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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: February 2015
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Friday, February 20, 2015. Building an On18 Locomotive: Part I. Calico Gold Company #2, the Walter Knott. Fresh from the paint shop and on its way to the CGC facilities for final outfitting. Building this little On18 mine locomotive is the subject of today's post. Before I start building benchwork and laying track on my On18 Calico Gold Company layout. The two axel Kato 11-103 drive unit is 2.125" long by 0.6875" wide. I'm using my N scale Pagosa and Southern switching layout as a test track. My first mo...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: March 2015
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Saturday, March 28, 2015. Aerial View and Expansion Progress: March 28, 2015. It's been nearly 5 months since the last aerial view update so it must be high time for another one! As of today, all of the basic benchwork for new sections of the layout have been completed and I'm ready to start laying down some 1/2" plywood sub-roadbed. Here's the before and after aerial views:. The current plan for Thunder Mesa shows the new shape of the layout and illustrates the labeled areas in the photos above. It's gr...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Planning Calico: A Portable On18 Layout
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Friday, January 30, 2015. Planning Calico: A Portable On18 Layout. The Calico Gold Company will be a 24" x 60" portable layout in On18 scale. Based loosely upon the Calico Mine Train at Knott's Berry Farm, the layout will also act as a feeder line connecting to the TMMC. Minimum radius on this plan is 10" and the ruling grade is 5%. For a long time, I've been mulling over ideas for a small, portable layout or module. A 1960's vintage postcard of the Calico Mine Train at Knott's. Just as the TMMC atte...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Big Thunder Creek: Part I ~ Rock Work
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Big Thunder Creek: Part I Rock Work. This fall I'll be finishing the scenery around Big Thunder Creek, a major scene on the Thunder Mesa section of the railroad. I've finally returned from my long summer break and I am having a great time getting back to work on the ol' railroad! Big Thunder Creek serves both to separate and transition between different scenes on the layout. Was purchased to fill this spot. After getting the kit about halfway finished I decided that it ...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: May 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015. A Model Railroad as Themed Environment. My first imagineering column for Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available to read online. Read my column and the entire e-zine here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Thunder Mesa! A roller coaster. Instead it attempts to represent what such a railroad might have been like in the real world, before unseen and sinister forces sent those little trains careening out of control through the desert. Thunder Mesa is on Facebook. Art of t...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: August 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015. Putting the Rainbow into Rainbow Caverns. Rainbow Caverns on the TMMC is being modeled as three major show scenes: A bat cave filled with glowing eyes, colorful Rainbow Falls, and a beautiful grotto of color changing crystals. Major work has been completed on the central Rainbow Falls scene and that's the topic of today's post and video log. Most scenery and effects work is now complete on the upper section of Rainbow Falls. Thunder Mesa Video Log: August 2015. Here, a simple bla...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Track Plans
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co. On30 Complete Plan. Here is the most up to date plan for the TMMC. The layout is being built in four sections with a wall mounted backdrop wrapping around three sides. Center aisle width is 36". To see the full size version of this plan: Right click Open in new tab. O Scale: 1:48 - 1/4" = 1'. Overall size: 15' 4"x 8' 6" plus 3' aisle at front. Minimum radius: 15" at Geyser Gulch trestle. Mainline ruling grade: 1%. Track: Peco On30 code 100. Track elevation: 52" - 53" above floor.
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Plans & Graphics
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Plans Available as Downloadable PDF. Color Elevation Plan Circa 1960. N scale • 1:160 (can be enlarged to any scale). Site Plan Circa 1960. N scale • 1:160 (can be enlarged to any scale). Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. O scale • 1:48. Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. O scale • 1:48. Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. O scale • 1:48. Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. O scale • 1:48. Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. Big Thunder Epitaph (Thunder Mesa Gazette). O scale • 1:48. Disneyland Big Thunder Mt. RR. A roller co...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Building a Portable Backdrop
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Friday, March 20, 2015. Building a Portable Backdrop. This new 3' x 6' portable backdrop will provide improved viewing and photo opportunities on the layout, especially for scenes where no permanent backdrop is possible. Eventually, the TMMC will be surrounded on three sides by a painted backdrop. Clamped in place to dry overnight. For the base sky color, I chose Behr "Bliss Blue" interior flat latex paint. It provides a nice contrast with my red rock scenery and I will use it for all of the backdrop...
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Thunder Mesa Mining Co.: Lone Rock: A Canyon Country Diorama
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Saturday, January 24, 2015. Lone Rock: A Canyon Country Diorama. The Lone Rock diorama was built to demonstrate rock carving and coloring techniques, and also to serve as a model stand for outdoor photography. The Lone Rock diorama began with an email from Joey Ricard. Over at Trackside Scenery. When Joey's not working on his fantastic On30 Spruce Coal and Timber Co. layout. He's producing an awesome series of how-to modeling videos that you can watch over on YouTube. A short section of the 1/2" plywood ...
