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  1. grandpacoyote

    Question about Posts and Pictures

    Hello Gang, If this is posted in the wrong place or is redundant please excuse. I am sure someone has asked this already, but I am still a bit confused so please bear with me. I have a long thread here set up as a place to post info and pictures about our layout and I am wondering how I...
  2. grandpacoyote

    Comments, Counsel, Critique and Criticisms sought and welcomed

    Kevin, Thank you so much for the info sir. It was a great help. I adjusted the whiteness control on the camera some and hope it has helped. Many of the pictures I have from the area have too much variety between them in terms of color balance and style – your factual info helped a lot...
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    Comments, Counsel, Critique and Criticisms sought and welcomed

    Kurt, Thank you so much. :-D Yup this is the first, but mind you inside the "first" it's also about the seventh or eighth version... that section photographed took me about a month of solid work. I've been using the technique that Pelle Soeborg explains in his book Mountain to Desert...
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    Comments, Counsel, Critique and Criticisms sought and welcomed

    Russ, Your input is always appreciated sir. I agree about the green "pop" and think I may add some cover that is a more obviously green to get some distinction between it and the ground. Agree with you 100% on the rocks, thanks for the color info that will help a lot when I go to repaint...
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    Comments, Counsel, Critique and Criticisms sought and welcomed

    Loren, Thank you. Yes this is my first attempt at scenery - this area has about a dozen layers on it so far from where I've gone and redone and redone, but I think it's getting closer. I am also unhappy with the rock outcroppings; they are far too bright and also very shiny. I'm not sure how...
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    Comments, Counsel, Critique and Criticisms sought and welcomed

    Hello Gang; After a brief hiatus we got the roadbed down and the landscape scenery done on the middle peninsula of the layout. There are still some buildings to be added here – stock pens, windmill, water tank and county co op building etc. – but otherwise the area is basically done. This is...
  7. grandpacoyote

    Our Layout (Info and pics to share as goes up)

    Kurt, Thank you for clearing that up form me sir. I'm sure it'll get taken care of; everything else is looking good. When it gets fixed I'll be sure and fix and update this thread. Thanks again. Peace.
  8. grandpacoyote

    Our Layout (Info and pics to share as goes up)

    Hello Gang; I was going to update the thread but it's taking me a bit to figure out the new changes... which look good btw :: thumbs up :: Can anyone tell me how I can edit the old posts I made? I searched and searched but don't seem to be able to find how to do it.. if I can figure it out...
  9. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Jasbourre, Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it. :) I used 3rd PlanIt to plan out and make up my track plans... you can find it at http://www.trackplanning.com/ it's not a very intuitive program... I think I spent 3 months just figuring it out but it was time well spent. I 'd never use any...
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    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    David, Great to see you again sir... how goes the business? I looked over the sight today, can't wait to order one of those tree houses and a club house; they look wonderful! :thumb: Thank you for your kind compliments, they mean a lot. Peace.
  11. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Josh, Good to see you again man, hope you and yours are doing well. Thanks for the compliment, I hope to be around more myself. :) Peace
  12. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Michael, Thank you... it was great fun to learn how to put it all together... never ceases to amazes me how much stuff I am picking up from my involvement in modeling.:) Glad to be back and thanks for your kind words. Peace
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    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Ralph, Glad to be back sir. Thank you for the compliment. :) Peace.
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    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Tom, Thank you. That is high praise indeed. I looked at the site you made too, very nicely done sir, I liked it a lot. :thumb: Peace.
  15. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    HD, Thanks man, I'm glad you liked it. :) Peace.
  16. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Dr. Wayne; Thank you sir, it's good to be back. I sure hope you're right, but I don't expect it to be a "Mona Lisa" of course it wont ever get done if I don't " Straighten Up and Fly Right"...:D OK I've sullied good Nat King Cole titles enough :: chuckles:: Thanks again for the...
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    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Loren, Thank you. Yes everyone is much better at this end.. hope you and yours are doing well also. Thank you for the compliments, it's been some fun getting the site up. I'm glad you liked it. :) Peace.
  18. grandpacoyote

    I'm back and I brought something new with me!

    Hello all; It's been far to long and I apologize for being away for so long. I'm back with a new computer, new plumbing (ask me about the flood sometime:eek: ), good health and ... ::drum roll:: A brand new web site for the layout!! It's been a long haul to get it done but it's up and...
  19. grandpacoyote

    Questions about Operations from a greenhorn.

    Ralph; Thanks for the compliments and good advice... I've been slowly digging through some web pages to try and pick up some of the information I need but it's a great volume of data to go through, but I'll make it. :) You know I did have a sheep a pig pen along with the cattle yards, but I...
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    Questions about Operations from a greenhorn.

    Tom; Thank you for all this information! Wonderful post! It has helped me tremendously. I am printing this out and the following post with the train make up and adding them to a Operations Folder I've started to collect all this info in so I can study it and really get it down. Thank you...
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