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Salada
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I recognise and remember that photo. The track and dirt effect is perfect for a mine railroad.
Regards, Michael
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Herb Kephart
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Times two on that Michael.
If you can be happy with a desert landscape--I personally couldn''t --Woodie has it nailed, compared to the many many proto photos that I have seen. It certainly is the easiest to do, model wise. but still takes an artist to do it to Mr Greene's high standards.
I have always been cursed to like Appalachia scenery--which I do not do well.
Herb
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W C Greene
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Herbie...the REAL reason that I do the high country out west (besides the fact that the Silver City operated there) is that for years, I built and still love loggers. And you know what any logging layout needs? Stumps and TREES! Lots and lots of trees.
Woodie
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Herb Kephart
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Mr Greene, I cut you a break with the B&W photo's, 'cause the subject matter more than makes up for the lack of color.
Your comment about hauling water to the mines, brings up a discussion that I had early one Sunday morning with Roy Wilburn, who was the GM of the EBT for many years. Roy was also a geologist of some sort. This was before the Rayney and Kyper book had come out, and I had heard that under certain conditions the EBT did haul water for the boilers at the mine powerhouses.. Roy said that under drought conditions the water level at the wells at the mines would start to turn sulferious. which the boilers didn't like. But I wasn't aware that the railroad ever had a tank car. They didn't, they took surplus boxcars, put a pipe drain in the floor, cut fill holes in the roof and caulked the doors with oakum. I asked Roy how much they lost on a trip, and he admitted "quite a bit"-- but they got the job done.
Now there's an unusual "action" car--an incontinent boxcar.
Herb
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-an incontinent boxcar.
Diapers?
Jose.
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judging by old films and photos, we were all seeing things in black and white at the early part of the last century so your photos are most appropriate Woodie. Nice modelling too!
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W C Greene
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THE END IS NEAR!! Well, sort of...Soon we will be moving to the country, away from the "Big D" and it's expense! The poor old house is falling apart and property values are high as the moon...so it's time to git while the gittin' s' good. In about 3 months, us humans will be moving with 2 cats and a dog and the SCPA&M will be dismantled. Maybe it will get rebuilt as it is or more likely it will be built over! Things change, s#$t happens, and all those other things. No, you won't be seeing stuff for sale here...or anywhere. Not to change scales, the new project will be 1:35n2 and will follow, ready, the SCPA&M but with a different emphasis. Mines, scenery, running, and little smelter BS-that's too much "monkey business".
Until that day, I have my little On20 Gila Tram to keep me entertained with it's pokey lokies and tiny ore cars.
What else can I add?
"A bea, a bea, that's all folks"
Original Outlaw Troublemaker
BTW-this ain't gonna change anything I do around here, I just may become more of an a$$hole!
An oldie...MRY's #5 and train under the warm sun...
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