Spring is here and so starts the growing season. Trees and flowers have been planted, HR is adding folks to the payroll, and visitors are stopping by for lunch and a peak at the goings on. nd

a few more...

and more...

more still... even dragged out the Clam Shack.

and now the rest. Including a visit by the HObos from chat!! :wave:

Thanks fer lookin. nd

Fandamntastic, Nuther! :thumbsup:

Fandamntastic, Nuther! :thumbsup:

X2 :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Spring has sprung in Nutherland! What a great layout. Love the attention to detail especially in the different settings. Thanks for posting those pics! My wife wants to know why only the women are lined up to use the outhouse?:)

Yankee, You and the Mrs. need to get out more, the long line is a woman thing!!!
Looking good in Nuther Nutherland!!! I could enjoy the trailer life, looks relaxing to me!!! Even the Hobo's look happy!!! Great work...RM

Oh yeah, that's a beauty! Thanks for sharing your pride and joy with us.

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Excellent, love the attention to detail.
hojoe

Spring is here and so starts the growing season. Trees and flowers have been planted, HR is adding folks to the payroll, and visitors are stopping by for lunch and a peak at the goings on. nd

What's lurkin' in the back of the "bent-ree" at Mr. Ho's?

Are Ben Dover's pants split?

Great fun Nuther. Thanx for sharing your progress. Inspiring as usual!

great scenery. what scale did you use for the figures ?

GREAT STUFF Dave.

I love the pink and blue out houses......made me spit soda all over LMAO.

The Rod at the "Burger" joint waiting for the roller skating car hop is cool.

The HObos from chat...are well.......well they just are :)

I can almost picture "Spongebob" frying up some "crabby patties" in the back of the clam shack.

GREAT GREAT stuff......WOW!!!!!!

Great work.. was wondering were Bob and Bill have been..lol...

I do believe you should make a suggestion to the owner of the Race Inn to tell his customers to keep the curtains closed. I'm sure I saw a little hanky panky going on in there.




Nice job ND.:thumbsup:

Yank... Any state fair, country fair, or similar porta-potty-worthy event ALWAYS has a line for the ladies room. They stand and squirm as we stroll by.

demether... These are all hobbystore bought HO figures picked here and there. Mostly Woodland Scenic stuff... maybe a few odd model power people and a very few off-beat german items too.

fastlap.... Believe it or not, I almost put curtains in. They look better lighted though and I have no plans on lighting it up. With no curtains it kinda looks like it's that part of the day at a motel (not a hotel) when the housekeeping staff is busy cleaning all the rooms, throwing open the windows, and basically just letting the stank out. :lol:

Great fun doing the landscaping. I tend to stare at it for a long time, percolate some ideas, then eventually get disgusted with myself for procrastinating for so long :o.... and then just ATTACK it ! ! ... still all fun though and it feels good to finish stuff.... Guess I'll have to start ripping this one up and planning a nuther pretty soon ;). nd

Mostly Woodland Scenic stuff... maybe a few odd model power people and a very few off-beat german items too.

so they are 1/87 ?

All the little details add up to make a big impact!!! Amazing ND!! Being a small track, it's loaded with beautiful touches but it never looks crowded or cramped. Everything flows perfectly from one scene to the next. Great job!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I want to get a trailer and retire in Land Ho!! :lol:

so they are 1/87 ?

Woodland Scenics HO (which they call 1/87). These are on my layout...

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/images/A1824B.JPG

woodlandscenics.com

Great little scenes. Storytelling in 1:87.

I like the service station best. Judging from the guy leaning on the pump, Mr. Ho may be doing a back-door sideline in homebrew refreshments.:)

-- D

Nuther,I can help you so you don't have to tear it up.You can come to my place and get started on my track.You don't have to thank me.You can start anytime.Thanks Tom Stumpf

Fantastic detail, landscaping & storyline! Felt like I was driving on your track in my favorite roadster (have the same color roadster)! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Just keep returning to view the photos over & over so Keep the pictures coming! Great work. ...RL

Woodland Scenics HO (which they call 1/87). These are on my layout...

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/images/A1824B.JPG

woodlandscenics.com


You made a such good looking scenic situations, so the difference of scale is not so visible...great job :thumbsup:


Could I rehost your photos (with your name, of course) to show your superb work on french slot racing forums ? here in France h0 slot racing 's got the false reputation of being ugly and toyish...you totally prove the opposite.

All the little details add up to make a big impact!!! Amazing ND!! Being a small track, it's loaded with beautiful touches but it never looks crowded or cramped. Everything flows perfectly from one scene to the next. Great job!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I want to get a trailer and retire in Land Ho!! :lol:

WHAT?!

Squatting with the chat hobo's aint good enuff fer ya Ujoe?

Could I rehost your photos (with your name, of course)

Go right ahead Demether... Spread the news about HO.... Are the pics of sufficent quality for you? If not PM me and I will email some.

The photos are OK for forums !

the only thing missing I think, it's a large view of the whole track !

thank you

I will crank up the motor on the Land HO dirigible when I get home later. I'll post a couple blimp shots tonight (lid on and lid off). nd

OK, I 'll follow this topic for new photos ;)

I will crank up the motor on the Land HO dirigible when I get home later. I'll post a couple blimp shots tonight (lid on and lid off). nd

The Clam Shack sponsors an air ship? Cant wait for the updated satellite view Nuther!

WHAT?!

Squatting with the chat hobo's aint good enuff fer ya Ujoe?

After taking a good look at meself in the mirror I have come to the conclusion that I have taken up an employment opportunity at the clam shack... but I must have had to get a haircut!! :lol:

Your track scenery inspired me to add some field grasses to my own layout. Thanks for the inspiration! I like it.

Your track scenery inspired me to add some field grasses to my own layout. Thanks for the inspiration! I like it.

Give and take.... Hard to find these days. I've gotten some of my best inspirations right here myself. Who woulda thunk it possible of slottards? Maybe some other folks should take note. ;) nd

NOW... Here's those blimp shots... Straight from the Land HO dirigible. One is a fly over and the other is a shot with the plexiglass lid closed up.

Thank you for the large pictures. What is the size of the board ?

Standard 8" x 4" ?


Do you plan to paint the red markings on the track (only little issue I see...) ?

It's actually based on a 36x80 hollow core door with a layer of plywood over it. It does double duty as a desk for me in our small home and it's about all I have room for. The exterior walls are 6inch x 3/4inch pine. The inside "walls" are 3inch pine and they are about 1/4 inch shorter than the outer walls, which provides a place for the 3/8 inch plexiglass top to lay flush. On it's own the plexi can be very flexible, but when supported on every side equally it's quite sturdy and flat. I just lift it up and lean it against the wall to run cars.

At one time I was going to do some border painting, however the look "as is" gives it a more natural and old school feeling that I am now quite fond of. I am trying to portray a club or park setting as opposed to an "official" modern sanctioned auto racing venue. A time warp back to the 60's and simpler days I suppose. The cars I prefer to collect and run are all tjets :). Bodies are mostly older hot rods, vintage sports cars, and a few muscle cars. They seem right at home in this simple setting and I enjoy watching them run through the layout as much as I like actually running them through it. It's all Tomy Track, powered by a Tomy tri-power pack, and I am using 2 fused 95ohm BRP controllers. nd

I think that didn't express myself correctly : I was just speaking about the red AFX factory markings (on the left of the picture) :

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8/slotdem/o.jpg


I was thinking that a simple black mat coat of latex paint should be better :thumbsup:

It did bother me a bit at first, but now not so much. I may get around to taking it off someday. I've had much bigger fish to fry lately though, so it's no biggie. nd

How about a covered bridge like those characteristic to yer region?

By the way, your track have a great success here on french forums ! bravo ;)

one member asked where did you find the Airstream trailer ?

thank you

A gift from Claus Heupel in Germany...Speaking of adding realism though... A SUREFIRE way to add some sweet HO bodies to your fleet is to contact Claus Heupel. Shipping to you is undoubtedly way less than the USA and he really makes some outstanding stuff. Tell your friends to visit his site if they enjoy realistic HO. http://www.c-jet500.de.vu/ ... Very inspiring resin casts and each one I have of his is an important part of my collection.....nd

thank you a lot for the adress ! I love tjets too ;) by the way, shipping from germany is very expensive to france. Most of the time, I prefer order things in USA,airmail is cheaper. Weird, but...


EDIT : perhaps you know where I can find a tjet ferrari 250 GTO ? I can't find it anywhere...

Is that a map of Nantucket Island on the wall?

Is that a map of Nantucket Island on the wall?

Cape Cod and the Islands... Home away from home. :thumbsup: nd

Cape Cod and the Islands... Home away from home. :thumbsup: nd

My wife and I go up to The Rock every September. Any chance we might run into you there?

September is a great time of year up there... October too. Quiet for the most part... all the better restaurants and grog spots are all still open, as well as the shopping mecca's for the little lady. We "try" to get away up there two or thee times per year. 3-4 day long weekends. We have a nephew entering his 3rd year at Mass Maritime (Bourne, MA) in pursuit of his certifications to pilot steam and motor vessels of unlimited tonnage. Everything from Shrimp'n Boats to Love Boats. We usually take him out and over-feed him on our way through. Our stomping grounds are Chatham to P-Town and all points in-between. Usually lodge in Orleans. We always have plans on the back burner to get up there somehow. Ever find slot cars up there?... I've tried, but all thrift shops and such places never have a trace. Closest was a hobby store in Eastham that carries some AW cars. nd

Cape Cod and the Islands... Home away from home.

I'm a little slow. I should have picked up on the theme. If you had called it the Lobsta Pound or Quahog Cuisine I'd have picked up on it quicker.:)

I haven't been to the Cape in too many years, but I'm putting it on the docket this year for sure. The smell of salt air, the feel of the cool ocean breeze on your face, and the feeling of warm sand sifting between your toes. If that doesn't rejuvenate your soul, nothing will.

We've only been to Nantucket and Hyannis. A roast beef sandwich washed down with a Sammy at the Atlantic Cafe is the traditional arrival munch once we're on The Rock. My step-daughter's been working the bar the last few years at Capt. Toby's Chowder House, so you can usually bet on finding us there as well. They've got 5 big screens all mounted side by side behind the bar. Great place to be at the end of the baseball season with all of the games for the pennant race going on all at once.

Our favorite place in Hyannis is The Schooner. It's more of a proper restaurant than the other two. Can't say I've ever seen any slots, but there's a cool shop in Hyannis that specializes in bobble heads. I asked the guy there if he had any of the Dave Despain bobbles, and the look on his face when he told me NO made it seem like I was only the 4,000th person that asked. I did pick up a cool Monaco poster card for one of the walls in the slot cave though.

Cape Cod and the Islands... Home away from home. :thumbsup: nd

i'm going to be living on "the rock" (MV) for july, august and september!! i lived there for 15 years year round. ('81-95) i can't wait. though i left it is my only true home. mj

I'm still trying to see what they were talking about at the motel and you guys are jumping on sandpiper air with Joe and Brian and going off to drink Helens bad coffee.. I am sooooooo far behind...


Dave

That is a gorgeous track.... I'm just trying to imagine one of my G3R super stocks coming off in a corner and the havoc that could wreak on that layout. It's so pretty I'd probably run everything at 8 volts. :)