow!!!!!
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Post by cwrr on Jan 27, 2018 14:18:09 GMT -5
That's some great detail there, can almost "smell" the scene! Great telephone and code lines from pole to pole, makes the scene even better!  |
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Post by Commodore on Jan 27, 2018 17:58:38 GMT -5
That is just so ...Texan!
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by texrail on Jan 28, 2018 7:20:53 GMT -5
You need a calm hand and firm linepoles for the telephone lines.  As they cause some tension, you need a fixpoint at each end.  As long as I find an other ancor, the lines will continue. |
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Post by texrail on Jan 28, 2018 13:44:22 GMT -5
Sorry for my bad english  . When I find ....  |
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Post by texrail on Jan 28, 2018 16:57:10 GMT -5
Some pigs from "downtown" Sierra Blanca /Tx.:  Attachments:
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Post by texrail on Jan 28, 2018 16:59:12 GMT -5
It is a calm and friendly community  |
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Post by tjdreams on Jan 28, 2018 18:37:49 GMT -5
Love the Stockyard.
Where did you find the horse trailers?
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Post by texrail on Jan 29, 2018 3:37:14 GMT -5
The smaller trailers a former models from MakeMyModel. They are sold out for a long time. Bought them 10 years ago by ebay.  This one, I don´t know. Found it at a second hand dealer in Germany, years ago. |
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Post by texrail on Jan 29, 2018 8:29:50 GMT -5
Did you realize that there is only one church , except the military chapel, for the american market? For Sierra Blanca / Tx. I needed something special. So I took advantage of a visit to West-Texas with my wife.   With a few compromises ( size of windows ) I was to able to build the "Our Lady of Miracles" mission of Sierra Blanca / Tx. |
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Post by neverland on Jan 29, 2018 9:38:31 GMT -5
Did you realize that there is only one church , except the military chapel, for the american market? For Sierra Blanca / Tx. I needed something special. So I took advantage of a visit to West-Texas with my wife. View Attachment View Attachment With a few compromises ( size of windows ) I was to able to build the "Our Lady of Miracles" mission of Sierra Blanca / Tx. Yes, the US model market for churches, pre-built & kits, has pretty much dried up. Stonebridge made a beautiful country church that I managed to find but the company has folded. There is a resin model made in Germany that sells occasionally on eBay. I personally don't like it, but others on this forum do. Miller's micro structure church has a rediculously tall steeple, way out of proportion to the building. And many folks struggle with etched brass kits. |
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