Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company # 1 Old Betsy

[NORCALLOGGER]

Gordon,
You posted pictures of your finished  Old Betsy yesterday
and MoLoCo announces the upcoming release of their Old Betsy
This morning.

Just coincidence I guess.
Later
Rick Marty

[Philip Smith]

   amazing work..I anxiously await your plumbing tutorial?



Philip

[RoughboyModelworks]

Almost as good as I could do. -- Russ

You been drinking & dreaming again??? 

MR

I think perhaps the thong-clad cutie has been waving the palm fronds too vigorously...

Paul

[finescalerr]

You guys are just jealous, both of my entourage of beautiful girls in thong bikinis and of my incredible secret modeling skills. My overwhelmingly superior scale replicas are so utterly superb that modesty prevents me from sharing them. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Almost as good as I could do. -- Russ

You been drinking & dreaming again??? 

MR

MR Don't you mean still!!!

Jerry

[RoughboyModelworks]

You guys are just jealous, both of my entourage of beautiful girls in thong bikinis and of my incredible secret modeling skills. My overwhelmingly superior scale replicas are so utterly superb that modesty prevents me from sharing them. -- Russ

Modesty is one of your more endearing qualities Russ... 

Paul

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for your comments.

Ray, the large pipes are part of the spark arrestor system .

Rick, what scale is the MoLoCo loco?

Marty, for the 1/4 inch elbow, what scale are you working in? Maybe you can find some small brass pipe fittings. I have some old Tomalco castings that go down to .016" that would work out to 1/4 inch in 1:16 scale. 

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[Scratchman]

Here are two photos of the frame on the first model.





Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[lab-dad]

Gordon,
No not 1/4" in scale, actual 1/4" for a 3/16 tube (actually 7/32")
I think I have it figured out, just need material.
-Marty

[NORCALLOGGER]

Hi Gordon,
The scale is 1:20.3 and it will be brass.
MOLOCO has already produced models of the Falk and the Bear Harbor, beautiful models by the way, in 1:20 but they are gauged 45mm, that's 3 foot in 1:20 scale.  They did produce some of the Falk in 1:20 standard (correct gauge) but I guess they weren't a big seller.

Here is a link to the announcement.
http://120pointme.blogspot.com/

Later
Rick Marty

[Ken Hamilton]

....haven't been here in a little while, only to return to find Gordon has blasted out
another drop-dead-gorgeous piece of work.
I could look at this stuff all day.
Thanks for the inspiration, Gordy.

[finescalerr]

Gordon is our anchor. While many of us procrastinate between projects, get sidetracked with our jobs, or simply vegetate in front of the computer, Gordon cranks out one masterpiece after another. -- Russ

[marc_reusser]

Here are two photos of the frame on the first model.

So cool...real 'Modeling Porn'.


MR

[John McGuyer]

"....and of my incredible secret modeling skills."

So incredibly secret, nobody knows about them.

John

[finescalerr]

Oh, you noticed? That's the awesome beauty of my "stealth modeling"! -- Russ