mini scene - Woodland Scenic's "Smiley's Tow Service"

[jkristia]

Here are a few pictures of what I have been working on for the last couple of weeks.
It's Woodland Scenic's mini scene "Smiley's Tow Service" which comes complete with castings, ground foam, trees etc.

I think overall it turned out ok, most of the castings needed a lot of cleaning/filing to remove flashes, and I didn't like the way the trailer turned out, so I decided not to put it in the scene.

Next is to make and plant the trees and some bushes.

 

[interurban]

:thumb: That is one nice scene, well put together.
The trees/ bush will finish it off great.

 

[spitfire]

Jesper that's a great diorama! You really did nice work on the painting and weathering. Was the fence made of stripwood or plastic. I think painting plastic to look like weathered wood is much trickier than working with real wood.

Around here those towing companies are usually impound lots as well for cars that have been towed for parking in the wrong place. It's a thriving little scam where I live, grrr!

Anyway, how about a few towed cars waiting for their owners to come and pick them up. You could probably use a couple of vicious dogs to guard the place too.

:thumb: Val

 

[Tyson Rayles]

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[jim currie]

looking great:thumb: :thumb:

 

[Ricardo Correia]

Great work in a small space :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Ralph]

Nice! I like all of the details and the fence is awesome!
Ralph

 

[brakie]

Very nice! :thumb: Got a tow truck?

 

[jawatkins]

Very nice job. I like the weathering that you have done. Can't wait to see it once you've added the rest of the scenery.

 

[jon-monon]

Great work and great photo too!

 

[kettlestack]

I know just how bad the flash can be on those diecastings and I must say you made a great job of the kit.
It's the setting you put it in that really makes the scene look authentic. Oh boy! .. doesn't junk laying around in a yard make a difference! :thumb:
By the way, with no guard dogs .. the place might just get a visit from the 'Robber Barrons' .... (laffin).

Don't forget update pictures when you feel it's all finished

Well done!
Errol

 

[shamus]

Hi Jesper, very nice diorama/mini-scene indeed. You could enter that in the May comp.:thumb:
Shamus

 

[Gary Pfeil]

Looks great Jesper!

 

[jon-monon]

Originally posted by kettlestack

It's the setting you put it in that really makes the scene look authentic. Oh boy! .. doesn't junk laying around in a yard make a difference! :thumb:

Amazing how hard we work to get more junk on our layouts, and how haw we work to get our kids to get the junk out of our 1:1 yards

 

[Lighthorseman]

Wow!

Really nicely done, Jesper! :thumb: