joe circus
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"complete with eight main tents, 152 wagons, 1,300 circus performers and workers, more than 800 animals and a 57-car train"!!!
I'll see what I can do,
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"complete with eight main tents, 152 wagons, 1,300 circus performers and workers, more than 800 animals and a 57-car train"!!!
I'll see what I can do,
enjineerbill
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Very cool! Have fun!!
joe circus
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It was amazing! Some pix tomorrow...
enjineerbill
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K, we'll watch for 'em!
joe circus
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I must say, they've made a TON of improvements since my last trip to The Ringling Circus Museum at Sarasota! It's really amazing, but I guess spending $42 million in state funds will do that for a place.
Johnny asked to see the Howard Brothers Circus display, "the world’s largest miniature circus", located in the Tibbals Learning Center. It took 50 years for Howard Tibbals to make this masterpiece.
I shot the pix but, none of these models are mine, they're all from the Howard Brothers display in Sarasota, they're just meant to let you see my visit. If they help you with your modelling, Great! This visit changed my layout direction somewhat.
Maybe Johnny can narrate some of the events shown and some of the modeling details.
Johnny asked to see the Howard Brothers Circus display, "the world’s largest miniature circus", located in the Tibbals Learning Center. It took 50 years for Howard Tibbals to make this masterpiece.
I shot the pix but, none of these models are mine, they're all from the Howard Brothers display in Sarasota, they're just meant to let you see my visit. If they help you with your modelling, Great! This visit changed my layout direction somewhat.
Maybe Johnny can narrate some of the events shown and some of the modeling details.
joe circus
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When you first walk in, it's like you're in the middle tracks in the yard, with the display on both sides of you.
joe circus
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Two of the things I noticed here ( only after Johnny had mentioned it in this thread a bit ago ) the eye hooks for tethering the livestock and the screen on the slats of the stock car...
enjineerbill
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Excellent shots! Thanks Joe!
Howard Tibbals the creator of these magnificent models, donated the money for constructing the 'Howard Tibbals Learning Center', where this model is housed. He has contributed literally millions in donations and support of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Home of casa de John, the John Ringling waterfront mansion. Although I have yet to visit the new building and display, it is on my bucket list.
As can clearly be seen in the photographs, it inspires many to reflect his work.
Thanks again Joe!
Howard Tibbals the creator of these magnificent models, donated the money for constructing the 'Howard Tibbals Learning Center', where this model is housed. He has contributed literally millions in donations and support of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Home of casa de John, the John Ringling waterfront mansion. Although I have yet to visit the new building and display, it is on my bucket list.
As can clearly be seen in the photographs, it inspires many to reflect his work.
Thanks again Joe!
joe circus
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The unloading continues:
joe circus
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It's 3800 square feet! The length down the right side of the entrance, where the buildings and yard are, is about 40 feet long.
enjineerbill
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ditto Eric!
joe circus
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I have pix of the whole thing, wagons, menagerie, bigtop, etc, I'll keep posting until Johnny tells me to post them somewhere else...lol
joe circus
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One of the many cool things was the lighting. Not only was each "scene" spotlit, the overall lighting cycled between daylight and night.
joe circus
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A little bit of a parade.
enjineerbill
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Hahhaha, I'm lovin it all!! Giving me incentive to get there, somewhere else?....NEVER! Keep up the great work and you are sharing some very nice pictures!!
joe circus
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enjineerbill
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It may have been due to the size of the show that they had two. Performers and working men alike shared dining facilities. To think that these shows moved, set up, used and then reloaded to move again, all of this in 24 hours speaks volumes about the integrity of the men and woman who live(d) this life.
Joe, could you please remind us what scale this is? Again the pictures are awesome!
Joe, could you please remind us what scale this is? Again the pictures are awesome!
joe circus
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I wondered if they shared or were separate...
And the answer is:
"The Howard Bros. Circus is a ¾-inch-to-the-foot scale replica of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus when the tented circus was at its largest (circa 1919-1938), and occupies 3,800 square feet in the 30,600 sq. ft.-Tibbals Learning Center."
And the answer is:
"The Howard Bros. Circus is a ¾-inch-to-the-foot scale replica of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus when the tented circus was at its largest (circa 1919-1938), and occupies 3,800 square feet in the 30,600 sq. ft.-Tibbals Learning Center."
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joe circus
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How about a little back lot action? Here are some of the performers making their way towards the performer entrance to the big top!
I love the bell wagon!
"I need more power Scotty..."
I love the bell wagon!
"I need more power Scotty..."
