Progress Pictures on the ACT RR

[Ralph]

Fifer,
You've gotta lose that "I do damn crappy work.." line. It just ain't so!
Ralph

 

[fifer]

Thanks Ralph , I like this part of the building., when you can roam around the layout and detail scenes.
Mike

 

[Drew1125]

You're making fantastic progress Mike!
The scenery looks great, & I love all the little "extras" you've included!
Really impressive job on the water, & bridges!
:thumb: :thumb:

 

[Matthyro]

It's great to see your progress Mike. Your scenery is very interesting and you have a unique approach to doing it.

 

[fifer]

Thanks Guys , I forgot to mention that the church is about Z Scale and was scratch built from brown craft foam and the Vega Beams and the crosses are .025 evergreen styrene.
Mike

 

[Papa Bear]

Ore Car

Mike, I noticed that your ore hopper was carrying unobtainium. I had always wondered what that looked like, since we can't get any of it around here! I understand that there are many useful products that are made from unobtainium.

Super job on the layout! Especially the church and the cliff dwellings.:thumb:

 

[fifer]

Thanks Papa Bear

Yes , Unobtainium is a very rare mineral ! I stumbled on it one day after many attempts to make a fortune in other things .
I was just never sucsessful before . You may not know this but I was the inventor of Nineis Shoes and frozen Radio Dinners , in fact it is said that a great great amourous grandfather was said to have been an expert at three play.ops:
LOL

Thanks Papa , Mike

 

[fifer]

Here are some pictures of the new upper level and the new road base, and a shot from the Main Street overpass.

Mike

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Looking good Mike!

 

[TomPM]

Looking real Nnice! Great job!

 

[fifer]

Thanks Tom and Ty. Tyson , I'm glad you have decided to stick around!
I'll post some of the mountain stream and snow soon.

Mike

 

[SD90]

Very nice work Mike, how did you make your hills? They look great!

 

[Anachron]

yeah what he siad!

 

[jmarksbery]

Really looking sharp there Mike. Keep us posted. Jim

 

[rcwatkins]

That looks good there, espically the yard.

 

[fifer]

Thanks Guys !!!
Mike , the hills are mostly aluminum screen wire stapled to the homasote and formed into a general shape , then rock castings , and hillsides are wet wadded up news paper covered with wet paper towels and then the plaster goes on.
Other hills are stacked and cut foam.
I'll try to take a picture inside the helix so you can see , when I post the painted road and helix mountain.
Mike

 

[Fred_M]

Keep up the great work Mike. FRED :thumb:

 

[Grantha]

Awesome job!

 

[shaygetz]

Love the yard shot :thumb:

 

[fifer]

Mountain progress

Here is a shot of the mountain progress.

Mike