1/2"-Scale Lumber Stacker

[finescalerr]

What a remarkable accomplishment in every aspect. -- Russ

[Malachi Constant]

"That's all I can stands, I can't stands n'more" - Popeye the Sailor

Ken --

This shot really "sells" the diorama ... even though the diorama hasn't been built yet! 

Wonderful, outstanding, crazy stuff with a great touch ... think you'll need some figures up on those piles to fully set the scene ...

Great stuff,
Dallas

[Ray Dunakin]

What an awesome accomplishment!

[lab-dad]

<insert Marc applauding dude here.>
friggin awesome!
-Marty

[marklayton]

Ken -

I just looked back at the very first photo at the start of this thread.  Your rendition is very convincing.

Bravo!

Mark

[Frederic Testard]

An amazing model, Ken. As Dallas said, even without a dio the scene already looks almost perfect.
(Well, he didn't use exactly these words, but I'm sure he thought something like this).

[Ken Hamilton]

I'm finally getting some work done after a not-too-productive week.  I did manage the get the figures posed.
Now comes putty and a lot of sanding and shaping.

[Malachi Constant]

So you're not going to use a bunch of "stock" figures standing around in irrelevant poses ... bummer! 

But seriously ... THAT'S the ticket!  Sure it's a good bit of work (which has to be far more interesting than stacking the dang lumber) ... but WOW it's already obvious that these guys "belong" in the scene ... it just keeps getting better and better-er.

Cheers,
Dallas

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[chester]

An impressive feat Ken, great modeling. But your LP's need to be a bit more efficient. Two guys to move one board?

[Ken Hamilton]

Two guys to move one board?

After hearing a bunch of whining that it was too awkward filling the rack
with one person, I gave in and put on a second guy.
They'd go up top but they're both afraid of heights.
Maybe I'll just fire their cry-baby, plastic asses.

[RoughboyModelworks]

Two guys... no problem, looks safe and efficient. At least it's not run by CALTRANS... then there'd be at least four guys, all being paid prevailing wage: one holding a warning flag, one manning caution cones, one guy "supervising" and one poor slob doing all the board lifting. 

Paul

[Philip Smith]

milking it!

[Ken Hamilton]

I've been working on the base (no photos of that yet) and the figures are just about done:



I changed the right arm of the guy in the back.  One hand will now be on the controls at
the back of the atcker.  It looked ackward with him holding such a small board with both hands:



More to come......

[TRAINS1941]

Ken

Just awesome!!!  The whole project!!

Jerry