Why'd you even ask to begin with ?

Here's another page I got from another member of this forum quite a while back.
I couldn't find it earlier be cause of 'hard drive failure'.

http://www.allbrassbackshop.com/


HTH
Ken

Don't know if they can help, but here's a place I go for brass:

www.brasstrains.com
 
Hope they can help.

Ken

WOW !  That's a really great product.  Where can I find it ? 
Is the 'sticky' side insulated, or does electric current pass through ?

This gives me all kind of ideas !

Thanks,
Ken

Thanks, you made them appear to be having a good time.

Ken

Hi Terry, nice to back.
 I think it's easier to post pics here now and I figured out to 'log out'.

BTW: Who makes those figures on your SUB ?  Looks like they're having a good time.

Ken

It's been a while but this is what I've been working for the pase year or so...

Haven't really figured out what it's going to be yet though.


The roof comes off.


...another view.


More to come...

Ken

Whoo Hoo !  Now I'm gonna have to go back and relearn how to upload pics.

Also, how do you 'log off' ?

Ken

Thanks for the kind remarks.

Jward: "Tichy Train Group" makes those neat little ore cars. 
You can find them at www.tichytraingroup.com , they've got a lot of 'detail' items
and 'add ons' .  Worth the visit.

Ken

I finally got around to getting a little more done on my mining complex.  Here's a general view from the North.



Keep in mind, everything is simply stacked and wedged up against the 'wall' of sky.
Here's a couple more closer views.



There's about a half dozen different 'landscape' sections being used here.
The very top with the trees, etc is a single thickness cardboard with large chunks of foliage glued
onto the lower part and smaller pieces going toward the top, creating a false perception of depth.





I've still got a ways to go before it all becomes permanent.

Thanks for looking,
more to follow.

Ken

Been busy NOT working on my railroad, it's been literally a 'train wreck' here...



I was standing in my neighbors yard when I took these photos



Four covered hoppers 'broke' loose from a switcher about two and half miles up hill.  By the time they got
back to yard they were "coasting" about 45mph upon impact.  Nobody hurt and a lot of agriculture lime
products were spilled.

I have managed to get a little bit of scenery done in the mining area though.



...AND, I touched up a little painting on one of my Bachmann Shays and decked it
out with a complete crew.



Hopefully, I'll get back in full gear and finish up the mining area so I can move onto
another section.

More to follow.

Ken

Spent most of this week rearranging and removing a mining stub.


There's only three mining stubs and the third (on the left) is also used as a switchback
for the team track that off-loads at the four locations in town.


I've got the tunnel portal back in the original position by removing the fourth mining stub.


This is the 'back' side of the two facilities.  I've got a lot of ground work to fill in and most of
the mountain where the mining actually takes place.


Just another angle showing how the buildings are positioned to one another.  I may
have to connect them with a catwalk, or add more stairs and ladders.


A distant shot showing temporary scenery.


One last wide and distant shot.

More to follow.

Ken

Nice work Jon !  Makes me glad that my layout takes place in an era and a location
where electricity hasn't been installed.  The residents believe it's trickery and witchcraft. 

Thanks for the pics.

Ken

Since my last post, I've been working on 'the new roof' for the other half of my mining complex.
This is what it's going to look like:



Here's the two buildings side by side.  They'll be positioned like this on the layout.


Still have to remove a couple clothespins that I use for temporary clamps.

Here they are on the layout for a test 'fit'.  I'm going to have to move the tunnel a bit further
to the right.  Otherwise, the 'mine shaft' will go directly into the tunnel portal.



Here's just a couple more photos from different angles.




You can see the big gap in the back drop where the tunnel portal used to be and how I'm going to have
to carry the 'mountainside' a bit further to the right to create a bit of separation between the tunnel and
the mine shaft.

More to follow

Ken

Thought I'd slip one more picture in here showing how everything comes together.
The 'log' building on the upper right still needs a roof and maybe a couple of catwalks.
That's my next portion of construction.



That's it for now, more to follow...

Ken