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The Finished Lumber Stacker Diorama

Started by Ken Hamilton, October 04, 2010, 01:44:54 PM

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Frederic Testard

Well, Ken, since attaboys are not welcome here, you can't rely upon me to tell you how beautiful, innovative, well done from its conception to its very details this whole scene is. :)
Frederic Testard

Ken Hamilton

Frederic, if you had been allowed to say it, I'm sure that would've been a nice compliment.
Gary, I finished 2nd in the Most Expensive Wood category.... 
I got 10,000 sticks on-line for under 20-bucks.

Thanks to the rest of you guys, too. 
Now I need another project
Ken Hamilton
www.wildharemodels.com
http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/

NORCALLOGGER

Ken,
Just exceptional.
Thank you for sharing.
Rick

RoughboyModelworks

It's inspiring to see the completed project Ken. As far as those judges and the battery issue, sounds like a political decision to me. I'd like to see photos of what did win... can't imagine anything finer than your work and creativity on this project.

Paul

Ken Hamilton

Rick:  As I've said all along, you're the main reason this project turned out the way it did.
Without your photos, and your willingness to take a long ride to get them, the Stacker
would not have been anywhere near as interesting or as much fun to build. 
Thanks VERY much for your help.  I hope someday I can return the favor.

Paul:  My Critter was the model that beat out the Stacker, so I can't criticize the builder too much..... ;D
Actually, the call on the battery was pretty good.  I should've caught that beforehand. 
That's what makes contest modeling so much fun!
Ken Hamilton
www.wildharemodels.com
http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/

Geoff Ringle

Quote from: Ken Hamilton on October 05, 2010, 08:38:52 AM

Don't know where the stacker will end up being stored yet.  I'll probably put the models
in the display case & pack away the base until the diorama is shown again somewhere.
The next stop for it is CSS-10 in November.


Ken, Nice job... be nice to see it in person.... Where & when is the CSS-10?  Geoff

JohnP

In my perusing the You-Tube based Poath Archives I saw a very brief clip of a lumber stacker in operations, with guys on two levels taking boards off. It might be in the video I linked to in my Blue Note Room thread, but I watched a bunch tonight so I'm not sure.

It was like seeing a brief video of Bigfoot after only seeing sketches from witness accounts.

Makes your model all the better, Ken.

John
John Palecki

Ken Hamilton

Geoff, The Craftsman Structure Show is Nov. 11-13 in Mansfield, Mass.  Here's the link:

http://www.css2010.com/CSS_HOME.html

John, if this is the You-Tube clip you mean, there's a brief look at a lumber stacker at 8:40 in.
I stumbled across this quite accidently in the early stages of the project and just about pee'd my pants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcEto_Q8MlY

The focus of the entire clip is how "useless tress" are harvested to serve a greater purpose.  Gotta love it...

One last look at the stacker project:  I took some outdoor pictures in natural light over the weekend.









Here's the link to the whole album.  The finished pictures are on pgs. 3 & 4.

http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/lumber-stacker/

Thanks again for all the positive comments.
Ken Hamilton
www.wildharemodels.com
http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/

Chuck Doan

Excellent all around. Will you display the critter on this when you take it to CSS?
"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

finescalerr

Nobody will enter anything better. If the judging is impartial you will win. -- Russ

Ken Hamilton

Quote from: Chuck Doan on October 12, 2010, 10:53:23 AM
Will you display the critter on this when you take it to CSS?
Yup....I left it out of these photos to focus on the rest of the scene.

Russ: Would a pile of sticks qualify as a "structure"?
Ken Hamilton
www.wildharemodels.com
http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/

Chuck Doan

That is all any wooden structure is...just arraigned differently. And your shed is certainly a structure.
"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

Scratchman

Ken, the diorama really turned out nice. Great composition and the texture in the wood stacks is just wonderful. The whole diorama is very convincing.

Gordon Birrell

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

TRAINS1941

Ken, wonderful diorama.  Just an amazing piece of work.  Can't wait to see the "Pile of Sticks" at the show next month.

Jerry
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