"The General"

[JohnReid]

Where you see the kleenex boxes is where I plan to put the saloon facade which will also become actors dressing rooms in the back.

[JohnReid]

Originally Posted by Y3a

John, weren't those Italian steam engines in the "Spaghetti Westerns" ? The single bogies and bumpers were the give-away! Your Loco is very good BTW!!! The jagged top of the stack was to help diffuse the smoke and it was partially decorative too. Where are the brake shoes

You are right they were Italian so I corrected it
Brake shoes ?I will have to investigate,Thanks

[NWP95501]

Huh? What? Who....me? Oh....you.

[JohnReid]

In the movies smaller scale models were often build (and still are witness "Titanic" as a example) and used for forced perspective purposes.This module will contain an HO RR model which I will modify and put in a corner with a backdrop from Monument Valley.

[Y3a]

Check out Howard and Theodore Lydecker. They 'invented' high speed model photography during their days at Republic Pictures. They did the Irwin Allen SPFX for his TV shows and movies.

[JohnReid]

I get these at the dollar store.They are made of high quality plywood and are only 2 bucks.To make the same thing with hobby store wood it would cost very much more.

[JohnReid]

Originally Posted by Y3a

Check out Howard and Theodore Lydecker. They 'invented' high speed model photography during their days at Republic Pictures. They did the Irwin Allen SPFX for his TV shows and movies.

Thanks I will have to look them up !

[JohnReid]

I am getting a little tired of making fences so I have started to do some serious research on old west facades and buildings and their construction techniques.
I will for the first two make the whole building as it will serve two purposes that of a facade and an actual dressing rooms for the actors.I first plan just to do the exteriors and use a sign to indicate what they are "Actors Dressing Rooms."
I will light them behind curtains and shades only but leave access to the interiors if I later want to add furnishings.I am already planning a second module, to be screwed to this one, containing the facades only.(next winter's project)Old west stuff seems to be pretty simple construction with few exterior decorations but lots of doors and windows, which is actually a plus for storyboarding using signs and stuff in the windows and doors for example.

[JohnReid]

I am beginning to see some progress on my saloon facade/dressing rooms building.

[JohnReid]