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Regular poster 489 posts JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

Hello Friends

I would like to show the progress of the Swamp Diorama build by my Friend Stefan Foerg from Germany. I've already a small Diorama from him and the Quality of his work is outstanding.
As you Guys know, I love to take pictures of my Rolling Stock on different Dioramas but I was always limited by the size of the Diorama. The goal of the new Diorama was to show more then one or two Engines with a Car or two behind so I decide to ask Stefan to build me a 2.4 Meter (8 Foot) Diorama with lots of Details and for great Pictures. So let's start:

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

next 10 pic's

next 10 pic's

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

next batch, hope you guys

next batch, hope you guys don't get bored.

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

still

still more...

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

 

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

not finished

not finished yet....

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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Paulster Regular poster 201 posts
Paulster

My goodness, man!  This is

My goodness, man!  This is simply incredible work!  The attention to detail is extraordinary.  I can only imagine how it will look when you add the rolling stock!  More, more, more...
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

a few

a few more...

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best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

we are coming closer to the

we are coming closer to the end...

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Stefan (left) and me when I've picket up the Diorama in Germany (4 hours drive from Switzerland)

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some pictures on the finished Diorama with my Rolling Stock.

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I hope you guys like the story.

best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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DKRickman Prolific poster 3,069 posts
DKRickman

Sigh

That's it!  I quit!  I'm going to go bang some rocks together now...

Some people raise the bar.  Others build an entirely new bar miles above the old one.  Superb work!

Ken Rickman

Danville & Western HO modeler and web historian

http://southern-railway.railfan.net/dw/
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Paulster Regular poster 201 posts
Paulster

@Ken - lol, I was thinking

@Ken - lol, I was thinking the same thing, I give up!
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Paulster Regular poster 201 posts
Paulster

Actually, I'll buy a real RR

Actually, I'll buy a real RR and take some pictures.  That'll beat him...maybe.
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George J Frequent poster 741 posts
George J

That is INSANE!

Who details the underside of a bridge?!

Absolutely fantastic modeling guys! There are definitely a few "Yes, its a model!" photos in that bunch!

George

 

"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."

Milwaukee Road : Cascade Summit- Modeling the Milwaukee Road in the 1970s from Cle Elum WA to Snoqualmie Summit at Hyak WA.
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clo1163 New member 12 posts
clo1163

Picking my jaw up from the floor....

Absolutely beautiful, stunning work.

 

Christian
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Yaron Bandell ybandell Prolific poster 1,550 posts
Yaron Bandell ybandell

Fabulous Diorama

Jürg,

That is some fabulous diorama for taking pictures of your trains. Stefan did a superb job on that. I like the fact the pictures show that the plowed field didn't "work" and was replaced by a swampy area during construction.

I have a few questions on materials used:

  • The cat tails, how were they created? Selectively stripping the insulation of solid wire or is there someone out there making these?
  • The base of the diorama, is that styrofoam covered in a thin layer of plaster of paris?
  • The leafy material used on some of the copper wire trees, it seems like some material similar to dried parsley is used?

Thanks for sharing these inspirational pictures.

-Yaron.
Susquehanna Bridge Build | My Personal Website | Capitol Free-mo
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dehanley Frequent poster 548 posts
dehanley

Diorama

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL  I know our readers would be interested in learning more. How about putting together an article? 

Don Hanley

Proto-lancing a fictitious Erie branch line.

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Ken Glover kfglover Super User 1,498 posts
Ken Glover kfglover

WOW! Just WOW!

Absolutely fantastic! I, for one, would love to see more on Stefan's techniques. Forum posts, an article ot two... or three... or four...............  How about a video/DVD? It is just incredible work!

Thanks for sharing this on the MRH forum!

Ken Glover,

HO, Digitrax, Soundtraxx PTB-100, JMRI (LocoBuffer-USB), ProtoThrottle (WiThrottle server)

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Tom Patterson Frequent poster 628 posts
Tom Patterson

Incredible

Absolutely beautiful work, guys- just incredible. I agree with the comment about building new bars versus raising the old ones. You have certainly given us all something to aspire to. Now I'm going to join Ken and find some rocks to bang together...

Tom Patterson
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JR59 Regular poster 489 posts
JR59

Thanks all for the great

Thanks all for the great comments, it's most appreciated and I'll give the Feedback to Stefan for sure.

We had some discussions regarding the Cattails, because the commercial products are not good enough for close up pictures so Stefan did his own.

The base of the Diorama is MDF and then a layer of Styrofoam. The leafy material is from Noch. Stefan used several colors and mixed them together so the Trees are not to uniform. Sometimes he put them also in a Mixer to make them smaller.

At the moment we (he) is working on a stunning Snow Diorama. Of course I'll show all pictures soon.

best Regards

Jürg

my Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/31531
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LKandO Prolific poster 3,839 posts
LKandO

Very beautiful modeling

So realistic! Now that you have destroyed my self esteem for today, I'll go back to what I was doing...

Alan

All the details:  http://www.LKOrailroad.com        Just the highlights:  MRH blog

When I was a kid... no wait, I still do that. HO, 28x32, double deck, 1969, RailPro
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joef MRH Founder 17,368 posts
joef

Articles please

You guys absolutely need to do some articles ...

Joe Fugate​
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

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slow.track Regular poster 275 posts
slow.track

I've seen this from lurking

I've seen this from lurking on the Rustbucket forums for some time.... still amazes me. I tip my hat to Stefan for his work and you for your very well composed photography. Kudos. Oh yeah, and what Joe said.... articles.

-Travis

Prairie Scale Model Railroaders
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wp8thsub MRH Author 3,348 posts
wp8thsub

Who Indeed

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Who details the underside of a bridge?!

That looks like a brass bridge from BLMA http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=BwIHBA0PBwICBxQUEBEcHAIBAg4JAQYGCQkTEQAA&t=main.blue.htm&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=01001-00021&&c=detail.blue.htm&t=main.blue.htm&itemid=5002 .  Add some weathering and...

Rob Spangler MRH Blog
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Geared Frequent poster 838 posts
Geared

Echo

I can only echo the applause by other members. This modeling is truly outstanding. Think I'll just go bury my head in the sand and dream about such skill. If that doesn't work then at least the photos will prompt me to strive to improve.

 

Roy

Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades. Ghost River Rwy. "The Wet Coast Loggers"

 
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Ngwpwer Regular poster 147 posts
Ngwpwer

Looks like home

Great job, looks like my old back yard down on the swamp.

May I ask how did you produce the tree trunks?

 
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