The Cliffside Mine at night!

[Ray Dunakin]

When I built the Cliffside Mine, I used 16v "grain of rice" bulbs for interior and exterior lighting. But until now they haven't been connected to a power supply. Recently I finally got the low voltage wiring installed for the upper level of the layout, so that I run power to the lights. Eventually I'll be using a Malibu transformer/timer, but for now I just hooked it up to my old Buddy L power pack, set to a little less than half power.

Last night I shot some time exposures, and I think they turned out pretty good...

This is the Cliffside Mine, located high on Grandt Cliff:



This is the scratch-built hoist inside the hoist house:



Here's a view looking towards the mine from the 15" gauge tram tracks:


You can see these (and a few other shots) in a higher resolution on my website:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Night.html

Enjoy!

(Edit: Fixed broken link)

[PuckHog]

I love the layout (great picture from your house showing all the layout!!)  What kind of stone is that? ....Randy

[Ray Dunakin]

I love the layout (great picture from your house showing all the layout!!)  What kind of stone is that? ....Randy

Thanks! I have no idea what kind of stones I used. Most of them, the "basic brown" rocks, came from a rockslide near the highway out in the country, about 30 miles east of here. Some of the more colorful rocks came from a place out in the desert, about 80 miles away, and a few came from other sources.

[John McGuyer]

It really gives you the feeling of being down in some mine.

John

[LLOYD]

Hello Ray,
I see your G scale layout on your website, I like this, very nice look !
You moved some ton of stones for built this !?

Sincerely!
Lloyd

[Ray Dunakin]

Hello Ray,
I see your G scale layout on your website, I like this, very nice look !
You moved some ton of stones for built this !?

Yep! At least 20 tons (a rough estimate).

[Ray Dunakin]

Here are a few daytime shots of the Cliffside Mine:

As you can see here, the mine has both an inclined shaft, and a horizontal adit (tunnel). The shaft is located between the ore bin and the hoist house. The shaft goes down at a 45 degree angle, towards the hoist house.


The adit is on a lower level and really only exists to provide enough room for the tram to push or pull a short train of ore cars during loading. (I still have to extend the chute from the ore bin, to reach the tram tracks.)




Here's a farther away shot so you can see where the mine is in relation to the railroad: