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very cool nkp174; this one ( the deck ), must be on a steel frame since there is no wooden gallows framework, you were right on! about the decks for snowy areas, couldn't be a more snowy place than Austria!,,,great pic!!!thanks a million Randy May

Ralph; check my post "My Inspiration into On30" for the Link and pictures to the "Red Rock Railroad",,,,,there work is truely awesome! Randy May

Here's my take scratch building the "Red Rocks Railroad" mine building.,I've yet to do the 1st story area,(the lower area ),but the upper area is pretty much done accept for roofing the back sides,and the stain and weatherization overall.Its footprint will be about 8"x22" at its widest points.I...

BigSteel; well there supposed to be big Pondarosa looking treeswall1,,,,,,but they do look better as Redwoods:twisted:,I used some redwood stain I had:cry:,,,,the next batch I'll use a browner stain on the trunks, and a lighter green flock on the foilage:mrgreen:,,,,,I live in the Pacific...

announce1Here are some trees I've done with furnace filter bows and 1"1/2-1"1/4 trunks done with pine dowel rods,,,,,,,about a $1.50 apiece,,,,my tree ideas come from the "Red Rocks Railroad",,,:wave:heres there link;http://martinswannell.fotopic.net/c541071.html :twisted:here are the pics of...

:wave:I wanted to share with you the "Red Rocks Railroad",,a display that was the inspiration/ or bug that enticed me into On30 modeling,,,,,,The bigger,,,,taller,,,,easier to scratch build aspect and look,,,,,especially for older eyes like mine!!!!:violin1:got me hook line and sinker...

Dave;,,,,,,,,, nkp174 is right on how they turned theses tables,,,,,,,,muscles/manpower,,,,,,,,,,"Manual",,,,,,,,but thats the ironic joy of modeling this era,,,,,,,is that your modeled "Manual" turntable really was manual!!!! Randy May

gallows wooden turntables :wave:Heres another gallows style older times wooden turntable showing the support lines,,,,,,,,,,I noticed in these photos they dont have beams/butresses on the sides of the gallows as is the 1st one I've modeled????? ,,,,,,,,,,but these turntables in the photos I'm...

Josh; yes those are real cedar shakes,,,,,,its actually quicker going then you would think,,,,I rip as thin of a strip off of a cedar fence board on slight angle,,,,then they can be easily cut with an exacto knife for the individual shake,,,,,then glued on in rows jusy like on a real...

turntable Thanks for the picture:wave:,,,,,I can see the support lines in your picture,,,,,this turntable is what the call a gallows support frame system,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,heres a picture I have found today,,,,,it also gives you the idea of how the support lines come down from the gallows...

heres a On30 scale wooden water tower I'm working on,,,need to make a hatch for the top and a ladder on the side to the roof hatch,,,then all the wooden parts will be done,:thumb:,,,I'm awaiting the metal spout kit and tank binding clamps from Grant Line Products,,, This water tower platform is...

any info pictures that would look like this turntable Thanks for the comments Dave; if you come across any pics that look like this turntable I would be thankful,,,,,,i made this one by memory so far,,,,thanks Randy May

nkp174;,,,thanks for the lead on the San Jaun Central,,,,I'll see if I can find a picture of it for the hardware modeling of my turntable,,,,,I did this from memory,,,,,the one I remembered from the MR magazine is probably the one your refering to,,,,,hopefully,,,,,,Randy May

I seen a turn table in a 1970's model railroad magizine that looked like this,,,,I'm not sure how authentic it was, but I always thought it looked cool,in a rustic mtn. older times setting,,,the magazine model was HO, this one is for On30,,,48'scale feet,,,just long enough to turn the Mogal and...

:mrgreen:announce1Hello fello, "On30" fans, my name is Randy May, a newbie to this sight,,,I semi veteran to this Hobby,,,,,I love this scale and love seeing everybodys creative skills and ideas, and experience,shared via these types of mediums,,,,I've just started my 1st adventure in On30,,,a...