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 The first thing I thought about Fred listening to the other guyz is this.
If you did model it toward the top, model the mine itself beneath making it look sorta like an ant farm veiwing the inside of the mine.
I know, I'm sick 
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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Nope, that would be a cool idea actually. Think of all the bats you would have to scratch, and all the bat scratch you would have to scratch!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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What I had in mind was the spindly trestle like the original only spindlier with more run down buildings, but I could finish the otherside of the layout as the underground. That would be cool, one side is the outside dumping/washing/bagging area and the other side a cave with men and scoop shovels shoveling dog poo, er, guano. Bats, you guyz think on some bats. Mine laterns in O scale ideas?
I started the layout frame in 1 1/2 foam. The height to the track is 8 inches. I'm using my favorite glue for this, clear RTV silicon. Fred
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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Fred, you're the electronics man so you can do this if ya ain't thought about it already.
Take a LED in maybe orange and paint so transparent red on it to give a firey glow. Your good with brass so make some globe tops and bottoms. For post or coming off the wall use the larger version below or for hanging or holding put together as in insert. Whoppem, lanterns!
How about for bats use HO or N pegions, paintem black and point they ass to the sky! 
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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A little electical mojo to make them flicker too?
The pigeons are a great idea. A little heated modification could them looking just right!
I love the idea of doing the underground scene as well Fred. This will be fun to watch happen!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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Fun project Fred! I had a visable underground mine planned, but I dumped that LO when the sugar cane bug bit me in the ass.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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I glued on a piece of foamcore which will be the mine floor (aka. track level).
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Guano Mine v2.0 |
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Very cool Fred!
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Fred,
I like the concept quite a bit. what are you doing for a mine????? Ken
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Yeah, I don't think I have ever seen anyone model an uderground mine. The possibilities would be great I think. Just an idea. Everybody dose not have space for a large layout but up and down may not be a problem! 
