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klitsa Koal
I've finally finished, for now, the work on my Klitsa Koal mine. The mine is scratchbuilt using wood I cut in my shop, parts from a plastic kit, balsa and tinfoil for the roofing. The bridge is a scratchbuilt copy of an actual bridge spanning a gorge on the Spokane Falls and Northern on a route that brought their line into southern British Columbia in the late 1890's. A photo of the bridge can be seen on page 22 of "The Kettle Valley and its Railways" by Hal Riegger.
I've also been doing a lot of scenery experimentation using home made ground foam and rock castings made from my own molds. I haven't gotten into making fir and hemlock trees yet, but have made some alders and broadleafed maples using dried-up lilac buds.
My small staging yard is finished and operational. A CP RS 10 and RS 18 along with a Spectrum 0-6-0T have joined the locomotive fleet as well various pieces of rolling stock. 
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I like the trestle alot!
Can I ask what you use for your rock molds?
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I make them out of clear kitchen and bathroom silicone, Kevin.
Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades.
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How in the world did you paint them?
As far as I know silicone does not take painting very well!
Could it be that you used bathroom and kitchen latex caulk instead, which takes paint well?
Les Halmos
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Very nice rock work! The coloring looks great!
GREG
Les, I think he is saying that he makes the molds out of silicone, then uses them to pour plaster into. BTW, nice scene. I too like the bridge.
Mike Lozensky
Moder RailroaderRailroad ModelerThanks for the kind words guys. Yes, I use the silicone to make the molds and use plaster of paris to cast.
A friend pointed out that the mine looks tilted. In fact it is almost perfectly level and the strapping on the mine is perpendicular. It's my lousy lighting that is making the mine look like it is tilted.
Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades.
Ghost River Rwy.
"The Misty Loggers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5qJPRumLA
DOH!!!!
Pardon the senior moment, must have been working too hard in Milwaukee.....
Les Halmos
MRH Advertising Account Manager
Modular Columnist
Did you use a prototype for the mine?
Yes, the bridge is unreal! Or should I say awesomely real?
Would love to see photos of your alder and maple trees!
Super scene! Thanks for sharing.
Rick
http://richlawnrailroad.blogspot.com/ The Richlawn Railroad
The mine was built to fit the space, no prototype, although I did refer to some pic's in railroad books to keep me somewhat on track as far as reality goes.
I need to do a bit of a photo update on the layout, likely later this week, so I'll do some close-ups of the trees.
Thanks for the kind words. The mine was a great learning experience.
Roy
Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades.
Ghost River Rwy.
"The Misty Loggers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5qJPRumLA