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Thanks guys, for your comments and input

Gordon Birrell

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Marvelous work! A magnificent model, of a delightful prototype. I saw the Oregon Pony the last time I was in the Portland area, about 8-9 years ago. I have a few questions for you...

1. How did you make the gears?

2. On the photo of the unpainted water tank, I noticed that the hatch cover is red with white spots. Are the spots some kind of texturing technique?

3. Is this an operating model or a static display?

Ray, all of my models are static. The gears are made up of individual square strips of styrene glued onto a core made from styrene. The red part on the water tank lid  is a 1:12 doll house plate on top of a steel washer topped out with a casting from Ozark Miniatures. I will use any thing that works on my models. (BTW) I enjoyed your web page.

Gordon Birrell

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Here are two more photos of the rest of the engine parts. I will post more after the last of the detail is finished.







Gordon Birrell

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Stunning!

Another question: How do you make the pipe fittings (elbows, valves, etc.)? Or do you buy them?

Ray, all of the pipe work and pipe fittings are built out of K&S tubing. The four valves are from Trackside Details part# TD 115 and  TD 47.

Gordon Birrell

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Gordon,

Wow that is just a beautiful piece of workmanship!!!  Another great model by you.

Jerry

This model is now finished. Here are four more photos.









Gordon Birrell

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Most satisfactory, Gordon. Yet another exquisite masterpiece. -- Russ

Gordon, thanks for the additionnal pictures. This is a fabulous model, once again.

Wow, Gordon...the finished photos are wonderful.  The atmosphere this model
projects is enough to make anybody smile with delight.  It's a pleasure to look at.

The "funnest" part of scratchbuilding is breaking down full-size objects into simple
shapes and faithfully replicating them in miniature using anything that looks right.
You've done that again flawlessly.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Gordon

Ditto to what Ken said above.  He really said it all.  Looking forward to the next project??

Jerry

Just spectacular! What a neat prototype. So elemental.

What is there to say other then FANTASTIC.
rich

spectacularly awesomely super dooper!
Love all the SBS info too!
-Marty