O Gauge Layout Update 12/18/16

https://youtu.be/TPtK0nnNAkk

The second night of open house was also well attended, but rather than a mad dash, people had more time to visit and ask questions, and they asked a lot of questions about the hobby and what not!

The narrow gauge was the only layout in operation on the second night.

I've purchased several calipers over the years, with the most recent (and highest end) set arriving this week.  That got me to thinking about their relative strengths for my uses and decided to share some thoughts with this community.

In the photo below are the four calipers I currently own - all have a 6 inch / 150mm range. From left to right, are:

** UPDATE - 2-22-17 Hoovertown street lighting almost done (Page 4 on this thread) To access click HERE

** UPDATE - 1-24-17 Hoovertown Park Restroom (Page 3 on this thread).  To access click HERE

Earlier this year I started seeing the posts of this cat from the UK, except he models the USA. How peculiar I thought to myself. So I introduced myself and asked him to have a chat with me. 

What I found is a small world, one that was very relate-able.. 

What really caught my interest though was the methodical method of this modeling wizard. Usually I am quite prepared to pick apart scenes in my minds eye, to try and figure out how he did things. However I was humbled a number of times, including the moment when he pointed out the mirror. THE MIRROR, I fell for that? Well you will have to watch to see it happen.

Rob Clark is a gentleman and a great modeller. His photographs and blog posts are an inspiration for an international crowd, an accomplishment not many can achieve. Then I noticed he was an Author here, which helped me to re-live the mirror charade, twice... 

Low Tech backdrop.

No digital photo editing.

Cut and paste some printed out pictures.

Most of the scenes have two or three layers of cut out pictures.

Thank you, my second grade teacher. 

The Splitrock Mining Company employees collected so many toys they needed to be weighed on the company scale. Please remember those less fortunate than us this Christmas. Give a new, unwrapped toy to the Marines. 

Thank you to those that donate, and to my brothers and sisters who served in the Corps, Semper Fi. 

Merry Christmas everyone.